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Hillsborough County outlines 10‑unit HCFR "peak rescue" division to ease high‑demand calls
Summary
County staff reported plans for a 10-unit Hillsborough County Fire Rescue peak-rescue division, following a yearlong pilot; the division is intended to reduce response times and increase capacity in high-demand areas.
Hillsborough County received a report on plans to establish a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) 'peak unit' division intended to improve emergency transport and basic life support by reducing response times and increasing capacity in high-demand areas.
Katie, a communications staffer with Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media, said HCFR has run a pilot program for the peak unit and paramedic staff positions for more than a year and that the new 10-unit peak rescue division would support increased capacity for managing medical calls and transports.
The recap did not include the division's operating budget, exact deployment locations, or an implementation schedule. County staff framed the move as a staffing and deployment strategy to address surges in medical-call demand.
Next steps: HCFR will continue implementation planning and report specifics on staffing, deployment and costs to the board.
