Broward County Uniform Station Numbering

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The Broward County Uniform Station Numbering system is a system by which all fire stations and fire apparatus in Broward County are numbered. The numbering system was developed by the Fire Chief's Association of Broward County in order to minimize confusion and create efficient radio communications at large fires or emergency scenes, where multiple departments were working together. The system went into effect on October 1, 1990 after a large fire at GLS Fiberglass in Port Everglades in 1988. Prior to 1990, each fire department had its own numbering system, usually starting at 1 and proceeding to number each station that department operated from. At this large fire in Port Everglades, Dania Beach Fire Department, Hollywood Fire Department, Port Everglades Public Safety, and Fort Lauderdale Fire Department all were on scene with their own Engine 1s. As a result, every time a person called for "Engine 1" on fireground radios, confusion would ensue.

After this fire, the Fire Chief's Association realized there had to be a way in which to standardize all fire apparatus identifiers throughout the county. They developed a system by which each fire department's station was assigned a countywide station number based on the order in which it was built in the county. For example, Dania Beach built the first fire station in the county in the early 1900's, so they are given the rights to station number 1. Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue built the second station in Broward County, so they have the rights to the number station 2. This pattern continues for all stations throughout the county. If a station should close, the department to which the station belonged will keep the rights to that station number, should the department re-open that station, or build another one.

All units that respond from a fire station are identified over the radio by their type (Engine, Ladder, Quint, Rescue, Battalion, Division, etc.) followed by the station number (1, 2, 3, etc.). This allows any person to identify the type of unit, and its department of origin based on the unit identifier. For example, Engine 88 is a fire engine (apparatus type) and is from station 88, which belongs to Fort Lauderdale. If a station has more than one of the same type of apparatus responding from it, such as two rescues from one station, or two engines from one station, the apparatus type remains the same, but the number 2 preceeds the station number. For example, the second rescue at station 46 is numbered Rescue 246. The second rescue at station 102 is identified as Rescue 2102. This numbering pattern continues for third, and fourth units respectively such as at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (Station 10) with Truck 210, 310, and 410.

By using this system, it simplifies all radio communications at large scale emergency incidents that occur in Broward County, and prevents duplication of unit identifiers, and confusion at an emergency scene.

[edit] Numbering Template

Station Number	Location	Department
1	Dania Beach	Dania Beach Fire-Rescue
2	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
3	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
4	Deerfield Beach	Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue
5	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
6	Port Everglades	Broward County Sheriff's Office
7	Hallandale Beach	Hallandale Beach Fire-Rescue
8	Fort Lauderdale (closed, units moved to station 2)	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
9	Oakland Park	Oakland Park Fire-Rescue
10	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Broward County Sheriff's Office
11	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
12	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Broward County Sheriff's Office
13	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
14	Unincorporated Central Broward	Broward County Sheriff's Office
15	Tamarac	Tamarac Fire-Rescue
16	Wilton Manors	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
17	Pembroke Park / West Park	Broward County Sheriff's Office
18	Margate	Margate/Coconut Creek Fire-Rescue
19	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
20	Oakland Park	Oakland Park Fire-Rescue
21	Pompano Highlands (closed)	Broward County Sheriff's Office
22	Lighthouse Point	Lighthouse Point Fire-Rescue
23	Unincorporated Broward	Broward County Sheriff's Office
24	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
25	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department
26	Fort Lauderdale	Broward County Sheriff's Office (closed)
27	Pembroke Park (closed, units moved to station 17)	Broward County Sheriff's Office
28	Cooper City	Broward County Sheriff's Office
29	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
30	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire-Rescue
31	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
32	Dania Beach (responds countywide)	Broward County Sheriff's Office
33	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
34	North Lauderdale	North Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
35	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
36	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Broward County Sheriff's Office
37	Lauderdale Lakes	Broward County Sheriff's Office
38	Davie	Davie Fire Rescue
39	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
40	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
41	Tamarac	Tamarac Fire-Rescue
42	Parkland	Coral Springs Fire Department
43	Coral Springs	Coral Springs Fire Department
44	North Lauderdale	North Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
45	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
46	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
47	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
48	West Park	Lake Forest Volunteer Fire Department
49	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
50	Coconut Creek (closed, units moved to station 58)	Margate/Coconut Creek Fire-Rescue
51	Pompano Beach (closed)	Broward County Sheriff's Office
52	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
53	Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
54	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
55	Weston	Broward County Sheriff's Office
56	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department
57	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire-Rescue
58	Margate	Margate/Coconut Creek Fire-Rescue
59	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
60	Hallandale Beach	Hallandale Beach Fire-Rescue
61	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
62	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department
63	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
64	Coral Springs	Coral Springs Fire Department
65	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
66	Deerfield Beach	Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue
67	Weston	Broward County Sheriff's Office
68	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
69	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
70	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
71	Coral Springs	Coral Springs Fire Department
72	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
73	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire Rescue
74	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
75	Deerfield Beach	Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue
76	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department
77	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department
78	Tamarac	Tamarac Fire-Rescue
79	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
80	Coral Springs	Coral Springs Fire Department
81	Weston	Broward County Sheriff's Office
82	Southwest Ranches	Southwest Ranches Volunteer Fire Department
83	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
84	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
85	Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (Air Rescue)	Broward County Sheriff's Office
86	Davie (not yet in service)	Davie Fire-Rescue
87	Oakland Park	Oakland Park Fire-Rescue
88	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue
89	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
90	Hallandale Beach	Hallandale Beach Fire-Rescue
91	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
92	Sunrise	Sunrise Fire-Rescue
93	Dania Beach	Dania Beach Fire-Rescue
94	Coconut Creek	Margate/Coconut Creek Fire-Rescue
95	Coral Springs	Coral Springs Fire Department
96	Plantation	Plantation Fire Department
97	Parkland	Coral Springs Fire Department
98	Margate	Margate/Coconut Creek Fire-Rescue
99	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
100	Miramar	Miramar Fire-Rescue
101	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines Fire Department
102	Deerfield Beach	Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue
103	Pompano Beach	Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue
104	Davie	Davie Fire-Rescue
105	Hollywood	Hollywood Fire-Rescue
106	I-75/Alligator Alley (Florida Everglades)	Broward County Sheriff's Office
107	Miramar (not yet in service)	Miramar Fire-Rescue
108	Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation	Seminole Tribe Fire-Rescue
109	Parkland (not yet in service)	Coral Springs Fire Department
110	Lauderhill	Lauderhill Fire-Rescue