Operations Division
The Firefighting Division is the largest in the Department and consists of 3 District Chiefs and 18 career firefighters. Combat personnel are augmented by part-time firefighters. Staffing is divided into three 24 hour shifts: A, B and C. Each shift currently operates under the command of a District Chief and includes one Captain and five firefighters. All firefighters are also licensed emergency medical technicians and/or paramedics.
Highlights & Accomplishments:
- NPRFD is a designated state funded Type 2 Light Technical Rescue Team (LTRT).
- In August, 2017 the State of Florida Department of Health conducted an unannounced EMS inspection. No deficiencies were found and NPRFD received a rating of “excellent”.
- The department received a 90% rating from the State of Florida on the most recent USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) evaluation.
- In 2017, the City of New Port Richey maintained its Public Protection Classification of 3 from the Insurance Services Office (I.S.O.) This rating is based on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the highest. Criteria for this rating includes various aspects of Fire Department, Dispatch and Public Works operations.
- New Port Richey firefighters completed over 8,795 hours of training in 2019.
During calendar year 2019, the New Port Richey Fire Department responded to a total of 4,836 calls:
| Type of Call | Number of Calls Responded to in 2019 |
| Fire | 48 |
| Medical Calls | 2,872 |
| Hazardous Conditions | 77 |
| Service Calls | 503 |
| Good Intent Calls | 1,179 |
| False Alarms | 151 |