The Dayton Fire Department provides core public safety services for Dayton citizens. The department has oversight of the following divisions:
- Emergency Services
- Strategic Programs & Safety
- Support Services & Resource Management
With 13 stations and 392 personnel, the department provides the Dayton community with professional firefighting, citizen rescue services, pre-hospital emergency medical care and tranportation to emergency rooms.
The Fire Department also manages Dayton's Fire 9-1-1 Communication Center for dispatch of emergency apparatus and manages the CodeRED telephone emergency notification system. In place are various training activities for fire, EMS and rescue operations as well as fire and threat reduction management programs.
The City self-manages its fire facilities and its emergency and non-emergency fleet. It also maintains and repairs small motors, tools and other emergency equipment and provides vehicle repair services to other jurisdictions in a recently renovated garage facility located in north Dayton.