County Fire/Rescue
Phone: 919-856-6340
Fax: 919-856-6236

Mailing Address:
331 S. McDowell St.
Raleigh, NC 27601

Director/Program Manager:
Raymond L. Echevarria

Location:
Public Safety Center
(see department description for additional location information)
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County Fire/Rescue


Wake County Fire/Rescue, a division of Public Safety, has five primary service functions:

Suburban Fire Administration
Fire/Rescue serves as administrator and liaison with contracting career, combination, and volunteer fire departments and municipal governments for the provision of fire suppression, emergency services, special services, hazardous materials response, deceased body transportation, and mutual aid services. This involves working closely with the providers and resolving service delivery and administrative issues, including budgeting and funding.

Fire Code Enforcement
Fire/Rescue is responsible for fire code enforcement as required by N.C. General Statutes for all Wake County Public Schools and for all commercial businesses located within the County's jurisdiction. We also contract with some municipalities to provide code enforcement services within their jurisdictions. Services include new construction plans review and consultation, new construction inspections, existing building inspections, and permit issuance. We also respond to public requests and fire safety concerns.

Fire/Rescue Training
Fire/Rescue operates the Wake County Fire/Rescue Training Center, located near the Harris Nuclear Plant. The facility operates more than 300 days a year and serves all of the fire protection providers in Wake County. Municipal fire academies are held at the facility, as well as quarterly firefighter essentials training for volunteers. Staff also supports training that occurs within the departments and fire prevention education by scheduling and transporting two fire safety houses.

Emergency Response
Fire/Rescue provides on-duty staff 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to all significant emergencies within Wake County, and to serve as technical specialists, coordinators, and resource agents. In addition, staff responds to and conducts thorough fire scene cause and origin investigations of structural fires. Staff providing this function are cross-trained in multiple areas and work with any emergency that occurs.

Fire Suppression
Fire/Rescue staff operates two fire stations in the County on weekdays through a partnership with one of the fire protection providers. Staff responds to fires, medical and other emergencies within the fire district.