The Division of Fire is responsible for fire suppression, emergency medical services at both the Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) levels, hazardous materials response, technical rescue, water rescue, fire prevention, fire investigation, public education, disaster preparedness and emergency management. The Henrico County Fire Department includes 548 members, of whom 526 are sworn firefighters. The division is rated ISO class 1.^[1]

The department has multiple specialty teams.^[2]

• The HAZMAT team/Hazardous Incident Team (HIT) was founded in 1981. In 1987, an agreement was signed with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management that placed the team under a regional response contract; if an incident occurs in Central Virginia during a time when the team is not otherwise engaged in the county, it will respond outside of the county; this is in exchange for training and reimbursement for out-of-county response costs. Most members are trained to the Specialist level, and the rest are trained to the Technician level. The team is located at Station 13, 18, and 21.^[2]
• The Search, Rescue, and Dive (SRT) was initially formed in the early 1980s as the Tactical Rescue Team, responsible for high-angle and water rescue. The responsibility of high-angle rescue was later given to truck companies with aerial ladder trucks, and the team wen mostly inactive for several years, until the team gained a ground search responsibility in 1988 and police department gave up its dive capabilities and the team began training its own divers in 1990. The team conducts ground search, swift-water rescue, and dive rescue operations. The team operates two DIB inflatable rescue sleds for swift-water rescue and a 32' Munson landing craft fire boat with a 2000 GPM fire pump. The team is part of the Marine Incident Response Team through a partnership with the Port of Virginia.^[2]
• The Technical Rescue Team (TRT) was founded in 1990 to handle collapse rescue and rescue involving extensive high-angle ropes work. The team now handles confined spaces, high angle rescue (vertical rope operations), low angle rescue (horizontal or near-horizontal rope operations), trench collapse, structure collapse, vehicle extrication, and heavy equipment extrication. It also has expertise in surface and swift-water rescues, along with the SRT. It is based out of Station 1, and all of the personnel at that station are members of the team. In 2004, the team began collaborating with Chesterfield County on regional response, and is now part of the Central Virginia Technical Rescue Team with Richmond, Hanover, and Chesterfield. The team also participates with FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Virginia Task Force 2 (VATF-2) based in Virginia Beach.^[2]
• The Robotics Response Team is located at station 19 and supports the department's operations with aerial drones. All members are FAA-certified sUAS pilots.^[2]
• The Incident Support Team is located at Station 15 and responds to all major incidents and in support of other specialty teams.^[2]

The department was awarded the 2024 Governor's Fire Service Award by Glenn Youngkin, who, in a press release, praised it for its work in training and regional partnerships, particularly in supporting statewide training events.^[3]

Henrico County does not charge for its ambulance services, nor do Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad (LVRS) or Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad (TVRS), which both help to provide medical services in the County.^[4] TVRS was founded in 1953, has about 80 active members in 2 stations, and has 5 ALS ambulances, an ALS Quick Response Vehicle (QRV), and a utility truck.^[5][6] LVRS was founded in 1958, has about 50 active members in one station, and operates 3 ambulances, a QRV, and an all-terrain EMS cart.^[7]

In 2020, Henrico began operating some BLS ambulances, whereas before all ambulances were staffed at the ALS level. This was partially because 60% of Henrico's EMS calls only needed a BLS response.^[8]

In 2023, Henrico began sending BLS ambulances to certain, whereas before all calls would receive an initial ALS response. Because the majority of Henrico Fire's EMS calls end up needing only BLS services, dispatching ALS providers to every call created burnout and incentivized some members to transfer to other firehouses to avoid this issue, decreasing unit cohesion. Thus, to fix this issue and better distribute ALS resources to where they are most needed, the department decided to reduce ALS staffingl. 6 ambulances were reduced to BLS capability and ALS shifts were reduced by about 60 per month. Training was provided to help increase BLS members' ability to take charge on calls. Additionally, now, if a call comes in with an ALS designation but a BLS ambulance is closer, the BLS ambulance will respond along with a non-transporting ALS unit.^[9]

In 2023, Henrico decided to use its personnel to staff a TVRS ambulance with Henrico equipment during the peak hours of 7 am to 6 pm to better allocate resources.^[9]

Reference^[10]

Station	Apparatus	Address	Image	Notes
Azalea 1	Engine 301 (combination suppression and heavy rescue unit), Truck 301 (part of TRT), Medic 301 (part of TRT), Heavy Rescue 301 (TRT tractor-trailer), Fuel 301	110 Azalea Avenue, Henrico, VA 23222		Opened in 1971; all members part of TRT.
Darbytown 2	Engine 302, Medic 302, Brush 302, EMS 302, the division’s marine units, Search and Rescue Dive Team	2400 Darbytown Road, Henrico, VA 23231		One of two stations housing the SRT.[2]
Highland Springs 3	Engine 303, Medic 303, Ambulance 389, Battalion Chief 302	1310 East Washington St, Henrico, VA 23075		Opened in 2013 to replace the original on Nine Mile Road.
Varina 4	Engine 304, Medic 304, Tanker 304, Brush 304	8112 Strath Road, Henrico, VA 23231		Opened in 1964.
Lakeside 5	Engine 305, Medic 305, Battalion Chief 303	6911 Lakeside Avenue, Henrico, VA 23228		Original converted in 1941 from the sanctuary of Lakeside Presbyterian Church; rebuilt twice, in 1961 and 2009.
Eastover Gardens 6	Engine 306, Truck 306, Medic 306	4600 South Laburnum Avenue, Henrico, VA 23231		Originally founded as the Williamsburg Road Auxiliary Volunteer Fire Department; later renamed to the Eastover Gardens Volunteer Fire Department; later renamed to Station 16 after the sanitation district.
Glenwood Farms 7	Engine 307, Medic 307, Air Utility 307	2701 East Laburnum Avenue, Henrico, VA 23223		Opened in 2013 directly adjacent to location of original firehouse.
Tuckahoe 8	Engine 308, Attack Pumper 308, Reserve Engine	8000 Patterson Avenue, Henrico, VA 23229		Original went into service on October 29, 1949; replaced on October 8, 2011.
Regency 9	Engine 309, Medic 309, Ambulance 388	9401 Quioccasin Road, Henrico, VA 23238		Original built in 1964; replaced in 2013.
Crestview 10	Engine 310, Truck 310, Safety 301	6313 Horsepen Road, Henrico, VA 23226		Original opened in 1962; first fire station in the county to have a truck company, named Aerial 1; rebuilt in 2016.
North Run 11	Engine 311, Medic 311	1754 Hungary Road, Henrico, VA 23228		Opened in 1964.
West End Manor 12	Engine 312, Truck 312, Medic 312, EMS 301	3803 West End Drive, Henrico, VA 23294		Originally opened in 1975; completely renovated in 2011.
Gayton 13	Engine 313, Medic 313 (part of the HIT team; HAZMAT Medic and medical standby), Rescue 313 (part of the HIT team; carries atmospheric monitoring and spill and leak control equipment)	12491 Church Road, Henrico, VA 23233		Opened in 1986; completely renovated in May 2013, where it earned LEED Gold certification; part of the HIT team.[2]
Elko 14	Engine 314, Tanker 314, Medic 314	5210 Technology Boulevard, Henrico, VA 23150		Opened in 1988; internally known as the "Elko Outpost."
Glen Allen 15	Engine 315, Tanker 315, Brush 315, Medic 315, Mass Casualty Incident Support Team, Incident Support Unit (ISU 300; consists of a bus-type vehicle, trailers pulled by a pickup, and two off-road vehicles), Special Event Trailer	3820 Mountain Road, Henrico, VA 23060		Opened in 1990; home of the Western Shelter and Incident Support Team.
Shady Grove 16	Engine 316, Medic 316, Brush 316	5381 Shady Grove Road, Henrico, VA 23059		Opened in 1993.
Mooreland Farms 17	Engine 317, SR4, SR1, other boats, Search and Rescue Dive Team	110 North Gaskins Road, Henrico, VA 23238		Opened in 1993.
Glendale 18	Engine 318, Tanker 318, Brush 318, Rescue 318 (part of the HIT team; carries atmospheric monitoring and spill and leak control equipment)	4410 Darbytown Road, Henrico, VA 23231		Opened in 2002; 10,330 sqft area; part of the HIT team.[2]
Short Pump 19	Engine 319, Medic 319, Truck 319, Robotics Response Team	12324 Kain Road, Henrico, VA 23060		Opened in spring 2018; one of two stations housing the SRT.[2]
Staples Mill 20	Engine 320, Medic 320	8521 Willis Road, Henrico, VA 23228		Opened in 2023.
Magnolia Ridge 21	Engine 321, Rescue 321 (part of the HIT team; carries atmospheric monitoring, PPE, and advanced spill and leak control equipment), District Chief 310, HazMat 1 (communication equipment, detection and monitoring equipment, and a reference library), HazMat 2 (protective clothing, changing room for 6 people, and decontamination equipment), HazMat 3 (tools, absorbents, and other necessary equipment)	1201 Virginia Center Parkway, Henrico, VA 23059		Opened in 2007; main home of the HIT team.[2]
Westerre 22	Engine 322, Truck 322, Medic 322, Battalion Chief 301	3790 Westerre Parkway, Henrico, VA 23233		Opened in 2004.
Bungalow City 23	Engine 323, Medic 323	5618 Nine Mile Road, Henrico, VA 23223		Opened February 12, 2025; construction cost of $14.5 million was funded by 2016 bond referendum; construction began in August 2023.