York County Department of Fire and Life Safety

The Department of Fire and Life Safety is responsible for the management, direction and delivery of all non-emergency and emergency services for York County with the exception of law enforcement.  The department provides a broad range of services including fire protection, plans review, code enforcement, fire inspections, fire investigations and public fire and life safety education.  The department coordinates the County’s emergency management activities, provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue services and hazardous materials responses.  The department also provides: professional fire and life safety training and training program management; command and control of major emergencies; information management services; grant administration services; victim and occupant/owner assistance services; special events coordination; water and dive rescue; technical rescue; mass casualty incident management; medical response to weapons of mass destruction and mass patient care; and enforcement of the state laws and local ordinances and regulations of the County of York pertaining to animal control and protection. The department is unique within the County government, in that all of its functions operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The York County Department of Fire and Life Safety is recognized as a progressive leader in the provision of the highest quality of emergency services. Our members are committed to the preservation of life, property, and the environment by effectively and efficiently meeting the emerging public safety and welfare needs of our citizens, businesses, and visitors. We accomplish our goals by maintaining the highest standards of professional service through continued training, education, and living up to the “York County Standard of "Service Professionalism."

The department is comprised of career and volunteer members that operate out of a centrally located administration building, six strategically distributed fire stations, and a training facility located at the Dominion Virginia Power Yorktown Power Station. The department is made up of the Office of Emergency Management, Administrative and Support Services Office, and two divisions—the Fire and Rescue Operations Division and the Prevention and Community Safety Division.