The primary purpose and mission of the Aviation Fire Rescue Division is to provide state-of-the-art fire rescue services to the passengers, employees and visitors of Miami-Dade County airports.  The Aviation Fire Rescue Division activities include mitigation of, and response to, structural and aircraft fires, as well as response to medical emergencies, fuel spills, incidents of terrorism, hazardous materials spills, bio-chemical threats, radiological exposures, and natural disasters.

Over the past calendar year, the Aviation Fire Rescue Division has demonstrated its preparedness and capability in responding to more than 8,000 emergencies and non-emergencies within its jurisdiction.  In order to maintain the highest level of readiness, the Division engages in continuous education and training programs.  The Division also develops and maintains dynamic disaster response plans for every potential hazard that may be present in highly complex environments such as Miami-Dade County airports.

The Aviation Fire Rescue Division encompasses four major service areas, which include Airport Operations, Training and Safety, Fuel Safety Operations, and Aviation Life Safety (Life Safety Code Enforcement). The Division is responsible to both the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department and responds to communities that surround the airport on a Mutual Aid System.