MDFR's Marine Services maintains a 24-hour response capability for incidents occurring on Miami-Dade beaches and shorelines, as well as those occurring in our numerous bodies of water, including the ocean, our bays, lakes, canals and other waterways.

Water-related emergencies are handled through three specialized areas of marine services:

Marine Operations

Fire rescue personnel in this bureau are trained and ready to respond to any emergency requiring accessibility via watercraft capable of handling both fire and medical rescue incidents. This area is home to MDFR's fireboat fleet.

Dive Rescue

This area is responsible for the training and certification of the department's Rescue SCUBA Divers and Skin Divers, and maintains all dive rescue equipment and supplies found on every MDFR frontline unit.

Ocean Rescue

This area of MDFR's marine services provides lifesaving emergency response on Miami-Dade County's public beaches with highly trained professional lifeguards.