Baker County Fire Rescue Department

Baker County Fire Rescue provides fire suppression and emergency medical service across Baker County in north-central Florida, operating out of a headquarters at 1190 W. Macclenny Avenue in Macclenny.

The department is a combination organization: a small group of full-time career personnel is backed by a large paid-per-call and volunteer membership, with crews distributed across roughly nine stations serving Macclenny, Glen St. Mary, Sanderson, Baxter, Olustee, and the surrounding communities.

The workload is dominated by emergency medical calls, which make up the large majority of responses; the agency reported on the order of four thousand total calls in a recent year, the bulk of them EMS and advanced life support.

Because the county is largely rural, stations are spread widely, and the department leans on its volunteer and paid-per-call ranks to maintain county-wide coverage.

Baker County Fire Rescue is a combination department, so opportunities span career, paid-per-call, and volunteer firefighter and EMT roles. Career and paid positions are hired through Baker County, while volunteer applicants typically go through a background check and a probationary training period before responding.

Because staffing includes a large volunteer and paid-per-call component, the department is a common entry point for people seeking fire and EMS experience in the region. Prospective applicants should contact the department at its Macclenny headquarters for current openings and requirements.