East Niceville Fire District

What East Niceville Fire District does

East Niceville Fire District (ENFD) is a Florida special fire control district established by voter referendum in June 1976 under Okaloosa County Ordinance 78-11 and operating pursuant to Florida Statutes 191. It provides fire suppression, Basic Life Support (BLS) first response, fire prevention inspections, plan reviews, hazardous-materials response, and public fire-safety education to residents and property owners within the unincorporated East Niceville area of Okaloosa County. The district operates a single fire station (Station 13) at 1709 27th St., Niceville, staffed by three rotating shifts (A/B/C) on a 48-hours-on/96-hours-off schedule with Engine 13, Squad 13, and Pumper 13 apparatus; it co-responds with Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Services for time-critical medical calls as a non-transport agency.

The district transitioned from an all-volunteer force to a fully paid career department in 2005, which materially expanded the operating cost base. Revenue is derived exclusively from ad valorem property taxes levied at millage rates of 3.2–3.4 mills (2022–2024), approved by voters and governed by an elected Board of Commissioners (Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary) plus a Fire Chief appointed by the board. Public education offerings cover Pre-K through 5th grade and span smoke detector, carbon monoxide, fire extinguisher, candle, and natural gas safety. The district has recorded no lives lost to fire since its founding and maintains a Firefighter's Pension Trust Fund governed by a 2019 plan document and 2023 Summary Plan Description.

Governance is overseen by a publicly elected board with publicly disclosed financials, policies, and board meeting records. ENFD is not a commercial enterprise: there is no equity, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no fee-for-service revenue. Its competitive position rests on its statutorily exclusive service jurisdiction, embedded community relationships built over nearly five decades, and a 24/7 single-station response footprint sized to the tax base it serves. As of May 13, 2025, Jonathan P. Kramer serves as Fire Chief following an internal promotion from Deputy Chief.

Name

East Niceville Fire District

Legal name

East Niceville Fire District

Website

https://enfd.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

East Niceville Fire District is a Florida special fire control district that provides fire suppression, BLS first response, fire prevention inspections, and public fire-safety education to residents and property owners within unincorporated East Niceville in Okaloosa County, funded by ad valorem property taxes and operating from a single station on three rotating shifts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Fire Safety Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical response
• Fire prevention education
• Basic life support
• Public safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Niceville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ad Valorem Property Taxes: The district is funded through property taxes (ad valorem taxes) approved by voters. Budget millage rates have been documented ranging from 3.2 mills to 3.4 mills in recent years (2022-2024). The district operates under Florida Statutes governing special fire control districts.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

East Niceville Fire District is a government fire control district in Florida that provides fire suppression, Basic Life Support (BLS) co-response, and public safety education services to residents and property owners within its jurisdiction. The district operates from Station 13 and delivers round-the-clock emergency response to the community it serves.

Product overview

East Niceville Fire District is a government special district that provides a unified suite of public safety services centered on fire suppression, prevention, and emergency response. The core offerings include firefighting apparatus (Engine 13, Squad 13, Pumper 13) for suppression operations, Basic Life Support first response services, and fire prevention programs including building inspections, plan reviews, and code compliance verification. Supporting these are public education modules covering smoke detectors, carbon monoxide safety, fire extinguishers, candle safety, and natural gas safety. The district operates as a single integrated service organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression Services Fire suppression and emergency response services delivered by firefighters operating out of Station 13 to residents and property owners within the East Niceville Fire District jurisdiction.
• Basic Life Support Co-Response Emergency medical services including Basic Life Support (BLS) co-response provided alongside fire suppression capabilities to address medical emergencies in the district.
• Fire Safety Education Public safety education programs aimed at preventing fires and promoting safety awareness among district residents and property owners.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Services (OKEMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe East Niceville Fire District co-responds with Okaloosa County EMS for potentially life-threatening medical emergencies. ENFD is a non-transport, Basic Life Support (BLS) First Response agency. This partnership ensures faster BLS response times as ENFD may arrive before OKEMS transport units.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Florida Forest Service: The state-level agency under the Florida Department of Agriculture responsible for wildfire suppression and forest protection. While not a structural peer (state vs. special district), it interacts with ENFD on wildfire response, open-burn enforcement, and was the original donor of ENFD's first pumper truck in 1977.
• Okaloosa County Public Safety / Emergency Management: The umbrella county-level emergency services and emergency management authority in Okaloosa County. Oversees mutual-aid coordination, countywide EMS (OKEMS), and emergency preparedness that ENFD integrates with — comparable in mission even if structured as a broader county function.

Others

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): The standards-setting body whose codes (NFPA 1, NFPA 101, NFPA 13) underpin the fire prevention, building inspection, and plan-review activities that ENFD performs. Not a competitor but a critical ecosystem participant governing ENFD's compliance regime.
• Streamline (special-district technology vendor): The technology platform that powers ENFD's public website, transparency reporting, and board-meeting workflows. Not a fire-service peer, but a vendor whose product ENFD publicly credits, indicating reliance on specialized SaaS for governance operations.

Direct peers

• North Okaloosa Fire District: A neighboring Florida special fire control district serving the north Okaloosa County area. Operates under the same Florida Statutes 191 framework as ENFD, with career firefighters, ad valorem funding, and a comparable mix of fire suppression, EMS co-response, and prevention services.
• South Walton Fire District: A Florida special fire control district serving unincorporated South Walton County. Closely comparable in structure (special district, millage funding, career staff, fire/EMS, prevention) and faces similar coastal-community risk profile and rapid residential growth dynamics.
• Holley-Navarre Fire District: A Florida special fire control district serving unincorporated Santa Rosa County. Structurally analogous to ENFD — voter-created special district, ad valorem funding, career staffing, and combined fire suppression, BLS first response, and prevention services.
• Destin Fire Control District: A Florida special fire control district serving the City of Destin and Okaloosa Island. Operates under the same statutory framework as ENFD with career firefighters, millage funding, fire/EMS co-response, and prevention services — and is a previous employer of ENFD's current Fire Chief.
• City of Niceville Fire Department: The municipal fire department serving the City of Niceville, adjacent to ENFD's unincorporated territory. Both jurisdictions operate within Okaloosa County and historically divided fire coverage along city-limits lines — ENFD was created in 1976 when Niceville stopped answering outside-city calls.
• Midway Fire District: A Florida special fire control district serving the Midway/Gulf Breeze area of Santa Rosa County. Operates with the same statutory authority, millage-funded budget model, career firefighters, and combined fire/EMS/prevention mission as ENFD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/eastnicevillefire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-niceville-fire-district

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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