Henrico County Division Of Fire

What Henrico County Division Of Fire does

Henrico County Division of Fire is a government fire and emergency services division operating within Henrico County, Virginia. It provides fire suppression, emergency medical services and ambulance transport, hazardous materials incident response, technical rescue operations, fire prevention education, and community safety programs to all residents of Henrico County. The Division operates as part of an integrated public safety apparatus alongside the Henrico County Police Department and the Henrico 911 Emergency Communications Center, which processes roughly 500,000 calls per year and dispatches fire, police, and EMS resources. Operational readiness is demonstrated by major-incident response, including a July 2026 senior-living fire in which Division personnel rescued over 100 residents and contained the blaze over an eight-hour operation.

The Division does not operate as a commercial enterprise. Services are not billed to individual citizens; funding flows through Henrico County tax revenues and budget allocations under the authority of the Board of Supervisors. The Division's digital footprint is delivered through the broader county government technology stack, including the henrico.gov portal, a county mobile application on iOS and Android (with push notifications via Microsoft Azure and Google Firebase), an interactive ArcGIS-based Henrico Fire Stations map, the Henrico County Alert emergency notification system, and SOAP-based web services exposing Incident Crime Reports and Calls for Service data. Adjacent county-wide programs — including the Agi youth violence prevention initiative and the Duty Officer Reporting System (DORS) — extend community engagement and digital self-service channels, though these are not fire-suppression products per se.

The operating geography is exclusively Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Recent strategic activity has emphasized digital service modernization (DORS launch in 2025, ongoing API and GIS investments) and community-based prevention programming (Agi relaunch in June 2026), alongside the Division's standing 24/7 emergency response obligation. No private equity, venture capital, or external ownership is associated with the entity.

Name

Henrico County Division Of Fire

Legal name

Henrico County, Virginia

Website

https://henrico.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Henrico County Division of Fire provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and rescue operations to all residents of Henrico County, Virginia, funded through county tax revenues and dispatched via the Henrico 911 Emergency Communications Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (922160), Ambulance Services (62191), Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (92219)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Emergency Dispatch Center Services (PSAP/911 Support, Private Dispatch) (BPAKAFAJ), Fire Alarm Monitoring & Dispatch (BPAKAFAC), County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Hazardous materials response
• Technical rescue operations
• Fire prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Henrico

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Henrico County Division of Fire delivers 24/7 fire suppression, emergency medical services with ambulance transport, hazardous materials incident response, and technical rescue operations to the residents of Henrico County, Virginia. The division coordinates with Henrico Police and Henrico 911 Emergency Communications for integrated public safety response, and conducts fire prevention education and community safety programs. Services are provided as a public-sector function with no direct charge to users, funded through county taxes and budget allocations.

Product overview

Henrico County Division Of Fire operates as part of Henrico County's public safety infrastructure within a broader county government digital ecosystem. The county provides a unified government website (henrico.gov) and mobile application that serve as the primary portals for accessing fire services, emergency communications (Henrico 911), fire station locations via GIS mapping, and Fire/EMS reports. Additional digital products include real-time Active Police Calls, a Police Public Crime Data Portal with SOAP web services for programmatic data access, an interactive Henrico Fire Stations map, and community safety programs such as the Agi Youth Violence Prevention initiative. These products work together to support the county's public safety mission through integrated digital services, spatial data visualization, and community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression Services Round-the-clock fire suppression response provided to residents, businesses, and visitors of Henrico County, Virginia, including major incident response and containment.
• Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance Transport Emergency medical response and ambulance transport for medical emergencies occurring within Henrico County.
• Hazardous Materials Incident Response Specialized response to hazardous materials incidents within Henrico County.
• Technical Rescue Operations Technical rescue operations provided to Henrico County residents for non-fire rescue scenarios.
• Fire Prevention Education and Community Safety Programs Fire prevention education, safety messaging, and community outreach programs for Henrico County residents.
• Fire/EMS Reports (FOIA Request Service) Public records service enabling residents and requesters to obtain copies of Henrico County Fire and Emergency Medical Services reports via Freedom of Information Act requests.
• Henrico Fire Stations Interactive Map Publicly accessible interactive ArcGIS web map that displays the locations of fire stations across Henrico County for residents and visitors.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• American Medical Response (AMR): National private ambulance and EMS provider often contracted to provide non-emergency or supplemental ambulance transport in jurisdictions like Henrico; comparable on the EMS portion of the division's service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Virginia Beach Fire Department: Large municipal fire department in Virginia delivering fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue, and hazmat at significant scale; comparable in service breadth though operating in a city rather than county framework.
• Norfolk Fire-Rescue: City-level fire and EMS department covering a comparable mid-Atlantic urban population base; peer in service portfolio (fire, EMS, hazmat, technical rescue) and operational scale.

Direct peers

• Richmond Fire and Emergency Services: City of Richmond (Virginia) fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, hazmat, and rescue in an urban core immediately adjacent to Henrico County; closely comparable service portfolio and mutual-aid partner.
• Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department: Largest fire and EMS provider in Virginia, delivering integrated fire suppression, EMS, hazmat, technical rescue, and 911 dispatch; directly comparable in operating model and full-spectrum emergency services delivery.
• Albemarle County Fire Rescue: Virginia county fire and EMS provider with a mix of career and volunteer staffing serving Albemarle County; comparable in combined career/volunteer delivery model and full-spectrum emergency services.
• Hanover County Fire-EMS: Virginia county fire and EMS agency providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue to Hanover County, a Henrico-adjacent jurisdiction; directly comparable in scope and rural-suburban operating profile.
• Chesterfield County Fire and EMS: Adjacent Virginia county providing fire suppression, EMS, and technical rescue to Chesterfield County residents; directly comparable in service mix (fire + EMS + hazmat) and jurisdictional structure to Henrico County Division of Fire.
• Goochland County Fire-Rescue & Emergency Services: Adjacent Virginia county fire and EMS provider offering combined fire/rescue/EMS to Goochland County residents; comparable in services and a frequent mutual-aid partner with Henrico.

Regional players

• Virginia Department of Fire Programs: Virginia state agency providing training, certification, and oversight for fire service agencies statewide; thematically comparable as the regulatory, training, and standards body governing agencies like Henrico County Division of Fire.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HenricoPolice
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HenricoPIO
• Facebookfacebook.com/HenricoFire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/henricopolice
• Instagraminstagram.com/henricopolice

Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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