Ventnor City Fire Department responds to all medical emergencies in the city. Ninety-five percent of the personnel are EMT and defibrillator certified. Ambulance #1 handles all first and mutual aid calls. Ambulance #2 responds to third medical emergency calls. With the continued increase in calls for service, this is being done more often. Off duty personnel are called when needed by a coded alpha-numeric paging system. In 1998, VCFD equipped its first engine with a five inch supply line, allowing larger volumes of water over a greater distance. The department continues to house and man, along with three police personnel, the City's water rescue boat with certified underwater divers.

A Captain and seven firefighters are assigned to Headquarters along with the following apparatus:

CHIEF'S CAR - 2003 FORD EXPLORER
ENGINE # 1 - 1994 KME 1000 G.P.M. PUMPER
ENGINE # 3 - 1987 E- ONE 1000 G.P.M. PUMPER
TRUCK # 1 - 1981 PIRSCH 100 FT. TILLER
RESCUE # 1 - 1990 FORD VAN
AMBULANCE # 1 -2002 AEV by HORTON
FIRE PREVENTION # 1 - 1999 FORD EXPLORER
 

Fire Station #2 was built in 1972 and moved from Surrey and Calvert Avenues to Little Rock and Wellington Avenues.

Station #2 is staffed by a Lieutenant and one firefighter. When the Lieutenant is off, a Senior firefighter is assigned in his place. When the Captain is off, the Lieutenant takes his place at Station #1. The following apparatus is housed at Station #2:

ENGINE # 2 - 1997 KME 1000 G.P.M. PUMPER
ENGINE # 4 - 1990 GRUMMAN 1000 G.P.M. PUMPER
AMBULANCE # 2 - 1994 HORTON
DIVE RESCUE BOAT - 1989 AVON WITH MOTOR