Seminole County Fire Department Celebrates Grand Opening Of Station 39 In Northwest Area Of The County

Seminole County celebrated the official grand opening of Fire Station 39, expanding fire rescue coverage for the growing northwest area of the County. Located at 5639 First St. in Sanford, the new station will enhance emergency response for residents and businesses in the surrounding community.
 
The Seminole County Fire Department’s 21^st fire station is expected to improve response times by more than two minutes in large portions of the service area, and by more than one minute across most of the area. The station will alleviate call volume loads for Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) Station 34 (Paola/Sanford), SCFD Station 36 (Heathrow), Lake Mary Fire Department Station 37, and Sanford Fire Department Station 38.
 
The milestone event included a Hose Uncoupling Ceremony, a fire service tradition symbolizing the completion and commissioning of a new fire station. Fire officials announced that in 2026, Station 39 will become the first in the SCFD — and one of the first in the state — to deploy a Crash Attenuator Truck equipped with a Scorpion II Truck Mounted Attenuator, a specialized safety vehicle designed to absorb impacts and help protect crews working highway and roadside incidents.
 
“Seconds matter in an emergency, and Fire Station 39 will enhance emergency response for residents in District 5 and throughout Seminole County,” said Chairman Andria Herr of the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners. “This new station will improve response times in a growing area that is home to nearly 11,000 residents and more than 4,100 households. It’s another example of Seminole County’s long-term investment in public safety for both residents and visitors.”
 
“Just in the past decade, Seminole County Fire Department’s Fire Station 34 call volume has increased 53%,” said Fire Chief Matt Kinley of the Seminole County Fire Department. “Last year, the station ran more than 5,000 calls and was our eighth busiest station in the County. On its very first day of service, Station 39 supported a crew from Lake Mary Fire Department’s Station 37 with a significant residential fire, underscoring the station’s importance from day one. I thank the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners and County Management for supporting our Fire Department and the growing public safety needs in our community."
 
The 13,356-square-foot station is modeled after the prototype design of Fire Station 29 on Aloma Avenue, which opened in late 2018. Fire Station 11 in Altamonte Springs, which opened in 2024, also used this prototype.
 
Amenities at Fire Station 39 include four apparatus bays (which house Tower 39, Engine 39, Rescue 39, Woods 39, Boat 39, and UTV 39), a direct-source exhaust capture system, a self-contained PPE storage room, crew sleeping quarters (12 bunk rooms), a kitchen, offices, a fitness facility, an outdoor porch, a standby generator, a fueling depot, and EMS supply storage.
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About the Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD): The Seminole County Fire Department serves nearly a half-million residents countywide with 21 fire stations and responds to nearly 50,000 incidents annually. SCFD holds an ISO Class 1 rating, is accredited by the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CFAI), is gold standard–accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), and is an Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) through the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. SCFD provides emergency services to unincorporated Seminole County and the cities of Altamonte Springs, Casselberry and Winter Springs, and maintains first-response agreements with Lake Mary, Longwood, Sanford, Oviedo, and Orlando Sanford International Airport. Follow SCFD on Facebook (@SCFD.1974), Instagram (@seminolefd) and X (@SCFDPIO). For more information, visit www.SCFDFL.com.