The department operates out of two fire stations with four shifts or groups that work twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. Each shift has:
- 1 Captain who serves as the Shift Commander
- 1 Fire Alarm Operator
- 1 Firefighter
- 1 Firefighter/Paramedic (staffing the Beach station)
- 1 Lieutenant
- 5 Firefighters staffing the Headquarters station
The firefighters and officers on each duty shift serve as the first responders to all emergency and non-emergency incidents as well as providing various levels of public assistance and education.