Code 3 Metro Dade Quantum Pumper - 30 (12760)

This is Item #(12760-0030)

Scale: 1/64
Release: May 1999
Edition Quantity: 5,000

The Miami-Dade Fire Department was organized in 1935 as a 'fire patrol' consisting of only one employee and one truck under the direction of the Agriculture Department. But this patrol grew rapidly, and by 1957 it encompassed 51 employees, 10 stations and 12 pieces of apparatus.

In 1958 the fire patrol became a division of the Dade County Public Safety Department, and two years later the inaugural class of 15 firefighters graduated from the new fire college.

Over the years, the department's growth has been a reflection of Dade County's continuous population expansion and it's numerous mergers with municipal departments. In 1965, the Metropolitan Dade County Fire Department (MDFD) was created. A medical rescue service program was implemented in 1973, adding the word Rescue to the department's name. The department's lime green color was seen on response vehicles the following year.