Atlantic Beach Rescue
West Atlantic Beach Fire District
This agency is quite unique in that although it is chartered as a fire district, it does not operate any fire apparatus. Serving the barrier island community of Atlantic Beach situated between the Atlantic Ocean & Reynolds Channel, this volunteer squad provides primary EMS, surface water rescue, technical rescue & marine fire suppression to a two square mile land based response area. They also provide mutual aid support to neighboring fire districts encompassing twenty two miles of coastline including being the closest water rescue agency for any incident at JFK International Airport south of the Rockaway Peninsula. Serving a resident population of 3,300 with 15,000-20,000 daily visitors in the summer months, AB Rescue responds to 250-300 incidents annually.