The Charlotte Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, code enforcement, fire investigations, and public education for a population of approximately 756,000 over an area of about 300 square miles (780 km2) in the city limits of Charlotte, North Carolina.
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