Organized in 1886, the Southold Fire Department has 189 volunteers at the ready 365 days a year to serve the hamlets of Southold and Peconic. The brigade responds to about 600 calls a year, most of which are medical-related. The department has three class A pumper trucks, two ambulances, two dive rescue boats, a heavy rescue truck, a tanker, a hose truck, an aerial ladder truck and other support vehicles stored in two firehouses in Southold. The department consists of three fire companies and several squads.