Public Library Brandon Regional Library C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library Charles J. Fendig Public Library Egypt Lake Partnership Library Florida History & Geology Public Library James L. Lunsford Law Library Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library John F. Germany Public Library Lutz Branch Library Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library New Tampa Regional Library Norma and Joseph Robinson Public Library @ Sulphur Springs North Tampa Branch Library Planning Commission Library Port Tampa City Library Riverview Public Library Robert W. Saunders Sr. Public Library Ruskin Branch Library Seffner-Mango Branch Library Seminole Heights Branch Library SouthShore Regional Library Thonotosassa Branch Library Town 'N Country Regional Public Library West Tampa Branch Library Witt Research Center Local agencies Several agencies provide law enforcement to the residents of Hillsborough County. They are all accredited and fully certified law enforcement agencies by the FDLE. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Hillsborough County Fire Rescue serves the unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County. Fire service began in the 1950s as an all-volunteer force consisting of about a dozen loosely associated community-based organizations. The first full-time career firefighters were hired in 1973. The department now has 1,019 career uniformed and support personnel who continue to set the pace in fire and emergency medical response, making it the fourth-largest department in the state. Since the 1997 consolidation of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the department has placed paramedics on each career, front-line apparatus. The department operates 35 ALS transport ambulances, 46 Engine Companies, 5 Truck Companies, 2 Heavy Rescue's, 1 Hazardous Incident Unit, 1 Fire Boat and 1 Rescue Boat. These units operate out of 44 Fire Rescue stations located strategically throughout Hillsborough County. As of summer 2021, 2 additional stations are being constructed to bring that number up to 46. As nearly 85% of the department's more than 113,000 emergency responses require some level of medical care, having paramedics assigned to each unit assures that the citizens of Hillsborough County are receiving rapid advanced life-support care. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and the Board of County Commissioners have implemented a plan to continue placing new fire rescue stations in areas where growth is occurring or gaps in coverage may exist. Fire Chief Dennis Jones leads a senior staff of two deputy chiefs (operations and administrative branches), the fire marshal, and the emergency manager. All fiscal functions, facilities maintenance and supply, apparatus/equipment procurement, emergency dispatch