Battalion 8 serves as the Town of Paradise Fire Department. During 2014 there were 4,145 calls for service in Battalion 8. The Battalion 8 Town facilities are Fire Station 81 at 767 Birch Street, and Fire Station 82 at 5545 South Libby Road. Town-owned Fire Apparatus includes two first-out and two reserve Type 1 (Structure) Engines, one Type 3 (Wildland) Engine, one Ladder Truck (Quint), one Squad, two Command Vehicles, a Breathing Support trailer, and two utilities. Personnel funded by the Town include one Battalion Chief, five Captains, six Fire Apparatus Engineers, four Firefighter II positions, one part-time Administrative Assistant, one part-time Fire Prevention Officer, and one Communications Operator.