The Port Washington Fire Department is a not for profit private corporation providing contractual public safety services to the area known as the Port Washington Fire Protection District. The Port Washington Fire Protection District is an 11 square mile area on the Northern Peninsula of Nassau County Long Island that includes:

Our mission is to protect and preserve the life and property of the residents of our district. We are committed to doing this through the provision of quality cost-effective services in the areas of fire suppression/education, emergency medicine, as well as disasters and other incidents where loss of life or destruction of property is threatened.