The Jefferson County Fire Service (abbreviated as JCFS and known locally as "County Fire" or "Suburban Fire") is an organization that unifies the 17 independent fire protection districts outside the original Louisville city limits. The JCFS was formed for the purpose of mutual aid, dispatch, training, and local standardization. The Sively Fire Department is the only suburban department that has not joined the JCFS. The Shively Fire Department uses the same dispatch and radio channels as the Louisville Division of Fire.