The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department provides Fire Suppression,Hazardous Materials Mitigation,Technical Rescue Services,Emergency Medical Response Services and other public safety services to the city of Dallas, Texas. Dallas Fire-Rescue is the second-largest fire department in Texas, with 59 fire stations.

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Dallas Fire-Rescue Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Texas
City	Dallas
Coordinates	32°47′N 96°48′W
Agency overview
Established	4 July 1872 (1872-07-04)
Employees	1,939 (2017)[1]
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Dominique Artis
EMS level	Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
IAFF	Local 58
Facilities and equipment
Divisions	7
Battalions	9
Stations	59
Engines	59
Trucks	24
Rescues	2
Ambulances	55 (49 Frontline, 6 SFP)
Tenders	1
HAZMAT	2
USAR	TX TF 2 Urban Search and Rescue Team
Airport crash	5[2]
Wildland	1[3]
Fireboats	1
Rescue boats	6
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
Dallas Fire Fighters Association

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The department's current fire chief is Dominique Artis.^[4] The department has four bureaus, each directed by an assistant chief: Emergency Response, Emergency Medical Services and Special Operations; Recruiting and Communications; Fire Prevention & Investigation; and Training and Administration. Under each assistant chief, deputy chiefs or managers coordinate specific programs and branches.

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department began operations on July 4, 1872, in response to a large fire 12 years earlier in July 1860.^[5] During the interim, there was a disorganized response with delays in starting due in part to the Civil War, The department became fully salaried in 1885.^[6]

Chief Artis^[7] assumed his role in December 2018 after the previous chief David Coatney resigned to become director of Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.^[8]

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department was instrumental in the creation of Texas Task Force 2,^[9] one of two urban search and rescue (USAR) teams in the State of Texas.^[10] It is managed by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and headquartered in Dallas.^[11]

Notable incidents responded to by Task Force 2 include Hurricane Dolly (2008), Hurricane Ike (2008),^[12] the West Fertilizer Company explosion (2013) & Hurricane Harvey (2017).^[13][14]

Dallas Fire-Rescue operates from 59 stations. Fire apparatus operated is mainly Spartan however a change to Pierce has started with the recent purchase of a squad & several trucks & engines.^[15]

• Golden Pheasant Fire, February 16, 1964, resulted in four line of duty deaths^[17]
• 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers resulted in the deaths of five Dallas Police Department officers^[18]
• 2022 Dallas airshow mid-air collision involving two planes resulted in the deaths of six people at Dallas Executive Airport^[19]

Dallas Fire-Rescue Department has a set protocol for structure fire responses. Each fire is dispatched as a "Structure Fire Reported" (Category A) or “HIRISE Structure Fire Reported” (Category B). Once a fire unit is on scene and has reported on the conditions of the fire, the unit will either "tap out" the box (canceling all units except for the units on scene already) if there is no fire or smoke showing, or upgrade the fire to a working assignment. If the fire is large enough, "alarm" upgrades will be transmitted, sending additional units to the scene. A working fire becomes a first alarm, if more units are required, a second alarm is transmitted, and so on and so forth. Any Category B High Rise Box with that reports out with initial fire company with fire or smoke showing will automatically be transmitted as 2nd Alarm High Rise Box. The following is a list of Alarm types along with the Units assigned.

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department has suffered a number of Line of Duty Deaths during its operational history.^[21][17] The department has a memorial to their fallen members at the department museum. DFRS maintains an interactive list that explores the individual's lives & the events that led to their line of duty death.^[22]

• Texas Task Force 1
• Texas Task Force 2
• Dallas Fire Station No. 16
• Urban Search and Rescue
• FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force