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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This following is a list of all professional and volunteer-professional combination fire departments within Texas. These departments are regulated by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Department Name City Number of Personnel Houston ...
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is 83 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Houston and 87 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Austin .
Fire department vehicles outside a fire station in Middleborough, Massachusetts, United States. A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services as well as other rescue services.
The department is the largest fire department (by number of personnel) in the state of Texas. [4] The administrative offices of HFD are located on the 17th floor of 500 Jefferson Street (a part of the Cullen Center) in Downtown Houston. [5] They were previously located at the City of Houston Fire Department Logistical Center & Maintenance Depot ...
Construction of the Campus Fire Station was started in 1938 and finished in 1939, funded jointly by the college, the city, and the federal Public Works Administration. It was designed by OAMC architect Philip A. Wilbur, and is located on the campus at Knoblock Street and College (now University) Avenue. [2]
The Spring Fire Department (SFD) is a combination fire department located 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Houston, Texas in the northern part of unincorporated Harris County in the community of Spring, Texas. On April 1, 2020, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 7 became the direct service provider of fire and rescue services to ...
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.
The Austin Fire Department provides fire protection and first-response emergency medical services to the city of Austin, Texas. The Austin Fire Department is the fourth largest fire department (by number of personnel) in the state of Texas. [3] In total, the department is responsible for an area of 272 square miles (700 km 2) and services a ...