List of Texas fire departments

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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. [1]

Department NameCityNumber of Personnel
Houston Fire Department Houston, Texas 3930
Dallas Fire-Rescue Department Dallas, Texas 1823
San Antonio Fire Department San Antonio, Texas 1637
Austin Fire Department Austin, Texas 1102
Fort Worth Fire Department Fort Worth, Texas 893
El Paso Fire Department El Paso, Texas 857
Corpus Christi Fire Department Corpus Christi, Texas 371
Lubbock Fire Department Lubbock, Texas 362
Laredo Fire Department Laredo, Texas 339
Irving Fire Department Irving, Texas 318
Plano Fire Department Plano, Texas 314
Arlington Fire Department Arlington, Texas 307
Amarillo Fire Department Amarillo, Texas 279
Garland Fire Department Garland, Texas 257
Beaumont Fire-Rescue Department Beaumont, Texas 235
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport DFW Airport 224
Grand Prairie Fire Department Grand Prairie, Texas 201
Midland Fire Department Midland, Texas 198
Waco Fire Department Waco, Texas 209
Mesquite Fire Department Mesquite, Texas 196
Killeen Fire Department Killeen, Texas 250
Brownsville Fire Department Brownsville, Texas 177
Abilene Fire Department Abilene, Texas 170
Frisco Fire Department Frisco, Texas 164
Odessa Fire Department Odessa, Texas 164
Wichita Falls Fire Department Wichita Falls, Texas 156
Grapevine Fire Department Grapevine, Texas 104
Lancaster Fire Department Lancaster, Texas 56
Marshall Fire Department Marshall, Texas 51

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References

  1. Regulated Departments by Size Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 11/30/2012

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