Houston Fire Department
Promoting Excellence as the World's Largest Accredited Municipal Fire Agency.
Slogan ~ "Courage, Commitment and Compassion"
Vision Statement ~ HFD will be recognized as a premier public service organization, respected and admired by our peers and the community as the most diverse, innovative, and efficient public safety provider in the world ...
October is National Fire Prevention Month
As part of Fire Prevention Month, HFD encourages everyone to make sure you have a working smoke alarm in your home. Smoke alarms give you the vital extra time to get out of your home if there is a fire.
Reignite Your Passion, Rejoin the Houston Fire Department ... Today!
HFD is pleased to announce the implementation of a re-employment program. All former HFD Classified members with a current TCFP Certification and a minimum EMT Certification are encouraged to, “Re-ignite your passion: Rejoin the Houston Fire Department Today”!
Thomas Muñoz Appointed as Chief of HFD
Mayor John Whitmire has appointed Thomas Muñoz as the chief of the Houston Fire Department. Muñoz, who retired from HFD as an Assistant Chief, most recently served as the City's Emergency Management Coordinator and the acting Director for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Firefighters Foundation of Houston
The Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston is the official charity of the Houston Fire Deparment and the first foundation in Houston to provide non-governmental funding to Houston’s firefighters.
Firefighter Health and Safety Initiative
Firefighters have 9% higher rate of cancer diagnoses than the general public. Vehicle exhaust fumes and other residues on protective gear; a lifetime of environmental exposure to carcinogens in a compressed time period or chronic exposure throughout a firefighting career.
What Houston Firefighters Love Most about What They Do...
HFD NEWS
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