Each EMS response is made by one or more HFD apparatus. Fire engines and ladder trucks provide initial response to low-acuity calls and a rapid medical first response to life-threatening emergencies. HFD utilizes 103 transport units to provide …

HFD exists to serve our citizens (the public). Our menu of responsibilities is ever changing, but our basic areas of service are prevention and enforcement, public education, pre-hospital emergency care and transportation, and fire control.

The HFD EMS/Fire Records Section maintains and disseminates all HFD emergency records, reports, and statistics. They are responsible for reporting changes and updates to the National Fire Information Council (NFIC). They must ensure and report that all distributed forms are in compliance with NFIC standards.

HFD EMS Headquarters | 500 Jefferson St – 16th Floor, Houston, TX 77002 | Phone: (832) 394-6819

This page contains current information about active incidents being handled by Fire, Police, and EMS Personnel. The contents are updated on five minute intervals and generated by the Central Command dispatch system.

All personnel performing direct patient care within the City of Houston EMS system possess valid TDSHS EMS certification and function under the appropriate guidelines as EMT’s or paramedics.

Engine Companies- Staffed with 4 members who are cross trained as firefighters and EMTs. A Fire Engine functions as a BLS unit without transport capabilities. Some Engines are also staffed with paramedics. When responding to a fire, the primary purpose of an engine is to locate and extinguish the fire.

City of Houston Fire Department (HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Houston, Texas, United States, the fourth largest city in the United States. HFD is responsible for preserving life and property for a population of more than 2 million in an area totaling 654 square miles (1,690 km 2 ...

The Houston Fire Department (HFD) is the primary clinical site for the EMS fellowship. HFD runs nearly 1000 calls/day, including over 900 EMS calls resulting in over 450 transports daily, and serves a population of over 2.3 million citizens.

The City of Houston’s EMS system is part of the Houston Fire Department (HFD), which covers a 676-square-mile region. HFD EMS responds to 215,000 calls per year. Approximately 4 percent of their patients are children. Forty percent of pediatric calls originate in the home, and 44 percent are injury related.