Department Information

Dallas County Fire & Rescue serves the citizens of the unincorporated area of Dallas County.  This area encompasses approximately 35 square miles on the South East part of the county.  The department is housed in Old Dallas Station 9, which was built in 1951 for the Kleberg  volunteer Fire Dept. It is a 2 bay brick building with living quarters and is staffed most of the time with DCFR Volunteers.

DCFR is under the direction of the Dallas County Fire Marshal Jim Badgett and Chief Joel Dulworth. The dept. membership is made up of 20 active members and 20 reserve members.  The department was formed in 1983 to serve the unincorporated areas of the county and started out in a mobile home which was later replaced with a tin barn that members built. In 1991 DCFR moved into the current location when DFD moved out.

DCFR responds to any situation requiring assistance, these may include but are not limited to: