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TEXAS FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM
2014 Annual Fire Statistics
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
FIRES IN TEXAS
Published September 2015
Texas Department of InsuranceDavid Mattax, Commissioner of InsuranceChris Connealy, State Fire Marshal
Texas Fire Incident Reporting SystemP.O. Box 149221, Mail Code 112-FMAustin, Texas 78714-9221
(512) 676-6800
www.tdi.texas.gov/fire/texfir.html
This publication may be reproduced in its entirety. Such reproduction must include credit to the original producer, specifically the Texas Department of Insurance.
Copies of this publication have been distributed in compliance with the State Depository Law and are available for public use through the Texas State Publication Depository Program at the Texas State Library and other state depository libraries.
The Texas Department of Insurance does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or in its activities. For fire prevention information pre-sented in other media or for additional copies of this report, write to the address above.
Cover photograph courtesy of Octi Hernandez, Edinburg Fire Department, Edinburg, TX
Texas Department of Insurance
State Fire Marshal’s Office Mail Code 112-FM, 333 Guadalupe P.O. Box 149221, Austin, Texas 78714-9104
512-676-6800 telephone 512-490-1063 fax www.tdi.texas.gov
Dear Fire Professional,
For 33 years, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, through the Texas Fire Incident Reporting System, has
published fire summary reports to help the Texas fire service and other interested individuals and entities
understand the fire problem and how it impacts our state and its citizens. This copy of the Fires in Texas
is published with that goal in mind. I appreciate the continued effort of all participating fire departments
to actively participate in TEXFIRS reporting. This annual report would not be possible without their
dedication and commitment to prevention.
For calendar year 2014, TEXFIRS participating fire departments documented 1,925,778 fire and non-fire
incidents. These 957 fire departments reported 72,124 fires, a fire occurring every seven minutes, 163
civilian fire deaths, 780 civilian fire injuries and $662,625,954 in property loss. Cooking was the most
frequently (27%) identified cause in all residential structure fires and most fire-related civilian deaths
(67%) occurred in residential structure fires. The injuries, loss of life and property damage resulting from
all fires remains a source of great concern to us all.
TEXFIRS data helps identify areas at risk and target effective prevention programs at the local and state
level. Three safety initiatives incorporated in our SFMO prevention efforts are We’re Out to Alarm
Texas, Have an Exit Strategy and the Texas Fire Sprinkler Coalition. The We’re Out to Alarm Texas
program’s focus is the installation of smoke detectors in the homes of elderly and low income residents,
those most vulnerable to fire loss. The Have an Exit Strategy program urges Texans to practice fire
escape planning by learning at least two ways out of any room or building. The Texas Fire Sprinkler
Coalition, comprised of the National Fire Protection Association and various Texas stakeholder groups,
is dedicated to educating Texans on residential fire sprinklers.
The Texas fire service is making great strides with proactive wildfire preparations involving education,
suppression operations, training, and coordinated responses through the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid
System (TIFMAS). To minimize future losses, additional attention must be given to fire and building
codes in the wildland urban interface and wildfire mitigation, including the use of prescribed burns and
the removal of fuel sources near structures.
I call upon you to continue promoting fire safety throughout your community. With your help, I know we
can help reduce fire loss in our state and make it a safer place for everyone. Don’t hesitate to contact us if
we can assist you with your fire safety concerns.
Sincerely,
Chris Connealy
State Fire Marshal
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ABOUT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) develops and promotes methods of preventing and reducing fire losses, through fire cause and origin investigations, building inspections, code enforcement, fire service industry regulation, investigation of firefighter line of duty deaths, Public Protection Classification oversight, and fire prevention programs. In collaboration with private sector entities, the regulated fire service industry, the Texas fire service, local and state agencies, and the public, the SFMO seeks to create communities well-prepared to protect themselves against fire. Services offered by the State Fire Marshal’s Office include, but are not limited to:
Fire origin and cause investigations; Canine teams; Forensic Arson Laboratory; Firefighter fatality investigations; Licensing and regulation of the fire alarm, extinguisher, sprinkler, and fireworks industries; Licensing investigations; Fire safety inspections; Fire-standard compliant cigarettes oversight; Fire prevention education; Texas Fire Incident Reporting System (TEXFIRS); ISO PPC oversight and technical assistance with the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule; and Youth Fire Prevention and Intervention.
Fire Origin and Cause Investigations
Fire investigators investigate fire scenes throughout the state upon request. They assist local law enforcement and fire service authorities with determining origin and cause, and with criminal investigations, when appropriate.
Arson Hotline A toll-free number is available to the public for reporting suspicious fire activity. The hotline, 1-877-4FIRE45 (1-877-434-7345) is staffed 24 hours a day.
Canine Teams Canine teams assist fire investigators with evidence collection. Each team consists of a handler, who is a certified peace officer/arson investigator, and a canine certified and trained to detect hydrocarbon accelerants. Upon request, canine teams work with SFMO investigators, as well as outside law enforcement and fire service agencies.
Forensic Arson Laboratory The Forensic Arson Laboratory, based in Austin, provides accelerant testing services and analysis of fire-scene debris to law enforcement and public safety organizations at no charge. The lab is accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratories Directors.
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ABOUT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE Firefighter Fatalities
The SFMO is responsible for investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a firefighter who dies in the line of duty or in connection with an on-duty incident in Texas. These investigations are conducted in cooperation with fire-service organizations such as the State Firemen's & Fire Marshals' Association, Texas Fire Chiefs Association, Texas Association of Firefighters, Texas Fire Marshals' Association, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Chapter International Association of Arson Investigators, Emergency Services Training Institute and Texas metropolitan fire departments (including Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio). All fire departments in Texas should immediately report any such firefighter death or life-threatening injury to the State Fire Marshal's Office by calling 512-676-6800, option No. 2. MARSHAL’S
Licensing Services
The SFMO is charged with issuing registrations, licenses and permits to people and companies working in the fire alarm, extinguisher, sprinkler and fireworks industries. The program verifies an applicant’s qualifications, provides customer assistance, performs criminal background checks, reviews insurance certificates, maintains records, and collects the appropriate fees.
Licensing Investigations
Licensing investigators respond to complaints about the illegal, improper and unsafe installation of fire alarm, extinguisher and sprinkler systems by licensed entities. They also provide daily assistance to local fire marshals and building officials regarding the application of the codes for the installation and service of fire protection systems. Investigators also perform periodic inspections of fireworks retail sites to ensure compliance with adopted laws and safety standards.
Fire Safety Inspections
Fire safety inspectors conduct inspections of public and private buildings and facilities, including 24- hour care facilities, state buildings, detention centers, day-care centers, hotels and motels and other assembly and educational-type property. The division also conducts comprehensive fire safety inspections of all state-supported institutions of higher learning. Inspections are based on need or in response to a request or complaint. Inspections of storage facilities, and the handling and use of flammable liquids at retail service stations, are performed upon request or in response to a complaint. Code interpretation and consulting services to city and county fire protection agencies, private individuals, state agencies and business owners are provided, as well as, research, reporting and recommendations for improvement to counties regarding fire prevention and protection.
Fire-Standard Compliant Cigarettes Oversight
All cigarettes sold in Texas must be certified as fire standard compliant. Fire-standard compliant cigarettes are designed to reduce the amount of time that a cigarette continues to burn when not being smoked, meaning it is less likely to ignite furniture, bedding or other flammable materials. The SFMO is in charge of all rulemaking and certifications relating to fire-standard compliant cigarettes, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Chapter 796. The program registers manufacturers, maintains certifications of cigarette tests, collects the appropriate fees, and performs inspections of distribution centers and retail outlets to ensure compliance on a complaint received basis.
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ABOUT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE Outreach, Policy and Research
The Outreach, Policy and Research section develops and promotes fire safety campaigns that target all ages and demographic audiences. It also offers Fire Safety for Texans, a series of fire and burn prevention curriculum guides, available at http://www.tdi.texas.gov/fire/fmcurric.html. Each guide, kindergarten through high school, includes lesson plans, teacher materials, and student materials.
Educational Conferences This section also produces public information programs, seminars and conferences. The annual Fire Marshals' Conference and the biennial Youth Fire Prevention and Intervention Conference are two such major educational events. Texas Fire and Life Safety Educators Program (TXFLSE) This program offers resources to statewide fire and life safety public educators for community education programs and initiatives.
Texas Fire Incident Reporting System (TEXFIRS)
The TEXFIRS section collects data from fire departments and compiles statistics to determine the impact of fire on lives and property throughout the state. Each year, Fires in Texas, a summary of the fires reported to the SFMO, is published and made available to the fire service and the general public. This data is a valuable tool for developing laws, standards and prevention programs. TEXFIRS data is forwarded to the U.S. Fire Administration for inclusion in the national incident database, NFIRS.
Public Protection Classification (PPC) Oversight
PPC Oversight assists fire departments with their ISO PPC and the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, when requested. The program approves or disapproves proposed PPC ratings for communities.
Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention
This program helps fire departments establish a community-based youth firesetting prevention and intervention program modeled after the US Fire Administration’s Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I and II courses. Fire departments are also provided a database software program developed by the SFMO that facilitates the collection and maintenance of records about juveniles participating in local youth fire prevention and intervention programs.
State Fire Marshal's Office P.O. Box 149221, MC 112-FM
Austin, Texas 78714-9221 512-676-6800
Fax: 512-490-1063 E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.tdi.texas.gov/fire
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Table of Contents
Fires in Texas 1
Uses of Data 2
All Fires 3
Overview 4
Casualties and Dollar Loss by Type of Fire 5
Casualties and Dollar Loss by Month 6
Alarm Time by Type of Fire 7
Fires Caused by Fireworks 8
Structure Fires 10
Structure Fires by County Map 11
Area of Origin 12
Assembly 12
Educational 12
Mercantile, Business 12
Residential 13
Structure Fires by Fire Cause 14
General 15
Public, Mercantile 16
Industrial 17
Residential 18
Detectors in Residential Structures 21
Automatic Extinguishing Systems 22
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Vehicle Fires 23
Fires by Mobile Property Type 23
Vehicle Fires by County Map 24
Area of Origin 25
Heat Source 25
Outside and Other Fires 26
Fire Cause 26
Outside and Other Fires by County Map 27
Heat Source 28
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires 29
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires by County Map 30
Alarm Time 32
Heat Source 33
Civilian Casualties 34
Type of Fire 34
Injuries 35
Injury Rates by County Map 36
Fatalities 38
Fatality Rates by County Map 39
Injuries in Residential Structures 41
Fatalities in Residential Structures 42
Fire Service Casualties 43
Injuries by Incident Type 43
Injuries by Type of Fire 44
Fatalities 45
Fires by Fire Department 46
Five-Year Incident Comparison 71
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 1
This 2014 Fires in Texas annual report presents summarized fire incident data reported to the Texas Fire
Incident Reporting System, TEXFIRS, by 957 participating fire departments. Incident reporting in Texas is
voluntary. Consistent and routine reporting by all departments is necessary for a more complete and accurate
summary of fire activity in the state.
For 2014, Texas fire departments participating in the Texas Fire Incident Reporting System reported:
72,124 total fires
780 civilian fire injuries,
163 civilian fire deaths,
110 civilian fire deaths in residential structure fires,
27 percent of civilian deaths in residential structure fires involved the elderly (age 65 and over)
22 percent of residential structure fire incidents had smoke detectors present and operated,
32 percent of fatal residential structure fire incidents did not have smoke detectors present,
$662,625,954 reported property loss due to fire, a reported increase of 6.6 percent,
5,287 incendiary/suspicious fires,
879 firefighter injuries at all types of calls,
422 firefighter injuries at fire calls,
3 firefighter deaths.*
This report is intended to help policy makers, members of the fire service and the public better understand
Texas fire losses, with the goal of reducing the loss of life and property resulting from fire.
* See page 43 for additional information.
Fires In Texas 2014
Fires in Texas 2014 2
Uses of Data
Since 1982, Texas has collected fire department incident information through TEXFIRS, the only statewide uniform system of fire and non-fire incident reporting. Fire departments use this reporting system to uniformly code incident information. Texas adopted the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 5.0, as the TEXFIRS reporting system, without modification. Year 2008 and earlier TEXFIRS data
includes incidents captured in the NFIRS Version 4 format and converted to Version 5. Code conversion
tables should be considered when reviewing trends and analyzing data.
State lawmakers, the press, the general public, insurance companies, and fire service administrators and leaders can use TEXFIRS data to help address fire safety education and direct fire prevention legislation. Accurate and complete information about fires and other incidents can help a fire department:
track and manage apparatus and personnel; document all department activity; justify budgets with hard statistics; and direct fire education/prevention programs.
TEXFIRS data is forwarded to the National Fire Data Center (NFDC) at the U.S. Fire Administration to be included with the national NFIRS data each year.
NFIRS is the world’s largest, national, annual database of fire incident information. Every US state and the District of Columbia reports NFIRS data. Nationally, about 23,000 fire departments report in NFIRS each year. Participating fire departments report about 22,000,000 incidents and 1,000,000 fires each
year. The USFA utilized this NFIRS data to compare and contrast statistics from states and large metropolitan departments to:
analyze the severity of the nation’s fire problem; target national public education campaigns; make recommendations for national codes and standards; guide allocation of federal funds; set priorities; ascertain consumer product failures; identify the focus for research efforts; and support federal legislation.
NFIRS data is used as the basis for the USFA’s publication Fire in the United States, the single most comprehensive reference on the nature and scope of the fire problem in the United States. NFIRS data is also used by the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 3
In 2014, fire departments reported a total of 72,124 fires, an increase of 1,005 (1.4 percent), including 21,512 structure fires, an increase of 1,173 (5.8 percent), 12,172 vehicle fires, an increase of 201 (1.7 percent), and 38,440 outside or other types of fires, a decrease of 369 (1.0 percent) from 2013.
Type of Fire 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2009 2010 2011 Structure
20,595
23,672
19,630
20,339
21,512
19,796
20,595
23,672
Vehicle
12,435
12,928
12,508
11,971
12,172
12,341
12,435
12,928
Outside and Other
43,751
66,199
39,165
38,809
38,440
48,824
43,751
66,199
Total Fires
76,781
102,799
71,303
71,119
72,124
80,961
76,781
102,799
Participating Fire Departments
The number of fire departments reporting should be considered when reviewing data comparisons between years.
20,595
23,672
19,630
20,339
21,512
12,435
12,928
12,508
11,971
12,172
43,751
66,199
39,165
38,809
38,440
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Structure Vehicle Outside, other
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
1,034 1,038 1,007 970 957
All Fires
Overview of Year 2014 Texas Fires
All Fires
In 2014, there were 72,124 fires, 165 deaths, 1,148 injuries, and $662,625,954 in property loss.
Each month, there were 6,010 fires, 14 deaths, 96 injuries, and $55,218,830 in property loss.
Each week, there were 1,387 fires, 3 deaths, 22 injuries, and $12,742,807 in property loss.
Each day, there were 198 fires, 0.5 deaths, 3 injuries, and $1,815,413.57 in property loss.
Each hour, there were 8 fires, 0 deaths, 0 injuries, and $75,642 in property loss.
Each minute, there were 0.14 fires, 0.00 deaths, 0.00 injuries, and $1,261 in property loss.
A fire occurred approximately every 7 minutes.
Structure Fires
In 2014, there were 21,512 fires, 117 deaths, 958 injuries, and $538,711,799 in property loss.
Each month, there were 1,793 fires, 10 deaths, 80 injuries, and $44,892,650 in property loss.
Each week, there were 414 fires, 2.3 deaths, 18 injuries, and $10,359,842 in property loss.
Each day, there were 59 fires, 0 deaths, 3 injuries, and $1,475,922.74 in property loss.
Each hour, there were 2 fires, 0 deaths, 0 injuries, and $61,497 in property loss.
Each minute, there were 0.04 fires, 0.00 deaths, 0.00 injuries, and $1,025 in property loss.
A fire occurred approximately every 24 minutes.
Residential Structure Fires
In 2014, there were 16,561 fires, 112 deaths, 840 injuries, and $411,928,188 in property loss.
Each month, there were 1,380 fires, 9 deaths, 70 injuries, and $34,327,349 in property loss.
Each week, there were 318 fires, 2 deaths, 16 injuries, and $7,921,696 in property loss.
Each day, there were 45 fires, 0 deaths, 2 injuries, and $1,128,570.38 in property loss.
Each hour, there were 2 fires, 0 deaths, 0 injuries, and $47,024 in property loss.
Each minute, there were 0.03 fires, 0.00 deaths, 0.00 injuries, and $784 in property loss.
A fire occurred approximately every 32 minutes.
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires
In 2014, there were 5,287 fires, 17 deaths, 91 injuries, and $63,120,422 in property loss.
Each month, there were 441 fires, 1 death, 8 injuries, and $5,260,035 in property loss.
Each week, there were 102 fires, 0.3 deaths, 2 injuries, and $1,213,854 in property loss.
Each day, there were 14 fires, 0 deaths, 0 injuries, and $172,932.66 in property loss.
Each hour, there were 1 fire, 0 deaths, 0 injuries, and $7,206 in property loss.
Each minute, there were 0.01 fires, 0.00 deaths, 0.00 injuries, and $120 in property loss.
A fire occurred approximately every 99 minutes.
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 4
Types of FiresTotal Fires
Fire Service Injuries
Fire Service Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths
Total Casualties Dollar Loss
Structure fires 21,512 317 2 641 115 1,075 $538,711,799
Vehicle fires 12,172 19 0 67 43 129 $85,417,341
Natural and cultivated vegetation fires 18,486 15 0 11 0 26 $1,829,380
Outside rubbish fires 14,671 4 0 8 0 12 $1,407,021
Fires, other 2,951 2 0 40 3 45 $15,744,327
Special outside fires 2,332 11 0 13 2 26 $19,516,086
Total 72,124 368 2 780 163 1,313 $662,625,954
Total Fires, Casualties and Dollar Loss by Fire Type
Types of Fires by Percentage of Total
The following table shows the types of fires and the associated casualties and dollar loss.
Structure fires30%
Vehicle fires17%
Natural & cultivated vegetation fires
26%
Outside rubbish fires 20%
Fires, other4% Special outside
fires3%
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 5
Month Total Fires
Fire Service
Injuries
Fire Service
Deaths
Civilian
Injuries
Civilian
Deaths Total Casualties Dollar Loss
January 8,634 27 0 81 13 121 $55,366,526
February 5,688 17 0 67 21 105 $35,632,504
March 6,543 24 0 73 19 116 $98,397,810
April 6,219 16 1 77 10 104 $40,123,973
May 6,438 43 0 62 13 118 $45,393,408
June 4,800 30 0 38 6 74 $47,408,435
July 6,496 52 1 52 8 113 $80,421,959
August 6,383 51 0 71 11 133 $55,183,505
September 5,010 23 0 50 3 76 $33,557,051
October 5,415 29 0 64 9 102 $57,002,372
November 5,635 29 0 80 28 137 $73,118,796
December 4,863 27 0 65 22 114 $41,019,615
Total 72,124 368 2 780 163 1,313 $662,625,954
Total Fires, Casualties and Dollar Loss by Month
The following table shows all fires by month, with the associated casualties and dollar loss.
Total Fires by Month
Civilian Casualties by Month
8167 73
7762
3852
7150
6480
65
13 21 19 10 13 6 8 113
928 22
Injuries Deaths
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2014 2013
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 6
Alarm Time Interval Total Fires
Structure
Fires
Vehicle
Fires
Natural and
Cultivated
Vegetation Fires
Outside
Rubbish Fire
Fire,
Other
Special
Outside Fire
12:01 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. 6,135 2,336 1,467 651 1,213 266 202
4:01 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 5,217 2,054 1,270 530 879 253 231
8:01 a.m. -12:00 p.m. 10,046 3,253 1,797 2,206 1,971 476 343
12:01 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 19,208 4,418 2,799 7,634 3,200 627 530
4:01 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 19,582 5,486 2,845 5,532 4,327 762 630
8:01 p.m. -12:00 a.m. 11,936 3,965 1,994 1,933 3,081 567 396
Total 72,124 21,512 12,172 18,486 14,671 2,951 2,332
9,622
18,509
19,377
12,455
Time of Alarm by Type of Fire
Time of Alarm for All Types of Fires 2013 - 2014
The following table shows the time of alarm for the major categories of fires.
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2013 2014
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 7
Month Total FiresFire Service
InjuriesFire Service
DeathsCivilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths
January 102 0 0 0 0 $299,796February 8 0 0 0 0 $0March 7 1 0 0 0 $105,000April 7 0 0 0 0 $0May 10 0 0 0 0 $300June 8 0 0 0 0 $0July 140 0 0 1 0 $535,414August 18 0 0 0 0 $1,000September 4 0 0 0 0 $10,000October 5 0 0 0 0 $1,100November 12 0 0 0 0 $11,000December 27 0 0 0 0 $37,602Total 348 1 0 1 0 $1,001,212
In 2014, there was a decrease of 48 percent in the number of fireworks-related fires.
Fires Caused by Fireworks
Fires Caused by Fireworks 2010-2014
Fires Caused by Fireworks by Month
The following table shows the number of reported fires caused by fireworks each month, along with the associated casualties and dollar loss.
Dollar Loss
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
462
702802
668
348
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013
2014
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 8
All Fires Fires in Texas 2014 9
2014 Fireworks Fires by County
Counties with Greatest Number of Fires Caused by Fireworks
HARRIS 36
DENTON 12
MONTGOMERY 8
HENDERSON 6
TARRANT 25
TRAVIS 12
HUTCHINSON 7
MIDLAND 5
DALLAS 20
HOWARD 9
WICHITA 7
EL PASO 5
BEXAR 13
BOWIE 9
JEFFERSON 6
ELLIS 5
COLLIN 12
KAUFMAN 8
HIDALGO 6
FORT BEND 4
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 10
In 2014, there were 21,512 structure fires reported throughout the state. These fires resulted in 641 civilian injuries, 115 civilian deaths, 317 fire service injuries, two fire service deaths and an estimated $538,711,799 in property loss.
Total Fires, Casualties and Dollar Loss by Structure Type Structure Type
Total Fires
Fire Service Injuries
Fire Service Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths
Dollar Loss
Residential 16,561 254 2 586 110 $411,928,188 Outside or special property 1,163 2 0 3 1 $4,201,610 Storage 1,059 16 0 10 2 $23,270,971 Mercantile, business 987 21 0 13 1 $54,495,930 Assembly 801 10 0 7 0 $22,959,025 Other 240 1 0 2 0 $2,011,481 Educational 211 3 0 3 0 $2,193,395 Manufacturing, processing 204 7 0 7 1 $13,031,855 Health care, detention and correction 191 2 0 6 0 $1,433,330 Industrial, utility, defense, agriculture, mining 95
1 0 4 0 $3,186,014
Total 21,512 317 2 641 115 $538,711,799
Structure Fires 2010-2014
2010 20,595 27% $424,295,871 363 0 671 120 2011 23,672 23% $472,027,609 481 1 681 122 2012 19,630 27% $381,400,497 344 0 605 120 2013 20,339 28% $518,589,077 350 11 746 114 2014 21,512 30% $538,711,799 317 2 641 115
Year
Structure
Fires
Percent
of all Fires
Dollar Loss
Fire Service
Injuries
Fire Service
Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths
Structure Fires
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
20,59523,672
19,630 20,339 21,512
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 11
2014 Structure Fires by County
Counties with Greatest Number of Structure Fires
HARRIS 3,093
EL PASO 757
LUBBOCK 357
ECTOR 269 DALLAS 2,788
BELL 447
MONTGOMERY 341
FORT BEND 268
TARRANT 1,592
JEFFERSON 422
POTTER 341
GALVESTON 259 BEXAR 900
COLLIN 389
NUECES 328
MCLENNAN 253
TRAVIS 900
DENTON 368
HIDALGO 276
WILLIAMSON 248
Assembly Structure Fires
Area of Origin Percent of FiresCooking area, kitchen 39%Undetermined 17%Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 4%Wall surface: exterior 4%Roof surface: exterior 3%Wall assembly 2%Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola 2%All Other 28%Total 100%
Area of Origin Percent of FiresCooking area, kitchen 22%Undetermined 21%Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 17%Laundry area, wash house 3%Roof surface: exterior 2%Laboratory 2%Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC 2%All Other 30%Total 100%
Mercantile, Business Structure Fires
Area of Origin Percent of FiresUndetermined 17%Cooking area, kitchen 16%Laundry area, wash house 5%Office 5%Wall surface: exterior 4%Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 3%Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area 3%All Other 48%Total 100%
471
No. of Fires
228
313
The primary use of the area where the fire started within the property is defined as the area of fire origin. The tables below list the top seven of more than ninety descriptive codes available to document this area used to determine fire cause. The area of origin may be a room, a portion of a room, a vehicle, a portion of a vehicle, or an open area devoted to a specific use.
801
No. of Fires46
Educational Structure Fires
5
3231
45
136
2220
Most Frequently Identified Area of Origin
19
987
4535
29
211
464
75
3633
No. of Fires16915747
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 12
Most Frequently Identified Area of Origin in Residential Structure Fires
Area of Origin Percent of FiresCooking area, kitchen 33%Undetermined 15%Bedroom for less than 5 persons; included are jail or prison 7%Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola 4%Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 3%Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 3%Wall surface: exterior 3%Wall assembly 3%All Other 29%
Total 100%
4,754
16,561
506
5,4962,4731,165705
453
No. of Fires
The following table shows the number of residential structure fires by most frequently identified area of origin and the corresponding percentage of all residential structure fires.
520
489
Area of Origin in Residential Structure Fires
4% attic
7% bedroom
33% kitchen
3% garage
3% living room
3% laundry
3% wall surface
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 13
Fire Cause Total Fires Percent
Fire Service Injuries
Fire Service Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths Dollar Loss
Appliances, air conditioning 1,043 5% 12 0 33 4 $17,468,422Children playing 99 0% 0 0 12 0 $1,885,479Cooking 5,138 24% 11 0 114 4 $16,750,479Electrical distribution 1,435 7% 31 0 26 6 $34,017,016Exposure 816 4% 11 0 8 0 $19,001,124Heating 1,310 6% 9 0 33 4 $36,378,414Incendiary/suspicious 1,410 7% 30 0 46 13 $56,264,677Natural 443 2% 14 0 14 0 $21,172,556Open flame, ember, torch 1,035 5% 30 0 59 2 $19,877,344Other equipment 332 1% 7 0 22 2 $9,405,584Other heat, flame, spark 730 3% 7 0 31 3 $13,913,393Smoking 414 2% 5 0 28 4 $5,538,486Unknown 7,307 34% 150 2 215 73 $287,038,825Total 21,512 100% 317 2 641 115 $538,711,799
Unknown
Total Structure Fires by Fire Cause
Counties with the Greatest Number of Structure Fires
Cooking (24 percent) and Electrical distribution (7 percent) were the most frequently identified causes in all structure fires.
The table below shows the number of structure fires by fire cause. Fire cause methodology consists of using a set of hierarchical sorting rules based primarily on the Ignition Cause and Factors, Equipment Involved in Ignition and Heat Source.
All Other12%
Appliances, air conditioning
5%
Open flame, ember, torch5%
Heating6%
Electrical distribution7%
Incendiary/suspicious7%
Cooking24%
Unknown34%
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 14
The tables below show the fire cause identified in fires by general type of structure.
Fire Cause Unclassified Assembly Educational
Health Care, Detention and
Correction
Industrial, Utility, Defense,
Agriculture, Mining
Appliances, air conditioning 4 38 20 23 1Children playing 0 0 3 0 0Cooking 26 269 44 72 1Electrical distribution 11 68 11 10 11Exposure 8 15 3 1 1Heating 3 34 7 8 8Incendiary/suspicious 26 55 46 15 5Natural 1 8 6 3 0Open flame, ember, torch 7 20 3 5 6Other equipment 2 13 4 6 5Other heat, flame, spark 6 23 5 8 3Smoking 1 14 0 0 0Unknown 145 244 59 40 54Total 240 801 211 191 95
Fire CauseManufacturing,
ProcessingMercantile,
Business
Outside or Special
Property Residential Storage
Appliances, air conditioning 25 95 11 803 23Children playing 0 2 1 87 6Cooking 8 137 33 4,543 5Electrical distribution 9 93 23 1,122 77Exposure 2 42 79 547 118Heating 18 47 16 1,150 19Incendiary/suspicious 4 91 116 971 81Natural 4 15 13 361 32Open flame, ember, torch 11 46 35 827 75Other equipment 42 42 26 159 33Other heat, flame, spark 14 43 20 555 53Smoking 0 14 9 368 8Unknown 67 320 781 5,068 529Total 204 987 1,163 16,561 1,059
Fire Cause in Structure Fires by General Structure Type
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 15
Fire Cause in Public, Mercantile Structure Fires
Fire CauseTotal Fires
Civilian Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Dollar Loss Assembly Educational
Health Care,
Detention and
CorrectionMercantile
Business
Appliances, air conditioning 176 0 2 $2,591,075 38 20 23 95
Children playing 5 0 0 $9,351 0 3 0 2
Cooking 522 0 7 $1,580,626 269 44 72 137
Electrical distribution 182 0 0 $11,162,174 68 11 10 93
Exposure 61 0 0 $955,700 15 3 1 42
Heating 96 0 0 $1,263,923 34 7 8 47Incendiary/ suspicious 207 0 3 $29,206,870 55 46 15 91
Natural 32 0 1 $617,571 8 6 3 15Open flame, ember, torch 74 0 3 $1,200,899 20 3 5 46
Other equipment 65 0 1 $713,783 13 4 6 42Other heat, flame, spark 79 0 3 $1,131,427 23 5 8 43
Smoking 28 0 0 $62,450 14 0 0 14
Unknown 663 1 9 $30,585,831 244 59 40 320
Total 2,190 1 29 $81,081,680 801 211 191 987
Most Frequently Identified Fire Cause in Public, Mercantile Structure Fires
The table below shows the number of fires in public, mercantile structures by identified cause and their associated casualties and dollar loss.
The most frequently identified known cause was cooking (24 percent).
30%
24%
9% 8% 8%4%
Unknown Cooking Incendiary/suspicious
Electricaldistribution
Appliances, airconditioning
Heating
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 16
Fire CauseTotal Fires
Civilian Deaths
Civilian Injuries Dollar Loss
Industrial Utility
Defense Agriculture
MiningManufacturing
Processing
Outside or
Special Property Storage
Appliances, air conditioning 60 0 0 $3,279,950 1 25 11 23
Children playing 7 0 2 $4,150 0 0 1 6
Cooking 47 0 0 $153,650 1 8 33 5Electrical distribution 120 0 0 $2,495,640 11 9 23 77
Exposure 200 0 0 $4,621,408 1 2 79 118
Heating 61 0 0 $327,353 8 18 16 19Incendiary/ suspicious 206 0 2 $1,395,550 5 4 116 81
Natural 49 0 0 $1,778,077 0 4 13 32Open flame, ember, torch 127 0 2 $3,773,744 6 11 35 75
Other equipment 106 1 3 $4,028,004 5 42 26 33Other heat, flame, spark 90 0 3 $1,978,729 3 14 20 53
Smoking 17 0 0 $38,145 0 0 9 8
Unknown 1,431 3 12 $19,816,050 54 67 781 529Total 2,521 4 24 $43,690,450 95 204 1,163 1,059
Most Frequently Identified Fire Cause in Industrial Structure Fires
Fire Cause in Industrial Structure Fires
The following table shows the number of fires in industrial structures by fire cause, with associated casualties and dollar loss.
Unknown Incendiary/suspicious
Exposure Open flame,ember, torch
Electricaldistribution
Other equipment
57%
8% 8% 5% 5% 4%
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 17
Fire Cause Total Fires Civilian Deaths Civilian Injuries Dollar Loss
Appliances, air conditioning 803 4 31 $11,554,497
Children playing 87 0 10 $1,871,978
Cooking 4,543 4 107 $15,008,053
Electrical distribution 1,122 6 26 $20,341,202
Exposure 547 0 8 $13,278,316
Heating 1,150 4 33 $34,778,638
Incendiary/suspicious 971 13 41 $25,601,657
Natural 361 0 13 $18,775,908
Open flame, ember, torch 827 2 54 $14,898,151
Other equipment 159 1 18 $4,658,297
Other heat, flame, spark 555 3 25 $10,803,173
Smoking 368 4 28 $5,437,591
Unknown 5,068 69 192 $234,920,727
Total 16,561 110 586 $411,928,188
Cooking was the most frequently identified cause (27 percent) in residential structure fires and involved 18 percent of all civilian injuries in residential structure fires.
The table below shows the number of fires in residential structures by fire cause, and their associated casualties and dollar loss.
Fire Cause in Residential Structure Fires
Most Frequently Identified Fire Cause in Residential Structure Fires
Unknown Cooking Heating Electricaldistribution
Incendiary/suspicious
Open flame,ember, torch
31%27%
7% 7% 6% 5%
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 18
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 19
Cooking Fires in Residential Structures by County
In 2014, TEXFIRS participating fire departments reported 4,543 fires in residential structures caused by cooking. These fires included four civilian deaths, 107 civilian injuries and $15,008.053 in property loss.
Counties with Greatest Number of Cooking Fires
DALLAS 751 BEXAR 159 FORT BEND 83 WILLIAMSON 69
HARRIS 707 BELL 126 MONTGOMERY 78 NUECES 65
TARRANT 391 JEFFERSON 122 LUBBOCK 78 BRAZOS 63
TRAVIS 233 COLLIN 87 POTTER 75 HIDALGO 62
EL PASO 184 DENTON 84 GALVESTON 73 MCLENNAN 54
Fire Cause in Fatal Residential Structure Fires
The table below shows the cause identified in residential structure fires where a civilian fatality was involved.
Fire Cause Fatal Fires Percent Civilian Deaths Percent
Appliances, air conditioning 4 4% 4 4%
Children playing 0 0% 0 0%Cooking 4 4% 4 4%Electrical distribution 3 3% 6 5%Exposure 0 0% 0 0%Heating 3 3% 4 4%Incendiary/suspicious 13 14% 13 12%Natural 0 0% 0 0%Open flame, ember, torch 2 2% 2 2%Other equipment 1 1% 1 1%Other heat, flame, spark 3 3% 3 3%Smoking 4 4% 4 4%
Unknown 55 60% 69 63%
Total 92 100% 110 100%
Inc/susp = Incendiary/suspicious
Civilian Deaths In Residential Structure Fires by Cause
In 2014, incendiary/suspicious was identified as the leading known cause (14 percent) in fatal residential structure fires and involved 12 percent of residential structure civilian fire fatalities.
13
7
19
9
13
1
3 32
4
65
6
4 4
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Civilian Deaths 2010-2014
Inc/susp Heating Smoking
69
13
6 4
2014 Most Frequently Identified Cause
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 20
Present and Operated* 3,733 22% 8 9%
Present and Fire Too Small 490 3% 0 0%
Present and Operation Undetermined 800 5% 10 11%
Present and Failed to Operate 499 3% 5 5%
None Present** 3,403 21% 29 32%
Presence Undetermined 7,636 46% 40 43%
Total 16,561 100% 92 100%
* Includes fire incidents where detectors are "Not in Room or Space of Origin" but did operate.
Detectors in Residential Structures
** Includes fire incidents where the detectors are present outside the "Area of Fire Origin" and did not operate.
Residential Structure Fires Fatal Residential Structure Fires
Residential Structure Fires
Fatal Residential Structure Fires
Present and Operated*
22%
Present and Fire Too Small
3%
Present and Operation
Undetermined…
Present and Failed to Operate
3%
None Present**
21%
Presence Undetermined
46%
Present and Operated*
9%
Present and Operation
Undetermined
11%
Present and Failed to Operate
5%None Present**
32%
Presence Undetermined
43%
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 21
No. of Fires Percent
No AES Present 11,738 85%
AES Present, including partial system 810 6%
Undetermined 1,276 9%
13,824 100%
No. of Fires Percent Property Value Fire Dollar Loss
Operated/effective 236 29% 1,384,828,169$ 28,554,962$
Operated/not effective 15 2% 44,295,142$ 1,411,401$
Fire too small 181 22% 692,265,235$ 806,741$
Failed to operate 62 8% 278,763,504$ 2,989,063$
Undetermined/other 31 4% 405,370,180$ 539,752$
Operation not reported 285 35% 527,672,912$ 8,505,062$
Total 810 100%
* Reflects data updates through September, 2015.
AES Presence in Multi-Family Residential Structure Fires
In 2014, fire departments reported 21,512 structure fires in the state. Of these fires, 13,824 were reported to involve either
enclosed buildings or portable/mobile structures. Only these types of incidents include Automatic Extinguishing Systems
AES information.
Below is a breakdown of those 810 incidents where an AES was present along with the associated property/contents value
and dollar loss.
Eighty-five percent (11,738) of the enclosed or portable structures were reported as not having an AES present, six
percent (810) had an AES system or partial system present and nine percent (1,276) had no determination reported.
Automatic Extinguishing Systems in Structure Fires
Operated/effective
29%
Operated/not effective
2%
Fire too small
22%Failed to operate
8%
Undetermined/other
4%
Operation not reported
35%
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7
1311
810
1411
27
6
11 1214
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Civilian Fatalities*
AES Present No AES Present
Structure Fires Fires in Texas 2014 22
Vehicle Fires Fires in Texas 2014 23
Fire departments reported 12,172 vehicle fires during this period. These fires caused an estimated $85,417,341 in property damage, 43 fire-related civilian fatalities, 67 fire-related civilian injuries and 19 fire service injuries. Fire service injuries and deaths include all injuries resulting from duty-related activity. The following table shows the percentage of fires in different types of vehicles.
2014 Fires by Mobile Property Type Mobile Property Type
No. of Fires
Percent of Fires
Passenger or road transport vehicles
9,483
78.0%
Freight road vehicles 1,340 11.0%
Unknown 854 7.0% Industrial, agricultural, construction vehicles 319 2.6% Mobile property, miscellaneous 65 0.5% Water vessels 61 0.5% Transport vehicles 37 0.3% Aircraft 13 0.1%
Total 12,172 100%
Vehicle Fires 2010-2014
Year
Vehicle Fires
Percent of all Fires
Dollar Loss
Fire Service Injuries
Fire Service Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths
2010 12,435 16% $60,222,964 17 0 67 52 2011 12,928 13% $69,549,834 18 0 59 34 2012 12,508 18% $78,946,030 26 0 78 48 2013 11,971 17% $75,379,841 14 0 60 48 2014 12,172 17% $85,417,341 19 0 67 43
Vehicle Fires
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
12,435 12,928 12,508 11,971 12,172
Vehicle Fires Fires in Texas 2014 24
2014 Vehicle Fires by County
Counties with Greatest Number of Vehicle Fires
HARRIS 2214
EL PASO 315
WEBB 180
CAMERON 140 DALLAS 1521
HIDALGO 299
FORT BEND 177
WILLIAMSON 130
TARRANT 898
COLLIN 232
NUECES 166
MCLENNAN 129 BEXAR 587
MONTGOMERY 205
BELL 161
POTTER 122
TRAVIS 482
DENTON 194
JEFFERSON 151
LUBBOCK 120
The table below shows the most frequently reported area of origin in vehicle fires.
Area of Origin No. of Fires
Engine area, running gear, wheel area 6,259 Undetermined 1,720 Operator/passenger area of transportation equipment 1,180 Vehicle area, other 1,002 Cargo/trunk area-all vehicles 584 Exterior, exposed surface 458
Heat Source in Vehicle Fires
The table below shows the most frequently reported heat source in vehicle fires.
Heat Source No. of Fires
Undetermined 6,465 Heat from powered equipment, other 1,287 Arcing 1,033 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 862 Heat source: other 438 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 434
Area of Origin in Vehicle Fires
- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
Operator/passenger area of transportation…
Vehicle area, other
Cargo/trunk area-all vehicles
Exterior, exposed surface
6,259
1,180
1,002
584
458
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400
Heat from powered equipment, other
Arcing
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Heat source: other
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
1,287
1,033
862
438
434
Vehicle Fires Fires in Texas 2014 25
Outside and Other Fires Fires in Texas 2014 26
Fire departments reported 38,440 outside and other fires for this period, the most fires in any single fire category. This type of fire includes rubbish, trees, brush and grass fires, as well as any other type of fire not considered a vehicle or a structure fire. Five civilian fatalities, 72 civilian injuries, 32 fire service injuries and property loss estimated at $38,496,814 resulted from outside and other fires.
Fire Cause Total Fires Percent
Fire Service Injuries
Fire Service Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths Loss
Appliances, air conditioning 437 1.1% 0 0 5 0 $390,023 Children playing 48 0.1% 0 0 2 0 $66,965 Cooking 265 0.7% 1 0 3 0 $265,217 Electrical distribution 986 2.6% 1 0 6 0 $1,362,057 Exposure 1,327 3.5% 1 0 1 0 $532,046 Heating 150 0.4% 0 0 2 0 $132,438 Incendiary/suspicious 3,144 8.2% 2 0 11 0 $481,875 Natural 1,129 2.9% 1 0 0 0 $1,936,918 Open flame, ember, torch 2,633 6.8% 8 0 15 0 $10,607,486 Other equipment 443 1.2% 1 0 3 1 $13,548,958 Other heat, flame, spark 1,690 4.4% 2 0 6 0 $794,595 Smoking 684 1.8% 0 0 2 0 $65,481 Unknown 25,504 66.3% 15 0 16 4 $8,312,755 Total 38,440 100% 32 0 72 5 $38,496,814
Incendiary/suspicious was identified as the most (8.2 percent) known cause of outside and other fires in 2014.
Outside and Other Fires 2010-2014
Year
Outside/Other
Fires
Percent
of all Fires
Dollar Loss
Fire Service
Injuries
Fire Service
Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths
2010 43,751 57% $25,594,670 50 0 53 3 2011 66,199 64% $494,130,059 133 0 85 13 2012 39,165 55% $20,522,919 32 0 61 6 2013 38,809 55% $27,633,046 45 0 60 5 2014 38,440 53% $38,496,814 32 0 72 5
Outside and Other Fires
43,751
66,199
39,165 38,809 38,440
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Outside and Other Fires Fires in Texas 2014 27
2014 Outside and Other Fires by County
Counties with the Greatest Number of Outside and Other Fires
HARRIS 4689
HIDALGO 849
NUECES 554
FORT BEND 451 DALLAS 3363
COLLIN 842
BELL 493
JEFFERSON 445
TARRANT 2440
MONTGOMERY 817
LUBBOCK 492
CAMERON 427 BEXAR 1548
DENTON 693
SMITH 474
POTTER 426
TRAVIS 1532
EL PASO 684
WILLIAMSON 454
BRAZORIA 411
The table below shows the most frequently reported forms of heat of ignition in outside and other fires.
Heat Source Total Fires Percent
Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 719 2%Hot or smoldering object, other 928 2%Heat source: other 1,166 3%Arcing 1,194 3%Hot ember or ash 1,683 4%
All Other Determined 6,665 18%Undetermined 26,085 68%
Total 38,440 100%
Heat source was reported as undetermined in 68 percent of all outside and other fires.
Heat Source in Outside and Other Fires
Most Frequently Identified Heat Source in Outside and Other Fires
719
928
1,166
1,194
1,683
6,665
26,085
Spark, ember or flamefrom operating
equipment
Hot or smolderingobject, other
Heat source: other
Arcing
Hot ember or ash
All Other Determined
Undetermined
Outside and Other Fires Fires in Texas 2014 28
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires Fires in Texas 2014 29
During 2014, there were 5,287 fires determined to be incendiary/suspicious (inc/susp). These fires accounted for seven percent of all reported fires, eight percent of all fire-related injuries, ten percent of all fire-related deaths and ten percent of all fire-related dollar loss. An incendiary fire is a fire that was determined to have been deliberately set to destroy property. A suspicious fire is a fire that was suspected of having been deliberately or maliciously set to destroy property. An unknown fire is a fire for which the cause was undetermined. In many cases, fires of unknown cause are later determined to have been incendiary or suspicious. In this report, a fire set by a property owner to destroy or incinerate trash, grass, brush, or other property without value is not classified as incendiary or suspicious unless the fire was set with malicious intent. Note: Primary fires sometimes spread to other properties, resulting in "exposure fires." Fire loss data for exposure fires are not included in this section of the report. Therefore, total fire losses that might be attributed to specific fire causes may be greater than indicated.
All Incendiary/Suspicious Fires 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
5,592
6,601
5,362 5,259 5,287
Year
Inc/Susp Fires
Percent of all Fires
Dollar Loss
Fire Service Injuries
Fire Service Deaths
Civilian Injuries
Civilian Deaths
2010 5,592 7% $58,488,409 56 0 49 17 2011 6,601 6% $39,532,307 51 0 49 11 2012 5,362 8% $32,906,236 46 0 54 25 2013 5,259 7% $43,579,007 43 0 54 13 2014 5,287 7% $63,120,422 33 0 58 17
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires Fires in Texas 2014 30
All Incendiary/Suspicious Fires by County
Counties with the Greatest Number of Incendiary/Suspicious Fires in 2014
HARRIS 879 COLLIN 134 TRAVIS 82 POTTER 64
DALLAS 629 BELL 128 NUECES 82 MONTGOMERY 63
BEXAR 310 HIDALGO 108 WICHITA 74 DENTON 58
TARRANT 279 CAMERON 95 HENDERSON 69 HUNT 57
EL PASO 146 JEFFERSON 91 BRAZORIA 68 WILLIAMSON 55
Year Total Fires Dollar LossCivilian Injuries
Fire Service Injuries
Civilian Deaths
Fire Service Deaths
2014 1,410 $56,264,677 46 30 13 0
Year Total Fires Dollar LossCivilian Injuries
Fire Service Injuries
Civilian Deaths
Fire Service Deaths
2014 733 $6,373,870 1 1 4 0
Year Total Fires Dollar LossCivilian Injuries
Fire Service Injuries
Civilian Deaths
Fire Service Deaths
2014 3,144 $481,875 11 2 0 0
Years 2010 - 2014
Years 2010 - 2014
Years 2010 - 2014
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires
Vehicle Fires
Outside and Other Fires
Structure Fires
746 741 718 695 733
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
3,5544,321
3,262 3,142 3,144
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
1,2921,539
1,382 1,422 1,410
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires Fires in Texas 2014 31
Alarm Time Interval Total Fires Percent Dollar Loss PercentCivilian Injuries
Fire Service Injuries
Civilian Deaths
Fire Service Deaths
12:01 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. 212 15.0% $6,794,748 12.1% 7 4 3 04:01 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 174 12.3% $6,263,718 11.1% 7 4 7 0
8:01 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 192 13.6% $3,601,943 6.4% 8 5 0 012:01 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 219 15.5% $3,641,481 6.5% 5 4 0 0
4:01 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 311 22.1% $5,987,276 10.6% 8 7 2 08:01 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. 302 21.5% $29,975,511 53.3% 11 6 1 0
Total 1,410 100.0% $56,264,677 100.0% 46 30 13 0
Year Total Fires Dollar LossCivilian Injuries
Fire Service Injuries
2014 971 $ 25,601,657 41 24 0
Years 2010 - 2014 Fires
Seven percent of all structure fires were identified as incendiary/suspicious. Most (22 percent) occurred between the hours of 4:01p.m. and 8:00p.m.
Incendiary/Suspicious Structure Fires
Alarm Time Intervals
Civilian Deaths
13
Fire Service Deaths
Incendiary/Suspicious Residential Structure Fires
212
174192
219
311 302
12:01 a.m. -4:00 a.m. 4:01 a.m. -8:00 a.m. 8:01 a.m. -12:00 p.m. 12:01 p.m. -4:00 p.m. 4:01 p.m. -8:00 p.m. 8:01 p.m. -12:00 a.m.
901
1,080
998 996971
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires Fires in Texas 2014 32
Heat Source Total Fires PercentUndetermined 1,207 38%Cigarette lighter 388 12%Match 382 12%Heat source: other 295 9%Heat from other open flame or smoking material 159 6%Flame/torch used for lighting 152 5%All Other 561 18%Total 3,144 100%
Cigarette lighters are the most frequently identified heat source in incendiary/suspicious outside and other fires.
Heat Source in Incendiary/Suspicious Outside and Other Fires
The table below shows the number of incendiary/suspicious outside and other fires by heat source.
Heat source was reported as undetermined in 38 percent of all incendiary/suspicious outside and other fires.
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400
Undetermined
Cigarette lighter
Match
Heat source: other
Heat from other open flame or smoking material
Flame/torch used for lighting
1,207
388
382
295
159
152
Incendiary/Suspicious Fires Fires in Texas 2014 33
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 34
During 2014, fire departments reported 163 civilian deaths, 780 civilian injuries, 422 fire service injuries and two fire service deaths in fires. This chapter provides information on the deaths and injuries suffered by civilians and fire service personnel. Since each fire department is responsible for reporting their own personnel casualty information on all their calls, including mutual aid given calls, fire service counts in this section may differ from other sections in this report. The fire service also experienced 457 injuries and one death in non fire-related incidents reported to TEXFIRS.
Civilian Casualties by Type of Fire
Of all civilian injuries, 641 (82 percent) occurred in structure fires, 67 (9 percent) occurred in vehicle fires and 72 (9 percent) occurred in outside and other fires. Of the 163 civilian fatalities, 115 (71 percent) occurred in structure fires, 43 (26 percent) occurred in vehicle fires and five (3 percent) occurred in outside and other fires.
Civilian Casualties 2010 – 2014
Structure 82%
Vehicle 9%
Outside and
Other 9%
Injuries
Structure 71%
Vehicle 26%
Outside and other
3%
Fatalities
791 825744
866780
175 169 174 167 163
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Injuries Fatalities
Casualties
Gender4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
65 and over Unknown Total
Male 7 22 68 100 86 70 62 42 7 464Female 15 14 32 43 51 45 30 35 3 268Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 48
Total 22 36 100 143 137 115 92 77 58 780
Civilian Injuries in All Fires
The following table shows the number of fire-related civilian injuries by age and gender.
Civilian Injuries by Gender and Age Group
4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over Unknown
7
22
68
100
86
70
62
42
715 14
32
43
5145
3035
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48
Male Female Unknown
Male60%
Female34%
Unknown6%
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 35
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 36
Civilian Fire Injuries
Rates per 100,000 Population
Counties with Highest Civilian Fire Injury Rates
ANDREWS 28.6 DAWSON 15.0
WARD 25.8 CORYELL 13.2
JACKSON 20.4 LEON 11.9
KLEBERT 18.6 PALO PINTO 10.7
POTTER 17.3 STEPHENS 10.6
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 37
Civilian Fire Injuries
In 2014, TEXFIRS participating fire departments reported 780 civilian fire injuries. Below is a breakdown by county. COUNTY # of Injuries COUNTY # of Injuries
ANDREWS 5
LAMAR 2
ANGELINA 1
LAMB 1
ATASCOSA 1
LAMPASAS 1
BASTROP 3
LEON 2
BELL 23
LIBERTY 1
BEXAR 12
LUBBOCK 20
BRAZORIA 3
MAVERICK 4
BRAZOS 14
MCLENNAN 8
BROWN 1
MIDLAND 10
CAMERON 3
MILAM 1
CASS 1
MONTGOMERY 16
COLLIN 19
MORRIS 1
COOKE 1
NACOGDOCHES 1
CORYELL 10
NAVARRO 5
DALLAS 96
NUECES 15
DAWSON 2
ORANGE 2
DEAF SMITH 1
PALO PINTO 3
DENTON 15
PANOLA 2
ECTOR 2
PARKER 2
EL PASO 18
POTTER 21
ELLIS 5
RAINS 1
FORT BEND 13
RANDALL 1
GALVESTON 3
SMITH 2
GRAYSON 2
STEPHENS 1
GREGG 1
TARRANT 87
GUADALUPE 9
TAYLOR 13
HALE 1
TITUS 3
HARRIS 159
TRAVIS 43
HARRISON 3
TRINITY 1
HAYS 2
VICTORIA 7
HENDERSON 1
WALKER 2
HIDALGO 6
WARD 3
HOPKINS 1
WASHINGTON 2
HOWARD 1
WEBB 2
HUNT 1
WICHITA 8
JACKSON 3
WILBARGER 1
JASPER 2
WILLIAMSON 8
JEFFERSON 12
WILSON 1
JOHNSON 5
WISE 1
KENDALL 2
WOOD 2
KERR 3
YOUNG 1
KLEBERG 6
Gender4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
65 and over Unknown Total
Male 3 3 14 15 13 14 18 17 3 100Female 1 5 2 6 4 10 9 14 1 52Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11Total 4 8 16 21 17 24 27 31 15 163
Civilian Fatalities in All Fires
Most civilian fire-related deaths, 31 (19 percent) involved people age 65 and older.Eighteen (11 percent) of all civilian fire-related deaths involved males between the ages of 55-64.
The following table shows the number of fire-related civilian deaths by age and gender.
Civilian Fatalities by Age Group and Gender
4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over Unknown
3 3
14
15
13
14
18
17
3
1
5
2
6
4
109
14
1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11
Male Female Unknown
Male61%
Female32%
Unknown7%
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 38
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 39
Civilian Fire Fatalities
Rates per 100,000 Population
Counties with Highest Civilian Fire Fatality Rates
Jackson 33.9
Robertson 12.1
Hutchinson 18.4
San Augustine 11.6
Camp 15.8
Burleson 11.6
Wilbarger 15.4
Mitchell 11.0
La Salle 13.4
Titus 9.2
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Civilian Fire Fatalities
In 2014, 163 civilians lost their life to fire. Below is a breakdown by county.
COUNTY
# of Deaths COUNTY
# of Deaths
BEXAR 6
LEE 1
BOWIE 2
LUBBOCK 4
BRAZORIA 1
MCLENNAN 2
BRAZOS 1
MIDLAND 6
BURLESON 2
MITCHELL 1
CAMERON 2
MONTAGUE 1
CAMP 2
MONTGOMERY 1
COLLIN 2
NAVARRO 1
COMAL 1
NOLAN 1
DALLAS 12
PALO PINTO 1
DENTON 2
POTTER 2
EL PASO 4
ROBERTSON 2
ELLIS 1
SAN AUGUSTINE 1
FANNIN 1
SAN PATRICIO 1
FORT BEND 4
SCURRY 1
FREESTONE 1
SMITH 3
GREGG 2
TARRANT 15
GUADALUPE 3
TAYLOR 1
HARDIN 1
TITUS 3
HARRIS 26
TRAVIS 7
HARRISON 3
TRINITY 1
HAYS 2
WALKER 2
HIDALGO 2
WARD 1
HUNT 1
WASHINGTON 1
HUTCHINSON 4
WHARTON 1
JACKSON 5
WICHITA 1
JASPER 1
WILBARGER 2
JEFFERSON 1
WILSON 1
JOHNSON 1
WISE 1
LA SALLE 1
Gender4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
65 and over Unknown Total
Male 6 18 48 64 56 48 45 36 6 327Female 13 12 23 38 42 40 27 32 3 230Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29
Total 19 30 71 102 98 88 72 68 38 586
Civilian Injuries in Residential Structure Fires
Most civilian injuries in residential structure fires, 102 (17 percent), involved people between the ages of 25 and 34.
Sixty-four (11 percent) of civilian residential structure fire injuries involved males between the ages of 25 and 34.
The following table shows the number of fire-related civilian injuries in residential structure fires by age and gender.
Civilian Injuries by Age Group and Gender
4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over Unknown
6
18
48
64
56
4845
36
6
13 12
23
38
4240
27
32
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29
Male Female Unknown
Male56%
Female39%
Unknown5%
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 41
Gender4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
65 and over Unknown Total
Male 1 3 5 5 7 8 13 16 2 60Female 1 5 1 5 4 8 7 14 0 45Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5Total 2 8 6 10 11 16 20 30 7 110
Civilian Fatalities in Residential Structure Fires
Most civilian deaths in residential structure fires, 30 (27 percent), involved people age 65 and over.
Sixteen (15 percent) of civilian residential structure fire deaths involved males age 65 and over.
Civilian Fatalities by Age Group and Gender
The following table shows the number of fire-related civilian deaths in residential structure fires by age and gender.
4 and under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over Unknown
1
3
5 5
7
8
13
16
2
1
5
1
5
4
8
7
14
00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5
Male Female Unknown
Male54%
Female41%
Unknown5%
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 42
Incident Type Injuries Deaths
Fire 422 2Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat-no fire 19 0Rescue and emergency medical service incidents 336 1Hazardous conditions-no fire 27 0Service call 38 0Good intent call 14 0False alarm and false call 7 0Severe weather and natural disaster 1 0All other calls 15 0
Total 879 3
Fire Service Casualties in All Incident Types
The table below shows the number of fire service deaths and injuries in all 2014 reported incidents. Mutual aid calls are included.
2014 Fire Service Injuries by Reported Cause
Fire Service Fire Injuries 2005-2014
6140
4
69
176
60
104
155
52
494585
418506 494 463
692
457 448 422
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 43
Type of Fire InjuriesStructure Fires 362Vehicle Fires 19Outside and Other Fires 41
Property Use InjuriesResidential 261Mercantile, Business 22Storage 16Assembly 10All other 18
The following table shows the number of fire service injuries in structures by identified property type.
The following table shows the number of fire service personnel injuries by type of fire incident.
Fire Service Injuries by Type of Fire
Fire Service Injuries in Structures by Property Use
Structure Fires86%
Vehicle Fires4%
Outside & Other Fires10%
Residential80%
Storage7%
Mercantile, Business5%
Assembly3%
All other5%
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 44
Incident Type Property Use Fire Cause Date Age Gender
EMS Highway N/A 2/10/2014 40 Male
Structure Fire Residential Unknown 4/21/2014 52 Male
Structure Fire Residential Unknown 7/9/2014 46 Male
Other fire service fatalities, not reported to TEXFIRS and not included elsewhere in this report.
Fire Department Incident Type Property Use Date Age Gender
Brownsville FD EMS Fire Station 11/16/2014 40 Male
Fire Service Fatalities
Other 2014 Fire Service Fatalities
2014 Reported Fire Service Fatalities
The State Fire Marshal's Office investigates the death of a firefighter who dies in the line of duty or if the firefighter's death occurs in connection with an on-duty incident in this state. These investigations are conducted under statutory authority conferred upon the Texas Department of Insurance. For more information see our website at http://www.tdi.texas.gov/fire/fmloddinvesti.html.
TEXFIRS participating fire departments reported three fire service personnel fatalities.
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12
3
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32
11
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fire Service Fatalities2005 - 2014
Casualties Fires in Texas 2014 45
2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
ANDERSON AA311 84 East VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1AA302 Bethel Cayuga FD 0 0 0 0 0 0AA403 Elmwood VFD 0 0 4 0 11 15AA402 Frankston FD 0 0 7 0 15 22AA306 Tennessee Colony FD 0 0 5 1 14 20
County Totals 57,627 0 0 16 1 41 58
ANDREWS AB601 Andrews VFD 0 5 13 20 114 147
County Totals 17,477 0 5 13 20 114 147
ANGELINA AC409 Huntington FD, City of 0 0 9 0 7 16AC608 Lufkin FD 0 1 58 33 89 180
County Totals 87,750 0 1 67 33 96 196
ARANSAS *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 24,972 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARCHER AF401 Archer City VFD 0 0 4 2 14 20
AF402 Holliday FR 0 0 1 0 7 8AF303 Lakeside City VFD 0 0 1 0 6 7AF305 Windthorst VFD 0 0 2 2 16 20
County Totals 8,811 0 0 8 4 43 55
ARMSTRONG *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 1,955 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATASCOSA AH406 Jourdanton VFD 0 1 8 1 40 49
AH408 Poteet VFD 0 0 11 5 22 38AH502 Primrose VFD 0 0 13 2 18 33AH306 Rossville VFD 0 0 9 1 21 31
County Totals 47,774 0 1 41 9 101 151
AUSTIN AK401 Bellville FD 0 0 6 4 40 50
AK308 Bleiblerville VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
AK202 Cat Spring VFD 0 0 3 0 8 11AK304 New Ulm VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1AK406 Sealy VFD 0 0 12 13 32 57AK408 Wallis FD 0 0 1 1 0 2
County Totals 29,114 0 0 23 18 80 121
BAILEY AN403 Muleshoe VFD 0 0 7 5 40 52
County Totals 6,910 0 0 7 5 40 52
BANDERA AP304 Medina Lake VFD 0 0 10 3 12 25
AP303 Medina VFD 0 0 5 0 8 13
AP205 Pipe Creek VFD 0 0 5 3 11 19County Totals 20,892 0 0 20 6 31 57
BASTROP AR403 3-N-1 VFD 0 0 2 0 12 14
AR402 Bastrop VFD 0 3 30 13 54 97
AR303 Bluebonnet VFD 0 0 24 16 95 135AR306 Five Points VFD 0 0 9 3 34 46AR407 Heart of the Pines VFD 0 0 2 0 10 12AR410 Paige VFD 0 0 1 4 12 17AR409 Smithville VFD 0 0 12 1 9 22
County Totals 78,069 0 3 80 37 226 343
BAYLOR *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,592 0 0 0 0 0 0
BEE AT304 Pettus-Tuleta VFD 0 0 4 3 6 13County Totals 32,863 0 0 4 3 6 13
BELL AV502 Belton FD 0 2 29 17 31 77
AV409 Central Bell County FR 0 0 14 7 24 45
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2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
BELL (cont'd) AV604 Harker Heights FD 0 1 36 18 55 109AV706 Killeen FD 0 8 208 54 175 437AV407 Little River Academy VFD 0 0 3 5 24 32AV328 Morgans Point VFD 0 0 4 1 17 22AV410 Rogers VFD 0 0 4 6 40 50AV311 Salado VFD 0 0 9 10 20 39AV612 Temple FD 0 12 140 43 107 290
County Totals 329,140 0 23 447 161 493 1,101
BEXAR AW501 Alamo Heights FD 0 0 3 3 2 8
AW402 Balcones Heights FD 0 0 2 5 7 14
AW534 Bexar Bulverde FD 0 0 2 0 3 5
AW632 Bexar County ESD #7 F&R 0 0 9 7 14 30AW503 Castle Hills FD 0 0 5 1 5 11AW405 Converse VFD 0 2 14 13 28 55AW308 Grey Forest VFD 0 0 2 1 6 9AW411 Helotes FD 0 0 6 2 6 14AW414 Hollywood Park FD 0 0 6 3 1 10AW538 Jarret VFD 0 0 4 12 23 39AW515 Kirby FD 1 2 16 3 36 55AW416 Leon Springs VFD 0 0 13 6 23 42AW517 Leon Valley FD 1 1 11 10 20 41AW421 Olmos Park FD 0 0 0 0 0 0AW824 San Antonio FD 4 5 779 503 1,345 2,627AW425 Selma FD 0 0 7 10 7 24AW426 Shavano Park FD 0 0 4 1 2 7AW530 Terrell Hills FD 0 1 6 1 2 9AW631 Universal City FD 0 1 9 6 18 33AW532 Windcrest VFD 0 0 2 0 0 2
County Totals 1,855,866 6 12 900 587 1,548 3,035
BLANCO AX401 Blanco VFD 0 0 3 4 24 31
County Totals 10,812 0 0 3 4 24 31
BORDEN *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 652 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSQUE AZ307 Morgan VFD 0 0 0 0 5 5
County Totals 17,780 0 0 0 0 5 5
BOWIE BA203 C-5 VFD 2 0 5 3 24 32
BA402 De Kalb VFD 0 0 14 7 39 60
BA405 Nash VFD 0 0 3 2 13 18BA407 Pleasant Grove VFD 0 0 5 4 20 29BA409 Simms Dist VFD 0 0 3 5 24 32BA610 Texarkana FD 0 0 100 36 66 202
County Totals 93,275 2 0 130 57 186 373
BRAZORIA BB501 Alvin FD 0 0 25 15 81 121
BB602 Angleton FD 0 0 9 12 18 39
BB404 Brazoria FD 0 0 5 1 17 23BB401 Brookside VFD 0 0 3 0 1 4BB506 Clute VFD 0 0 12 4 31 47BB307 Columbia Lakes VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2BB308 County Road 143 VFD 0 0 1 0 3 4BB409 Damon VFD 0 0 2 1 4 7BB410 Danbury FD 0 0 0 3 17 20BB311 Demi-John FD 0 0 2 0 7 9BB612 Freeport FD 0 2 22 11 16 49
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2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
BRAZORIA (cont'd) BB432 Holiday Lakes VFD 0 0 20 1 8 29BB316 Iowa Colony VFD 0 0 0 2 5 7BB317 Jones Creek VFD 0 0 2 2 4 8BB619 Lake Jackson VFD 0 0 4 12 20 36BB320 Liverpool VFD 0 0 1 3 12 16BB421 Manvel VFD 0 0 5 5 15 25BB433 Old Ocean VFD 0 0 2 0 0 2BB422 Oyster Creek VFD 0 0 1 3 4 8BB523 Pearland VFD 1 1 71 39 63 173BB424 Richwood VFD 0 0 5 2 14 21BB325 Rivers End VFD 0 0 2 0 5 7BB326 Rosharon VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1BB428 Surfside Beach VFD 0 0 2 1 4 7BB429 Sweeny F&R 0 0 5 0 19 24BB430 West Columbia VFD 0 0 7 2 19 28BB431 Wild Peach VFD 0 0 6 1 21 28
County Totals 338,124 1 3 214 120 411 745
BRAZOS BC202 Brazos County Pct #4 0 0 5 6 34 45
BC604 Bryan FD 0 6 88 48 78 214
BC605 College Station FD 1 8 85 36 88 209BC206 South Brazos County FD 0 0 9 10 16 35
County Totals 209,152 1 14 187 100 216 503
BREWSTER BD303 Terlingua Fire & EMS 0 0 1 0 2 3
County Totals 9,173 0 0 1 0 2 3
BRISCOE *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 1,536 0 0 0 0 0 0
BROOKS *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 7,194 0 0 0 0 0 0
BROWN BK401 Bangs FD 0 0 1 0 4 5
BK602 Brownwood FD 0 1 23 19 52 94
BK403 Early VFD 0 0 2 1 4 7BK504 Lake Brownwood VFD 0 0 8 1 17 26
County Totals 37,653 0 1 34 21 77 132
BURLESON BN407 Cooks Point VFD 0 0 0 1 11 12BN301 Deanville VFD 2 0 3 1 13 17
BN304 Snook VFD 0 0 0 1 8 9
County Totals 17,253 2 0 3 3 32 38
BURNET BP301 Bertram VFD 0 0 4 2 15 21BP102 Briggs VFD 0 0 2 0 19 21
BP601 Burnet FD, City of 0 0 15 5 32 52
BP403 Burnet VFD 0 0 1 4 20 25BP208 Cassie VFD 0 0 1 1 6 8BP105 Cottonwood Shores VFD, Inc. 0 0 0 0 3 3BP104 East Lake Buchanan VFD 0 0 3 1 1 5BP305 Granite Shoals FR 0 0 5 1 18 24BP407 Hoover Valley VFD 0 0 4 2 8 14BP408 Marble Falls FD, City of 0 0 10 9 18 37BP406 Marble Falls VFD 0 0 5 3 25 33BP306 Oakalla VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0BP207 Spicewood VFD 0 0 2 1 6 9
County Totals 44,943 0 0 52 29 171 252
CALDWELL BR201 Dale VFD 0 0 1 1 13 15BR505 Delhi VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
CALDWELL (cont'd) BR503 Lockhart FD 0 0 7 7 15 29
BR504 Luling FD 0 0 4 14 22 40BR206 Maxwell VFD 0 0 1 2 23 26
County Totals 39,810 0 0 13 24 73 110
CALHOUN BS404 Seadrift FD 0 0 1 1 12 14County Totals 21,797 0 0 1 1 12 14
CALLAHAN BT401 Baird VFD 0 0 7 4 20 31BT402 Clyde FD 0 0 10 6 35 51
BT403 Cross Plains VFD 0 0 2 1 17 20
County Totals 13,513 0 0 19 11 72 102
CAMERON BV701 Brownsville FD 0 2 126 72 180 378BV603 Harlingen FD 0 0 71 30 83 184BV305 Laguna Vista VFD 0 0 0 0 3 3BV406 Los Fresnos VFD 0 0 8 9 62 79BV408 Rio Hondo VFD 0 0 11 2 14 27BV609 San Benito VFD 2 1 17 24 67 108
BV311 South Padre Island FD 0 0 14 3 18 35
County Totals 420,392 2 3 247 140 427 814
CAMP BW201 Center Point VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0BW401 Pittsburg FD 2 0 33 19 106 158
County Totals 12,621 2 0 33 19 106 158
CARSON BX402 Panhandle VFD 0 0 0 5 18 23County Totals 6,013 0 0 0 5 18 23
CASS BY501 Atlanta FD 0 0 22 15 46 83
BY302 Avinger VFD 0 0 3 2 1 6BY403 Cass County ESD #1 0 0 3 0 6 9
BY404 Cass County ESD #2 0 1 22 5 41 68
BY402 Center Hill VFD 0 0 1 0 7 8
BY406 Hughes Springs VFD 0 0 6 4 16 26
BY407 Linden VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1BY208 Marietta VFD 0 0 4 3 15 22
County Totals 30,261 0 1 62 29 132 223
CASTRO *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 7,781 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHAMBERS CA401 Anahuac VFD 0 0 31 1 16 48
CA303 Beach City VFD 0 0 5 0 0 5
CA306 Cove VFD 0 0 1 4 6 11
County Totals 38,145 0 0 37 5 22 64
CHEROKEE CB406 Earl's Chapel VFD 0 0 6 5 27 38CB602 Jacksonville FD 0 0 24 12 33 69
CB402 Lake Palestine East VFD 0 0 9 3 8 20
CB301 Reklaw VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1County Totals 50,902 0 0 39 20 69 128
CHILDRESS CC501 Childress FD 0 0 0 0 2 2
County Totals 7,089 0 0 0 0 2 2
CLAY CD401 Arrowhead Ranch Estates FD 0 0 2 0 2 4
CD301 Bellevue FD 0 0 0 0 0 0CD307 Charlie-Thornberry VFD 0 0 0 0 5 5
County Totals 10,370 0 0 2 0 7 9
COCHRAN *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 2,935 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
COKE CH301 Bronte VFD 0 0 0 0 7 7
County Totals 3,254 0 0 0 0 7 7
COLEMAN CK502 Coleman FD 0 0 23 6 28 57
County Totals 8,430 0 0 23 6 28 57
COLLIN CN501 Allen FD 0 1 31 25 88 144
CN302 Anna VFD 0 1 13 4 44 61
CN303 Blue Ridge VFD 0 0 4 4 6 14CN403 Branch VFD 0 0 3 1 1 5CN404 Celina FD 0 0 6 1 19 26CN305 Fairview FD 0 0 9 4 10 23CN406 Farmersville VFD 0 0 6 1 17 24CN407 Frisco VFD 0 2 50 29 146 225CN317 Lowry Crossing FD 0 0 4 1 10 15CN409 Lucas VFD 0 0 4 3 47 54CN610 McKinney FD 1 8 64 42 137 243CN311 Melissa VFD 0 0 8 4 19 31CN412 Murphy F&R 0 0 7 4 11 22CN119 Nevada FD 0 2 8 7 14 29CN402 Parker VFD 0 0 3 0 9 12CN713 Plano FD 1 5 123 72 150 345CN414 Princeton FD 0 0 11 8 34 53CN315 Prosper FD 0 0 13 9 27 49CN217 Westminster FD 0 0 2 0 0 2CN416 Wylie FD 0 0 20 13 53 86
County Totals 885,241 2 19 389 232 842 1,463
COLLINGSWORTH *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,017 0 0 0 0 0 0
COLORADO CR402 Columbus VFD 0 0 8 6 34 48
CR403 Eagle Lake VFD 0 0 7 3 8 18
CR208 Oakland VFD 0 0 0 0 4 4CR309 Oakridge VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1CR308 Sheridan VFD 0 0 1 1 4 6CR409 Weimar VFD 0 0 4 7 29 40
County Totals 20,719 0 0 21 17 79 117
COMAL CS305 Bracken VFD 0 0 5 3 20 28
CS401 Bulverde Area VFD 0 0 3 0 8 11
CS603 Bulverde/Spring Branch F&EMS 0 0 6 10 57 73CS616 Canyon Lake Fire/EMS 1 0 42 8 56 106CS607 New Braunfels FD 0 0 86 51 157 294CS308 Spring Branch FR 0 0 5 1 10 16
County Totals 123,694 1 0 147 73 308 528
COMANCHE CT402 De Leon VFD 0 0 9 4 47 60
County Totals 13,550 0 0 9 4 47 60
CONCHO *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 4,050 0 0 0 0 0 0
COOKE CW201 Callisburg FD 0 0 6 0 7 13
CW603 Gainesville FD 0 1 28 18 67 113
CW407 Indian Creek VFD 0 0 4 1 12 17
CW305 Lindsay VFD 0 0 1 0 4 5
CW210 Moss Lake/Sivells Bend FD 0 0 2 2 8 12
CW208 Rosston VFD 0 0 1 1 4 6
CW207 Valley View FD 0 0 10 3 33 46County Totals 38,761 0 1 52 25 135 212
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2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
CORYELL CX601 Copperas Cove FD 0 9 35 11 62 108
CX201 Coryell City/Osage VFD 0 0 1 2 4 7
CX301 Evant VFD 0 0 2 1 10 13CX302 Flat VFD 0 0 3 0 21 24CX503 Gatesville FD 0 1 11 16 53 80CX204 Jonesboro VFD 0 0 3 2 12 17CX410 Levita FD 0 0 1 0 22 23CX205 Oglesby FD 0 0 1 3 28 32CX409 Turnersville VFD 0 0 1 0 8 9
County Totals 75,562 0 10 58 35 220 313
COTTLE CZ401 Paducah VFD 0 0 3 1 4 8
County Totals 1,415 0 0 3 1 4 8
CRANE *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 4,950 0 0 0 0 0 0
CROCKETT DB401 Ozona FD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,812 0 0 0 0 0 0
CROSBY DC401 Crosbyton VFD 0 0 0 11 25 36
County Totals 5,899 0 0 0 11 25 36
CULBERSON *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 2,266 0 0 0 0 0 0
DALLAM DG501 Dalhart VFD 0 0 10 9 28 47
County Totals 7,135 0 0 10 9 28 47
DALLAS DH501 Addison FD 0 0 24 13 26 63
DH602 Balch Springs FD 1 0 22 22 43 87
DH603 Carrollton FD 0 5 82 53 131 266DH504 Cedar Hill FD 0 0 48 15 66 129DH405 Cockrell Hill VFD 0 0 3 6 10 19DH406 Coppell FD 0 0 20 14 30 64DH627 Dallas County F&R 0 0 1 1 19 21DH807 Dallas FRD 6 37 1,480 747 1,571 3,798DH508 DeSoto VFD 0 6 45 19 72 136DH710 DFW Airport DPS 0 0 8 17 24 49DH610 Duncanville FD 0 1 40 24 58 122DH611 Farmers Branch FD 1 2 27 10 26 63DH712 Garland FD 0 0 255 111 287 653DH313 Glenn Heights FD 0 3 8 3 4 15DH714 Grand Prairie FD 3 22 200 92 242 534DH615 Highland Park DPS 0 0 5 2 5 12DH416 Hutchins VFD 0 0 4 15 15 34DH717 Irving FD 1 6 146 114 243 503DH619 Lancaster FD 0 4 55 31 59 145DH720 Mesquite FD 0 5 176 111 174 461DH722 Richardson FD 0 2 65 44 85 194DH423 Rowlett FD 0 3 34 11 58 103DH524 Seagoville FD 0 0 11 18 61 90DH325 Sunnyvale FD 0 0 5 7 16 28DH626 University Park FD 0 0 12 4 17 33DH427 Wilmer FD 0 0 12 17 21 50
County Totals 2,518,638 12 96 2,788 1,521 3,363 7,672
DAWSON DK201 Lamesa FD 0 2 13 17 45 75County Totals 13,372 0 2 13 17 45 75
DEAF SMITH DN602 Hereford FD 0 1 23 10 55 88
County Totals 19,195 0 1 23 10 55 88
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2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
DELTA DP402 Cooper VFD 0 0 10 4 48 62
County Totals 5,238 0 0 10 4 48 62
DENTON DR301 Argyle VFD 0 0 11 4 32 47
DR302 Aubrey VFD 0 1 24 8 42 74DR604 Denton FD 0 3 90 40 150 280
DR401 Double Oak FD 0 0 3 0 7 10
DR405 Flower Mound FD 0 3 23 14 61 98DR307 Justin FD 0 1 19 6 35 60DR308 Krum VFD 0 0 17 4 20 41DR409 Lake Cities VFD 1 1 17 16 28 61DR610 Lewisville FD 0 1 68 56 115 239DR311 Little Elm VFD 0 5 23 7 34 64DR415 Oak Point DPS 0 0 12 1 29 42DR414 Pilot Point FD 0 0 2 1 13 16DR215 Ponder VFD 0 0 2 2 10 14DR316 Roanoke VFD 0 0 9 9 24 42DR517 Sanger FD 1 0 12 6 41 59DR503 The Colony FD 0 0 29 19 40 88DR506 Trophy Club VFD 0 0 7 1 12 20
County Totals 753,363 2 15 368 194 693 1,255
DEWITT DS501 Cuero FD 0 0 10 5 9 24DS505 Yoakum FD 0 0 0 13 41 54
County Totals 20,684 0 0 10 18 50 78
DICKENS DT301 Dickens VFD 0 0 0 1 0 1
County Totals 2,218 0 0 0 1 0 1
DIMMIT *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 11,089 0 0 0 0 0 0
DONLEY *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,543 0 0 0 0 0 0
DUVAL DX402 Freer VFD 0 0 0 0 3 3
DX403 San Diego VFD 0 0 1 0 1 2
County Totals 11,533 0 0 1 0 4 5
EASTLAND DY502 Cisco FD 0 0 9 9 26 44
DY404 Eastland VFD 0 0 7 6 17 30
DY308 Rising Star FD 0 0 2 0 3 5County Totals 18,176 0 0 18 15 46 79
ECTOR DZ704 Odessa FD 0 2 229 73 280 582
DZ505 West Odessa VFD 0 0 40 21 71 132County Totals 153,904 0 2 269 94 351 714
EDWARDS GA401 Rocksprings VFD 0 0 3 3 14 20County Totals 1,879 0 0 3 3 14 20
EL PASO GB403 Clint VFD 0 0 3 4 23 30
GB405 El Paso County ESD #1 0 1 36 18 95 149GB803 El Paso FD 3 17 657 258 438 1,353
GB404 Fabens VFD 0 0 5 3 20 28
GB507 Montana Vista FD 0 0 19 13 31 63
GB409 San Elizario FD 0 0 9 4 19 32
GB406 Socorro VFD 0 0 8 7 20 35GB402 West Valley VFD 1 0 20 8 38 66GB410 Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo FD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 833,487 4 18 757 315 684 1,756
ELLIS GC303 Bardwell VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0GC204 Bristol VFD 0 0 0 1 6 7
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2014 Total Fires by Fire DepartmentCounty FDID Fire Department Population
EstimateCivilian Deaths
Civilian Injures
Structure Fires
Vehicle Fires
Other Fires Total Fires
ELLIS (cont'd) GC301 Central High VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1GC310 Ellis County ESD #1/Maypearl FD 0 0 3 2 17 22GC605 Ennis FD 0 1 12 10 25 47
GC406 Ferris FD 1 0 7 5 41 53
GC208 Garrett Area VFD 0 0 4 3 7 14GC417 Garrett VFD, City of 0 0 0 0 0 0GC409 Italy VFD 0 0 3 2 10 15GC411 Midlothian FD 0 0 27 8 53 88GC312 Milford VFD 0 0 2 4 13 19GC413 Ovilla VFD 0 0 3 3 18 24GC415 Red Oak F&R 0 3 27 12 43 82GC416 Telico FD 0 0 1 0 3 4GC617 Waxahachie FD 0 1 41 26 89 156
County Totals 159,317 1 5 130 76 326 532
ERATH GD404 Lingleville VFD 0 0 1 0 14 15GD405 Selden VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0GD504 Stephenville FD 0 0 19 6 26 51
County Totals 40,147 0 0 20 6 40 66
FALLS GG503 Marlin FD 0 0 8 1 28 37County Totals 16,989 0 0 8 1 28 37
FANNIN GH201 Bailey VFD 0 0 5 1 6 12GH502 Bonham FD 1 0 20 11 46 77
GH304 Ector FD 0 0 2 2 9 13
GH306 Ladonia FD 0 0 5 1 18 24
GH305 Randolph VFD 0 0 0 3 5 8
County Totals 33,752 1 0 32 18 84 134
FAYETTE GK201 Carmine VFD 0 0 0 0 8 8GK303 Fayetteville VFD 0 0 1 2 4 7GK405 La Grange VFD 0 0 15 6 38 59
GK408 Schulenburg VFD 0 0 12 10 31 53
GK409 Winchester Area VFD 0 0 0 0 9 9County Totals 24,833 0 0 28 18 90 136
FISHER GN402 Rotan VFD 0 0 7 6 28 41County Totals 3,831 0 0 7 6 28 41
FLOYD GP401 Floydada VFD 0 0 5 2 19 26County Totals 5,949 0 0 5 2 19 26
FOARD *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 1,275 0 0 0 0 0 0
FORT BEND GS301 Beasley VFD 0 0 2 9 23 34
GS417 Fairchild VFD 0 0 3 2 14 19
GS403 Fresno VFD 0 0 21 6 88 115
GS304 Fulshear Simonton VFD 0 0 9 9 26 44
GS505 Katy VFD 1 2 14 21 48 83
GS407 Missouri City FD 1 3 86 37 54 177
GS414 NE Ft. Bend County VFD 0 0 16 4 14 34
GS303 Pleak FD 0 0 2 0 15 17
GS510 Richmond FD 0 0 22 13 43 78GS611 Rosenberg FD 0 4 34 29 49 112GS413 Sugar Land FD 2 1 48 37 54 139GS315 Thompsons VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0GS610 Willowfork VFD 0 3 11 10 23 44
County Totals 685,345 4 13 268 177 451 896
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FRANKLIN GT401 Mount Vernon VFD 0 0 9 8 49 66GT303 South Franklin VFD 0 0 8 2 32 42
County Totals 10,600 0 0 17 10 81 108
FREESTONE GV406 Butler VFD 1 0 5 6 8 19
GV301 Dew VFD 0 0 4 9 20 33
GV302 Southern Oaks VFD 0 0 1 0 14 15GV203 Streetman VFD 0 0 3 1 12 16GV404 Teague FD 0 0 12 7 27 46GV405 Wortham VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 19,762 1 0 25 23 81 129
FRIO GW402 Bigfoot VFD 0 0 0 5 11 16GW401 Dilley VFD 0 0 14 13 71 98GW503 Pearsall VFD 0 0 9 7 24 40
County Totals 18,531 0 0 23 25 106 154
GAINES *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 19,425 0 0 0 0 0 0
GALVESTON HA503 Bacliff FD 0 0 3 3 3 9HA506 Friendswood FD 0 0 21 8 25 54
HA707 Galveston FD 0 3 101 37 118 256
HA307 High Island VFD 0 0 1 0 9 10
HA509 Hitchcock VFD 0 0 18 4 12 34
HA401 Jamaica Beach FD 0 0 6 1 13 20HA410 Kemah FD 0 0 5 7 4 16HA611 La Marque FD 0 0 11 9 14 34HA612 League City FD 0 0 31 19 76 126HA313 Port Bolivar VFD 0 0 1 0 6 7HA615 Texas City FD 0 0 61 25 81 167
County Totals 314,198 0 3 259 113 361 733
GARZA *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 6,435 0 0 0 0 0 0
GILLESPIE HC502 Fredericksburg VFD 0 0 14 5 28 47HC403 Harper VFD 0 0 1 0 3 4HC304 Stonewall VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1HC201 Tierra Linda VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2
County Totals 25,520 0 0 16 5 33 54
GLASSCOCK *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 1,291 0 0 0 0 0 0
GOLIAD *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 7,549 0 0 0 0 0 0
GONZALES HH501 Gonzales FD 0 0 14 9 73 96County Totals 20,462 0 0 14 9 73 96
GRAY HK101 Hoover VFD 0 0 0 6 33 39
HK402 McLean VFD 0 0 3 3 28 34
HK603 Pampa FD 0 0 34 9 57 100
County Totals 23,044 0 0 37 18 118 173
GRAYSON HN301 Bells FD 0 0 13 2 15 30
HN601 Denison FD 0 0 43 19 88 150
HN303 Gordonville VFD 0 0 2 1 7 10
HN311 Grayson County Airport FD 0 0 0 0 2 2
HN405 Howe FD 0 0 0 0 8 8HN314 Locust Community VFD 0 0 2 5 8 15HN306 Pottsboro FD 0 0 5 3 8 16
HN407 Preston FD 0 0 4 4 18 26
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GRAYSON (cont'd) HN608 Sherman FD 0 2 32 25 117 174HN309 Sherwood Shores FD 0 0 7 0 20 27HN312 Southmayd FD 0 0 1 3 5 9HN414 Tom Bean VFD 0 0 6 1 4 11HN310 Tioga VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0HN411 Van Alstyne FD 0 0 10 11 24 45HN402 Whitewright FD, City of 0 0 8 0 10 18
County Totals 123,534 0 2 133 74 334 541
GREGG HP401 Clarksville-Warren FD 0 0 1 0 0 1HP205 East Tx Regional Airport PSD 0 0 0 0 2 2HP501 Elderville-Lakeport VFD 0 0 13 8 49 70HP504 Gladewater FD 0 0 19 5 18 42HP606 Judson Metro VFD 0 0 5 2 29 36HP506 Kilgore FD 2 1 21 27 86 134HP708 Longview FD 0 0 120 44 152 316HP605 Sabine VFD 0 0 19 6 27 52
HP309 White Oak VFD 0 0 4 5 26 35County Totals 123,204 2 1 202 97 389 688
GRIMES HR503 Navasota VFD 0 0 13 13 33 59HR402 Plantersville-Stoneham VFD 0 0 8 8 31 47HR304 Richards VFD 0 0 2 0 14 16
County Totals 27,172 0 0 23 21 78 122
GUADALUPE HS401 Cibolo FD 0 0 21 4 44 69HS404 County Line VFD 0 0 5 2 2 9HS407 Geronimo FD 0 0 3 5 16 24HS211 Lake Dunlap VFD 0 2 2 1 8 11
HS302 Marion VFD 0 0 8 3 34 45
HS403 McQueeney VFD 2 1 11 0 8 19HS209 Sand Hills VFD 0 0 2 4 11 17HS505 Schertz FD 1 3 22 13 42 77
HS606 Seguin FD 0 3 53 37 87 177
County Totals 147,250 3 9 127 69 252 448
HALE HT401 Abernathy FD 0 0 0 0 0 0HT607 Plainview FD 0 1 24 20 51 95
County Totals 34,720 0 1 24 20 51 95
HALL HV403 Memphis FD 0 0 0 2 4 6County Totals 3,147 0 0 0 2 4 6
HAMILTON HW404 Hamilton VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0HW405 Hico VFD 0 0 2 0 3 5HW107 Shive FD 0 0 0 0 1 1
County Totals 8,199 0 0 2 0 4 6
HANSFORD HX403 Spearman VFD 0 0 14 1 24 39
County Totals 5,509 0 0 14 1 24 39
HARDEMAN HY402 Quanah FD 0 0 9 8 26 43
County Totals 3,928 0 0 9 8 26 43
HARDIN HZ507 Hardin County ESD #5 0 0 6 2 10 18
HZ402 Kountze VFD 0 0 11 7 18 36HZ503 Lumberton F&R 0 0 12 12 55 79HZ304 Saratoga VFD 0 0 1 1 3 5
HZ505 Silsbee VFD 1 0 39 10 58 107
HZ307 Votaw-Thicket VFD 0 0 1 0 2 3
County Totals 55,621 1 0 70 32 146 248
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HARRIS KA501 Aldine F&R 0 1 22 39 81 142
KA502 Alief Community VFD 0 3 43 35 65 143
KA303 Atascocita VFD 0 1 16 9 37 62KA705 Baytown FD 1 13 114 60 145 319KA608 Bellaire FD 0 0 5 7 8 20KA510 Channelview FD 0 1 34 29 106 169KA413 Crosby FD 0 1 26 17 89 132
KA514 Cy-Fair VFD 0 6 164 121 327 612
KA515 Cypress Creek VFD 0 0 22 15 26 63KA616 Deer Park FD 0 0 14 11 17 42KA417 Eastex VFD 0 1 20 16 57 93KA421 Forest Bend VFD 0 0 7 1 6 14KA523 Galena Park FD 0 0 8 1 17 26KA512 Harris County ESD #12/Cloverleaf FD 0 0 34 23 80 137KA561 Harris County ESD #29 0 0 19 10 23 52KA664 Harris County FMO 11 59 320 147 69 536KA424 Highlands VFD 0 0 63 8 62 133KA926 Houston FD 12 36 1,579 1,268 2,554 5,401KA428 Huffman VFD 0 0 13 3 37 53KA529 Humble FD 0 7 34 19 30 83KA530 Jacinto City VFD 0 0 4 1 6 11KA431 Jersey Village FD 0 0 2 2 0 4KA534 Klein VFD 0 0 42 36 120 198KA535 La Porte VFD 0 0 14 12 30 56KA441 Nassau Bay VFD 0 0 4 1 6 11KA406 Northeast F&R 0 0 3 5 8 16KA542 Northwest VFD 0 3 77 60 91 228KA545 Ponderosa VFD 0 0 61 40 76 177KA546 Port of Houston Fire Protection 0 0 0 1 5 6KA347 Rosehill VFD 0 4 8 8 52 68KA649 Seabrook VFD 0 1 6 10 10 26KA450 Sheldon Community F&R 1 0 40 38 116 194KA452 Southeast VFD 0 0 3 4 18 25KA554 Spring VFD 1 10 80 52 97 229KA556 Tomball FD 0 0 19 9 40 68KA357 Village FD 0 2 13 8 13 34KA458 Webster FD 0 0 15 5 9 29KA663 West I-10 VFD 0 9 47 26 60 133KA659 West University Place FD 0 0 4 1 2 7KA560 Westfield Road VFD 0 1 74 46 82 202KA461 Westlake VFD 0 0 20 10 12 42
County Totals 4,441,370 26 159 3,093 2,214 4,689 9,996
HARRISON KB402 Hallsville FD 0 0 7 6 38 51KB509 Harrison County ESD #4 0 0 3 0 5 8KB605 Marshall FD 2 3 58 21 31 110KB405 Nesbitt VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1KB306 Waskom FD 1 0 9 7 31 47KB406 West Harrison VFD 0 0 17 7 34 58
KB403 Woodlawn VFD 0 0 3 5 17 25
County Totals 67,336 3 3 97 46 157 300
HARTLEY *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 6,089 0 0 0 0 0 0
HASKELL *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 5,769 0 0 0 0 0 0
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HAYS KG302 Driftwood VFD 0 0 6 1 10 17KG204 Henly VFD 0 0 3 3 9 15
KG405 Kyle FD 0 0 33 22 57 112
KG303 North Hays County VFD 0 0 7 3 19 29
KG607 San Marcos FD 0 0 48 30 73 151
KG510 South Hays County VFD 2 2 13 8 28 49
KG409 Wimberley VFD 0 0 14 8 18 40
County Totals 185,025 2 2 124 75 214 413
HEMPHILL KH401 Canadian FD 0 0 0 1 2 3County Totals 4,180 0 0 0 1 2 3
HENDERSON KK601 Athens FD 0 1 22 11 38 71KK205 Baxter VFD 0 0 5 2 14 21KK302 Berryville VFD 0 0 2 0 10 12KK303 Brownsboro VFD 0 0 2 5 29 36KK304 Caney City VFD 0 0 7 0 9 16
KK305 Chandler FD 0 0 5 0 1 6
KK206 Coffee City VFD 0 0 6 2 16 24
KK207 Enchanted Oaks VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1
KK408 Eustace VFD 0 0 6 1 23 30KK409 Gun Barrel City FD 0 0 17 4 17 38KK210 LaRue-New York VFD 0 0 7 0 18 25KK307 Log Cabin VFD 0 0 5 1 6 12KK312 Moores Station VFD 0 0 0 0 7 7KK313 Murchison VFD 0 0 4 0 9 13KK412 North 19 VFR 0 0 6 3 15 24KK214 Payne Springs VFD 0 0 32 3 60 95KK315 Poynor VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1KK316 Seven Points VFD 0 0 4 0 13 17KK414 Southside Henderson County VFD 0 0 14 3 39 56KK219 Tool VFD 0 0 2 1 12 15KK413 Tool VFD, City of 0 0 2 0 0 2KK420 Trinidad VFD 0 0 13 1 37 51KK401 Westside VFD 0 0 14 2 32 48
County Totals 79,290 0 1 176 39 406 621
HIDALGO KN401 Alamo FD 0 0 17 20 94 131KN604 Edinburg FD 0 1 48 63 161 272KN414 La Villa VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2KN402 Linn-San Manuel FD 0 0 3 5 8 16KN608 McAllen FD 1 2 69 82 153 304KN609 Mercedes FD 0 0 14 8 66 88KN610 Mission FD 0 1 30 36 72 138KN404 Palmview VFD 0 0 17 16 111 144
KN612 Pharr FD 0 1 21 34 80 135
KN513 San Juan FD 1 1 28 12 32 72KN614 Weslaco FD 0 0 29 23 70 122
County Totals 831,073 2 6 276 299 849 1,424
HILL KP506 Hillsboro F&R 0 0 11 14 29 54KP403 White Bluff VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1
County Totals 34,848 0 0 12 14 29 55
HOCKLEY KR502 Levelland FD 0 0 11 8 77 96County Totals 23,577 0 0 11 8 77 96
HOOD KS201 Cresson VFD 0 0 4 1 50 55KS402 De Cordova Bend VFD 0 0 1 1 18 20
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HOOD (cont'd) KS403 Granbury VFD 0 0 4 0 7 11
KS304 Indian Harbor VFD 0 0 9 3 25 37
KS305 Lipan VFD 0 0 2 2 15 19KS405 North Hood County VFD 0 0 0 0 4 4KS307 Pecan Plantation VFD 0 0 6 2 8 16KS308 Tolar VFD 0 0 4 2 23 29
County Totals 53,921 0 0 30 11 150 191
HOPKINS KT601 Hopkins County F&R 0 0 32 25 212 269
KT305 Pickton-Pine Forest VFD 0 0 3 4 21 28
KT608 Sulphur Springs FD 0 1 27 14 29 70County Totals 35,921 0 1 62 43 262 367
HOUSTON KV308 Belott VFD 0 0 0 1 6 7KV501 Crockett VFD 0 0 17 13 33 63KV402 Grapeland VFD 0 0 7 5 11 23KV204 Latexo VFD 0 0 7 4 12 23KV305 Lovelady VFD 0 0 5 4 13 22
County Totals 22,741 0 0 36 27 75 138
HOWARD KW601 Big Spring FD 0 1 37 12 100 149KW301 Howard County VFD 0 0 15 17 108 140
County Totals 36,651 0 1 52 29 208 289
HUDSPETH KX305 Dell Valley VF/R Inc. 0 0 0 0 6 6
County Totals 3,211 0 0 0 0 6 6
HUNT KY401 Caddo Mills F&R 0 0 4 7 30 41KY402 Campbell VFD 0 0 4 4 18 26KY606 Cash FD 0 0 21 3 64 88KY303 Celeste VFD 0 0 14 2 20 36KY604 Commerce FD 0 0 24 7 77 108KY605 Greenville FR 1 1 28 17 52 97
KY306 Lone Oak FD 0 0 12 2 34 48
KY407 Quinlan VFD 0 0 35 8 70 113KY411 Tawakoni South VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
KY409 Union Valley FD 0 0 0 0 4 4
County Totals 88,493 1 1 142 50 369 561
HUTCHINSON KZ601 Borger FD 4 0 26 15 62 103
KZ405 Stinnett VFD 0 0 3 1 38 42County Totals 21,773 4 0 29 16 100 145
IRION *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 1,574 0 0 0 0 0 0
JACK NB305 Jermyn VFD 0 0 0 0 3 3County Totals 8,855 0 0 0 0 3 3
JACKSON NC404 Carancahua VFD 0 0 2 2 19 23NC501 Edna VFD 5 3 14 11 47 72
County Totals 14,739 5 3 16 13 66 95
JASPER ND406 Angelina River VFD 1 2 1 2 10 13
ND407 East End VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
ND503 Jasper FD 0 0 36 14 35 85
ND404 Kirbyville VFD 0 0 14 6 25 45
ND405 Tri-Community FD 0 0 3 0 9 12
County Totals 35,552 1 2 54 22 79 155
JEFF DAVIS NG402 Fort Davis VFD 0 0 3 2 10 15
County Totals 2,204 0 0 3 2 10 15
JEFFERSON NH701 Beaumont FD 0 10 214 84 167 465NH405 China VFD 0 0 0 0 6 6
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JEFFERSON (cont'd) NH608 Groves VFD 0 0 12 7 49 68
NH310 Jack Brooks Regional Airport FD 0 0 0 0 0 0NH417 Jefferson County ESD #3 0 0 1 1 21 23NH517 Jefferson County Water Dist #10 0 0 6 1 12 19NH611 Nederland F&R 1 0 20 3 25 48NH715 Port Arthur FD 0 1 150 53 150 353
NH614 Port Neches FD 0 1 19 2 15 36
County Totals 252,235 1 12 422 151 445 1,018
JIM HOGG *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 5,255 0 0 0 0 0 0
JIM WELLS NN601 Alice FD 0 0 43 31 92 166NN402 Orange Grove VFD 0 0 0 1 14 15
County Totals 41,353 0 0 43 32 106 181
JOHNSON NP401 Alvarado FD 0 2 22 13 44 79NP405 Blue Water Oaks FD 0 0 0 0 1 1NP301 Bono VFD 0 0 2 3 7 12
NP202 Briaroaks VFD 0 0 9 1 19 29
NP603 Burleson FD 0 0 21 14 42 77
NP604 Cleburne FD 1 2 31 13 66 110
NP306 Grandview VFD 0 0 2 3 8 13NP307 Joshua FD 0 0 11 7 33 51
NP408 Keene FD 0 1 11 4 24 39
NP309 Rio Vista VFD 0 0 4 1 29 34NP310 Venus VFD 0 0 12 4 38 54
County Totals 157,456 1 5 125 63 311 499
JONES *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 19,936 0 0 0 0 0 0
KARNES NS402 Karnes City VFD 0 0 10 10 18 38County Totals 14,906 0 0 10 10 18 38
KAUFMAN NT409 Ables Springs FD 0 0 4 1 8 13NT401 College Mound FD 0 0 7 1 21 29NT408 Combine VFD 0 0 2 2 6 10NT402 Crandall VFD 0 0 13 4 41 58
NT404 Elmo VFD 0 0 6 5 31 42
NT403 Forney VFD 0 0 12 20 76 108
NT504 Kaufman VFD 0 0 13 12 43 68
NT405 Kemp VFD 0 0 11 9 33 53NT406 Mabank VFD 0 0 13 7 56 76
NT407 Rosser VFD 0 0 0 0 6 6
NT608 Terrell FD 0 0 0 0 3 3NT609 Terrell VFD 0 0 10 6 33 49
County Totals 111,236 0 0 91 67 357 515
KENDALL NV201 Alamo Springs VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2NV404 Bergheim VFD 0 0 4 1 14 19NV401 Boerne VFD 0 2 20 10 70 100NV402 Comfort VFD 0 0 3 4 17 24NV101 Kendalia FD 0 0 0 0 3 3NV103 Sisterdale VFD 0 0 3 1 16 20NV301 Waring VFD 0 0 1 0 17 18
County Totals 38,880 0 2 31 16 139 186
KENEDY *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 400 0 0 0 0 0 0
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KENT *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 785 0 0 0 0 0 0
KERR NX203 Divide VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
NX202 Hunt VFD 0 0 0 0 7 7
NX604 Kerrville FD 0 3 38 9 50 97
NX207 Turtle Creek VFD 0 0 1 0 1 2
County Totals 50,562 0 3 39 9 58 106
KIMBLE *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 4,438 0 0 0 0 0 0
KING *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 262 0 0 0 0 0 0
KINNEY *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,526 0 0 0 0 0 0
KLEBERG PB601 Kingsville FD 0 6 30 10 21 61
County Totals 32,190 0 6 30 10 21 61
KNOX PC301 Benjamin VFD 0 0 0 0 7 7
County Totals 3,858 0 0 0 0 7 7
LA SALLE PD401 Cotulla VFD 1 0 2 14 14 30
PD501 La Salle County F&R 0 0 10 9 19 38
County Totals 7,474 1 0 12 23 33 68
LAMAR PG302 Deport VFD 0 0 3 0 6 9
PG209 East Post Oak VFD 0 0 2 0 3 5
PG304 Faught FD 0 0 0 0 9 9
PG205 Hopewell VFD 0 0 1 0 15 16PG102 Lamar Pt-Emberson-Caviness VFD 0 0 3 0 14 17PG606 Paris FD 0 2 87 25 50 162PG208 Powderly VFD 0 0 7 5 44 56PG309 Reno VF&R 0 0 8 1 22 31
County Totals 49,523 0 2 111 31 163 305
LAMB PH503 Littlefield FD 0 1 12 4 31 47PH306 Sudan VFD 0 0 1 1 2 4
County Totals 13,574 0 1 13 5 33 51
LAMPASAS PK202 Kempner VFD 0 0 9 5 38 52
PK503 Lampasas FD 0 1 16 9 27 52
County Totals 20,156 0 1 25 14 65 104
LAVACA PN302 Moulton VFD 0 0 1 0 1 2
County Totals 19,721 0 0 1 0 1 2
LEE PP402 Giddings VFD 1 0 9 12 25 46
PP403 South Lee County VFD 0 0 2 0 6 8
County Totals 16,742 1 0 11 12 31 54
LEON PR302 Centerville VFD 0 2 10 16 47 73
PR205 Flo VFD 0 0 2 0 1 3PR307 Hilltop Lakes VFD 0 0 1 0 3 4
County Totals 16,861 0 2 13 16 51 80
LIBERTY PS502 Cleveland FD 0 0 24 25 53 102
PS411 Cypress Lakes VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0PS503 Dayton VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0PS406 Hardin VFD 0 0 3 2 9 14
PS509 Liberty FD 0 0 9 9 33 51
PS312 Plum Grove VFD 0 0 8 1 25 34PS316 Tarkington VFD 0 1 15 7 32 54PS217 Westlake Community VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2
County Totals 78,117 0 1 59 44 154 257
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LIMESTONE PT402 Groesbeck VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1PT504 Mexia FD 0 0 21 14 60 95PT405 West Lake Limestone FD, Inc. 0 0 2 1 1 4
County Totals 23,524 0 0 23 15 62 100
LIPSCOMB *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,553 0 0 0 0 0 0
LIVE OAK *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 12,091 0 0 0 0 0 0
LLANO PX303 Horseshoe Bay FD, City of 0 0 4 2 7 13
PX405 Llano VFD 0 0 9 5 38 52
PX306 Sunrise Beach VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 19,510 0 0 13 7 45 65
LOVING *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 86 0 0 0 0 0 0
LUBBOCK PY502 Idalou VFD 0 0 4 0 26 30PY603 Lubbock FD 4 20 314 105 362 781PY406 Shallowater VFD 0 0 15 6 32 53PY507 Slaton VFD 0 0 2 4 36 42PY301 West Carlisle VFD 0 0 12 1 14 27PY408 Wolfforth FD 0 0 10 4 22 36
County Totals 293,974 4 20 357 120 492 969
LYNN *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 5,771 0 0 0 0 0 0
MADISON *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 13,861 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARION RB302 Mims VFD 0 0 22 1 38 61County Totals 10,149 0 0 22 1 38 61
MARTIN RC301 Martin County VFD 0 0 1 7 42 50County Totals 5,460 0 0 1 7 42 50
MASON *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 4,071 0 0 0 0 0 0
MATAGORDA RG601 Bay City FD 0 0 21 9 25 55County Totals 36,519 0 0 21 9 25 55
MAVERICK RH601 Eagle Pass FD 0 4 18 34 96 148
County Totals 57,023 0 4 18 34 96 148
MCCULLOCH RK401 Brady Fire & EMS 0 0 16 7 30 53
County Totals 8,199 0 0 16 7 30 53
MCLENNAN RN502 Bellmead VFD 1 0 18 20 32 70RN307 Elm Mott FR 0 0 34 5 4 43RN411 Hewitt FD 0 0 8 7 10 25RN412 Lacy Lakeview VFD 0 0 9 5 17 31RN213 Leroy-Axtell FR 0 0 0 1 1 2RN422 Robinson VFD 0 0 5 8 6 19RN726 Waco FD 1 8 176 81 255 512
RN405 West VFD 0 0 3 2 9 14County Totals 243,441 2 8 253 129 334 716
MCMULLEN *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 805 0 0 0 0 0 0
MEDINA RS401 Castroville VFD 0 0 5 10 17 32RS403 Devine VFD 0 0 13 6 37 56RS305 La Coste Lions Club VFD 0 0 0 1 6 7RS407 Natalia VFD 0 0 8 3 22 33
County Totals 47,894 0 0 26 20 82 128
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MENARD *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 2,147 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND RV701 Midland FD 6 10 144 113 252 509
County Totals 155,830 6 10 144 113 252 509
MILAM RW301 Buckholts VFD 0 0 2 2 16 20RW503 Cameron VFD 0 1 10 8 35 53
RW507 Rockdale VFD 0 0 8 3 11 22
County Totals 24,256 0 1 20 13 62 95
MILLS RX401 Goldthwaite VFD 0 0 3 2 5 10
RX301 Star VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2
County Totals 4,870 0 0 3 2 7 12
MITCHELL RY501 Colorado City VFD 1 0 22 4 35 61
County Totals 9,076 1 0 22 4 35 61
MONTAGUE RZ501 Bowie FD 0 0 10 4 11 25RZ405 Nocona FD 0 0 7 3 5 15RZ401 Nocona Hills VFD 0 0 2 0 4 6RZ601 Nocona Rural FD 1 0 5 3 21 29RZ206 Ringgold VFD 0 0 1 1 4 6RZ407 Saint Jo FD 0 0 1 0 6 7RZ403 Sunset VFD 0 0 12 5 28 45
County Totals 19,416 1 0 38 16 79 133
MONTGOMERY SA601 Conroe FD 0 3 48 50 86 184SA302 Cut N Shoot VFD 0 0 21 12 54 87SA404 Lake Conroe VFD 0 1 16 6 39 61SA306 Magnolia VFD 0 0 39 17 130 186SA603 Montgomery County ESD #1 1 4 42 20 65 127SA308 Montgomery FD/Montgomery County ESD #2 0 0 23 18 66 107SA409 Needham VFD 0 1 5 4 29 38SA410 New Caney VFD 0 0 24 15 105 144SA311 Porter VFD/Montgomery County ESD #6 0 2 35 19 84 138SA412 South Montgomery County VFD 0 3 28 12 67 107SA313 Splendora VFD 0 0 10 9 20 39
SA416 The Woodlands FD 0 2 50 23 72 145
County Totals 518,947 1 16 341 205 817 1,363
MOORE SB502 Dumas FD 0 0 14 16 37 67
SB403 Sunray VFD 0 0 1 0 15 16
County Totals 22,148 0 0 15 16 52 83
MORRIS SC301 Cason VFD 0 0 5 0 15 20SC203 Jenkins VFD 0 0 5 1 10 16
SC404 Lone Star VFD 0 1 7 0 23 30
SC405 Naples FD 0 0 10 3 9 22
County Totals 12,743 0 1 27 4 57 88
MOTLEY *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 1,153 0 0 0 0 0 0
NACOGDOCHES SG202 Central Heights FD 0 0 8 9 28 45SG205 Douglass VFD 0 0 1 5 7 13SG402 Lake Nacogdoches Area VFD 0 0 1 2 11 14
SG613 Nacogdoches FD 0 1 55 32 60 147
SG411 South Nacogdoches County VFD 0 0 3 0 1 4SG214 Woden VFD 0 0 4 2 2 8
County Totals 65,301 0 1 72 50 109 231
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NAVARRO SH202 Barry VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1SH204 Chatfield VFD 0 0 1 2 5 8SH605 Corsicana FD 0 1 32 22 46 100SH406 Dawson VFD 0 0 3 0 13 16SH308 Frost VFD 0 0 1 0 1 2SH409 Kerens VFD 0 0 9 6 11 26SH211 Navarro County ESD #1 0 0 0 0 5 5SH215 Navarro Mills VFD 0 0 3 0 3 6SH413 Rice VFD 1 4 2 6 14 22
County Totals 48,195 1 5 52 36 98 186
NEWTON SK307 Bon Wier VFD 0 0 2 0 2 4
County Totals 14,138 0 0 2 0 2 4
NOLAN SN604 Sweetwater FD 1 0 33 33 115 181
County Totals 15,093 1 0 33 33 115 181
NUECES SP502 Annaville VFD 0 0 17 3 30 50SP503 Aransas Pass FD 0 0 17 6 28 51SP706 Corpus Christi FD 0 15 285 149 451 885SP508 Nueces County ESD #2 (Flour Bluff) 0 0 1 3 3 7SP101 Refinery Terminal Fire Co. 0 0 0 0 17 17SP611 Robstown FD 0 0 8 5 25 38
County Totals 356,221 0 15 328 166 554 1,048
OCHILTREE *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 10,758 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLDHAM *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 2,070 0 0 0 0 0 0
ORANGE ST501 Bridge City F&R 0 0 14 10 68 92ST407 McLewis VFD 0 0 3 1 3 7ST507 Orange County ESD #1 0 2 72 19 216 307ST508 Orange County ESD #4 0 0 11 2 26 39
ST605 Orange FD 0 0 23 9 27 59
County Totals 83,433 0 2 123 41 340 504
PALO PINTO SW302 Gordon VFD 0 0 1 4 16 21SW204 Lone Camp VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0SW605 Mineral Wells FD 1 3 34 19 58 111SW306 Palo Pinto VFD 0 0 2 2 6 10
SW308 Santo Fire & EMS 0 0 4 6 15 25
County Totals 28,096 1 3 41 31 95 167
PANOLA SX302 Carthage VFD 0 2 20 20 42 82
County Totals 23,769 0 2 20 20 42 82
PARKER SY120 Central Community VFD 0 1 3 1 15 19SY103 Cool-Garner VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0SY204 Greenwood RVFD 0 1 18 4 37 59SY111 Poolville VFD 0 0 2 0 7 9SY617 Spring Creek VFD 0 0 4 1 22 27SY616 Weatherford FD 0 0 32 24 89 145SY317 Willow Park VFD 0 0 9 4 39 52
County Totals 123,164 0 2 68 34 209 311
PARMER *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 9,908 0 0 0 0 0 0
PECOS TA501 Fort Stockton VFD 0 0 5 3 0 8County Totals 15,893 0 0 5 3 0 8
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POLK TB408 Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation 0 0 1 2 16 19TB505 Livingston FD 0 0 36 28 121 185
TB407 Scenic Loop VFD 0 0 0 0 5 5
TB309 South Polk County VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 46,079 0 0 37 30 142 209
POTTER TC701 Amarillo FD 2 13 307 95 330 732
TC501 Potter County F&R 0 8 34 27 96 157
County Totals 121,627 2 21 341 122 426 889
PRESIDIO TD401 Marfa VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1County Totals 6,976 0 0 0 0 1 1
RAINS TG301 Emory FD 0 1 8 8 76 92
TG302 Point VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 11,032 0 1 8 8 76 92
RANDALL TK501 Canyon FD 0 1 6 7 39 52
TK302 Lake Tanglewood VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1
TK602 Randall County FD 0 0 46 17 64 127
TK401 Timbercreek Canyon VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 128,220 0 1 53 24 103 180
REAGAN *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,755 0 0 0 0 0 0
REAL *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 3,371 0 0 0 0 0 0
RED RIVER TR403 Bogata VFD 0 0 9 1 13 23TR404 Clarksville FD 0 0 14 5 25 44
TR202 Pine Creek FD 0 0 2 0 2 4
County Totals 12,446 0 0 25 6 40 71
REEVES *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 14,349 0 0 0 0 0 0
REFUGIO TT201 Austwell VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2
TT302 Bayside FD 0 0 0 2 3 5TT403 Refugio VFD 0 0 5 3 19 27
County Totals 7,302 0 0 5 5 24 34
ROBERTS *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 928 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROBERTSON TW303 Blackjack VFD 1 0 0 3 30 33
TW401 Bremond VFD 0 0 8 3 21 32TW402 Calvert VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1
TW404 Franklin VFD 0 0 6 6 42 54
TW405 Seale-Round Prairie VFD, Inc. 0 0 1 1 6 8
TW304 Wheelock VFD 1 0 1 0 1 2
County Totals 16,500 2 0 17 13 100 130
ROCKWALL TX301 Fate FD 0 0 7 4 42 53TX303 McLendon-Chisholm VFD 0 0 3 3 24 30TX504 Rockwall VFD 0 0 23 10 37 70
TX405 Royse City FD 0 0 14 4 35 53
County Totals 87,809 0 0 47 21 138 206
RUNNELS TY401 Ballinger FD 0 0 5 8 12 25TY302 Miles VFD 0 0 0 1 0 1
County Totals 10,416 0 0 5 9 12 26
RUSK TZ301 Carlisle VFD 0 0 7 3 30 40
TZ302 Church Hill VFD 0 0 4 2 7 13TZ201 Crims Chapel VFD 0 0 1 4 13 18
TZ408 Eastside VFD 0 0 1 1 8 10
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RUSK (cont'd) TZ602 Henderson FD 0 0 19 14 44 77TZ203 Laneville VFD 0 0 5 2 11 18TZ304 Mt Enterprise FD 0 0 9 1 33 43TZ305 New London VFD 0 0 4 4 30 38TZ409 New Salem FD 0 0 3 2 4 9TZ406 Overton FD 0 0 4 1 12 17
County Totals 53,923 0 0 57 34 192 283
SABINE VA305 Pendleton Harbor VFD 0 0 9 0 9 18County Totals 10,350 0 0 9 0 9 18
SAN AUGUSTINE VB403 San Augustine FD 1 0 13 9 33 55
County Totals 8,610 1 0 13 9 33 55
SAN JACINTO VC311 Cape Area VFD 0 0 1 1 2 4
VC301 Coldspring VFD 0 0 3 2 8 13VC303 Punkin Evergreen VFD 0 0 1 2 5 8VC305 Shepherd VFD 0 0 5 2 8 15
County Totals 27,099 0 0 10 7 23 40
SAN PATRICIO VD401 Gregory VFD 0 0 6 4 2 12VD303 Ingleside on the Bay VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
VD502 Ingleside VFD 1 0 12 1 22 35
VD503 Mathis FD 0 0 0 0 0 0VD602 Portland FD 0 0 10 8 26 44VD407 Taft VFD 0 0 12 3 34 49
County Totals 66,915 1 0 40 16 84 140
SAN SABA *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 5,622 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCHLEICHER *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 3,162 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCURRY VK601 Snyder FD 1 0 22 7 57 86County Totals 17,328 1 0 22 7 57 86
SHACKELFORD VN102 Hamby VFD 0 0 5 1 13 19
County Totals 3,343 0 0 5 1 13 19
SHELBY VP401 Center FD 0 0 24 14 51 89
VP303 Joaquin VFD 0 0 0 2 23 25
VP405 Timpson VFD 0 0 3 0 5 8
County Totals 25,515 0 0 27 16 79 122
SHERMAN *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 3,084 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMITH VS401 Arp VFD 0 0 2 0 22 24
VS402 Bullard VFD 0 0 4 0 4 8VS504 Dixie FD 0 0 20 4 51 75VS405 Flint-Gresham VFD 0 0 2 1 19 22
VS413 Jackson Heights VFD 0 0 13 3 39 55VS507 Lindale VFD 1 0 39 14 101 154VS513 Red Springs VFD 0 0 5 4 36 45VS409 Troup VFD 0 0 3 2 33 38VS710 Tyler FD 0 2 97 46 115 258VS508 Whitehouse FD, City of 0 0 8 1 10 19VS412 Winona VFD 2 0 8 6 44 58
County Totals 218,842 3 2 201 81 474 756
SOMERVELL *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 8,694 0 0 0 0 0 0
STARR VV402 Escobares VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1
VV602 La Casita FD 0 0 4 10 27 41
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STARR (cont'd) VV301 La Grulla VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
VV601 La Rosita VFD/Starr County Pct #1 0 0 10 2 49 61VV502 Rio Grande City FD 0 0 7 7 43 57VV403 Roma FD 0 0 6 6 10 22VV503 Salineno VFD 0 0 2 1 8 11
County Totals 62,955 0 0 29 26 138 193
STEPHENS VW501 Breckenridge FD 0 1 21 8 64 93
County Totals 9,405 0 1 21 8 64 93
STERLING *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 1,339 0 0 0 0 0 0
STONEWALL *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 1,403 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUTTON VZ401 Sonora VFD 0 0 1 8 16 25
County Totals 3,972 0 0 1 8 16 25
SWISHER WA301 Kress VFD 0 0 5 1 16 22
WA502 Tulia VFD 0 0 9 4 30 43County Totals 7,581 0 0 14 5 46 65
TARRANT WB701 Arlington FD 1 25 296 170 264 730
WB502 Azle FD 0 2 19 16 29 64WB603 Bedford FD 0 4 79 13 44 136WB504 Benbrook FD 0 0 19 12 49 80WB405 Blue Mound FD 0 0 0 0 4 4WB206 Briar VFD 0 0 1 0 20 21WB507 Colleyville FD 1 0 10 4 13 27WB408 Crowley FD 0 0 14 2 32 48WB309 Dalworthington Gardens VFD 0 0 2 1 2 5WB311 Eagle Mountain VFD 0 0 2 3 12 17WB412 Edgecliff Village VFD 0 0 1 1 6 8WB641 Euless FD 1 6 58 17 46 121WB413 Everman FD 0 5 11 4 13 28WB414 Forest Hill FD 0 0 10 9 32 51WB901 Fort Worth FD 10 35 743 474 1,226 2,443WB616 Grapevine FD 0 1 36 36 81 153WB617 Haltom City FD 0 1 36 22 74 132WB218 Haslet VFD 0 0 6 4 11 21WB719 Hurst FD 0 0 33 13 43 89WB420 Keller F&R 0 1 21 8 35 64WB421 Kennedale FD 1 1 15 3 17 35WB422 Lake Worth FD 0 0 10 5 27 42WB524 Mansfield FD 0 5 43 24 89 156WB625 North Richland Hills FD 1 0 38 19 70 127WB426 Pantego FD 0 0 1 2 5 8WB328 Rendon VFD 0 0 17 1 64 82WB529 Richland Hills FD 0 0 12 7 13 32WB531 Saginaw FD 0 0 19 9 29 57WB432 Sansom Park VFD 0 1 9 1 19 29WB434 Southlake FD 0 0 16 6 31 53WB201 Westlake FD 0 0 3 3 9 15WB640 White Settlement FD 0 0 12 9 31 52
County Totals 1,945,360 15 87 1,592 898 2,440 4,930
TAYLOR WC701 Abilene FD 1 13 166 68 281 515WC401 Jim Ned VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1WC109 Mulberry Canyon VFD 0 0 0 1 4 5WC501 Potosi VFD 0 0 3 0 1 4
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TAYLOR (cont'd) WC407 Tye FD, City of 0 0 1 0 1 2WC308 View VFD 0 0 4 3 7 14
County Totals 135,143 1 13 175 72 294 541
TERRELL *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 927 0 0 0 0 0 0
TERRY WG501 Brownfield FD 0 0 15 11 63 89
County Totals 12,739 0 0 15 11 63 89
THROCKMORTON *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 1,608 0 0 0 0 0 0
TITUS WK501 Cookville VFD 0 0 9 6 22 37WK401 Five Star VFD 0 0 4 0 5 9WK601 Mt. Pleasant VFD 2 3 26 20 35 81WK402 Nortex VFD 1 0 5 2 27 34
WK305 Sugar Hill VFD 0 0 1 0 5 6
County Totals 32,506 3 3 45 28 94 167
TOM GREEN WN308 Dove Creek VFD 0 0 2 1 5 8WN401 Grape Creek VFD 0 0 8 6 27 41
WN704 San Angelo FD 0 0 110 60 133 303
County Totals 116,608 0 0 120 67 165 352
TRAVIS WP801 Austin FD 7 42 560 384 1,085 2,029WP202 CE-Bar VFD 0 0 3 1 4 8WP303 Lake Travis FR/TCESD #6 0 0 20 13 53 86WP408 Manchaca VFD/TCESD #5 0 1 15 3 10 28WP309 Manor FD/TCESD #12 0 0 29 10 33 72WP510 Oak Hill FD/TCESD #3 0 0 15 7 23 45WP411 Pedernales ES/TCESD #8 0 0 16 4 27 47WP312 Pflugerville FD/TCESD #2 0 0 71 25 65 161WP305 Travis County ESD #1 0 0 45 3 50 98
WP519 Travis County Fire Control/TCESD #4 0 0 36 10 30 76
WP317 Travis County FR/TCESD #11 0 0 73 16 132 221XV213 Volente VFD/TCESD #14 0 0 4 1 6 11
WP607 Westlake FD/TCESD #9 0 0 13 5 14 32
County Totals 1,151,145 7 43 900 482 1,532 2,914
TRINITY WR301 Apple Springs VFD 0 0 3 0 13 16WR403 Trinity VFD 1 1 12 3 1 16
County Totals 14,224 1 1 15 3 14 32
TYLER WS201 Chester VFD 0 0 0 1 0 1WS303 Dam-B VFD 0 0 13 2 24 39
WS104 Fred VFD 0 0 2 0 2 4
WS403 Ivanhoe VFD 0 0 1 1 9 11WS304 Spurger VFD 0 0 6 2 5 13
County Totals 21,418 0 0 22 6 40 68
UPSHUR WT201 Bettie VFD 0 0 2 3 15 20WT404 Ewell VFD 0 0 8 1 19 28WT505 Gilmer FD 0 0 23 8 66 97
WT403 Glenwood Acres VFD 0 0 2 0 0 2WT210 Pritchett VFD 0 0 15 2 29 46WT309 West Mountain VFD 0 0 1 0 6 7
County Totals 40,354 0 0 51 14 135 200
UPTON *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 3,454 0 0 0 0 0 0
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UVALDE WW403 Sabinal VFD 0 0 2 3 6 11
WW304 Utopia VFD 0 0 1 0 1 2WW505 Uvalde VFD 0 0 23 11 35 69
County Totals 27,117 0 0 26 14 42 82
VAL VERDE WX602 Del Rio FD 0 0 25 21 43 89WX501 Val Verde County FD 0 0 9 6 17 32
County Totals 48,974 0 0 34 27 60 121
VAN ZANDT WZ403 Canton VFD 0 0 11 10 40 61WZ306 Fruitvale VFD 0 0 0 0 6 6WZ407 Grand Saline VFD 0 0 9 3 32 44WZ405 South Van Zandt VFD 0 0 11 2 43 56
WZ413 Whitton VFD 0 0 3 3 23 29
County Totals 52,910 0 0 34 18 144 196
VICTORIA XA401 Bloomington VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA402 DaCosta VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA403 Fordtran VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
XA303 Inez VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA304 Lone Tree Community VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA306 Mission Valley VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA307 Nursery VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA308 Placedo VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA613 Quail Creek FD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA309 Raisin VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0XA311 Victoria County FD 0 0 0 0 0 0
XA612 Victoria FD 0 7 56 41 116 213
County Totals 91,081 0 7 56 41 116 213
WALKER XB305 Crabbs Prairie VFD 0 0 3 3 8 14XB601 Huntsville FD 0 0 40 26 55 121XB302 New Waverly FD 2 2 11 18 37 66XB303 Riverside VFD 0 0 8 3 16 27
County Totals 69,789 2 2 62 50 116 228
WALLER XC401 Brookshire VFD 0 0 1 1 0 2County Totals 46,820 0 0 1 1 0 2
WARD XD503 Monahans VFD 1 3 3 10 27 40
County Totals 11,625 1 3 3 10 27 40
WASHINGTON XG501 Brenham FD 1 2 27 9 26 62
XG106 Meyersville VFD 0 0 0 1 0 1
XG308 Prairie Hill-Rocky Hill VFD 0 0 1 0 3 4XG310 Washington FD 0 0 1 2 7 10
County Totals 34,438 1 2 29 12 36 77
WEBB XK702 Laredo FD 0 0 123 168 296 587XK402 Quad City VFD & EMS 0 0 0 0 0 0
XK704 Webb County VFD 0 2 9 12 36 57
County Totals 266,673 0 2 132 180 332 644
WHARTON XN403 East Bernard VFD 0 0 5 0 21 26XN604 El Campo FD 1 0 23 15 30 68
XN511 Wharton VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 41,168 1 0 28 15 51 94
WHEELER *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 5,714 0 0 0 0 0 0WICHITA XR501 Burkburnett VFD 0 2 20 6 47 73
XR403 Electra VFD 1 0 6 6 34 46
XR307 Friberg-Cooper VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0
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WICHITA (cont'd) XR504 Iowa Park FD 0 0 18 3 43 64XR707 Wichita Falls FD 0 6 187 59 205 451
County Totals 132,355 1 8 231 74 329 634
WILBARGER XS603 Vernon FD 2 1 38 22 64 124County Totals 12,973 2 1 38 22 64 124
WILLACY XT401 Lyford VFD 0 0 2 6 8 16
XT302 Port Mansfield VFD 0 0 1 0 0 1
XT503 Raymondville FD 0 0 8 9 9 26
County Totals 21,903 0 0 11 15 17 43
WILLIAMSON XV401 Cedar Park FD 0 2 40 14 56 110
XV202 Florence VFD 0 0 8 7 36 51
XV503 Georgetown FD 0 2 33 21 110 164XV305 Hutto VFD 0 0 17 9 38 64XV306 Jarrell FD 0 0 0 0 0 0XV307 Jollyville VFD 0 0 8 2 6 16XV308 Leander FD 0 0 15 12 41 68XV510 Round Rock FD 0 4 95 52 88 235XV414 Sam Bass VFD 0 0 12 2 12 26XV511 Taylor FD 0 0 12 5 19 36XV309 Williamson County ESD #4 0 0 8 6 48 62
County Totals 489,250 0 8 248 130 454 832
WILSON XW406 Eagle Creek VES 0 0 1 2 34 37XW301 Kicaster VFD 0 0 5 0 7 12
XW302 La Vernia VFD 0 1 9 5 32 46
XW404 Stockdale VFD 1 0 9 6 38 53County Totals 46,402 1 1 24 13 111 148
WINKLER XX402 Wink VFD 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 7,821 0 0 0 0 0 0
WISE XY301 Alvord VFD 0 0 9 3 13 25
XY303 Boyd FD 0 0 7 4 34 45
XY404 Bridgeport VFD 0 0 5 9 35 49
XY305 Chico VFD 0 0 0 1 6 7XY313 Cottondale VFD 0 0 7 0 21 28XY315 Crafton VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2XY406 Decatur FD 1 1 12 12 34 58XY407 East Wise FR 0 0 7 3 18 28XY308 Lake Bridgeport VFD 0 0 0 1 1 2XY309 Newark VFD 0 0 7 4 23 34XY310 Paradise VFD 0 0 2 4 10 16XY317 Runaway Bay VFD 0 0 2 0 2 4XY408 Salt Creek VFD 0 0 5 0 8 13XY401 Sandflat VFD 0 0 0 0 1 1
County Totals 61,638 1 1 63 41 208 312
WOOD XZ305 Coke/Pleasant Grove VFD 0 0 0 0 2 2
XZ401 Holly Lake VFD 0 0 9 0 4 13
XZ407 Land's End VFD 0 0 2 0 13 15XZ403 Mineola FD 0 0 16 5 52 73XZ307 Ogburn FD 0 0 1 0 16 17XZ404 Quitman VFD 0 2 7 4 44 55XZ206 Yantis VFD 0 0 0 1 16 17
County Totals 42,852 0 2 35 10 147 192
YOAKUM *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0County Totals 8,286 0 0 0 0 0 0
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YOUNG ZB502 Graham FD 0 1 9 1 16 26
County Totals 18,350 0 1 9 1 16 26
ZAPATA ZC501 Zapata County FD 0 0 5 5 2 12
County Totals 14,319 0 0 5 5 2 12
ZAVALA *No fire departments reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
County Totals 12,267 0 0 0 0 0 0
26,956,958 163 780 21,512 12,172 38,440 72,124STATE OF TEXAS TOTALS
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014FIRES
Structure 20,595 23,672 19,630 20,339 21,512Vehicle 12,435 12,928 12,508 11,971 12,172Other Fires 43,751 66,199 39,165 38,809 38,440
TOTAL FIRES 76,781 102,799 71,303 71,119 72,124
TOTAL FIRE LOSS $510,113,505 $1,035,707,502 $480,869,446 $621,601,964 $662,625,954
2,467 2,479 2,324 2,337 2,215
RESCUE/EMS CALLS 966,713 1,043,961 1,118,074 1,146,969 1,223,317
64,319 67,149 66,486 67,353 67,121
SERVICE CALLS 105,510 122,323 119,750 126,087 137,197
GOOD INTENT CALLS 160,814 186,608 198,781 212,192 222,909
FALSE CALLSMalicious 5,772 5,605 5,353 4,997 4,845Other False Calls 127,742 133,082 126,513 127,896 136,614
TOTAL FALSE CALLS 133,514 138,687 131,866 132,893 141,459
1,491 1,641 1,463 1,276 1,274
MUTUAL AID GIVEN 48,587 60,256 51,466 51,969 52,195
ALL OTHER CALLS 5,259 6,009 5,042 4,497 5,967
TOTAL CALLS 1,565,455 1,731,912 1,766,555 1,816,692 1,925,778
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