Cockrell Hill Fire Department – Cockrell Hill, TX

The Cockrell Hill Fire Department welcomes EMERG – EMT Training.  Starting with the September 4th class, EMERG will hold classes at the Cockrell Hill Fire Department.  For more information go to www.emergnow.com.  If you are interested in the class please contact Sarah Henkel atsarah@emergnow.com, 214-799-0367.

The Cockrell Hill Fire Department has lost a great man, our Chief, Michael Burns. He has been the largest reason this department has grown and developed as it has. As a talented medic and great friend, he will be missed by our members as well as by his family at Children’s Medical Center. Details regarding
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Eight Cockrell Hill Firefighters have completed the S-131 Advanced Wildland Firefighter training required by TIFMAS for wildland deployment under the state wide mutual aid system. The Department will now have eleven members certified at the Basic Wildland level and eight certified at the Advanced Wildland level.

Chief of the Ovilla Fire Department, Donnie Glen Pickard lost his battle with cancer at Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas on Monday evening at the age of 55. He was born in Waxahachie, Texas to Elmer Wilson and Margaret Juanita Curtis Pickard. He had lived his entire life in Ovilla and had been an
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The City of Cockrell Hill will be receiving the first monument to the Fallen Immigrant from the Federation of Clubs Zagatecanos of North Texas. This monument is made from volcanic rock named “Metapil”, quarried in the Mexican State of Queretaro and sculptured in the State of Zacatecas, Mexico. The artist and sculptuer C.J. Felix Mulo
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Nine members of the Cockrell Hill Fire Department have completed the TIFMAS required S 130/190 wildland firefighter training. This training is required for any state wide mutual aid deployment within the State of Texas.

The Cockrell Hill Fire Department has been awarded a grant from the Texas Forest Service for 18 sets of wildland firefighting gear. This grant was submitted earlier this year by Chief Michael Burns. This grant will help replace the previous wildland gear used by the Department during its last three TIFMAS wildland deployments.

The Cockrell Hill FIre Department deployed along with Dallas County Fire Rescue, Hutchins Fire Department, and DeSoto Fire Rescue a strike team under the TIFMAS ( Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System ) to the Riley Road Fire in Montgomery County and the Bear Creek Fire in Cass County Texas. This Strike Team consisted of
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It is with a deep sadness that we pass on the Line of Duty passing of Dallas Fire Department Lt. Todd Krodle. Lt. Krodle was stationed at DFD Station 26 and has served the City of Dallas for 17 years. Our Department has worked many times with Lt.. Krodle and Station 26 on incidents. His
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Chief Richard Lasky has announced his retirement after 11 years of service from the Lewisville Fire Department. Chief Lasky has dedicated 30 years to the Fire Service as not only a Firefighter but as a Fire Chief, Instructor, and Mentor to other Firefighters. With his latest contribution to the Fire Service, Pride and Ownership has
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The Cockrell Hill Fire Department would like to extend our deepest sympathy for the loss of Dallas Firefighter / Paramedic Chris Pham. Our prayers go out to his family and the members of Dallas Fire Rescue.

The Cockrell Hill Fire Department would like to congratulate the Dallas Mavericks for winning the 2011 NBA Championship.