A little history

In 1954 a group of citizens from the Rendon Community got together and decided they needed a Fire Department.

By this time Mansfield, Everman and a few others around Rendon already had Volunteer Fire Departments. So, one night on the steps of the old elementary school a group sat down and formed the Rendon Volunteer Fire Department.

Armed with little more than a small pumper truck "they built" they began responding to fires within the community of Rendon. As the years passed things changed, the department grew, it gained more area and built a new building. They scraped all they had and set it as the foundation for the years to come. In 2004 we celebrated our 50th year of service.

Now days we are still growing and still making calls to our community. Currently we have one Engine, one Tanker, two Brush Trucks, one Rescue, two MICU Ambulances, a Command Vehicle and a Rehab Truck. we also have a trailer that carries a cascade system for filling breathing air bottles and a big portable fan that blows cold air for rehab.

We cover about 37 square miles of district within Tarrant County, and about 10 square miles of district within Johnson County. We make approxcimently1200 calls annually.

We maintain a volunteer roster of about 30 volunteers. We also maintain a paid roster of 17 paid employees who work 12 hour shifts day and night. we staff two Paramedic Firefighters and one EMT Firefighter from 6 AM to 6 PM, and one Paramedic Firefighter, one EMT Firefighter from 6 PM to 6 AM. Our volunteers back-up our paid staff on incidents too large for two or three firefighters to handle.

We just recently adopted all Texas Commission on Fire Protection rules and regulations. Along with our volunteers and paid firefighters we also have a paid Fire Chief. The paid Fire Chief over-sees day to day budget, operations, staffing, and other logistical operations. We now have a combination department which means we are some paid and some volunteer.