MISSION

The Richardson Fire Department is a dynamic organization of highly trained and dedicated professionals committed to the delivery of quality services. We provide a proactive approach to training, planning and public education. We strive to achieve a greater quality of life for our customers.

VISION

We envision a department on the leading edge of technology and customer service, while maintaining a harmonious working environment built on the values of integrity, dedication and compassion.

INTEGRITY

Firm adherence to a code or standard of values. Being unimpaired, undivided, sound and complete in ones belief and support of the values of honesty, fairness, strong character, trust, respect and virtue.

DEDICATION

To possess a wholehearted and unselfish loyalty and commitment to the organization and toward goals that are worthy.

COMPASSION

Showing sympathetic concern for the suffering of others. Demonstrating empathy along with the desire to give aid or support or to show mercy.

HISTORY

A CENTURY OF SERVICE: THE RICHARDSON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Since the city's incorporation in 1925, the Richardson Fire Department has grown from a single donated fire truck into a fully professional, six-station force protecting the community it calls home. The city purchased its first fire truck in 1926 and organized a volunteer department, backed by a newly created Fire Marshal's Office. That volunteer spirit carried the city for over two decades — through its first ambulance in 1950 — until 1956, when Richardson hired its first four paid firefighters, marking the shift toward a professional department.

Today, the City invests in the Department’s renewal as much as expansion, with a modernized fleet and highly-trained team that Makes A Difference in Richardson every day.

View the video below to see the people, equipment, and milestones that make today’s Richardson Fire Department, and visit www.cor.net/departments/fire-department/join to learn more about joining our team.