A Message From Chief Hugo R. Esparza
Welcome to the Plano Fire Department’s Web site! It is my pleasure to represent all of the outstanding men and women who proudly serve the City of Plano in the Plano Fire Department. I invite you to also visit the City of Plano Web site to find out more about what makes this a vibrant, progressive and safe community to the 252,000 people who call Plano their home. We constantly strive to maintain our city services to ensure a high quality of life by providing good schools, good jobs, and a safe community for all of our citizens. Read more...
Fire Trucks Roll Out of Plano's New Fire Station
On Wednesday, December 30, 2009, Plano Fire Department crews made the move into their new Fire Station #12. Though the Station hasn’t had the ‘official’ grand opening, personnel have begun responding to emergency calls from this new location at 4101 West Parker Road in Plano.
Fire Station #12 houses a fire engine, ambulance, a utility (light and air) vehicle, and Battalion Chief. Eight fire department personnel will work out of the site each day. Funds to construct Station 12 were approved by voters in the 2005 Bond Referendum.
Two other buildings at the site, a fire logistics warehouse and the William E. Peterson Emergency Operations Center, will be completed and occupied within the next few months.
A dedication ceremony will be scheduled when all three buildings are finished and fire personnel are in place. Visit the Plano Fire Department website (www.planofire.org) for information about the ceremony planned for early 2010.
Join the Citizens Fire Academy
Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2010 session of the Plano Fire Department’s Citizens Fire Academy. Persons interested must either live or work in the city of Plano. The CFA is a ten-week course designed to show participants how the Plano Fire Department is organized and operates. Classes will meet at the Fire Administration Building on Thursday nights from 6:30 to 9:30 pm beginning March 25th. For more information on the CFA contact Captain Peggy Harrell at 972-941-7421 or peggyha@plano.gov.
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Why does the Department charge an ambulance transport fee to tax-paying citizens?
The Department charges $600 for residents of Plano and $700 for non-residents, plus $10 per mile from the emergency
scene to the medical facility. The patient's medical insurance will usually pay this fee which is set in accordance with
national ambulance standards. If we did not recover this from the people who use this service, this part of our operation
would have to be funded entirely with tax revenue resulting in greater taxes for all citizens.
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