Houston Fire Department (HFD)

Houston, Texas

HFD operates on the Houston Public Safety sites of the TxWARN Project 25 system.

HFD Districts Map

Apparatus/Personnel Designations

• Air
• Ambulance
• AR (Airport Rescue)
• District
• EMS (Airport EMS)
• Engine
• Ladder
• MD (Medical Director)
• Medic
• Rehab
• Rescue
• Squad
• Safety

Abbreviations/Terminology

• AIQ - Available In Quarters
• AOR - Available On Radio
• PAR - Personnel Accountability Report
• Plan A - cardiac arrest

Pager Numbers

• 111 - Rescue Incidents
• 211 - 2+ Alarm Fires (and other major incidents)
• 4xx - Apparatus Maintenance
• 500 - Radio Maintenance
• 549 - Hazardous Materials Incidents
• 710 - EMS Supervisors
• 711 - Medical Directors
• 713 - Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI), activates hospital Emergency Alert Receivers (EAR)
• 746 - Arson Investigators
• 800 - Rehab
• 900 - Airport Incidents
• 990 - Kingwood Incidents