Just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, the Garland Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 1400 block of Williams Drive. When firefighters arrived on scene, the residence was heavily involved with fire and there were people in the home. First responders made...
The Garland Fire Department’s Safety Fest drew 1,400 visitors this year, an increase of 500 from the 2016 event. According to Merrill Balanciere of the GFD, the department received positive feedback from the visitors. There were activities for everyone...
Celebrate Fire Prevention Week at the Garland Fire Department’s annual Safety Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Fire Administration and Training Facility, 1500 State Highway 66. Join in a day of free family activities, food trucks, safety...
Photos by GFD Captain Collin Blasingame Anyone who has seen the rescue photos and video from the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey can see that the spirit of helping others is alive and well in the state of Texas as well as many other areas of the nation....
The Garland Firefighters Association Local 1293 recently hosted Fire Ops 101 for decision- makers from the state and city levels as well as city employees. Participants had an opportunity to become more familiar with what Garland’s EMTs and firefighters do and the...
Garland Fire Station 11 celebrated taking ownership of their new aerial truck 11 with an official Push-In Ceremony May 31. It was out with the old and in with the new. The new apparatus is a 2017 Spartan 75’ ladder truck which will display the designation of truck...
For the third year in a row, the Garland Fire Department received the Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Gold Award. Once again, this was possible due to our paramedics’ great work in the field and the collaboration between Fire, Dispatch, and Baylor Scott & White...
The Garland Fire Department and Garland Fire Fighters Association Local 1293 is showing its support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association as its members kick off the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and...
Chief Raymond Knight began his career in Garland as a firefighter in 1980. During the next 20 years, he was promoted to Operations Fire Lieutenant, Operations Fire Captain and then to Administration Battalion Chief. By 2002, Chief Knight had worked his way up to...
The city of Garland is preparing to welcome a new fire chief, with the upcoming retirement of current Chief Raymond Knight. During their July 5 meeting, the Garland City Council confirmed City Manager Bryan Bradford’s selection of Mark E. Lee as fire chief, beginning...
For the second year in a row, the Garland Fire Department has achieved the Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Level Recognition Award from the American Heart Association. The award highlights GFD’s EMS providers as the drivers of improvements in the outcomes of STEMI...
The Garland Fire Department has received a Class 1 ISO rating, the highest Public Protection Classification by the Insurance Service Organization. A community's Public Protection Classification is based on a formal assessment of three major areas: Fire...