Rockwall Fire Department presents free Citizen’s Fire Academy 2024

Rockwall Fire Department presents free Citizen’s Fire Academy 2024

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 5, 2024) The Rockwall Fire Department is actively enrolling participants for the 2024 Citizen’s Fire Academy. This free program offers citizens the opportunity to experience behind the scenes – and hands on – fire department operations. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your fire department and build your own […]

Rockwall Professional Firefighters Association, community raise $10,000 for local mom battling rare form of breast cancer

Rockwall Professional Firefighters Association, community raise $10,000 for local mom battling rare form of breast cancer

ROCKWALL, TX – December 1, 2021 — The Rockwall Professional Firefighters Association held a t-shirt fundraiser campaign throughout the month of October, in support of local mom Jennifer Cordtz who is battling Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer. This morning, community members and city officials joined the Cordtz family at Rockwall Fire Station No. 2 to […]

Rockwall city council recognizes first responders with Citizen Life Saving Awards

Rockwall city council recognizes first responders with Citizen Life Saving Awards

ROCKWALL, TX – August 3, 2021 — During Monday night’s meeting of the Rockwall city council, Members of the Rockwall Police Department and Rockwall Fire Department were recognized for saving the life of a man who had suffered a cardiac event. On Sunday, June 12th, 2021, at approximately 11:55 p.m., Rockwall police officers Aaron Raymond […]

Steps to take if a frozen pipe bursts

Steps to take if a frozen pipe bursts

ROCKWALL, TX – February 18, 2021 — Have a pipe burst from the frozen temps? Here’s what to do courtesy of the Rockwall Fire Department. What to do when a frozen pipe bursts: Find your main water supply shut-off valve. No matter the problem, the key to stopping a water leak is turning off the […]

Rockwall Fire Department treats family of 3-year-old with TAR Syndrome to special day at Station No. 2

Rockwall Fire Department treats family of 3-year-old with TAR Syndrome to special day at Station No. 2

ROCKWALL, TX – September 8, 2020 — Meet Easton and Jace Knight. These little guys are 3 ½-year-old twins and their mom, Lauren says, “They are obsessed with anything that has wheels.” So, of course, a fire truck is one of the top bucket list items for them to experience. Easton is a special child. […]

Rockwall firefighters receive Outstanding Unit Citations for lifesaving efforts

Rockwall firefighters receive Outstanding Unit Citations for lifesaving efforts

ROCKWALL, TX (August 7, 2020) Rockwall Fire Department recently recognized members of Station 2, A-Shift, Driver Engineer Jacob Farrell, and Firefighter Michael Sauder with an Outstanding Unit Citation. The Rockwall Fire Department shared on social media that on June 19, 2020, the fire department responded to a medical emergency in the 2800 block of Ridge […]

Junior Fire Program Gives Kids a Hands-On Firefighting Experience

Junior Fire Program Gives Kids a Hands-On Firefighting Experience

(ROCKWALL, TX — July 30, 2019) The Rockwall Fire Department welcomed kids to beat the heat this summer with its inaugural Junior Fire Academy program. Held at Fire Station #3 at 191 E. Quail Run Rd., the week-long class saw kids learn the ins and outs of the fire department. “We just tried to train […]

Rockwall Noon Rotary Recognizes Area First Responders

Rockwall Noon Rotary Recognizes Area First Responders

(ROCKWALL, TX — May 3, 2019) Several outstanding employees of first responder services in cities throughout the county were recognized at the Rockwall Noon Rotary meeting on Thursday, May 2. Individuals with Rockwall police, fire and EMS, Fate Department of Public Safety, Heath Department of Public Safety, McLendon-Chisholm Fire Rescue, and the Rockwall County Sheriff’s […]

Rotary honors first responders

Rotary honors first responders

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 26, 2018) Several outstanding employees of first responder services in cities throughout the county were recognized at the Rockwall Noon Rotary meeting on Thursday, March 22. Individuals with Rockwall police, fire and EMS, Fate Department of Public Safety, Heath Department of Public Safety, McLendon-Chisholm Fire Department, and the Rockwall County Sheriff’s […]

Rockwall Fire Marshal graduates from nation’s first FEMT program

Rockwall Fire Marshal graduates from nation’s first FEMT program

(ROCKWALL, TX – November 16, 2017) Rockwall Fire Marshal Ariana Hargrove recently received a state certification in Fire Executive Management Training (FEMT), becoming one of the first women to graduate from the program at Sam Houston State University on Nov. 10. Hargrove currently serves as vice president of the Texas Fire Marshals Association and was […]

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