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Fire
Department
Mission
The mission of the Rio Grande City
Fire Department is to provide fire services and to protect life and
property for the community and citizens of our City.
Functions
The
Department shall perform the following functions:
- Fire prevention. Prevent fire,
and detect unsafe fire conditions including violations of the
penal ordinances of the City.
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Fire enforcement. Administer and
enforce laws regulating, directing, controlling and restricting
the possession or use of fire works and flammable material.
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Training. Operate a training
program to maintain and improve the competency and efficiency of
the members of the Department.
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Incident report preparation.
Prepare reports on injuries to persons and property occurring by
fire hazards.
Programs
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Professional Department: The Fire
Department boasts the best trained and professionally equipped fire
department in Starr County. Personnel receive training and are
certified by the Texas
Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP). The Department is a "First Responder"
and provides basic first aid services in the event of medical
emergencies.
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Emergency Management Plan: The City's Emergency
Management Plan (EMP) provide basic information to respond in
the event of a natural or civic emergency. The Fire Department is
charged with the principle responsibility to administer the plan.
The department works with various agencies such as the Commission
on State Emergency Communications (CSEC)
to ensure a rapid response.
- Volunteer Fire Department: The City also operates the Rio Grande City Volunteer Fire
Department. In fact, the professional department began as a
volunteer force. For information on becoming a volunteer
firefighter and training opportunities please contact the Fire
Department.
- Fire Prevention Week: Each year
during Fire Prevention Week the RGC Fire Department provide educational
information to public school students.
Links
Director
Ricardo Reyes is a 1995 graduate of Rio Grande City High School and a
1996 graduate of the Rio Grande Valley Fire Academy. He began his
fire service as a voluntary firefighter in the department in 1992.
He has served as a Firefighter, Driver, Lieutenant and Captain prior to
his appointment as Interim Fire Chief in 2002. Reyes is a
certified instructor, fire inspector and fire investigator by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and a
member of the Rio Grande Valley Fire Academy Association and the South
Texas Arson Team. He is an active member of the Rio Grande City
Salvation Army and the Rio Grande City Volunteer Fire Department.
Contact
Ricardo Reyes
Rio
Grande City Fire Department
910
E. Main Street
Rio
Grande City, Texas 78582
Off:
956/487-5312
Fax:
956/488-1117
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