HARKER HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Learn more about our activities, performance, and achievements over the past year
We are always enthusiastic about providing education and training to our community.
Take 10 CPR/AED training Stop the Bleed Child Safety Seat Installation Fire Extinguisher training |
Fire Station Tours Special Events Smoke Detector Installation Vial of Life Activity Request |
The Fire Marshal's Offices completes inspections, investigations, and plan reviews in order to insure safety in our community.
The Harker Heights Fire Department Honor Guard
OPERATIONS
We provide fire and emergency services within the City of Harker Heights and certain areas of Bell County.
The Harker Heights Fire Department is responsible for the planning, coordination, and implementation of all emergency management and homeland security related activities for the City of Harker Heights.
The Harker Heights Fire Department was established in 1961 and has a long history of providing excellence in service.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to serve the public by providing excellent fire, emergency medical, and life safety services.
Our Vision
The vision for the Harker Heights Fire Department is intended to be dynamic in nature and for it to coincide with our organizational goals, therefore;
We Will:
• Endeavor to provide an environment of personal, professional and physical development through the progressive advancement of institutional knowledge, enhanced academic opportunities, and a defined wellness program.
• Maintain a state of readiness by staying abreast of industry standards.
• Address the evolving needs of our community through predetermined platforms such as risk assessments and pre-incident planning.
• Take an innovative approach to being a leader in our community, our county, our region and our state.
Our Values
You REAP what you sow!
R- Respect towards one another in our endeavors to remain fiscally responsible as public servants with the resources we have been entrusted in order to protect and serve our community and department.
E- Embrace change by viewing it as an opportunity to bring about positive influence for us as individuals, as a department and for our community! "We must become the change we want to see" - Mahatma Gandhi
A- Accountability to our community, our supervisors, our peers and to ourselves each and every day in an extreme effort to be the absolute best we can be!
P- Proactive in our endeavors to prepare our personnel as they progress into and through their careers!
R- Respect towards one another in our endeavors to remain fiscally responsible as public servants with the resources we have been entrusted in order to protect and serve our community and department.
E- Embrace change by viewing it as an opportunity to bring about positive influence for us as individuals, as a department and for our community! "We must become the change we want to see" - Mahatma Gandhi
A- Accountability to our community, our supervisors, our peers and to ourselves each and every day in an extreme effort to be the absolute best we can be!
P- Proactive in our endeavors to prepare our personnel as they progress into and through their careers!