Municipal Archives

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Dallas Fire-Rescue Department Historical Records,
1919-2001

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Collection 1991-025

Overview

Repository	Office of the City Secretary Dallas Municipal Archives 1500 Marilla Street, 5D South Dallas, Texas 75201
Creator	Dallas Fire-Rescue Department
Title	Dallas Fire-Rescue Department Historical Records
Dates	1919-2001
Quantity	3.36 linear feet
Abstract	Annual reports, images, audio tapes.
Identification	1991-025
Language	Records are in English

Scope and Content

Collection consists of annual reports of the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department [DFR] along with statistical data, images, and reports. The reports address expenditures, personnel, and statistics for the fiscal year. Other materials document the development of staff and public outreach.

Dallas had an informal firefighting team during the 1860s. On July 4, 1872, Dallas' first formal firefighting unit was put into place. W.C. "Bud" Connor was elected chief of the 14-member, volunteer fire department. The DFR became a fully-salaried city department in 1885 under Chief Charles Kahn.

In 2000, the DFR changed its name from the Dallas Fire Department to the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department to show more of the department's scope. As of 2017, the DFR has over 1800 uniformed officers, manages 58 active fire stations, and responds to over 100,000 emergency calls per year.

Organization

The collection is arranged chronologically and by material type.

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Citation

Dallas Fire-Rescue Department Historical Records, 1919-2001 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Materials

Collection 1991-098—Publications, 1956-Current

Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Dallas (Tex.) Fire Dept.

Container List

Box	Folder	Description, Date
		Manuscripts [No annual report available for 1960, 1965, 1984, 1988, or 1989.]
1	1	Annual Report, 1949
	2	Annual Report, 1950
	3	Annual Report, 1951
	4	Annual Report, 1952
	5	Annual Report, 1953
	6	Annual Report, 1954 (2 copies)
	7	Annual Report, 1955 (2 copies)
	8	Annual Report, 1956 (2 copies)
	9	Annual Report 1 , 1957
	10	Annual Report 2, 1957 (copy)
2	1	Annual Report 1, 1958
	2	Annual Report 2, 1958 (copy)
	3	Annual Report, 1959 (2 copies)
	4	Annual Report, 1961 (2 copies)
	5	Annual Report, 1962
	6	Annual Report, 1963
	7	Annual Report, 1964 (2 copies)
	8	Annual Report, 1966
	9	Annual Report, 1967
	10	Annual Report, 1968
	11	Annual Report, 1969
3	1	Annual Report, 1970 (2 copies)
	2	Annual Report, 1971
	3	Annual Report, 1972
	4	Annual Report, 1973
	5	Annual Report, 1974
	6	Annual Report, 1975
	7	Annual Report, 1976
	8	Annual Report, 1977
	9	Annual Report, 1978
	10	Annual Report, 1979
	11	Annual Report, 1980
	12	Annual Report, 1981
	13	Annual Report, 1982-1983
	14	Annual Report, 1985
	15	Annual Report, 1986
	16	Annual Report, 1987
	17	Annual Report, 1990
	18	Annual Report, 1991
	19	Annual Report, 1992
	20	Annual Report, 1993
	21	Annual Report, 1994
	22	Annual Report, 1995 (2 copies)
	23	Annual Report, 1996-1997 (2 copies)
	24	Annual Report, 1998 (2 copies)
	25	Annual Report, 1999 (2 copies)
	26	Annual Report, 1999-2001
4	1	The Fireman and His Job, 1919
	2	"Did You Know" Booklet, 1946
	3	Fire Code, 1948
	4	Fire Alarm Box Locations, 1966
	5	Hose Pressure Card, ca 1970s
	6	Operations Pressure Manual, ca 1970s
	7	Tools and Equipment Manual, ca 1970s
	8	Statistical Data, 1971
	9	Activities Report, May 1971
	10	Statistical Data, 1972
	11	Fire Station 57 Specifications Manual 1, 1974 Related materials, undated
	12	Fire Station 57 Specifications Manual 2, 1974 Related materials, undated
	13	Fire Station 57 Specifications Manual 3, 1974 Related materials, undated
	14	Statistical Data, 1974
	15	Statistical Data, 1975
	16	Emergency Medical Services, August 1978
	17	Dallas Fire Department Yearbook, 1985
	18	Three-Year Strategic Plan FY94/95-FY96/97, 1994
	19	Three-Year Strategic Plan FY94/95-FY96/97 Cover, 1994
		Images
5	1	Court Evidence Prints, 1990, 1992, undated
	2	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Lt. Robert Davis' Retirement (undeveloped roll), 6-23-1994
	3	5000 Dolphin Road, undated
	4	Communications Section, undated
	5	Emergency Medical Service Photos, Negatives, and Slides, undated
	6	Equipment Maintenance Prints, undated
	7	Equipment Maintenance Negatives, undated
	8	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Ceremonies, undated
	9	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Education Programs 1, undated
	10	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Education Programs 2, undated
	11	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Illegal Burglar Bar Photos, undated
	12	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Negatives, undated
	13	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Prints, undated
	14	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Public Relations Activities Photos, undated
	15	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Training Academy, undated
	16	Fire Prevention Education and Inspection Training Photos, Negatives, and Slides, undated
	17	Fire Prevention Education & Inspection Vacant Structure Photos, undated
6	1	Fire Scene Negatives, undated
	2	Fire Scene Prints, undated
	3	Photographs of vacant building 1, 1963, 1972, 1981, undated
	4	Photographs of vacant building 2, 1963, 1972, 1981, undated
	5	Photographs of vacant building 3, 1963, 1972, 1981, undated
	6	Fire Scene Slides, undated
	7	Slides of Fire-Rescue Department Staff, undated
	8	Slides of Forest, Grass, and Building Fires 1, undated
7	1	Slides of Forest, Grass, and Building Fires 2, undated
	2	Willowcreek Fire, March 1983
		Audio Tapes
	Item 1	LNTB Sale Program/Workshop, Audio Cassette Tape, 11-14-1973
	Item 2	KRLD Hi-Rise Series, Audio Cassette Tape, undated
		Slides Boxes
	3	Slides of Fire-Rescue Department, undated
	4	Slides of Fire-Rescue Department, undated
	5	Slides of Fire-Rescue Department, undated
8		Slides of Fire-Rescue Department, undated