Responsibilities of the Dallas County Fire Marshal’s Office
Responsibilities include:
- Respond to and investigate all fires in the County
- Retain a 24 hour on-call status for all fire investigations, Hazmat response, and major disasters
- Perform Foster Home / Licensed child care facility inspections in the following cities
- Grand Prairie
- Duncanville
- Wilmer
- Hutchins
- Combine
- Seagoville
- Sunnyvale
- Inspect and Issue Burn Permits in the County
- Inspect and regulate firework stands
- Perform annual life-safety and fire-prevention inspections in all County Buildings and Detentions Facilities
- Assist in Law Enforcement activities as requested
- Administer fire suppression operations in the unincorporated areas in the County with assistance of the Dallas County Fire and Rescue Department
- Respond to other cities and surrounding counties for mutual aid in fire suppression and fire investigation operations
- Work closely in the North Texas Arson Task Force committee
- Members of the North Texas Joint Terrorism committee
- Respond to suspicious packages in the County Buildings
