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Plano Fire-Rescue Professional service with heart - integrity always. This is the official page of the Plano Fire-Rescue in Plano, TX. Please dial 911 to do so.

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Operating as usual

It looks beautiful but can also be treacherous.(Hoping this is last wintery warning post)The roads may be clearing but c...
02/02/2023

It looks beautiful but can also be treacherous.
(Hoping this is last wintery warning post)
The roads may be clearing but curbs and walkways may still be quite slick🥶
Please continue to be safety conscious if you head outside!

If you need us, we're ready to respond👍
02/01/2023

If you need us, we're ready to respond👍

It may be raining now, but the inevitable setting of the sun can/may/possibly/will change that slushy stuff back to icy ...
02/01/2023

It may be raining now, but the inevitable setting of the sun can/may/possibly/will change that slushy stuff back to icy stuff...
Please continue to exercise extreme caution!!
Stay safe; stay warm; and stay home, if you can👍

Despite any melting that happened today, refreezing is likely with that already happening here at the office in Tarrant County. Road conditions will be hazardous as we approach sunset. Please stay home if possible.

02/01/2023

We would like to ask for the public's help in finding a missing person. Justin Baldwin's last contact was with a sibling on 09/27/22. He was staying at a local hotel in the 4700 block of W. Plano Pkwy in Plano, Texas. He checked out of the hotel on 10/23/22. Justin's cell phone service has been disconnected, and he has no known vehicle.
Justin lived in Plano for several months; he previously lived in Dallas, TX, and Richardson, TX. At the time he was reported missing, Justin was 42 years old. He is 6’ 02" tall, weighs less than 300 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes. He has a tattoo on the right shoulder of his first name in cursive lettering and a leaf or compass-shaped design tattoo on his left shoulder.
In hopes of expanding our search, Justin was listed on NamUS, the nationwide information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified persons. Justin's NamUS case number is . Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Plano Police Department's Tip Line at (972) 941-2148.

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/99396/

Weather forecast has been extended through tomorrow morning...Safety is still number one for everyone!! Stay safe. Stay ...
02/01/2023

Weather forecast has been extended through tomorrow morning...
Safety is still number one for everyone!! Stay safe. Stay warm. Stay home, if you can.

We know Groundhog Day isn't until tomorrow but is anyone else getting the "we've been here before" feeling? This weather! Same verse, different day! The roads are worse today than yesterday at this time. Same tips as yesterday:

If you don't have to get out, don't.
Slow down.
Give yourself extra time to get to your destination.
Give yourself more room to stop.
Turn on your vehicle's low-beam lights.
Use your blinkers.
Slow down.

Bonus tip: When you drive with your hazard lights on, your blinkers won't work.....(all of your blinker lights are used when you turn on your hazard lights)!

Photos from US National Weather Service Fort Worth Texas's post
02/01/2023

Photos from US National Weather Service Fort Worth Texas's post

01/31/2023
Hypothermia

We gotta check on and take care of people.
Don't forget the 4 Ps: People, Pets, Pipes, and plants👍

🚨 👕 SCAM ALERT 👕 🚨To all of our followers: Please DO NOT be fooled by the random silliness that has recently been "comme...
01/31/2023

🚨 👕 SCAM ALERT 👕 🚨
To all of our followers: Please DO NOT be fooled by the random silliness that has recently been "commenting" on our page (and others).
Plano Fire-Rescue does not sell randomized apparel from even more randomized web links.
We work hard to catch these as quickly as possible but, in the meantime, please use caution on the internet🙃

Stay tuned here or Plano Emergency Management or City of Plano, Texas Government for weather and outdoor condition updat...
01/31/2023

Stay tuned here or Plano Emergency Management or City of Plano, Texas Government for weather and outdoor condition updates.

More safety information to consider. Please follow Plano Emergency Management for up-to-date weather and/or other such e...
01/30/2023

More safety information to consider. Please follow Plano Emergency Management for up-to-date weather and/or other such emergency info👍
#stayweatheraware

Hazardous travel conditions are already being reported this afternoon. Additional, more widespread rounds of freezing rain/sleet are expected Monday PM into Tuesday, and Tuesday PM into Wednesday morning, which will worsen travel conditions. If you have to be out on the roads today through Wednesday, make sure to slow down, watch for ice, and give yourself plenty of time for travel.

Here are some very handy numbers to have stored in your phones⤵TxDOT Roads: 1-800-452-9292Plano non-emergency: 972-424-5...
01/30/2023

Here are some very handy numbers to have stored in your phones⤵
TxDOT Roads: 1-800-452-9292
Plano non-emergency: 972-424-5678

Save this number in your phone BEFORE you need it! You can also check road conditions at:
https://drivetexas.org/

Photos from City of Plano, Texas Government's post
01/29/2023

Photos from City of Plano, Texas Government's post

***UPDATE***In response to a majority of the comments - to which several people have already provided some helpful info ...
01/28/2023

***UPDATE***
In response to a majority of the comments - to which several people have already provided some helpful info - please see below ⤵️
1 patient was released earlier today, 1 patient admitted for observation; and unfortunately the home is significantly damaged, lost the entire roof.

Early this morning, PFR was dispatched to a house fire. First arriving units, found heavy fire from the back of the hous...
01/28/2023

Early this morning, PFR was dispatched to a house fire. First arriving units, found heavy fire from the back of the house and lots of smoke in the front.
Upon entry through the front door, a crew found two victims on the ground. Both were removed and treated on scene before being transported to hospital.
Other crews stretched multiple hose lines to attack the fire in the garage and attic.
Calm communications and solid training were what brought this incident under control in short order.

Friday Fun Day!🎉After all of the safety and weather posts this week, it's time for something light-hearted (and yummy)😁🎂...
01/27/2023

Friday Fun Day!🎉
After all of the safety and weather posts this week, it's time for something light-hearted (and yummy)😁
🎂 It's National Chocolate Cake Day! 🎂
Whether it's quadruple chocolate, "healthy" chocolate, or a tidy pile of chocolate candy...
We hope everyone has a great Friday!😎

Wow! Progress is steadily changing the landscape⤵
01/26/2023

Wow! Progress is steadily changing the landscape⤵

👀 What’s been happening at Collin Creek lately?
In the last three and a half weeks, the Collin Creek project team has poured over 61,000 square feet of concrete slab in the garage. In the next three and a half weeks they expect to pour an additional 90,000 square feet in the garage.

Find more project details at collincreek.com.

🔥🔥Announcement!!🔥🔥If you see or smell smoke in the area of Alma, between Hedgcoxe and Bethany, please do not be alarmed!...
01/26/2023

🔥🔥Announcement!!🔥🔥
If you see or smell smoke in the area of Alma, between Hedgcoxe and Bethany, please do not be alarmed!!⤵

A prescribed burn is happening this afternoon (Thursday) at Connemara Meadow. The Meadow will be closed to visitors, and will reopen tomorrow (Friday) morning.

Plano Fire-Rescue Wildland Team (with the assistance of firefighters from McKinney, Allen, and Plano) will be performing a prescribed burn in parts of the Connemara Meadow TODAY. PLEASE DO NOT CALL 9-1-1 when you see smoke.

Please share - thank you!

City of Allen City Hall City of Plano, Texas Government Allen Fire Department Plano Fire-Rescue
The Yogi Treehouse

⚡AEDs save lives!!❤Many local businesses provide these tools on premises for emergency use by anyone trained to do so.Bu...
01/25/2023

⚡AEDs save lives!!❤
Many local businesses provide these tools on premises for emergency use by anyone trained to do so.
But, did you know that it's State law to register your device with your local EMS provider?
Please watch this short video (https://youtu.be/gHNkS6K6X0c) and then visit planofire.org or pulsepoint.org/pulsepoint-aed

🚩⚠ PLEASE SLOW DOWN.🚩⚠ PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY.Since 9am, PFR and Plano Texas Police Department have responded to over 2 doz...
01/24/2023

🚩⚠ PLEASE SLOW DOWN.

🚩⚠ PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY.

Since 9am, PFR and Plano Texas Police Department have responded to over 2 dozen vehicle crash emergencies!!

There will be a lot of safety information being shared today.Please follow Nws Fort Worth and Plano Emergency Management...
01/24/2023

There will be a lot of safety information being shared today.
Please follow Nws Fort Worth and Plano Emergency Management for regular updates.

Wind chill temperature = how cold people and animals feel when outside. If the temperature is 0°F and the wind is blowing at 15 mph, the wind chill is -19°F. At this wind chill temperature, exposed skin can freeze in 30 minutes! https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-faqs

"Our monster is cancer."(quote from post ⤵)
01/23/2023

"Our monster is cancer."
(quote from post ⤵)

It’s hard to believe that there is anything more potentially dangerous to firefighters than fire itself.

But it’s the truth.

In fact, the deadliest risk to firefighters today is like the monster under the bed: invisible, silently invasive, and, in many cases, undetected until too late.

Our monster is cancer.

Today, cancer is the number one occupational killer of firefighters. At the 2022 Fallen Firefighter Memorial ceremony in Colorado, almost 75 percent of the names added to the wall for those who had died in the line of duty (348 out of 469) had perished as a result of occupational cancer.

And just last week, we laid our brother, Battalion Chief Travis Maher, to rest at the too-young age of 49 after his bout with stomach cancer, most likely contracted from his work at Ground Zero.

The U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, is traveling across the northeast this week as part of to launch the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Strategy, which contains five necessary steps that must be taken in every community to reduce the risk of fire and those lost to it; one is the establishment of a comprehensive firefighter cancer strategy that invests in research, provides access to screening for firefighters, and reduces and eliminates exposure to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

Whether you are a member of the fire service or someone who loves a member, prevention and protection are key to ensuring we not only fight the monster under the bed, but vanquish it.

Learn more about screening and support for the firefighters in your life at the Firefighter Cancer Support Network: https://firefightercancersupport.org/

🚨🚨🚨 1 Day Left!!! 🚨🚨🚨Sign-up by midnight tomorrow for the January 30th entrance exam.Click this link https://www.plano.g...
01/19/2023

🚨🚨🚨 1 Day Left!!! 🚨🚨🚨
Sign-up by midnight tomorrow for the January 30th entrance exam.
Click this link https://www.plano.gov/465/Employment or scan the QR code on the flyer👍

Timeline photos
01/18/2023

Timeline photos

Start the new year off by downloading Sparky's smoke alarm safety sheet. Hang it up in your house to remind you and your family to test your smoke alarm every month. http://nfpa.social/z1O150Mt0MG

❄🧥Texas Winter - or - Texas Winter🌞🏖It may be below freezing. It may be 80 degrees.Both could happen the same day🙃Regard...
01/12/2023

❄🧥Texas Winter - or - Texas Winter🌞🏖
It may be below freezing. It may be 80 degrees.
Both could happen the same day🙃
Regardless, this some good safety know-how⤵

: Driving can be hazardous when the roads are icy, especially on bridges. One simple way to keep yourself and everyone on the road safe is to SLOW DOWN! . Learn more at weather.gov/winter

01/12/2023

The department is saddened to report the off-duty passing of Firefighter/Paramedic, John M. Calix, who selflessly served the residents of Dallas for over 5 years. Please keep his family, and the members of this department, in your thoughts and prayers as they grieve his loss and search for closure. Rest in peace Brother... Dallas Fire-Rescue Dallas Firefighters Association-Local 58 Dallas Hispanic Firefighters Association Dallas Black Firefighters Association Dallas Firefighters Museum Box 4 Firebuffs Dallas Fire Fighters Association Auxiliary Dallas Fire-Rescue Education Department Dallas Fire-Rescue Recruiting Dallas Firefighters Pipes and Drums Krodle Foundation

You still have time!! But the clock's ticking🕥Want to join the ?The deadline is 11:59pm on Friday, January 20th.That's n...
01/12/2023

You still have time!! But the clock's ticking🕥

Want to join the ?

The deadline is 11:59pm on Friday, January 20th.

That's next week!!!😲

That's right; there is still time to sign-up for the entrance exam at the end of this month.

Click the link https://www.plano.gov/465/Employment and then select "Plano Careers website" for the application.

You can also scan the QR code on the flyer👍

We can't always choose the weather we work in, but this Texas January has sure made for some great training days!!From c...
01/10/2023

We can't always choose the weather we work in, but this Texas January has sure made for some great training days!!
From company-level pump simulation training at the FTC to extrication practice with a rookie at Central, it's a beautiful day outside😁

01/09/2023
Happy Monday, and...Happy National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!!!Plano Texas Police Department, you know we luv ya😎
01/09/2023

Happy Monday, and...
Happy National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!!!
Plano Texas Police Department, you know we luv ya😎

PFR crews are clearing a 1 alarm house fire tonight near Spring Creek and Alma.First arriving crews found heavy fire in ...
01/08/2023

PFR crews are clearing a 1 alarm house fire tonight near Spring Creek and Alma.
First arriving crews found heavy fire in the garage and attic.
An interior attack, rapid search and coordinated ventilation resulted in a quick knockdown.
No injuries were reported.

Today we're sending 2 great Firefighters off into the sunset.Firefighter Alan Nicholson is responding to his last emerge...
01/06/2023

Today we're sending 2 great Firefighters off into the sunset.
Firefighter Alan Nicholson is responding to his last emergency in Plano after 22 years of faithful service (actually 22.9 years).
More than that, Alan served our country in the U.S. Army for 8.5 years prior to becoming a Firefighter; and 2 years with another department before PFR.
All totaled, Alan has been giving of himself for 33 years!
We sincerely thank you for all of that time and hope you enjoy your much deserved retirement!

Today we're sending 2 great Firefighters off into the sunset.Battalion Chief John Cardwell managed to get one last TGIF ...
01/06/2023

Today we're sending 2 great Firefighters off into the sunset.
Battalion Chief John Cardwell managed to get one last TGIF before closing this 37 year (to the day) story.
During his time in Plano, John has served our citizens from across the ranks, across the rigs, and across the city, finishing his tour as A-Shift Battalion 2 on the West side of town.
Chief Cardwell is a strong leader who has shared knowledge and trained others along the way to succeed his position. Many experiential learning conversations have been had in 37 years!
Enjoy your retirement, Chief! We look forward to some good hunting stories the next time we see you👍

01/05/2023

Good safety info to keep in mind.
With the increasing number of devices and toys, appliances and tools using batteries, we all need to be diligent in their maintenance.
Unfortunately, just because cables, cords and connections may look the same, not all charging equipment is interchangeable.

01/05/2023
New stuff!

We at PFR are so thankful for a community who supports us, and a great City of Plano, Texas Government who employs talented professionals to install these much needed HVAC replacements!
One never outgrows the fascination of watching big equipment make quick work of a heavy job😁

🛑🦺🛑🦺🛑🦺🛑In case you missed it this morning, it's that time again!!Twice a day, until the end of May😎
01/04/2023

🛑🦺🛑🦺🛑🦺🛑
In case you missed it this morning, it's that time again!!
Twice a day, until the end of May😎

School is back in session beginning today. Look out for the children and slow down in the school zones!

🚩🚩There are still spots open!!!🚩🚩Our 1st quarter Hands-Only CPR class is next Monday, January 9th, from 6-8pm.Click the ...
01/03/2023

🚩🚩There are still spots open!!!🚩🚩
Our 1st quarter Hands-Only CPR class is next Monday, January 9th, from 6-8pm.
Click the link to sign-up. https://forms.plano.gov/Forms/FD_Training_Program_Reg
If interest continues to grow we'll do it monthly👍

01/03/2023

It's !

Resolve to test your alarms each month in 2023.

And remember, have working smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside and outside sleeping areas!

Good morning, 2023😎
01/01/2023

Good morning, 2023😎

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Featured 10:30 into https://youtu.be/NVRmPZNQTKc : A home state video: Texas. Using as many different web pages as found, images were used in the order found on their sites. That’s because I wanted variety, not just the biggest cities. As for the music, the three songs omitted had their own videos and thus stood out on their own. The opening song to this is one of my favorite, so I used it to start out.
As for the time, I used the year following Eliminator’s release. It does seem that 1984 was still that album’s era as ZZ were filming music videos. But I like it- ’84 feels like the transition from Eliminator into Afterburner. It also seems singles continued not one, but two years after. Being that (some) record seems to reflect their first album to go to #1, their tour lasted two years as well. Therefore, I featured 1984 through ’87 for the most middle of the 80’s, like the music was. Please note that search engines can be inaccurate and images can be mistagged with the wrong year.
I had always wanted to do something at least with the “Stages” track, but couldn’t figure back in that earlier time, what images/theme, I’d present. Then I knew that since Texas was such a big state, adding on more than one year had me figure out that this would extend beyond one song. Also, the entire album was consistent, so I wanted to feature some of the lesser known tracks as well.
To sum it up, I like this, but am saddened to say that my drive for this was due to The Duster’s passing. I wish he were still alive rather than me just creating this. I suppose I would have decided to do this eventually, but the truth is, when I heard the news, my heart and mind were just racing. I just couldn’t believe it. So finally, rest in peace, Joe Michael. Thank you for your musical contributions into this world.
Hi TCN family! We are sitting at 192 blankets and 212 stuffies. Our Goal was 100 each but the response has been soooo amazing! Let’s see if we can make it to 250 blankets and 250 teddy bears by NOON 12/22! Help us reach our goal. Lauren Przybyl WFAA Children's Medical Center Plano FOX 4 News City of Plano, Texas Government Plano Fire-Rescue Dallas Cowboys Primrose School of Lakehill
Incredible equipment to have. Thank you Plano Fire-Rescue!
Our Teachers’ Tacky Sweater Contest was judged by the Plano Fire-Rescue crew from Fire Station #3! What a festive way to start the day!
Thank you Plano Fire-Rescue and Larson Leidig for your hospitality!

Congratulations and appreciation to the new Chief of Plano Fire-Rescue,
Chris Biggerstaff Named New Plano Fire-Rescue Chief
For the first time in recent history, the City of Plano has appointed an internal candidate to the position of fire chief. Chris Biggerstaff, who currently serves Plano Fire-Rescue as Assistant Chief of Emergency Services, will assume the duties of chief beginning December 20. City Council will ratify the appointment at their next meeting on December 13.

Chief Biggerstaff joined the fire service on March 4, 1991, with the Garland Fire Department. On December 28, 1992, he continued his career as a firefighter at Plano Fire-Rescue, where he was awarded Rookie of the Year in 1993 and Officer of the Year in 2013. He has served the residents of Plano in every rank up to his current position.

“Plano Fire Rescue will continue to define Excellence in the Fire service,” said City Manager Mark Israelson. “The Chief sets the tone and vision for the Department and we are excited that the best candidate to be the next Fire Chief in Plano was developed through the PFR ranks. Chris Biggerstaff is uniquely qualified to take the role as Chief and we have great expectations that he will keep PFR as the model Fire Department into the future.”

Biggerstaff holds an Associate in Arts and Science from Mountain View College, a Bachelor in Organizational Leadership from Texas A&M Commerce, and a Master in Leadership with an Emphasis in Disaster Preparedness and Executive Fire Leadership from Grand Canyon University. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program.

Biggerstaff will replace current Fire Chief Sam Greif, who recently moved to the Plano Municipal Center to assume responsibilities as Deputy City Manager over public safety, which includes fire-rescue, police, public safety communications, emergency management and animal services.
Strong work by our brothers in red at Plano Fire-Rescue!
Welcome to the neighborhood! We were delighted to participate in this morning ‘s ribbon cutting of the American Red Cross second North Texas blood and platelet donation center in Plano. We were especially honored that Chief Operation Officer Christina Mathis was chosen to speak alongside City of Plano, Texas Government's Mayor John Muns , Plano Fire-Rescue Chief Sam Greif, Plano Texas Police Department Chief Ed Drane and Keith Rhodes, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross and many other leaders from the Plano community.

As Collin County’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, having readily available blood products are essential to providing high-quality, lifesaving care.

· Blood products are vital to many of our patients including trauma patients, cancer patients, mothers giving birth and premature babies, among others.

· There is no substitute for blood. When one of our patients receives blood, it is because it was given by a generous donor. And during this pandemic, blood supplies have been stretched thin and supplies are at an all-time low.

Please schedule an appointment to donate at redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-RED CROSS. You can also schedule an appointment by downloading the free Red Cross 'Blood Donor' app.
Reminder to "Fall Back" for daylight saving time tomorrow! And take this as your reminder from Plano Fire-Rescue to change the batteries in your smoke alarms while you change your clocks.
Plano Fire-Rescue Chief Sam Greif named Deputy City Manager

Plano City Manager Mark Israelson has named Sam Greif Deputy City Manager. Greif, who currently serves as fire chief, will assume responsibility for public safety, which includes fire-rescue, police, public safety communications, emergency management and animal services.

Greif is a dynamic, knowledgeable professional with a proven track record of leadership. Before he started serving as Plano fire chief in 2015, he spent 30 years with the Fort Worth Fire Department, in many roles including deputy chief, operations, operations battalion chief, support services chief and fire communications chief. He has a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Texas Arlington.

He begins his new role in January when Deputy City Manager Greg Rushin retires from the position. Rushin’s background was also in public safety. He served as Plano’s police chief before taking on the deputy city manager position in September 2019.
In honor of National First Responders Day on October 28, Rice Middle School honored Plano Fire-Rescue, Plano Texas Police Department, and Plano 911. Nicely done!
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Collin County Veteran Services City of Plano, Texas Government Plano 911 U.S. Army Recruiting Company, Plano Plano Texas Police Department Plano Police Crime Stoppers Army Recruiting - Plano, TX Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Plano, TX First United Methodist Church Plano Texoma Division Collin-Fannin County Medical Society