CREATION OF FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT; PERSONNEL.
Dallas City Charter ch. XIII, § 1
in effectSEC. 1. CREATION OF FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT; PERSONNEL.
There is hereby created a fire-rescue department of the City of Dallas, at the head of which shall be the chief of the fire-rescue department. The fire-rescue department shall be composed of the chief of the fire-rescue department, whose office is hereby created and established, and other unclassified positions of assistants, limited to the two grades or ranks immediately below the grade or rank of chief, and classified employees as the council may provide by ordinance upon the recommendation of the city manager. The chief of the fire-rescue department shall designate the order of succession of the assistant chiefs, who shall perform the duties of the chief in the event of the chief’s disability, absence from the city, or inability to perform duties from any other cause. (Amend. of 6-12-73, Prop. No. 27; Amend. of 5-3-97, Prop. No. 6; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 10)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-50349Fetched: 10/26/2026