Cedar Hill Fire Protection District

About

The Mission of the Cedar Hill Fire Protection District is to Protect Life and Property from Fire and Other Emergencies with in the Community through Public

Story

The Cedar Hill Community Fire Association was formed in 1950 when a group of business leaders decided the area needed a fire department. The first truck, a 1950 Ford F-7 Central Fire Truck, was purchased in December of 1950. Then in 1971 the voters of the district voted on the formation of the Cedar Hill Fire Protection District, which passed. In 1981 the voters approved the construction of fire station #2, and the purchase of a pumper. In 1988 a tax increase was passed to pay Central County Dispatching to dispatch calls instead of the department doing their own dispatching. In 1990 there was an addition done to Station #1 and property was bought for Station #3. 1991 brought on the first paid Fire Chief, Terry Soer, who is still fire chief to this day. In 1994 the voters passed a bond issue that paid for an addition to Station #2, build Station #3, and purchase two new pumpers. Voters passed another tax increase in 2002 that brought on five new paid personnel. In 2015 taxpayers passed a tax increase that made it possible to staff all of our stations with 24 hour personnel 7 days a week.

Mission

The Mission of the Cedar Hill Fire Protection District is to Protect Life and Property from Fire and Other Emergencies with in the Community through Public Education, Code Management, and Incident Response.