[5] During the interim, there was a disorganized response with delays in starting due in part to the Civil War, The department became fully salaried in 1885.

Fire apparatus operated is mainly Spartan however a change to Pierce has started with the recent purchase of a squad & several trucks & engines.

[15] Single-Function Paramedic Rescue 75 Light-Air unit (829) (Dallas Love Field) Single-Function Paramedic Rescue 70 Box 4 Support Unit (897) Single-Function Paramedic Rescue 72 Mass Casualty Vehicle (788) (Dallas Executive Airport) Boat 50 Brush 54 Dallas Fire-Rescue Department has a set protocol for structure fire responses.

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department has suffered a number of Line of Duty Deaths during its operational history.

DFRS maintains an interactive list that explores the individual's lives & the events that led to their line of duty death.