WHAT IS BOX 4?

Box 4 is a nonprofit organization of fire buff’s offering rehabilitation services to the Dallas Fire Rescue Department and departments in surrounding cities.  The organization responds to all 2 alarm or greater fires in Dallas.  

Additionally, Box 4 responds, when requested, to Hazmat calls, train derailments, SWAT incidents, large demonstrations, plane crashes at Love Field or DFW Airport, and other large scale disasters. When requested, we attend funerals for both Dallas Fire Rescue and Dallas Police Department.

Box 4 is also part of the Urban Search and Rescue Team that encompasses a 16-county region. Whenever DFR is deployed to an incident within this region, Box 4 will provide assistance as requested.

Members volunteer his or her time to provide these services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each member is notified via text message from the Dallas Fire Dispatch of an incident. Based on protocol, one or two members will respond to Dallas Fire Station 28 located at 8701 Greenville Avenue where both vehicles are housed.  Other members arrive at the scene in their personal vehicles.

Meetings are held the last Thursday of each month to address the needs of the organization. Some meetings include a presentation from the fire fighters and have ranged between Hazmat operations, thermal imaging, and dispatching services.