El Paso Fire Department

The El Paso Fire Department stands in mourning with our brothers and sisters at the City of Odessa Fire Rescue as we honor the life, service, and sacrifice of Lieutenant Isai Huerta, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty.

“Moments like these remind us that while we wear different patches, we are all part of the same fire service family. When one department suffers a loss, departments across Texas and across the nation stand beside them.”
— EPFD Fire Chief Jonathan Killings

Our thoughts and prayers are with Lt. Huerta’s family, friends, and the entire Odessa Fire Rescue family during this difficult time. Rest easy Lieutenant, we’ll take it from here.

Yesterday, the El Paso Fire Department, in partnership with Marathon Petroleum, proudly celebrated our new Training & Joint Special Operations Prop; a major investment in the future of emergency response training.

Made possible through an incredibly generous $50,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum, this training prop will enhance advanced rescue, firefighting, and industrial emergency response capabilities for years to come.

Designed to provide realistic, high-value training environments, the facility supports confined-space rescue, rope rescue, industrial rescue operations, fireground operations, and joint-agency exercises.

Beyond benefiting El Paso Fire and Marathon personnel, this training resource will also serve emergency response partners from across the region, strengthening collaboration, preparedness, and operational excellence.

We are grateful for this partnership and the shared commitment to keeping our communities and industries safe.

This week, our yellow helmets at Station 5 learned a hard but necessary truth of the fire service: Hope is not a rescue plan. 📋

Crews drilled the Nance Rescue, building the skills, confidence, and mindset needed when one of our own is trapped below the fire. 👨🏻‍🚒

The fireground doesn’t care if you’re ready, but we do. We train for the worst day of our careers so we’re ready for anything that comes our way. 💪🏼

This weekend, in partnership with Powerhouse Gym, EPFD proudly hosted 🔥FIREROX, a HYROX-style challenge designed to test strength, endurance, and grit. 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

Our firefighters and recruiters built a course packed with functional fitness stations, giving participants a chance to push their limits and experience the demands of the job firsthand. 🏋🏻‍♂️

A huge shoutout to all the incredible athletes who stepped up, embraced the challenge, and crushed the course. 🙌🏻

🔥Want a summer that’s actually exciting?🚁

The 2026 EPFD Summer Youth Academy is packed with search & rescue drills, firefighter workouts, team competitions, hands-on challenges, and real action alongside EPFD crews. 🚒💨

Meet new people. Learn real skills. Make incredible memories you’ll be talking about long after your summer break ends! 😎

Think you’ve got what it takes? Show us what you’re made of!💪🏼 Apply now at elpasofire.org 💻

Join the EPFD & Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 this Saturday, May 30th, for the 6th Annual JP4 Car Seat Event. 🚘

This event is free and open to the public. Car seats may be provided to those in need of one, but supplies are limited.

📆 Saturday, May 30th
⏰ 8:30 to 10:30AM
📍2350 George Dieter, 79936