Welcome to the
State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts
SAFE-D is the only organization dedicated to helping the men and women of Texas Emergency Services Districts
provide fire protection and emergency medical services to more than 10 million Texans.
SAFE-D On-Demand Training
SAFE-D is adding on-demand courses to allow ESD commissioners to earn required training hours on their own schedules. Click here to see a list of available courses.
Video Library
Access recordings of SAFE-D webcasts by clicking to https://www.safe-d.org/video-library/.
Coming Soon: This content will only be available to members through the soon-to-be-released Member Center.
ESD Websites
Senate Bill 2, passed in 2019, requires Texas ESDs to maintain websites and specifies information that must be available to the public. Here's a link to statutory requirements for local government websites, including ESDs.
Here is a link to Texas ESD websites.
To have your ESD's website added to this list, email admin@safe-d.org.
FAQs About ESDs
Learn more about ESDs - grassroots governments that provide fire protection or emergency medical services at a fraction of the costs of municipal fire departments.
SAFE-D Video: How to Create an ESD
Still Need to File Your ESD Report?
More than 250 ESDs have filed their statute-required report, and SAFE-D has transmitted the data to the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Use this link to download an Excel file of the reports as the most recent filings.
Under Chapter 775.083, all emergency services districts in Texas are required to file an annual report with TDEM. The report is due Jan. 1, but some ESDs wait until after their first meeting of the year, when they select the officers of their Board of Commissioners.
May 23 Webcast: Emergency Services Index
6:30 p.m. Monday, May 23 • Former Leander Fire Chief Bill Gardner discusses the findings of ESO’s exhaustive survey of fire and EMS agencies. Learn about the shifts in the industry as emergency services districts begin their budgeting process.
Texas A&M's V.G. Young Institute of Fire and Emergency Districts has certified this training for one (1) hour of ESD Commissioner Training Credit.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. On the day of the webcast, registrants will be emailed a link to access the streaming video.
This training is made possible in part by support from Casco Industries.


Save the Date for the 2023 SAFE-D Annual Conference
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