Department History
The Highlands Fire Department was founded in 1942 by community members. The fire department proudly serves the community of Highlands Texas and has mutual aid agreements to provide aid to neighboring cities. The department is supported by the community members of Highlands through donations, ESD #14, and our annual fire department BBQ fundraiser. ESD #14 was founded in 2000 and has generously supported the fire department. Station 17, at 123 San Jacinto St. was built in 1994. Station 27 was replaced in 2017 with a new state of the art $2.4 million dollar station which was paid off in May 2021.
Past Fire Chiefs
| T. Delno 1942 - 1943 | T.M. Perry 1944 - 1945 | E.C. Oehler 1946 - 1948 |
|---|---|---|
| J.W. Collins 1949 - 1952 | R.C. Buckner 1952 - 1953 | J.J. Hughes 1954 - 1956 |
| R. Muldrow 1957 | J.J. Hughes 1958 | J. Goodney 1959 - 1960 |
| J.J. Hughes 1961 - 1963 | B.L. Miller 1964 - 1970 | E. Searcy 1971 |
| B.L. Miller 1972 - 1974 | Van Hooper 1975 | J.L. Hughes 1976 |
| B.L. Miller 1977 - 1978 | D. Davis 1979 | J.L.Hughes 1980 - 1981 |
| S. Barnett 1982 | E. Williams 1983 | B.L. Miller 1984 |
| R. Bosley 1984 - 1985 | B. Sossaman 1987 - 1988 | Jerry Thompson 1989 |
| Brian Sossaman 1990 | Jerry Thompson 1991 | Harvey Little 1992 - |
| M. Carsner |
Charter Members (October 29, 1942)
| C. Adams | V. Blackwell | F. Briggs |
|---|---|---|
| C. Briggs | I. Brinson | W.L. Brough |
| W. Brookes | L. Danek | P. Davis |
| H.L. Delano | J.H. Frazer | F. Harris |
| R.W. Hooper | D.R. Lang | A.J. Lostak |
| E. Mason | E.L. Matheson | J.C. McKenny |
| A.C. Oehler | E.C. Oehler | H.L. Patton |
| T.M. Perry | J.R. Prince | Ed Ratliff |
| C.R. Wolfe | J. Sherdian | J.W. Skeen |
| W.W. Spivey | W.W. Spivey, Jr. | B.G. Strong |
| G.D. Taylor | C.D. Thompson | S. Treat |
| J.T. Trotter | J.T. Upchurch | J. White |
| J.E. Wolcik |
