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Dallas Fire Rescue says it met FY25 hiring goals, credits retention efforts
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Dallas Fire Rescue told the Public Safety Committee it met its fiscal 2025 hiring targets after processing 1,262 applicants and hiring 195 fire-rescue officer trainees; the department said improved in‑training retention and recognition programs helped reduce retirements and attrition.
Deputy Chief Steven Lopez told the Dallas Public Safety Committee on Nov. 10 that Dallas Fire Rescue met its individual hiring goals for fiscal year 2025 after hiring 195 fire-rescue officer trainees (FROTs).
Lopez said the department's recruiting team processed 1,262 FROT applicants to meet the 195-hire goal, and that six lateral officers and two reappointments were included in the classes that produced the hires. "We had an applicant pool of 1,262,"…
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