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Cedar Hill swears in new firefighter‑paramedic amid active fire response nearby
Summary
On Dec. 9, 2025, Cedar Hill officials administered the oath to a newly hired firefighter‑paramedic, who the fire chief described as a sought‑after recruit with military service and paramedic training; family members attended the ceremony.
The Cedar Hill City Council on Dec. 9 administered the oath of office to a newly hired firefighter‑paramedic, identified in the meeting record as Cameron (the transcript uses both "Cameron Ebanks" and "Cameron E. Banks"). The recruit raised his right hand and recited the oath to serve the City of Cedar Hill Fire Department.
Cedar Hill’s fire chief, who introduced the ceremony, said the hire was “one of the coolest things that I get to do as a fire chief,” praised the recruit’s decision to move from a technical career into frontline service and noted the department had competed with other cities for his hire. The chief also said several of the department’s crews were responding to an apartment fire in Duncanville when the ceremony took place and that staff hoped everyone there was safe.
The chief said the new hire had completed paramedic training and was expected to graduate from fire school the following Tuesday, and he welcomed the recruit and his family to the department. City leaders and department members posed for photos after the oath.
The council moved next to the public comment portion of the agenda with no in‑person or online comments registered.
