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Residents in Collin County's unincorporated areas filed a petition to create an emergency services district, which could levy a tax to pay for fire and medical services.

Proposition A would allow Irving firefighters to collectively bargain with the city and give them "a seat at the table."

Fire departments in cities and towns that border unincorporated Collin County answer 911 calls in unincorporated areas. But that may end as the demand for service grows.

Volunteer firefighters with limited resources face an uphill battle answering 911 calls in rural areas in Collin County — and it's happening across the state.

The Frisco Firefighters Association is asking voters to approve civil service and collective bargaining for the fire department. Frisco leadership says they aren't needed.

A special legislative committee is investigating what caused the Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest in state history.

The Frisco firefighters association wants voters to approve civil service and collective bargaining. But Frisco city leadership says the propositions aren't necessary.

Local firefighters have been deployed to the Texas Panhandle to assist with the Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest blaze in state history. The Texas A&M University Forest Service estimated more than 1 million acres have burned.

Fire departments across Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties sent firefighters to help contain the largest wildfire in Texas history.

The Denton Fire Department was awarded over $2 million in federal funds to fully provide for six more firefighter positions.

The Texas A&M forest service said that the Storage wildfire has grown to 1000 acres.

Among first responders, firefighters face some of the greatest ongoing health risks.