As your Fire Chief, I am excited to introduce First Due Community Connect, a new initiative designed to enhance emergency response and improve the safety of our residents and businesses. This program allows homeowners, business owners, and property managers to voluntarily share critical information with the Cedar Hill Fire Department, ensuring that first responders arrive better prepared when seconds matter most.
Through Community Connect, you can securely provide details such as household occupants, medical needs, pets, emergency contacts, and property layouts. For businesses, this platform offers a way to share key facility information, emergency plans, and potential hazards—helping us respond more effectively in times of crisis.
This initiative aligns with Cedar Hill’s Whole Community Approach, which emphasizes preparedness, collaboration, and inclusivity in emergency planning. By participating in Community Connect, you are contributing to a citywide effort to ensure that every resident—especially our most vulnerable populations, such as seniors, children, and individuals with special needs—receives the best possible emergency care.
Our goal is to strengthen the partnership between the fire department and the community by leveraging technology to improve response times, enhance citizen and firefighter safety, and ultimately save lives. I encourage all Cedar Hill residents and business owners to take an active role in emergency preparedness by signing up for Community Connect today.
Together, we can build a safer, more resilient Cedar Hill.