Responsibilities
The 21 career firefighters are divided into shifts A, B, and C, with seven personnel on each shift. Each shift is led by a Captain and Lieutenant along with five firefighter / EMTs.

Non-emergency response hours are spent in preparing for the emergency needs of our citizens. Maintenance of vehicles and equipment, training, and pre-fire planning are daily activities of shift personnel. Shift personnel also provide public fire safety education activities as well as station tours throughout the year. The Vernon Fire Department / EMS hosts two regional trailers, a Hazardous Materials trailer and a Cascade trailer, to fill SCBA bottles for Nortex Region which includes 11 counties in North Central Texas.

A Shift Left to right: Captain Paul Nunn, Lieutenant J.J. Oznick, Sr. FF Adam Scott, FF Robin Ragan, FF Kade Risinger, FF Josh Billings		B Shift Left to right: Captain Paul Miller, Lieutenant Robert Pierce, Sr. FF Paul Brookes, FF Charlie Clauson, FF Roger Duckworth, FF Paul Manibusan, FF Daryl Cook
C Shift Left to right: Captain Chris Cook, Lieutenant Dale Fouse, Sr. FF Danny Prather, FF Nathan Lee, FF James Easley, FF James Cook, FF Jody Martinez		Reserve Members Back Row, left to right: Lieutenant Stanley Smith, Gib Baskerville, Vic Oleson, Kyle Brints, Stephen Burkham Front Row, left to right: Bubba Rich, Michael Kreig, Dusty Chism