Ball has served as the department's interim chief since June 2024. Justin Ball named next chief of Dallas Fire-Rescue. What we know. Ball was chosen from 32 candidates who applied for the position.

Dallas Fire-Rescue has its new leader. City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert announced Thursday that Justin Ball will be the next chief of Dallas' fire department.

Justin Ball (left) talks with Dallas Chief of Public Safety Dominique Artis at Dallas City Hall. Ball was announced as the pick to lead Dallas Fire-Rescue on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief candidates Justin Ball (from left), Raymond Hill, Todd Alt and Samuel Peña listen as Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert introduces the candidates before a public ...

Justin Ball, Dallas' new fire chief, got close to a $100,000 pay raise in his promotion. Skip Navigation. ... Ball's salary as the Dallas Fire-Rescue chief will be $305,000.

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor-Tolbert announced Thursday that interim DFR Chief Justin Ball will take on the job permanently effective April 23.

Justin Ball has served as the interim chief of Dallas Fire-Rescue since last June. Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert appointed him to the position full time on Thursday.

DALLAS — When Justin Ball moved from England to Dallas three decades ago, he didn't expect the career and home he would find in North Texas. Last week, Ball was officially named as the city's ...

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert announced this afternoon that interim Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief Justin Ball will become the department’s permanent head. More than 30 candidates applied ...

Over at the fire department, Justin Ball is a familiar face, having served as the interim fire chief since last June. He isn't a new face, though – he has served the department for almost 30 years.

Justin Ball, a nearly 30-year veteran of Dallas Fire-Rescue who has served in every rank, including interim chief for nearly a year, has been named the fire department’s new chief, city ...