NMSU Department of Fire & Emergency Services

Established 1921

The NMSU Dept. of Fire & Emergency Services (DFES) provides emergency response for the NMSU main campus.  DFES also responds mutual aid to other departments in Dona Ana County and to the City of Las Cruces.  Our fire department is staffed by four career administrators and fourteen student firefighters. The firefighters are full-time students at NMSU or DACC.  DFES also provides fire prevention, other public education services and programs.

DFES is a full service fire department.  We provide fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous material response, and technical rescue response. In addition, we perform medical standbys for all athletic games, special events and concerts.  

DFES is centrally located at the corner of Wells St. and Research Ave., south of the intramural fields.

Department of Fire & Emergency Services would like to thank Chief Darrell Smith for his 23 years of service. Enjoy your retirement, Chief.

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DFES has no vacant positions for probationary firefighter at this time.