PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
The Community Volunteer Fire Department makes every effort to comply with requests for public records while ensuring compliance to Federal (HIPAA) Laws for Protected Health Information. There may be a fee required.
Take me to:
For all other inquiries, please email public.information@communityvfd.com
or call (281) 498-1310
HIPAA Notice: The Community Volunteer Fire Department is required by law to maintain the privacy of certain confidential health care information, known as Protected Health Information or PHI, and to provide you with a notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI. This notice describes your legal rights, advises you of our privacy practices, and lets you know how the Community Volunteer Fire Department is permitted to use and disclose PHI about you. HIPAA Notice
Emergency Medical Reports & Billing Records
Requests via mail, fax, or email are no longer processed. Please submit the request via ChartSwap using the following steps:
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1. Register at http://www.chartswap.com as a Record Requestor
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2. Sign in and search for:
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Community Volunteer Fire Department
16003 Bellaire Blvd
Houston TX 77083
(281) 653-7006
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3. Enter Request Details, then Upload Supporting Documents
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Once your request has been reviewed and records available, you will receive a notification and invoice which you can pay with a check or credit/debit card.
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ChartSwap is a HIPAA compliant platform launched to facilitate electronic medical and billing record exchange between medical providers and law firms, and other requesting parties. It is free to register, and requestors can use ChartSwap to request, track, pay for and download medical records.
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Fire Incident Reports
Fire Incident Reports contain information regarding suppression efforts and will not list cause & origin details. These reports may be obtained via the following form:
The cost per record is $25
Must have date, time, and location of incident.
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Mail Requests to:
Community Volunteer Fire Department
Attn: Fire Records
PO Box 506
Alief, TX 77411
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Request in person:
Community Volunteer Fire Department
Administration Building
16003 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77083
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Request by email:
Send form to public.information@communityvfd.com
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Cause & Origin reports, or reports for fires of suspicious origin may be obtained from the Fire marshal's Office.
Subpoenas
Subpoenas may be served in person at the following address or faxed to 281-564-3260
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Community Volunteer Fire Department
Administration Building
16003 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77083
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
PUBLIC INFO