Zapata County Fire Department is comprised of 3 shifts (A, B, and C shift). Each
shift has from 8-11 employees including the Capt. and the Lt. Two of the shifts have dispatchers. We have a mixture
between EMTs, Paramedics, Fire Fighters, and etc.
Fire Chief Juan Jose Meza Job Title: Years in Service:36 years email:
chief_meza@zcfd.com
Lorena Navarro Job Title:Secretary Years in service: October 2008 email:
Shift A
Captain Fernando Hernandez Job Title: Firefighter/ECA Years in service: 30 years
Lt. Epitacio J. Martinez Job Title: Firefighter/EMT,Instructor Years in Service: 23 years
William A. Butterfield Job Title: Firefighter/EMT, Fire Inspector, Swift Water Rescue Technician, Haz-Mat
Tech Years in service: 7 years
Juan Ned Garza Job Title: EMT-I Years in Service:
Guadalupe Arambula Job Title: Firefighter/ECA Years in Service:
Fermin Orta Job Title: Firefighter/EMT Years in Service:8 years
Gabriela I Gonzalez Job title:Firefighter/EMT Years in Service:4 years
Benjamin Martinez Job Title:Firefighter/Paramedic Years in Service:
Eduardo Salazar Job Title: EMT Basic Years in Servic: 2 years
Mario Martinez Job Title: Paramedic Years in Service:
Ruben O. Zapata Job Title: Dispatcher years in service: 30 years
Shift B
Capt. Juan Jose Dominguez Job Title: Firefighter/EMT Years in Service:
Lt. Jorge D. Oyervides Job Title:Firefighter/EMT-I, Fire Inspector, Instructor, HAZMAT Tech, Swift Water
Rescue Tech Years in Service:
Capt. Andres Botello Job Title: Firefighter/EMT Years in service:
Daniel D. Arriaga Job Title: Firefighter/EMT, HAZMAT tech Years in Service: 3 years
Gavid Cuellar Job Title: EMT-I Years in Service:17 years
Gerardo Garza Job Title: Firefighter/EMT-I Years in Service:
Martin Zamora Job Title: Paramedic Years in Service:
Javier De Leon Job Title: Paramedic Years in Service:
Robert Wilkerson Job Title: Paramedic
Shift C
Capt. Hector Martinez Job Title: Firefighter/EMT Years in Service:
Lt. Leroy Ramirez Job Title: Firefighter/EMT-I, Arson Investigator, Instructor, EMS Supervisor, Peace Officer Years in Service:
Israel B. Gutierrez Job Title: Firefighter/EMT, Instructor, Swift Water Rescue Tech Years in Service:
Ezequiel Ramirez Job Title: EMT-Basic Years in Service:
Miguel A. Sosa Job Title: Firefighter/EMT-I Years in Service:
Roel Gonzalez Jr. Job Title: Firefighter/EMT Years in Service:
Maria L. Moncivais Job Title: EMT-I Years in Service:
Carlos E. Talamante Job Title: Firefighter/EMT, Fire Inspector, Swift Water Rescue Tech Years in Service:
Victor Villarreal Job Title: Paramedic Years in Service:
Herbert Serna Job Title: Paramedic Years in Service:
Javier O. Gutierrez Job Title: Dispatcher Years in Service:
