The Military Hostile Fire Zone Form is a Tarrant County Clerk form on which a National Guard member or an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces states that they are being deployed to a hostile fire zone. The form cites Texas Government Code § 431.039, which exempts such service members from certain fees, among them fees for copies of a birth certificate, so it is a useful companion to a Tarrant County birth certificate request. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the Clerk publishes the original at the official link.
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What is Military Hostile Fire Zone Form – Tarrant County, TX?
The Military Hostile Fire Zone Form, printed on the PDF as the Military "Hostile Fire Zone" Deployment Form, is the Tarrant County Clerk form on which a service member declares a deployment to a hostile fire zone, in connection with the fee exemption in Texas Government Code § 431.039.
The statute, quoted at the top of the form, says that a member of the National Guard or a member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty, who is preparing to be deployed to a hostile fire zone designated by the U.S. secretary of defense, is exempt from paying fees to arrange personal affairs. The form lists three groups of fees:
- fees for obtaining copies of a birth certificate, a recorded marriage license, a divorce decree, a child support order, guardianship documents or property tax records;
- fees for issuing a marriage license or duplicate marriage license;
- fees for transferring title to real or personal property.
The form itself is short. The service member gives the date, full name, date of deployment, an answer to whether they are being deployed to a hostile fire zone, a signature and contact details. A separate OFFICE USE ONLY block, completed by the Clerk's office, records the type of document, the document number, the military ID number, whether military orders were shown, and the clerk's initials and date. The revision printed on the form is Rev: 08/2025. The form prints no form number.
Who needs to file Military Hostile Fire Zone Form – Tarrant County, TX?
A member of the National Guard or a member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty who is preparing to be deployed to a hostile fire zone designated by the U.S. secretary of defense uses this form. That is the group Texas Government Code § 431.039, as quoted on the form, exempts from fees to arrange personal affairs.
The form asks "Are you being deployed to a hostile fire zone?" with Yes and No boxes, so it is meant for people who can answer Yes. It is not a general fee waiver: the statute quoted on it covers three groups of fees (copies of records such as a birth certificate, marriage license issuance, and transfers of title to real or personal property), and it applies to those who are preparing to deploy.
The form names a single "Requestor" who gives their own name and signs it. It does not describe a representative signing for someone else.
When to file Military Hostile Fire Zone Form – Tarrant County, TX
Complete the form when you are preparing to be deployed to a hostile fire zone and need to arrange your personal affairs with the Tarrant County Clerk, for example by obtaining copies of records or recording a transfer of title. The statute quoted on the form applies to service members who are preparing to deploy, and the form asks for your date of deployment. It prints no separate filing deadline or validity period, so check with the Tarrant County Clerk when you need to present it.
How to fill out Military Hostile Fire Zone Form – Tarrant County, TX
Enter today's date
At the top, write the date you complete the form on the line marked Date. The form says to type or print.
Enter your full name
Under Military Personnel Information, write your name on the Full Name of Requestor line.
Enter your date of deployment
On the Date of Deployment line, write the date you are deployed.
Answer the deployment question
Check Yes or No for "Are you being deployed to a hostile fire zone?" The fee exemption cited on the form applies to service members preparing to deploy to such a zone.
Sign as requestor
Sign on the line marked Signature of Requestor.
Add your address and phone
Enter your Street Address, your City, State and Zip Code, and your Telephone Number in the lines below the signature.
Leave the office block blank
Do not fill in the OFFICE USE ONLY section (Type of Document, Document Number, Military ID Number, Military Orders, Clerk Initials, Date); the Clerk's office completes it.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check each entry and the signature, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and present it to the Tarrant County Clerk as described under How to submit.
How to submit Military Hostile Fire Zone Form – Tarrant County, TX
The form is addressed to the Tarrant County Clerk, and the OFFICE USE ONLY block at the bottom is completed by the Clerk's office. The form prints no mailing address, portal or appointment rule, so confirm how the Clerk accepts it before you send or bring it.
- Print or save: the Clerk's Popular Forms page says its PDFs are interactive forms that you can fill in and print on your own printer, or save to your computer first if your browser blocks editing.
- Leave the office block blank: the Type of Document, Document Number, Military ID Number, Military Orders and Clerk Initials lines are for the Clerk.
- Ask the Clerk: contact the Tarrant County Clerk about where to present the form and whether to bring military orders or a military ID.
FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the Tarrant County Clerk's channels.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Leaving the "Are you being deployed to a hostile fire zone?" question unanswered instead of checking Yes or No.
- Using the form when you are not preparing to deploy to a hostile fire zone designated by the U.S. secretary of defense, which is the condition in the statute quoted on it.
- Skipping the Date of Deployment line.
- Submitting the form without the requestor's signature.
- Writing in the OFFICE USE ONLY block, which the Clerk's office completes.
- Leaving out the street address, city, state, ZIP code or telephone number printed under the signature line.
- Assuming the exemption covers any county fee; the form lists copies of records, marriage license issuance and title transfers.
- Filling the form illegibly; the form says "Please Type or Print."
Frequently asked questions
What is the Military Hostile Fire Zone Form in Tarrant County?
It is a Tarrant County Clerk form on which a service member states they are being deployed to a hostile fire zone. It cites Texas Government Code § 431.039, which exempts deploying National Guard and active-duty service members from certain fees for arranging personal affairs.
Who is exempt from fees under Texas Government Code § 431.039?
According to the text printed on the form, a member of the National Guard or of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty, who is preparing to be deployed to a hostile fire zone designated by the U.S. secretary of defense, is exempt from the listed fees.
Which fees does the form say are exempt?
Three groups: fees for obtaining copies of records such as a birth certificate, marriage license, divorce decree, child support order, guardianship documents or property tax records; fees for issuing a marriage license or duplicate; and fees for transferring title to real or personal property.
Can a deploying service member get a Tarrant County birth certificate copy without a fee?
The statute quoted on the form lists fees for obtaining copies of a birth certificate among the exempt fees for service members preparing to deploy to a hostile fire zone. Ask the Tarrant County Clerk how to present the form with your request.
Can I fill out the Military Hostile Fire Zone Form online?
Yes. You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service, is not connected to the Tarrant County Clerk and does not submit the form; you deliver it through the Clerk's channels.
Do I fill in the OFFICE USE ONLY section?
No. That block, with Type of Document, Document Number, Military ID Number, Military Orders (Yes or No), Clerk Initials and Date, is for the Tarrant County Clerk's office. You complete only the sections above it.
What information does the form ask me for?
The date, your full name, your date of deployment, a Yes or No answer on deployment to a hostile fire zone, your signature, your street address, city, state and ZIP code, and your telephone number.
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