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October 12, 2011

SFFMA Public Service Videos Released

Earlier this week the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas released two public service announcements focusing on Volunteer Fire Departments. Both videos were made to address the issues that most modern volunteer fire departments face today. One video talks on the topic of the Texas Wildfire Relief Fund, a fund that helps volunteer fire departments purchase necessary equipment among other critical things. The second talks about how volunteer fire departments are responsible for the majority of emergency response outside of metropolitan areas. For the past couple of years volunteer fire departments across the USA have struggled to maintain the necessary manpower to tackle everyday emergency situations.

If you are interested in volunteering with a local department start by visiting the links on the videos below. If you are local within our area feel free to come by on a Wednesday night to Station 3 at 7pm and see what volunteer firefighters do.

 

 

October 1, 2011

October News and Events

Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue will be participating in National Night Out on October 4th. We will be at both stations 1 and 3 from 7pm until around 9pm. The city of Niederwald will be holding their event at the pavilion next to station 1 (FM 2001 and Hwy 21). If you have further questions contact the local sheriffs department.

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of early breast cancer detection. There are multiple events during the month with various groups supporting the cause. More information about breast cancer awareness can be found here: http://www.nbcam.org/

 

September 30, 2011

Response to County-Wide Fires

Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue deployed volunteer firefighters to multiple county-wide fires over the past month. Our volunteers spent many hours on the ground assisting both local and federal agencies at Bach Ranch, Bastrop Complex (34,068 acres), Calder Road, Del-Hi and Union Chapel. We were successful in defending multiple structures in harms way and were able to aggressively attack advancing fire lines to minimize damage to property and livestock.

 

September 15, 2011

New Apparatus and September News

Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue participated in the 9/11 memorial stair climb in Downtown Austin. The event was held in memory of the 343 fallen firefighters that lost their lives in the 9/11 twin towers attacks. The Texas FireWalkers put on the event in which 6 of our volunteer firefighters participated in.

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A little while back, Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue added two new apparatus to our fleet. Engine 13 and Tender 11. E-13 is a 2005 E-ONE currently housed at Station 3 as one of our primary engines. T-11 is a 2010 Pierce with a 3,000 gallon main tank and 4,000 gallon drop tank.

To see more specs or photos of our apparatus, click on the apparatus button on the nav bar.

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Earlier in the month, Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue received lumber donations from both Home Depot and Lowe's. Our department will be utilizing the lumber to finish a bathroom/showering area and to construct sleeping quarters (for 4 volunteers) at station 3. Building the sleeping quarters and completion of the bathroom/showering area will enable volunteers to staff station 3 in the future aiding in the ability to save crucial minutes when responding to calls.