WELCOME

Our Firefighting Capabilities Including but not limited to:

- Training

- Trucks, Vehicles, Water Capacity on Trucks

- Equipment

- Station Capacity

Directly Affects Your Insurance Premium

To obtain a fire truck with 3,000 - 4,000 gallons of water costs 8X the cost of a home

To Build a Fire Station with greater capacity for vehicles and a community shelter costs 12X the cost of a home

To obtain new fire fighting equipment costs up to 15X household items (ex. A Fire Nozzle costs $700-$1,000)

The software to keep the station in compliance with the State of Texas costs $6,000 per Year

The cost of initial training of each Firefighter amounts to an average of $8,000 per Firefighter

The cost of Continuing Education, after certification, costs $1,000 per Year

The cost of Firefighting protective clothing costs an average of $7,000 per Firefighter and has expiration dates

The cost of Radios, Flashlights, connectivity devices, fuel, vehicle maintenance, building maintenance, vehicle repairs, equipment testing, etc costs an average of $46,000 per year

The 980 North VFD has prevented, stopped and extinguished over 100 Fires in our area in 2022.

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The 980 North VFD has assisted in traffic control in Funerals for Police and Fire Personnel.

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The 980 North VFD has aided accident victims on FM 980 including 3 Rollovers in 2022. All accident victims survived.