| New fire engine comes to Potosi. |
| Thu. Sep 24th 2009 |
Abilene Fire Department retired two fire engines this summer and gave them to Taylor County to distribute to the volunteer fire departments. Potosi VFD was fortunate to recieve one of these engines. This engine will be Engine 142 for PVFD and will be used to respond to motor vehicle coll...
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| House Fire on Vinson Rd South |
| Sat. Sep 5th 2009 |
Firefighters responded to a house fire on Vinson Rd South. Challenges related to fire hydrant access and available responders were exacerbated by high winds, driving rain, and a smoke blanket that dropped over firefighters during the call. Visibility was extremely low and communications were dampere...
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| New Brush Truck Updates |
| Sun. Apr 12th 2009 |
The new brush truck is coming along nicely. It should be in service in the next couple of weeks. It will have a 325 gallon water tank, 18hp Hale pump, class A foam system, and plenty of storage room. It is being built by TLH Welding in Eula, TX. We were able to use quite a bi...
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| New Foam Systems |
| Sat. Mar 21st 2009 |
Thanks to a design suggestion from the Mulberry Canyon VFD in Western Taylor County, we were able to add a class A foam system to each of our brush trucks for several hundred dollars less than a traditional class A foam system.
A class A foam system mixes class A fire figh...
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| New Brush Truck |
| Sat. Mar 21st 2009 |
We have been donated a 1993 F-350 chassis for a new brush truck from Ed Kirkman Properties. It is currently being built and we hope to have more information and photos by the end of the month....
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| Wildfires Burn Budgets |
| Sat. Mar 7th 2009 |
An article in the reporter news regarding the needs of local volunteer fire departments
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/mar/07/wildfires-burn-budgets/...
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| Fire Danger |
| Sun. Feb 8th 2009 |
Special Thanks to the Wylie Weekly for this article.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/feb/08/fire-danger/...
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| Squad 140 is now in service! |
| Sat. Nov 22nd 2008 |
Squad 140, our EMS/Command vehicle is now in service. It will respond to all Medical Emergencies, Motor Vehicle Collisions, and all major fires. It was acquired locally and outfitted with emergency equipment by Potosi VFD personnel....
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| New Fire Station |
| Wed. Nov 12th 2008 |
It is an exciting day for the community of Potosi. Yesterday, community member Wayne Sanford, donated an acre of land near Potosi Rd and FM 1750 to the Potosi Volunteer Fire Department for a second station which will house equipment, vehicles, offices, and personnel quarters to serve the entire comm...
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| EMS First Responder Vehicle Acquired |
| Mon. Oct 27th 2008 |
The Potosi VFD acquired a new vehicle today. We purchased a 2000 Ford Expedition to use as an EMS First Responder / Command vehicle. This unit will respond to all medical emergencies allowing us much better fuel economy on these runs and saves on the wear and tear on our fire engine.&nbs...
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