SPRING BRANCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
9850 FM 311 PO Box 399 Spring Branch, TX 78070
Central Station: 830-885-7151 Station 2: 830-885-7414 Fax: 830-885-4247
Emergency Service Dial 911
The Spring Branch Fire Department was founded in 1960 by community volunteers who realized the need for an emergency response organization. The department has become a landmark in the area due to the countless hours of volunteer efforts and dedicated service they provided to the organization. Spring Branch is located in the Hill Country just north of San Antonio. Our ESD "district" provides 125 square miles of service to suburban and rural communities.
As first responders, our department provides service out of two stations and utilizes 11 apparatus. We are prepared to respond to calls involving water rescue, vehicle collisions, and all fire emergencies from structure to wildland. In 2008, we answered 864 calls and expect to surpass 1,000 in 2008. Our community is quickly growing and we are dedicated to proactively acquiring state-of-the-art equipment and training for our personnel and volunteers.
The fire fighters of Spring Branch diligently and compassionately protect our community residents, their property, and the millions of visitors that pass through the Spring Branch area each year. Each member of the department believes in the honor, ethical values, teamwork and duty of our calling. Further, we stand ready to support and assist other surrounding medical and fire service organizations in accomplishing their missions.
The three emergency service districts responsible for fire and ambulance service in Western Comal County will host a series of town hall meetings beginning April 6 to discuss emergency services and the May 9, 2009 election on sales tax.
The three disctricts are asking for voter approval to levy a combined one-cent sales tax. Election day is May 9, 2009. Early voting begins April 27, 2009.
All three local governments have seen a dramatic increase in the number of calls in the fast-growing area along US281. All three are exploring additional locations for fire and EMS stations to make sure that, when minutes count, well-trained and equipped personnel arrive quickly when a citizen a citizen needs help.
The emergency service districts have been working togetherto find revenues that would assure reliable emergency services and distribute the tax burden fairly.
After reviewing needs and reaching agreement, the two districts responsible for fire protection are each seeking a 5/8 percent sales tax. They are Comal County ESD #4, which contracts with spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department, and comal County ESD #5, which contracts with Bulverde Area Fire Department. the dividing line for the two districts is State Highway 46.
Comal County ESD #1, which overlaps the other two ESD's, provides ambulance and emergency medical service. It is seeking 3/8 percent sales tax.
Scheduled Town Hall Meetings:
April 6 ESD #5 Bulverde Area Fire Department 7pm
April 14 ESD #4 Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department 7pm
April 23 ESD #1 Bulverde Spring Branch EMS 7pm
