About Us
All of the SBVFD stations are manned 24/7 with a staff of fully trained professional paid and volunteer fire fighters. Volunteers still make up an important part of our mission. The volunteers are trained to the same high standards as our paid fire fighters and must meet the same high expectations.
We are currently co-located at all of our stations with Bulverde Spring Branch Emergency Medical Services personnel and Advanced Life Support Ambulances.

In 2009, SBVFD answered 987 calls and the call volume is expected to surpass 1,200 in 2010. 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 Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department is an organization of dedicated professionals who are committed to serving the community by protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention, education, and fire and emergency medical services. As Emergency First Responders SBVFD responds to calls involving water rescue, vehicle collisions, all fire emergencies, ranging from wild land fires, to structure fires. Our department utilizes several different types of apparatus' including Pumpers, Tankers, a rescue boat, a fully equipped All Terrain Firefighting Vehicle (ATV), and 4X4 brush trucks for fighting brush fires. A newly acquired state of the art 109 ft. ladder truck can be used for everything from water rescues, high angle rescues, automobile extrications, fighting large one story house fires, to commercial buildings and multi-story structure fires.


 
Board of Directors
Larry Hatfield - President
Al Marin - Vice President
Jerry Besselman - Secretary
John Scheffler-Treasurer

Directors
Judy Millspaugh
David Powell
Raphael Renta
Jeff Schroeder
Guy Williams

Personnel
Dan Oakes, Assistant Fire Chief
Gary Skipp, Assistant Fire Chief
Elaine Garcia - Executive Director
SBFD ATV SBFD Ladder 61 SBFD Command
SBFD engine 60 SBFD Tanker 60 SBFD Brush Truck62
MISSION STATEMENT The Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department continually strives to provide highly trained fire fighters with state-of-the-art equipment to 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.