Pflugerville, TX Fire Department
N 30° 26.347 W 097° 37.174
14R E 632555 N 3368253
The Gallery includes 2 of the vehicles in Travis County ESD No. 2.
Waymark Code: WM1NN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2005
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Fire Department History
Before there was a formal fire department in Pflugerville, the local merchants took care of business by keeping fire buckets under the porch of Steger’s Store which was located at the present day corner of Pecan and 1 st Street where the Antique Store and Lawnmower Repair Shop are. Whenever there was a fire, brave souls gathered the fire buckets and a bucket brigade began its work.
The Volunteer Fire Department was formally chartered in 1955. That group of concerned citizens collected the sum of $4,000.00 in donations to purchase the first fire truck. Land for the Department was obtained from the Schuetzen Kegel Verein, (the men’s shooting and bowling club), and the Volunteers were in business.
In 1985 volunteer firefighters led the effort to form a rural fire prevention district in the area. This became necessary as rapid growth in the Pflugerville area began to outstrip the volunteers’ ability to raise enough money to operate the Department. This District became a reality with voters overwhelmingly supporting the effort.
Travis County Rural Fire Prevention District No. 3 provided a stable funding source for fire protection. The District was supported with a 3-cent tax on each $100.00 of appraised property value.
Chief Moellenberg was hired as the full time employee and fire chief. He had already served the Department since 1977 working his way through the ranks to become the volunteer fire chief at the time. He was charged with developing a system of placing personnel in the fire station, yet maintaining the strong support of volunteer firefighters. The first firefighters were hired in 1987.
In an effort to revive the District and the Department, a vote was called to convert to an Emergency Services District. The success of this effort led to the formation of the present Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2, and a new limit of a 10-cent property tax.
Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 continues today as a leader in the County and provides protection to approximately 100 square miles of northeast Travis County. Included in the area are the City of Pflugerville, Wells Branch M.U.D., Northtown M.U.D., and many suburban neighborhoods, as well as a large farming community. The estimated population served is 65,000 people. The District has a great responsibility providing fire suppression, fire prevention, and first response emergency medical care in this large area.
The District employs a staff of 45 uniformed firefighters, 2 inspectors, 3 senior officers, and two administrative support personnel. There are four modern fire stations that are manned 24-hours a day and house the District’s fleet of firefighting apparatus. The District uses the latest fire suppression technology of Compressed Air Foam Systems, (CAFS).
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