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Mon. Mar 1st 2010
Be careful burning...

Over the weekend, multiple controlled burns were reported out of control around Taylor County, including one such burn in Pot...

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Mon. Mar 1st 2010
Training to meet your needs

On Saturday, members of Potosi Volunteer Fire Department met at the station for the quarterly orientation training. This trai...

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Fri. Feb 12th 2010
Potosi VFD Awarded Assitance to Firefighter's Grant

On January, 29th 2010, the Potosi VFD was awarded a grant from the DHS/FEMA Assistance to Firefighter's Grant Program in...

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Potosi Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
PO Box 6988
Abilene, TX 79608

Non-Emergency:
325 692-2662

Emergency:
911

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About the Potosi Volunteer Fire Department

Potosi is located less than 10 miles south of Abilene, TX. This community is growing rapidly and will soon be home to
over 10,000 Big Country residents. The fire department operates out of one station for the time being and consists of no paid staff. Our station is located at 1949 FM 1750. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 6:30 P.M. and everyone is welcome. Potosi Volunteer Fire Department, Inc is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation under federal law. Donations are always appreciated. Potosi VFD has an ISO PPC rating of 5/9. Want to become part of our online community and learn more about your first responders? Join the Cause or Donate through Facebook. You can also Join the Cause through MySpace.

2010 promises to be another very challenging year for this department. With soaring repair costs and increasing call volumes, this year's budget is larger than ever before. You can view that budget by clicking here. Please do you part by donating today!

Want to learn more about the current position of
volunteer fire departments in Taylor County? 

See this well written article by the Reporter-News about all Taylor County VFDs.


Did You Know?

75% percent of US landmass and 50% of the US population are protected by volunteer first responders. Volunteer firefighters are community residents who provide fire, rescue, and medical care free of charge because of their pride in the community. In Potosi, your volunteer fire department takes great pride in providing professional fire service without spending your precious donations on salaries and administrative costs.

About Volunteer Fire Service

The word volunteer has become a stigma in some circles of the fire service. Some still claim that volunteer fire service equates to sub-standard care. We set the record straight by providing the highest quality emergency services with no salaries. Furthermore, you can rest assured that the first responder who arrives at your home does so because of a passion to serve the greater good, regardless of compensation. Volunteer Fire Service is just as it says: a group of individuals providing emergency services with no financial compensation.


If you need information about fire hydrant loctation for insurance purposes please contact the Potosi Water Supply Corporation at (325) 529-3269.



News Headlines
 
Be careful burning...
Mon. Mar 1st 2010
Over the weekend, multiple controlled burns were reported out of control around Taylor County, including one such burn in Potosi. The fire was contained to less than a quarter acre, but was near a house and adjacent fence. Even with so much snow and rain this winter, grasses are still dormant and bu...

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Training to meet your needs
Mon. Mar 1st 2010
On Saturday, members of Potosi Volunteer Fire Department met at the station for the quarterly orientation training. This training day is targeted for individuals who have joined the department in the previous three months. The day is devoted to orienting new firefighters with fire service structure,...

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Potosi VFD Awarded Assitance to Firefighter's Grant
Fri. Feb 12th 2010
On January, 29th 2010, the Potosi VFD was awarded a grant from the DHS/FEMA Assistance to Firefighter's Grant Program in the amount of $31,103.  We are required to provide matching funds totaling $1,636.  This grant will allow us to equip all of our apparatus with Automated External D...

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New Office Building
Sat. Dec 5th 2009
What do you get when you combine 6 trips to Lowes, 8 firefighters, 3 weeks, and a weekend? A new office building. Unfortunately, the current fire station offices are over crowded. With winter fast approaching, the new outbuilding on the current fire station property will serve a dual purpose of offi...

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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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