| 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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| 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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| 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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