Community News

Chosen to be one of seven departments featured from across the globe, a video highlighting the Spring Fire Department’s firefighter wellness programs is premiering at the 2018 Fire Rescue International (FRI) conference in Dallas.

At the beginning of August, Metis Tactical began assessing the physical fitness of all full-time Spring Fire Department firefighters using 3D modeling and core strength exercises.

The Spring Fire Department firetrucks are constantly running out to fires and rescues in the Texas heat, so it is no surprise that they can accumulate expensive repair needs. In an effort to save money while keeping the apparatus safe and well maintained, Spring Fire’s Emergency Vehicle Technician Red Haney does many in house repairs.

When most people see a firetruck they only think of the flashing lights and water hose, but Spring Fire Apparatus Maintenance Associate Brian Taylor thinks of all it takes to keep those trucks running.

Last summer, Spring Firefighter Jason Randall suffered what could have been a career-ending injury to his back. Today, he returned to work stronger than ever thanks to the help he received from the Spring Fire Department and Metis Tactical.

During a raging thunderstorm on Thursday, July 12, 2018, lightning struck a commercial complex off Interstate 45. The resulting fire burned for 30-40 minutes before an off-site business owner noticed the smoke on security camera feeds.

Too frequently, Spring firefighters respond to preventable fires. But there are also situations where everything goes right such as when our firefighters responded to the Villages of Spring Oaks on Thursday, July 5.

A-Shift Crews from Spring Fire Stations 70 and 71 broke in the residential-rooftop training prop today, July 9. The prop at Station 71 simulates a house, much like the ones the firefighters see when on calls.

In 1953, members of the Spring community formed the Spring Volunteer Fire Department. 65 years later, the Spring Fire Department honors one of those original firefighters, former Fire Chief W. W. “Cotton” Weaver, by naming the future training facility after him.

This week we mark America’s Independence Day and nothing is more American than celebrating with family, friends and fireworks. However, if not used properly, fireworks can lead to injury, fire or the loss of a home.

For her heroic actions while saving her cousin, the Spring Fire Department honored 12-year-old Rylee Perry with a Civilian Life Saving Award on June 28.

Join the Spring Fire Department Saturday evening at Klein Oak High School to honor the legacy of Kailee Mills at the BuckleUp4Kailee Glow Run.