GRAND SALINE FIRE DEPARTMENT




    VAN ZANDT EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT 2
.The Grand Saline Fire Department provides fire, rescue, medical services and prevention programs in a highly professional, responsive manner to protect the lives and property of those in the community. The volunteer fire department has been in service since 1905.

In 1976,
the volunteer fire department took over the ambulance service. The department has a total of three ambulance. To this day the deparment provides the citizens with one 24/7 highly Advance ALS/ MICU unit. The second unit isa back-up on call ALS or BLS ambulance depending on the crew members that respond to make the backup emergency call if needed, the third unit is a reserve unit as a spare or can be place in active duty if need.

The Grand Saline EMS is one of few in the State Of Texas that is still owned and  and operated by the Volunteer Fire Department.

In November of 2006, GSFD became an Emergency Services District to provide a more stable funding source for the department, In which allows the department to grow to help keep providing the highest level of service it provides for the community.

Our response district consists of a population of roughly 6,800 with 97 square miles. The department call volume runs little over 2,000 calls a year from all type of emergency calls.  We also cover a small community west of the our district that we provide EMS coverage and  automatic mutual aid for fire.

The GSFD roster usually contains somewhere between 25 and 35 firefighters and EMS personnel. We run out of Central station that home to a 24 hrs staff 24/7.

Advance Training is the key for success, which Grand Saline Firefighter strive to make the community the place to live
24 hrs WEATHER REPORT
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Newsflash
Grand Saline Fire will be starting Emt class in June.

EMT Class starts in May at Edgewood Fire Station.

The ESD is funding for  2500 gallon Pumper/Tanker for ISO. Fire department must meet 5000 gallons on scene to lower ISO for rural tax payers.

Grant from Texas Forest Service for placing 15 member to be SFFMA of Texas Basic Firefighters

Ambulance ran over 152 call just for the month of April.

looking for Volunteer firefighter and Part time on the ambulance.

2008 Run Totals

Medical         1340
Structure          33
Wildland          64
Rescue             61
  Vehicle Fire      9
  Hazmat            15
  Service            98
False Alarm      15
first responed     41

     Total       1676      


2009 Run

Jan to March

Medical          740
Structure          8
Wildland          40
Rescue             17
  Vehicle Fire      3
  Hazmat             8
  Service            22
False Alarm      11
first responed     9

     Total        858 
 
2007 Run Total.
ESD #2 New Pumper/Tranker Arrival Date is Oct.                                 New Ambulance in service
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