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Elmwood's New Fire Truck!

The new rig is coming from Alabama.  It's a 1996 unit and carries a 1,000 gallon tank.  It will have a deck gun and has only 67,000 miles on it.  Seats three and has a 1,250 GPM pump.

Funding for the unit is from a combination of a small bank loan, community fund raisers (see next item) and people paying their annual dues.  Couple all this with a few individual donations and here comes the new truck!  Your membership dues will help pay for the new unit.

Air Pack Grant Coming

Thanks to a pending grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the Elmwood department is about to acquire six complete air packs with six spare air bottles.  This will update department equipment and provide for greater firefighter safety.  The estimated value of the grant is $30,000 for the community.

First Responders

The Elmwood Fire Department now has nine state-certified first CPR first responders with automatic external defibrillators who have completed Basic Life Support training in 2009.  Be sure and visit our CPR page to learn how to save a life till our first responders can get on scene...

Elmwood Upcoming Events Calendar

Mark Your Calendar!  

Spring BBQ

The next Elmwood VFD Community Fundraising BBQ is May 15th at the firehouse.  Yep, this is the legendary BBQ you've heard about.  Not only will you get the East Texas Piney Woods finest slow-smoked brisket done up with our firehouse 'secret' recipe and all the trimming for just $8-bucks, but you can also buy a raffle ticket for your chance to win a super prize.  The prize committee will inform us when the Grand Prize has been selected..
 

VFD Elections

On Tuesday February 2nd, the Department's New Year begins.  Officers and chiefs are elected.  The chief and assistant chief are elected by the new board.

The community elects the department's board.  Don't forget to submit your family membership which entitles you to vote.

Nominees are:

Forest Perkins

Clyde Cunningham

Tina Cole

Ro Cole

Greg Beng

Write in candidates are also accepted.  Again, only current dues paying members of the community are eligible to vote.

Also on the Site:  Our CPR and "About" pages.

User Note: Our web site is under construction so please excuse the rough look of things for a while!