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Video sends cooking safety message, filmed with PHS

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

It’s all too easy for kitchen fires to start with so many distractions in our busy, fast-paced lives. Stay focused on your cooking to prevent kitchen fires. Stay with the Stove. That’s the message in the first installment of a video series which ...

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ESD2, PfISD Launch High School EMT Academy

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

Six local high school students recently began their studies in the first–ever Emergency Medical Technician Academy partnership between Travis County Emergency Services District 2 (ESD2) and Pflugerville ISD. The pilot program came to fruition with ...

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Grassfire Prevention

Sunday, April 14th, 2019

When you do your spring cleaning, be sure to clean up your yard to help prevent the spread of grassfires. Here are 10 Easy Steps to improving your home’s “defensible space” against wildfires....

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Pumper Added to Training & Community Education

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

During recent skills training, our Hendrickson High School Fire Academy cadets participated in a “Push In Ceremony” for our new training pumper. The history of this ceremony dates back to the time of horse-drawn equipment in the fire serv...

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400 Alarms Purchased Thanks to Firehouse Subs

Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

Travis County Emergency Services District 2 (TC ESD#2) was recently awarded a grant for nearly $14,000 in life-saving equipment from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The grant allowed TC ESD#2 to purchase 400 combination smoke and carbon ...

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PFD Installs Smoke & CO Alarms for Families at Risk

Sunday, September 17th, 2017

Travis County ESD No. 2 (Pflugerville Fire Dept.) personnel and volunteers recently installed over 80 smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for families at risk. Nearly 30% of the homes served during the outreach did not have any smoke alarms at all. Of t...

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