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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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PFD Ambulance Fleet Growing as Planned

Saturday, September 16th, 2017

Travis County ESD No. 2 now operates a total of four ambulances in service and two in reserve, all staffed with the District’s own paramedics as envisioned in the District’s Strategic Plan. Earlier this year, Travis County ESD No. 2 (Pflu...

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Every Second Counts

Friday, September 15th, 2017

Fire grows and moves faster than most people can imagine. When your smoke alarm sounds, your family could have less than 2 minutes to get out safely. That’s why our theme for Fire Prevention Month 2017 is “Every Second Counts! Test Smoke ...

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