Cy-Fair Fire Department
Operational area
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHarris
Agency overview
Established1962 (1962)
Annual calls~30,000 (2020)
Employees~330 Employees (2017) ~290 Volunteers (2017)
Annual budget$29.5 Million (2020)
StaffingCombination
Fire chiefAmy Ramon
EMS levelALS
Facilities and equipment[1]
Battalions3
Stations13
Engines13 - Front Line
4 - Reserve
Trucks2
Platforms2 - Front Line
1 - Reserve
Rescues3 - Front Line
1 - Reserve
Ambulances13 - Front Line
5 - Reserve
Tenders2
Wildland7
Rescue boats7
Website
cyfairfd.org

The Cy-Fair Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to unincorporated areas of Harris County, Texas. The department primarily serves the communities of Cypress and Fairbanks which are collectively known as Cypress-Fairbanks or Cy-Fair since. Cy-Fair Fire Department serves over 500,000 people over a 155-square-mile (400 km2) area and responds to more than 27,000 incidents each year.[2]

Cy-Fair Fire Department is a combination department utilizing volunteers, full-time and part-time paid crews. During the standard week; seven to eight engines, one heavy-rescue truck, and two aerial trucks are manned with a combination of volunteer and career staffing in order to provide a timelier response. Cy-Fair's Medic Units are staffed with full-time employees 24 hours a day, year-round.

Stations and Apparatus

The department has 13 fire stations spread across their response area.[1]

Fire Station Number Address Engine Company Ladder Company or Tower Company Medic Unit Wildland Unit Other Units District
1 9201 Rodney RayEngine 1Medic 1Booster 11
2 13040 Wortham Center Dr.Engine 2Ladder 2Medic 2Advanced Practice Paramedic 2, Transporter 2 1
3 11827 Telge RoadEngine 3Medic 3Dozer 3Rescue 3 (Heavy), Rescue Boat 32
4 18006 Huffmeister RdEngine 4Medic 4Booster 4, Fire Gator 4Tanker 42
5 17819 Kieth Harrow Blvd.Engine 5Medic 5Rescue 53
6 6404 N EldridgeEngine 6Medic 6Booster 61
7 20444 Cypresswood DriveEngine 7Tower 7Medic 7Booster 7Rescue Boat 72
8 18210 FM 529 WestEngine 8Medic 8Booster 8Rescue 8 (Heavy), Rescue Boat 83
9 7188 Cherry Park Dr.Engine 9Tower 9Medic 9Advanced Practice Paramedic 92
10 11310 SteeplecrestEngine 10Medic 10Transporter 10 1
11 18134 West RoadEngine 11Medic 11Booster 11

Fire Boat 11, EMS Gator

 3
12 19780 Keith Harrow BoulevardEngine 12Medic 12Booster 12Tanker 123
13 10222 Westgreen BoulevardEngine 13Ladder 13Medic 13EMS District Chief 13, Transporter 133
Communications Center 9101 Wheat CrossMobile Command Vehicle 1 (MCV1)

References

  1. 1 2 "Stations and apparatus". Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "History". Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.


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