The Cresson Volunteer Fire Department
Founded in 1956, The Cresson Volunteer Fire Department has 36 members, many of whom are Emergency Medical Technicians. The department responds to more than 300 calls each year, mostly medical emergencies.
The department serves parts of Hood, Parker, Tarrant and Johnson counties in a district totalling approximately 150 square miles. Apparatus include two engines, one attack unit, two rescue squads, three brush trucks and a new 3,500 gallon tanker.
Visitors are welcome anytime, especially at training meetings on Thursday evenings at 7pm. "Station 30" is located two blocks west of Highway 171 and one block south of US 377 at 105 South Crook Street. (Map)
Cresson Volunteer Fire Department
P.O. Box 42
Cresson, Texas 76035
Emergencies only 817-396-4448 (Also dial 911)
Non-emergency phone 817-396-4498
When Seconds Count...
911 address signs are available through the Cresson Fire Department for a donation of $20.00 or more.
Make sure the entrance to your property is visible both day and night by posting this 18-inch reflective sign vertically or horizontally on your mailbox, gate or fence post. If you wish the department will mount your sign on a metal post (shown at left) for an additional $5.00 donation.
Contact any member of the Cresson Fire Department to reserve your 911 address sign.
The lack of a visible number in front of your house or business could make the difference between life and death or between a tragedy and a safer end to a fire emergency.
Cresson Fire Department News
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Firefighters Unable To Save Lake Country Acres Home
Cresson volunteer firefighter Ron Becker, right, feeds hose to Daniel Ortega, left, as the two assist in mopping up after a Terrill Lane home was completely destroyed by Fire Sunday. No one was injured and the cause of the blaze is unknown. Weatherford, North Hood County and Horseshoe Bend Fire Departments also responded to the scene.
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