Too frequently, Spring firefighters respond to preventable fires. But there are also situations where everything goes right such as when our firefighters responded to the Villages of Spring Oaks on Thursday, July 5.
A-Shift Crews from Spring Fire Stations 70 and 71 broke in the residential-rooftop training prop today, July 9. The prop at Station 71 simulates a house, much like the ones the firefighters see when on calls.
In 1953, members of the Spring community formed the Spring Volunteer Fire Department. 65 years later, the Spring Fire Department honors one of those original firefighters, former Fire Chief W. W. “Cotton” Weaver, by naming the future training facility after him.
This week we mark America’s Independence Day and nothing is more American than celebrating with family, friends and fireworks. However, if not used properly, fireworks can lead to injury, fire or the loss of a home.
For her heroic actions while saving her cousin, the Spring Fire Department honored 12-year-old Rylee Perry with a Civilian Life Saving Award on June 28.