Always Check for Underground Lines BEFORE Construction
Spring Fire Department units responded to a gas leak in a back yard in the Thicket at Cypresswood Subdivision this morning.
Author: Spring Fire Department
A Cautionary Tale: Preventable House Fire
The Spring Fire Department hopes others will learn from a disastrous house fire caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.
Dressed to Save Lives: Bunker Gear Drill
When firefighters get a call, they have to be on the road as fast as possible. So they regularly drill on how to put on their bunker gear. According to the Fire Protection Association standard, firefighters have to get their bunker gear on within 90 seconds.
Mayday Training at Station 78
At the Spring Fire Department, training never ends. Firefighters run drills year round to prepare for unique situations in the line of duty. During the month of May, Spring firefighters practice Mayday drills. Mayday is used when a firefighter finds themselves or those around them in a life-threatening situation during a fire.
Summer Heat Safety
As the mercury rises to triple digits, the Spring Fire Department urges residents to leave the heat to the firefighters and learn how to prevent three key types of heat related illnesses: heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.