Spring Fire Department

The Spring Fire Department (SFD) is a combination fire department located 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Houston, Texas in unincorporated Harris County in the community of Spring, Texas. SFD is contracted by Harris County Emergency Services District #7 (HCESD#7) to provide Fire and Rescue services to approximately 150,000+ citizens that reside within the 62-square-mile (160 km²) boundaries of HCESD#7.

Spring Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Texas
CDP	Spring
Address	656 East Louetta Road Spring, TX 77373
Agency overview[1]
Established	April 1953
Annual calls	7014 (2017)
Employees	220+ (2018)
Annual budget	$13.7 million (2018)
Staffing	Combination
Fire chief	Scott C. Seifert
EMS level	BLS
Facilities and equipment[2]
Stations	9
Engines	7
Platforms	1
Quints	1
Squads	3
Rescues	2
Tenders	2
Wildland	3
Website
Official website

As a part of the fire departments dispatched by Cypress Creek EMS, our department's designation for all units start with the number 7.[1] The fire suppression district in which Spring Fire Department serves, has emergency medical services that are provided by Cypress Creek EMS, as the Spring Fire Department has no ambulances. The department does however provide BLS first responder services on priority medical calls such as cardiac and respiratory problems.

History

The Spring Volunteer Fire Association (SVFA) received its initial charter on April 29, 1953 and started out with seven volunteer members and was called the Spring Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD).[1] The SVFA/SVFD was entirely funded by private donations, including equipment donations from other departments.

In 1983, the members of the department formed Harris County Rural Fire Prevention District #1. This allowed the collection of ad valorem tax up to 3 cents per $100 valuation. In 1997, the members of the department and RFPD #1 had an election to form Harris County Emergency Services District #7 (HCESD#7). An Emergency Services District can assess an ad valorem tax up to 10 cents per $100 valuation.[1] This means that the owner of a house that is valued at $100,000 pays $100 per year for fire protection for all of its occupants.

In the mid 2010s it was decided to rebrand the "Spring Volunteer Fire Department" to the "Spring Fire Department" since the organization evolved from a completely volunteer fire department to a combination fire department.

Stations and Apparatus

Station	Address	Engine Company	Tower Company or Ladder Company	Rescue Units	Tanker unit	Booster unit	Heavy Utility Truck unit	Other Units
70	22306 Springwoods Village Parkway		Tower 70			Booster 70	Heavy Utility Truck 70	District 70 Rescue Boat 70, Evacuation Boat 70, Reserve Engine
71	646 East Louetta Road	Engine 71		Rescue 71			Heavy Utility Truck 71	UTV 71, Technical Rescue Trailer, Rescue Boat 71, Evacuation Boat 71
72	23000 Northcrest Drive	Engine 72			Tanker 72
73	4923 Treaschwig Road	Engine 73				Booster 73		Rescue Boat 73
74	23803 Aldine Westfield Road	Engine 74			Tanker 74			Reserve Engine
75	3975 FM 2920 Road		Ladder 75					Reserve Engine
76	8407 London Way Drive	Engine 76				Booster 76		Rescue Boat 76
77	2900 Cypresswood Drive	Engine 77		Rescue 77				Squad 77
78	1225 Booker Road	Engine 78
	Wherever needed							(2) 4-Wheel High Water Vehicles (2) 6-Wheel High Water Vehicles

Fire Chiefs

Fire Chief	Years	Start Date	End Date
Scott Seifert	4 years	January 1, 2015	Present
Eric Anderson	4 years	January 1, 2011	December 31, 2014
Alan Lankford	4 years	January 1, 2007	December 31, 2010
Glenn Hastings	1yr, 8mos	April 1, 2005	December 31, 2006
Stephen Sharp	2yrs, 9 mos	June 12, 2002	March 31, 2005
John Duarte	1 yr, 2 mos	April 1, 2001	June 12, 2002
Alan Lankford	11 years	April 1, 1990	March 31, 2001
Mike Wisby			March 31, 1990
Jim Barker
Anthony Loscuito
Cotton Weaver
Frank Arp
Carl Wunsche

References

1. "History". Spring Fire Department. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. "Apparatus". Spring Fire Department. Retrieved 2 June 2018.