Duty Pride Commitment
In December, 1972, a few dedicated individuals decided a fire station was needed in the area of I-45 and FM 1960 to serve the new, growing area. This group started with nothing — no fire truck, no fire station, and no money. Money was raised through donations and a two bay fire station was constructed in the Ponderosa Forest subdivision. The station was known as Spring Volunteer Fire Department station number three. A 1972 Ward La-France pumper was the station’s first engine. A Pierce mini-pumper joined the fleet in 1975. In 1976, the Ponderosa became its own department.
Two additional bays and an upstairs training room were constructed in 1977. The majority of the construction was done by the firefighters. A light rescue truck was added to the growing fleet in the same year. The late seventies saw the addition of another Pierce pumper (our first top mount pump panel) and our first ladder truck — a 75″ American LaFrance. The area was growing and we were running over 50 calls a month.
Mutual Aid is All about you
Ponderosa Fire Department achieves the Public Protection Class (PPC) rating of 2!
Effective September 1, 2019 the Ponderosa Fire Department (Emergency Services District #28) achieved the Public Protection Class (PPC) rating of 2! This is the Insurance Services Office (ISO) nationwide community fire protection rating system that utilizes water supplies, communications and fire department capabilities that affects most insurance policy costs, and in our case will reduce most insurance rates. You should contact your insurance agent soonest to obtain the savings.
The PPC rating places us in the top 4% of our nation’s fire and rescue agencies. Chief Fred Windisch stated, “We have consistently built our response system with the citizen in mind as our first priority; this rating demonstrates reliability, professionalism and capabilities that are truly the best of the best. Our volunteers, part time and full time paid firefighters always work with the end in mind, Service First.”
The PPC system uses many components evaluating various aspects of the response system. A “10” rating is no fire department and a 1 rating is the highest. The community rating is just that, and our wonderful water districts are very dependable and capable, our Cypress Creek EMS Communications System is second to none, and our fire department meets or exceeds national standards in most categories. The end result is dependable emergency services because when our citizens call 9-1-1 they are having the worst day of their lives.
The boards of directors of the Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Association and Emergency Services District #28 are totally focused on service provisions. These citizens of our community are dedicated to making the right decisions within the resources available. The lists of accomplishments are many; fire stations and equipment are top notch and we have volunteers and paid personnel who are the best people that understand our mission.
Emergency responses continue to increase. This year we will respond to over 2,300 emergencies along with our neighboring agencies in a seamless response system – you will see red trucks and green trucks at emergencies but we know you do not care what color the truck is – you want high quality quick response.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support since 1972.
Close your door song
Ponderosa Station 62 Recognized Among North America’s Best Firehouses
Ponderosa Fire Department Station 62 was honored with the bronze award in the annual Fire Chief Magazine’s Station Style Design Award for volunteer/combination agencies in competition throughout the United States and Canada. Emergency Services District #28 utilized BRW Architects and LDF Construction (Spring, Texas) to build this highly functional and beautiful fire station. Our community and our members are very proud of this fire station. You should stop by and visit and revere the I-Beam from the 2001 World Trade Center disaster – 4362 Louetta at Sorrel Ridge.
