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It's been a busy last couple of months for the fire department, but thankfully we have slowed down long enough to get some things accomplished. August was our busiest month so far with 65 runs. That may not seem like much compared to some departments, but for a department our size that is a substantial increase from the usual 30-40 calls a month. Like every other department in Texas, we saw a large increase in the number of grass and woods fires in the months of August and September. Some notables include The Angelina River Bottom Fire in the Western part of Nacogdoches County as well as assisting Cherokee County with a large fire just East of the Nacogdoches County line.

We also saw a sad time as Bert Appleberry, one of the founding members of the Appleby Fire Department passed away. The department members attended the funeral to pay tribute to Mr. Appleberry and his family.

The Department also conducted a tanker shuttle drill to help our ISO Rating. After our inspection in April we received a rating of 4/5/8b, which was down from a 5/6/9. After completing the tanker drill, we are optimistic that our rating will drop to a 4 throughout the district maybe even a 3. This would translate into a substantial savings for the homeowners in the district.

Nacogdoches County is still under a burn ban even though we got rain. The penalty for a burn ban violation has increased from a simple fine to jail time. As always we ask that you be safe with all of your outdoor activities. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or praise for the fire department please feel free to give us a call or shoot an e-mail our way.

Thank you for your support!