College Mound Fire Department

Come join us and tour the new station. Station 2 will open its doors on April 4th at 12:00 PM. We will have an opening ceremony and food will be provided.

Station 2 will open its doors April 4th at 12:00 and will be staffed with personnel, a fire engine, 2 brush trucks, a tanker/blocker, and a UTV. We will have an opening ceremony and food provided come join us and tour the new station.

At 7:49 pm the Elmo Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a truck fire along westbound I-20 at the FM 429 exit. Because of reports of heavy fire from an 18 wheeler immediate mutual aid was requested from the College Mound Volunteer Fire Department.

Crews arrived to the cab of the 18 wheeler fully engulfed and fire in about 1/3 of the trailer. The driver had just fueled the rig with 200 gallons of diesel. The fire had melted some of the fuel tanks and burning diesel was pouring from the rig.

Firefighters attacked the burning cab as others breached the sides of the trailer to reach the spreading fire. The rig was loaded with 44,000 lbs of solar panels.

It took firefighters about an hour to completely extinguish the blaze.

The driver had stopped and fueled about 30 minutes earlier. As he drove he heard a loud pop, saw smoke. When he got out the bottom of the cab was on fire. The Kaufman County Fire Marshall's office responded and will work to determine a cause. There were no reported injuries.

Tuesday night your College Mound firefighters came together to train. The training was roof ventilation.

While it may sound simple to use a chainsaw to cut a hole in the roof of a home it can get complicated. First you're wearing protective gear including breathing apparatus. That adds about 40 lbs to carry. Next you're carrying a chain saw. Your partner is carrying an axe or pike pole. You're working at height and of course there a fire burning under you!

A primary ladder to the roof is set with a second ladder designed to hook over the ridgeline to provide secure footing. A second ladder to the roof is also set to provide an alternate way to escape in case of roof collapse. Your partner sounds the roof by striking it with the axe or pike pole. This is to detect weak spots that could be a collapse hazard. Then a hole is cut using the chainsaw.

The purpose of venting the roof is to allow a controlled point for fire and smoke to exit. This rapidly clears the attic of heavy smoke allowing firefighters inside the home to see and extinguish the fire.

College Mound firefighters meet regularly and train on a variety of firefighting and rescue tactics as well as medical care. We are always looking for people that are interested in serving their community. If you're interested please reach out.

🍎 In honor of the kids going back to school 🖍

We asked many kids (and adults) this weekend to finish this sentence "When I grow up I want to be a ... "

The future looks bright here in College Mound and we wish all the kids and their parents/caretakers a wonderful school year 🤓

🍎 Back To School Bash 2025 🎨

Thank you so much for having us. Shoutout to all those involved in organizing today's event. Your effort and hardwork is greatly appreciated. Special Thank you to Firefighters: Carter, Kaleb, and Rookie Cash 👏

More pictures to come 📸
The Jesus House-Kaufman

The sad reality is the number of volunteers serving departments all throughout the United States has dropped substantially over the past decade meanwhile calls continue to increase due to increased growth amongst other factors.

We invite anyone interested in Volunteering to come out tonight to our meeting. There are many ways to serve this Community that does not necessarily involve fighting fires and/or medical calls. We also very much appreciate Cooks, Administrators, Community Event Coordinators, etc.

We strongly encourage if you have any students interested in the field that are 17 years or older to join. Surround yourself with like minded people and gain beneficial knowledge and experience. We'll help set you up for success because the world needs more Firefighters.

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It is with a heavy heart that we inforrm the community of the passing of firefighter and lifetime member Clint Matthews #6119 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Our slogan found all around our station and equipment is Pride,Service ,Dedication. Clint Matthews lived that slogan. He served the department and community with pride for 32 years. He was a dedicated firefighter and family man and always put service before self. They broke the mold when they made him.

Rest Easy Friend We Got It From Here.

Clint Alan Matthews
EOW June 26,2025

Thank you Kaufman County Mud Bog for hosting an event to donate cases of water to local Volunteer Fire Departments. Your donations of water are greatly appreciated. Thank you very much 🙂

Happy Fathers Day to all our dedicated Volunteer Firefighters. Your selflessness, time, and commitment to serve your community goes unnoticed. We appreciate you and wish you a very wonderful Father's Day 🚒

Yesterday your CMFD trained on forcible entry. We want to give a big thanks to the Kaufman FD for letting us use their special training door.

Interested in becoming a Volunteer Firefighter?
Our door is always open. Come on by and submit an application.

We have monthly training meetings every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month that specializes in Fire training and Medical training. We partner with CareFlite and other sister stations and organizations to provide our volunteers with the proper resources and tools to help them excel in this field.

Remember Summer is around the corner and grass fire season will be here in no time so every Volunteer Fire Department needs all the help they can get.

Have a blessed day 🚒