Williamson County ESD 5/ Jarrell Fire/Rescue

10/23/2026

🎃👻 IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR OUR 5TH ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT! 🍬🚒
SUNDAY, October 25th, from 5–7 PM at Williamson County ESD 5 – Jarrell Fire & Rescue!

📍 212 N. 5th Street, Jarrell, TX
🚗 Parking will be at the middle school.
🚧 5th Street will be closed from Danek Hardware to the middle school entrance during the event.

🎉 WHAT’S WAITING FOR YOU?
🍭 30+ trunks full of candy!
🏆 Costume contests with awards
🚗 Touch-a-truck, activities & challenges for the kids
🌭 FREE hotdogs and drinks
🎨 Face painting
📸 Photo booth
🏆 Best Trunk Award
🎃 And MORE!

Bring the whole family and come enjoy an evening of Halloween fun with our amazing community! We can’t wait to see everyone! ❤️🖤

👏 A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Jarrell Police Department
Jarrell ISD Police
Jarrell ISD
Sonterra Parks & Rec
Jarrell Chamber of Commerce

🎉 THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING SPONSORS:
🔹 Red Dog Plumbing
🔹 Warren Mechanical
🔹 MyDental
🔹 American Legion
🔹 Honey Bucket Portable Restrooms

Our community events wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of our local partners and sponsors. Thank you for helping make this event special for our families! ❤️

🎃 SHARE THIS POST & WE’LL SEE YOU SUNDAY! 🍬🚒

10/17/2026

Thankfully, we are finally getting some relief from the heat and experiencing our first cold weather of the season!

Many of our residents may begin using their heaters and when the heater part of your HVAC sits unused for several months the dust builds up on the heating elements.

When those elements heat up for the first time in months, it burns off the excess dust and can send out a burning smell for a few minutes that should quickly go away.

This is normal and expected on the first use of the season.

If the smell doesn’t disappear in a minute or two, it could potentially be a sign of another problem.

As always Jarrell Fire is here to help keep your, your family and your property safe.
If you have any concern that it is more than a little dust, it’s always best to call and let us come check things out for you.

Also, it is a very good practice to have your HVAC routinely checked, maintained and serviced at routine intervals.
The start of the winter weather season is the perfect time to get that done.

Welcome cooler weather! We have been impatiently waiting for you! Well, I have anyway.

Stay Safe Everyone!

Let’s take a poll…

👍🏼 = Ready for some cooler weather!

😎 = Please don’t leave summer!

10/16/2026

10/12/2026

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Buckholts VFD who lost one of their firefighters yesterday while fighting a grass fire.

Jarrell Fire & Rescue Division Chief Matt Whisenant, a member of the State of Texas Firefighter Line of Duty Death Task Force, is assisting the family with preparations.

May God bless them and provide peace through their difficult time.
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Waco KWTX reports as follows:

A Buckholts volunteer firefighter has died following a single-vehicle rollover crash, according to a statement by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Firefighter Rick Joseph Fuentes, 26 was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Greg Hoelscher.

According to a DPS investigation, the Buckholts Volunteer Fire Department truck was responding to a vehicle and grass fire in the 13000 block of Wood Road in Holland.

Fuentes, 26, of Cameron, was driving the fire truck when it left the roadway near the 7300 block of Farm to Market Road 437 and rolled over, the statement said.

The crash remains under investigation and the scene is currently active. His next of kin has been notified.

10/02/2026

Today family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of our brother Jake on this 3rd anniversary since he met Jesus in person.

It was truly a celebration as we got to meet for the first time, Jake’s nephew Beau Jacob Grimm who joined the family in June.

We miss Jake everyday but it just doesn’t seem all of the time like he is gone because we just talk about him so often. It’s like we just expect him to arrive for his shift.

We are grateful for days like today when we revisit together all that Jake was to each of us.

While this was a private event today, we do invite you to share in the morning with us through the photos below.

10/01/2026

🎃👻 It Takes a Community! 👻🎃
Our community events, like our upcoming Trunk or Treat, would not be possible without the incredible support of our community partners, local businesses, and event sponsors! ❤️🎃🍬🚒

We’ll be recognizing our amazing sponsors and community partners over the coming days, so be sure to show them some love and support the businesses that continue to invest in our community! 🙌

🎃 Want to be part of Trunk or Treat?
Whether you’re interested in bringing a trunk, becoming a sponsor, or helping support the event, we’d love to have you!

📧 [email protected]

Thank you for helping us make this such a wonderful community event! 👻🎃
Let’s Gooooo, Jarrell! 🧡

09/26/2026

🚒 Touch A Truck! Our crews had a great time participating in yesterday’s Touch A Truck event benefiting Yesterday’s Gone Women’s Shelter.

A huge thank you to everyone in our community who came out to say hello, visit with our crews, and support such a meaningful cause. We love getting to meet so many of you and your families!

We also want to take a moment to recognize and thank our incredible community partners who helped make this event possible.

Warren Mechanical
Jarrell Police Department
Jarrell ISD Police Department
Williamson County EMS
Williamson County Constable Pct. 4
Jarrell Chamber of Commerce
PHI
H-E-B
Upwards Church
The Swanky Rodeo
Sphere Realty

Thank you for allowing us to serve you, get to know you, and be a part of your lives. We are proud to call Jarrell home! 🚒🇺🇸

From our crews to our community…thank you, Jarrell! ❤️

09/25/2026

Jarrell Fire is hosting several free classes at firehouse #1.

These are classes that are offered in 6 and 8 part series.

1) Keeping Relationships Healthy.
This is an excellent class for any relationship. Spouse, parent/child, siblings, friends.
You will get tips on how to strengthen and grow closer in any relationship.
This class qualifies as one of the free marriage license classes for completion of all 8 hours.
6pm-7pm Tuesday starting September 29-November 17

2) Emotional Resilience
This class identifies what you are carrying in your emotional cup and provides ways to free yourself from it.
Taught by a licensed counselor.
6pm-7pm Starts Wednesday September 30th - November 4

3) Leader-Shift
This class highlights a different way to lead at work, at home, whenever you may lead others with emphases on relational leading and prioritizing people.
Lead by Jarrell Fire Chief Ron Stewart
3pm-4pm Starting
Friday October 2-November 20

4) Connection with Others
Strategies on connection with others. This class will be in the Fall but its start date is TBD.

All classes held at Firehouse 1 located at 212 N. 5th St. in Jarrell. Upstairs classroom.

Connection with our community is important for Jarrell Fire and using our facilities to facilitate that connection and the growth these classes provide for our citizens is important to us.

Scan to register but the classroom will only hold about 25 comfortably, so space is very limited. @

Hope to see you there!!