Lawn Volunteer Fire Department

10/18/2026

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10/11/2026

A fire truck costs about as much as a house. Out in rural Texas, a lot of them got paid for with plates of barbecue and chicken dinners. 🚒

This is how it actually works in a town that cannot float a bond big enough. The department picks a Saturday. The engine gets backed out onto the apron and the bay turns into a dining hall, eight folding tables under strings of bare bulbs. Somebody's family recipe goes into two big aluminum roasters. Plates go for ten or twelve dollars. There is a raffle jar on a card table by the door with a sh***un or a side of beef or a quilt somebody made, and that jar often brings in more than the food does.

They do it for the gear. Turnout coats run well over a thousand dollars apiece and expire on a schedule. Air packs cost more than a car. Hose, radios, a thermal camera, the extraction tools you need when a car goes into the ditch on the county road. Every piece of it has a price, and in a lot of places the fundraiser is the line item. 🤝

So when you pass one of those signs for a fish fry at the fire hall, that is not a social event with a side of fundraising. That is a town quietly buying the equipment that will show up at somebody's worst night. The plate is twelve dollars and it is the best deal in the county.

10/06/2026

Yesterday was another successful Fire Safety Day at Lawn Elementary! Thank you to Moro Volunteer Fire Department for coming to help.

08/11/2026

Burn ban is in effect. 

04/15/2026

Thank you for visiting and bring us delicious Girl Scout cookies!!

02/26/2026

2/26: Very high to extreme danger focuses on parts of Central Texas, Hill Country, and over to the Del Rio and Eagle Pass area. Do not burn.

02/24/2026

Burn Ban is in effect!!

02/18/2026

We look forward to the Fire & Ice Cookoff all year! Teams from around the Big Country come to compete in multiple categories, including Brisket, Ribs and Chicken. After the judging, attendees are welcome to sample the BBQ or enjoy some local Food Truck fare while they enjoy the Fire & Ice Car Show.

02/12/2026

02/09/2026