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Penelope VFD Our Volunteers renders Fire and Medical response and assistance to our residences and surrounding communities.

10/17/2026

SH 171 is now open.

10/17/2026

Major wreck on SH 171 from Malone to Hubbard. SH171 Roadway is shut down. Please avoid this section of roadway.

10/16/2026

10/16/26 1:25PM: Friendly safety reminder on burning restrictions on windy days:

Texas Law prohibits outdoor burning when winds are greater than 23 MPH or under 6 MPH. Todays forecast has winds sustained at 30 MPH and gusting at 45 MPH. No outdoor burning should be conducted today.

10/14/2026

Today is Fire safety with our little Penelope Wolverines . You may hear the sirens. Please don't be alarmed.

10/09/2026

In a lot of small Texas towns, the fire department is just your neighbors. 🚒 The same folks who had folding tables set up out front on Saturday selling brisket plates to help pay for new gear.

Then the pager goes off at 2 in the morning and they get out of a warm bed, drive to the station and roll out for somebody they probably know by name. No paycheck, no shift schedule, just a truck and whoever can get there. 🤠

That is the kind of quiet thing that holds a little town together, and most of them would tell you it is nothing. If your town has a volunteer department, who is the one everybody knows is always first to the station?

It's that time again
10/06/2026

It's that time again

10/02/2026

10/2/2026 - After receiving an appreciable amount of rain, Judge Shane Brassell has rescinded the Burn Ban.

Currently, our KBDI is 499, we still have another day of rain chances, and next week is forecasted to be much cooler.

IF you plan on doing a controlled burn, please notify the Sheriff's Office by calling 254-582-5313. Please burn responsibly.

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121 E. Commerce Street/P. O. Box 67
Penelope, TX
76676

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