A grass fire burns along FM 54 on Thursday, April 7, 2022 (Ryan Crowe/FCR)
FLOYDADA, TX – The Floydada Fire Department reports seven runs during the month of May, almost half of which were to battle grass fires.
Two of the runs during the month were in relation to severe weather and cloud watching.
The entire department is made up of volunteers from the community.
Fire Run Summary for May 2024
Date Time Location Notes
1 5/01/2024 5:24 PM Floyd County Cloud Watch
2 5/03/2024 4:30 PM Floyd County Cloud Watch
3 5/03/2024 8:56 PM 710 S. 3rd Electrical short
4 5/06/2024 8:40 PM 2 miles S on US62 Small grass fire
5 5/09/2024 8:45 PM N FM1065 at the county line Trees burning
6 5/20/2024 5:28 PM Lake Mackenzie Briscoe County Mutual Aid grass fire
7 5/25/2024 7:46 PM CR55 & CR196 Mutual Aid grass fire
