A member of the Floydada Volunteer Fire Department. (Ryan Crowe/FCR)
FLOYDADA, TX – Volunteers received 81 calls during 2024, with grass fires representing almost one-third (24 calls) of all requests for assistance.
Overall, the Floydada Fire Department received 45 calls for fire response, 12 for rescue or EMS standby, and another 11 for good intent.
The department features more than 30 volunteers from the community who are ready to respond at a moment’s notice. Founded in 1916, the department continues to look for new volunteers. To learn more, contact Chief Chad Guthrie (floydadafire@myreachmail.com).
Incident Type: 1 – Fire
100 – Fire, other 1
111 – Building fire 7
113 – Cooking fire, confined to container 1
121 – Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 1
138 – Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1
142 – Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 1
143 – Grass fire 24
151 – Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 1
152 – Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire 2
154 – Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 1
160 – Special outside fire, other 4
161 – Outside storage fire 1
Total Number of calls for this Major Category: 45
Incident Type: 3 – Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident
311 – Medical assist, assist EMS crew 3
352 – Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 1
381 – Rescue or EMS standby 8
Total Number of calls for this Major Category: 12
Incident Type: 4 – Hazardous Condition (No Fire)
412 – Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 5
421 – Chemical hazard (no spill or leak) 1
424 – Carbon monoxide incident 1
445 – Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 1
Total Number of calls for this Major Category: 8
Incident Type: 6 – Good Intent Call
611 – Dispatched & canceled en route 11
Total Number of calls for this Major Category: 11
Incident Type: 7 – False Alarm & False Call
733 – Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 1
735 – Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 1
Total Number of calls for this Major Category: 2
Incident Type: 8 – Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
815 – Severe weather or natural disaster standby 2
Total Number of calls for this Major Category: 2
Incident Type: 9 – Special Incident Type
900 – Special type of incident, other 1
Total Number of calls for this Major Category: 1
