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Commissioners approve $2,000 match for DuPont Volunteer Fire Department; county hears annual call statistics and reports tornado damage
Summary
The commissioners approved a $2,000 county match to a Texas A&M–related grant for the DuPont Volunteer Fire Department; the meeting also included a report of 2024 call volumes and a verified tornado touchdown that damaged two homes in Precinct 2.
Freestone County commissioners approved a $2,000 county match requested by the DuPont Volunteer Fire Department and received reports on 2024 emergency call volumes and localized storm damage.
Item 20 on the agenda concerned a grant administered through an entity described in the transcript as associated with Texas A&M. The DuPont Volunteer Fire Department received a $20,000 grant and purchased $27,000 of equipment; the department covered the additional $7,000 and asked the county to provide a $2,000 match. The transcript records a motion to approve that $2,000 match and shows the motion carried by voice vote. The mover/second names were not recorded in the transcript.
Separately, county staff reported 2024 emergency-call data for local fire services: 326 total calls in 2024, including 28 structure fires, 14 vehicle fires, 44 grass fires, 79 motor-vehicle collisions and 161 "miscellaneous" calls (medicals, gas leaks, downed power lines, weather-related responses, water rescue, etc.). County personnel noted that Tanker 95 responded to nearly every fire-related call and that some departments are seeking tanker upgrades.
A report to the court verified a tornado touchdown on Christmas Eve in Precinct 2 that caused heavy damage to two houses belonging to the Paulson family; no injuries were reported. Commissioners asked staff to assemble department data ahead of budget season and noted the need to finalize equipment and budget priorities.
