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Guadalupe County Fire & Rescue presents comprehensive plan; court discusses staffing, stations and ARPA apparatus
Summary
Fire and Rescue Chief outlined growth-driven needs including additional full‑time positions, station sites, apparatus deliveries from ARPA funds, response time challenges, and proposals for committee oversight and grant exploration.
Guadalupe County Fire & Rescue presented a comprehensive plan to the Commissioner's Court on Jan. 28 that reviewed the department’s staffing, apparatus acquisitions funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants, response data since full-time operations began in December 2022, and options for future expansion.
Chief of Operations described department growth from an initial two full‑time staff in late 2022 to 15 full‑time shift personnel operating three 48/96 shifts (48 hours on, 96 off) and noted delivery schedules for ARPA‑funded apparatus. The chief said GCFR responded to roughly 658 calls during the first partial year of expanded operations, 1,552 calls in 2023 after adopting a 24/7 model, and ran 857 out‑of‑district responses in 2024…
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