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Past History: The Converse Volunteer Fire Department was formed in 1952 after the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ullrich burned down. At the time there were about 100 to 150 homes in the City of Converse. On January 22, 1952, the first general membership meeting was held and constitutional by-laws were adopted and the first officers were elected. Alvin J. Brucks was appointed as the first Fire Chief and served as such for the next 20 years, until 1972. Eddie Kneupper was appointed as the first Fire Marshall that same year. The first fire truck that the department had was a 1946 Dodge truck that the volunteers built into a brush truck. As this was the only truck at the department's disposal, the truck was used to fight all types of fires including brush fires, vehicle fires, and house fires. The first Fire Station was a two story building that the volunteers built on the corner of Station Street and Ave B. Although not in use, the building still stands today.
Current: Converse is one of the busiest departments in Bexar County. Running over 2000 calls for fire and EMS service a year. Converse runs 3 MICU ambulances, 3 class A pumpers, 1 Aerial Truck, 1 rescue truck with a cascade unit and the “jaws of life”, 2 brush trucks, a command vehicle a hazardous materials trailer and a communications trailer.

In early 2004, the Converse Fire Department took delivery of a 2003 Pierce Aerial Truck. Truck 7 has a 100' platform that can carry 6 people in a fully enclosed cab. As Converse Fire Departments newest fleet addition, it will enable Converse to provide better capabilities to its citizens and those of surrounding areas at multi-story structure fires and rescues.

On April 8, 2005, the City of Converse held a ground breaking ceremony, preparing for the construction of Converse Fire & EMS Station #2.  As of July 2006, the station has been completed.  It is approximately 8600 sq ft with a 1000 sq ft training room, bunk rooms, kitchen, day room and three apparatus bays. This station is the home of an ambulance, pumper, Truck 7, a brush truck and will provide a faster response time to the citizens in that part of Converse. Converse will maintain Station #1 as the main fire station and administrative offices of the fire department.

The Converse Fire & EMS Department has a notable rapid response time and was successful in lowering the city's ISO rating from a “4" to a “2" with a goal to go even lower in the near future.

The Converse Fire Department has a program in which they will do Home Fire Safety Inspections and if needed will install smoke detectors and fire extinguishers at no cost to the residence in it's service area.

For added security, the Converse Fire Department can provide information on Emergency Key Box's for your home to allow for fire department access in the event of an emergency.
 

 

 

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