Jollyville Fire Department

01/27/2026

First of all, all of public safety wants to say Thank You to everyone who hunkered down and stayed off the roadways during this weather event. You not only protected yourselves, you also protected the first responders covering their districts.

Now that the ice is melting away, the thaw is on and the pipes broken by freezing temps are making themselves heard.
As you are out and about in the community, if you see water coming from a neighbor’s house or a local business, please let us know so we can assist in reducing the amount of damage that could be caused by these situations.

Also, the bridges and overpasses are going to be the last to thaw so please be careful on these structures until all of the moisture has evaporated.

Stay Safe!

01/24/2026

Our Cold Front Has Arrived!

We got a bunch of rain last night and now it’s a chilly 30 degrees out, which will hopefully warm up a tad prior to the big drop tonight.

Depending on the channel or website you watch, the winter mix/ice event will start somewhere around 6pm and possible end about 4am. It doesn’t show that it will be precipitation that entire time but early morning is when the moisture is supposed to move on, leaving bitter cold and ice accumulations of between one tenth to one quarter of an inch. This isn’t great but it’s a whole lot better than the folks north of us are getting!

If there’s anything positive about this weather event, is that it’s occurring on a weekend and overnight. This should keep a lot of the travel issues down. With that in mind, for the duration of the ice event, please, if you don’t have to travel, stay off the roadways. Ice is hard to distinguish from the roadway so, it may look fine but then you end up in a ditch. Also, the most common injury during ice storms is slips & falls so please be careful if you have to got outside. Just plan that every surface you try to walk on is ice covered.

Hopefully, with a little luck, we will get above freezing tomorrow and the ice issue will go away. But, the severe cold is staying until with us until Wednesday with predicted lows in the low teens and windchills dropping these temps into the low single digits so please plan accordingly.

https://www.kxan.com/weather/forecast/first-warning-potential-winter-weather-next-weekend/

Stay Safe (and Warm)!

Cold air will continue to settle in over Central Texas turning cold rain into a wintry mix throughout the day Saturday. -Meteorologist Kristen Currie

01/22/2026

Some Good News?

The latest report from the weather folks is that the front may be arriving a little later, reducing the amount of ice build-up in our area!

https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/first-warning-potential-winter-weather-next-weekend/

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/austin/78701/winter-weather-forecast/351193

But, we have been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for the weekend as well…

So we all still need to be prepared for the worse and hope for the best.

And keep watching the weather updates, hoping they only get better!

Be Safe!

Check out the Austin, TX WinterCast. Forecasts the expected snowfall amount, snow accumulation, and with snowfall radar.

01/21/2026

Weather Models Indicating an Upcoming Ice Event Are Getting More Solid

As we get closer to the weekend, the models are firming up for a weather event in our area.

We are now under a Winter Weather Watch and an Extreme Cold Watch, both starting on Saturday.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/austin/78701/weather-warnings/351193?alertId=2905797&areaId=williamson

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/austin/78701/weather-warnings/351193?alertId=2905801&areaId=williamson

Latest predictions are the possibility of up to ½” of ice over the weekend which, as we all know, is not a good thing!

While this will not be the extended event we had during Icemaggedon, it still will be an issue for travel, possible power loss and significantly cold temperatures over the weekend.

Something I learned while watching every weather channel I could, “Freezing Rain” does not mean little frozen pellets falling from the sky…that’s “Hail”. “Freezing Rain” is rain that falls as a liquid and freezes to whatever it lands on. So “Freezing Rain” is basically what causes ice storms. So, when the weather folks say “Freezing Rain” think “Ice Storm!”

Again, plan for the worst and hope for the best!
Plan for travel disruptions over the weekend
Plan for power disruptions over the weekend
Plan for being stuck at home for a few days
Get weather updates daily – it may get worse or it may get better!

And, if there’s a major winter storm event, do not travel. If you do, you will most likely meet us!

Be Safe!

See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Austin, TX.

01/20/2026

Potential Winter Storm This Weekend

They’ve been discussing this for a few days, but now, every model they run gets worse!

As of today, the weather guessers are looking at a chance of a winter storm in our area Saturday night into Sunday. This includes extremely cold weather, with lows in near the teens, with windchills into the single digits. The major issue is the 80% chance of rain/winter mix Saturday night. This could bring snow and/or ice issues for the area which may include: bridges, overpasses, stairways, walkways, and, if its cold long enough, accumulations on the roadways. This would be bad….

As of now, the best thing for everyone is to plan for the worst and hope for the best!
Prepare for travel disruptions over the weekend
Prepare for an extended time of being stuck at home
Prepare to not travel for a few days
Get weather updates daily – it may get worse or it may get better!

And, as always, we’ll keep you informed as often as we can…

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/11ced1a50f32c7cf61e54953785e421b2da48d77e41168794d1feb190a99d49b

Be Safe!

Be prepared with the most accurate 10-day forecast for North Loop, Austin, Texas with highs, lows, chance of precipitation from The Weather Channel and Weather.com

12/28/2025

Here Comes the Cold...Finally!!

After a hot, record-breaking holidays, winter finally returns tonight with overnight temps dropping into the 30’s with windchills into the 20’s. The front is predicted to arrive in the Austin area around 7p with north winds gusting up to 45mph so get ready! On the topic of windchill, people often make the mistake and only look at the predicted temperatures and do not take into account the windchill. Windchills can quickly take the situation from a basic cold night to severely frozen pipes and deadly weather incident. I’ve placed a link below discussing the topic:

https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/2024-12-04-what-is-wind-chill-what-makes-it-so-dangerous

Also, the arctic cold appears to be staying with us until Wednesday so, as always, prepare for the worst but hope for the best. And, if there’s any moisture on the roadways, please be VERY careful on bridges and overpasses.

In regards to staying warm during this arctic blast, please be extremely careful if you decide to use any type of supplemental heating source (fire place, space heater, etc.). Supplemental heating devices are the top causes of residential fires during cold weather events.

And, remember the Freeze Four P’s: Protect Pets, Pipes & Plants!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.kxan.com/weather/forecast/final-weekend-of-2025-warm-and-humid-before-a-strong-front/

Tomorrow, morning clouds gradually becoming mostly sunny with near-record highs in the 70s and 80s. The current record-high is 83°, set back in 2016. — Meteorologist Tommy House

12/24/2025

Cedar Park Fire Department tagged us in this holiday challenge, so now we're doing our part.

As the weather cools down, if you have a chimney, make sure you get it cleaned to prevent possible chimney fires. Chimneys should be cleaned annually by a professional.

To you and yours, have a happy and safe holiday season!

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12/24/2025

What a year!!!

Amazing accomplishments, tons of education and trainings, amazing neighborhood events and, as always, exemplary community service!

We are so lucky to be part of such awesome neighborhoods…communities involved to a level that leaves all others behind.

From our family to yours, please have a safe and Happy Holidays!

Brad Landi – FSCEO, CFE, CFO
Fire Chief
Jollyville Fire Department
(512) 258-1038

12/15/2025

2025 Neighborhood Holiday Parade

Yet another amazing neighborhood holiday parade!

Thank you to the Constables of Williamson County Precinct One, the Rattan Creek Neighborhood Association, the Neighborhood Association of Southwestern Williamson County, the Forest North Neighborhood Association and the neighborhood car club for participating and making this event possible.

And Thank You to all of those folks who lined the parade route to say “Hi” to Santa!

From everyone here at Jollyville Fire Department, please have a safe and happy holidays!

Brad Landi
Fire Chief

11/19/2025

Here comes some weather (maybe?)

Depending on which model the weather folks you watch are using, we may get a tiny bit of rain or we may have major flooding issues...

Currently, we are being told that there is an 80% chance of rain tomorrow and more through the weekend but no model agrees on how much and where!

What does this mean? It means that the best thing you can do for your safety is turn on the weather alerts on your phone and stay weather aware of what's going on around you.

And, as always, Turn around, Don't Drown!

Stay Safe!