Our Fire Department
CE-Bar Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. has provided emergency response to our neighborhood and surrounding Travis County since 1968. From its humble beginnings as an all-volunteer department, we have grown into a combination department, employing 10 full-time state certified firefighter/EMTS. We still have a volunteer program, but we maintain at least three-person minimum staf
fing of our Engine with certified firefighters. We are staffed 24/7 and operated under automatic aid and mutual aid agreements with all fire departments in Travis County, including the Austin Fire Department. We have a Personal Protection Rating of 3 (1 best-10 worst) through the Insurance Services Organization (ISO). In the event of a structure fire in our district, centralized AFD fire dispatch will send 4 Engines (usually two from Westlake, one from Lake Travis Fire Rescue and one from CE-Bar), two Aerials (usually from Oak Hill and AFD) and two Command Units. These apparatus come with approximately 26 certified firefighters. Responding to approximately 500 calls per year, including our out-of-district automatic/mutual aid responses, we have an average in-district response time of 4.5 minutes. We operate under the Austin Fire Department A101 Standard for Structural Firefighting, and we routinely train with our automatic aid partners, striving for seamless operational efficiency. On January 1, 2014, the day-to-day operations of the fire department were assumed by our neighbors serving as Commissioners on the Board of Travis County Emergency Services District #10. The Emergency Services District, our district’s taxing authority, has existed in support of the fire department almost since its inception, having converted from Travis County Rural Fire Protection District #10 in 1996. continues to exist as a support organization for the Emergency Services District. Travis County Emergency Services District #10 ill hold an election in May 2015 asking for a penny and a half sales tax on qualifying goods and services within our district. Tax money collected from this use tax will be used to fund three additional full-time firefighter positions, allowing us to consistently meet the national minimum staffing standard of four firefighters per Engine. We are proud and honored to serve our friends and neighbors to the best of our ability. Thank your for your continued participation and support.
