Krum Firefighters Association

Overnight Fire:

Just after 3:30 a.m. this morning, your Krum Firefighters were dispatched to a report of a structure fire in the Cottonwood Mobile Home Park. While en route, a working fire was declared based on information given by dispatch from the 911 caller.

Engine 581 and Medic 583 arrived on scene to find a single-wide mobile home with fire showing. An attack line was immediately deployed, and crews initiated an offensive fire attack and search.

The fire was quickly brought under control. Thankfully, no civilians or fire service personnel were injured! Thank you to our mutual aid partners and law enforcement that responded.

Ponder Volunteer Fire Department
City of Sanger Texas Fire Department
City of Denton Fire Department
Greenwood-Slidell Volunteer Fire Department
Denton County Sheriff's Office
Denton County Fire Marshal's Office
Krum Fire Department
City of Krum Government

Your Krum Firefighters are on scene of traffic accident at FM 1173 and Masch Branch Road. Two vehicle accident with injuries. FM 1173 will be shut down at this time. Please seek alternative route.

Krum Police Department
City of Krum Government
Krum Fire Department

After 12 days of being out on deployment, Captain Hernandez and Firefighter Koiner have safely returned home! They spent most of their deployment in Houston, assisting with response efforts. They performed various mission roles, including assisting in 911 calls, delivering and retrieving Oxygen bottles to those without power, and welfare checks.

Pictured below are the departments they worked alongside of as a task force!

Dallas Fire-Rescue
McKinney Fire Department
Mineral Wells Fire Department
Travis County ESD #1

Last night at around 9 pm, your Krum Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in the area of Indian Trail and Houston Road. Crews arrived on scene to find heavy fire showing from the vehicle's engine compartment. A bumper line was quickly deployed, and the fire was contained to the involved vehicle. Thankfully no injuries to any citizens or responders!

Deployment Update:

Captain Hernandez, Firefighter Koiner, and the rest of their strike team arrived in Houston yesterday. Their team has been staged in Houston to assist those affected by Hurricane Beryl. One task included in that is delivering oxygen bottles to those on oxygen who have lost power. Crews remained staged overnight at the staging point, spending the night in their vehicles or tents provided by the state.

Krum Fire Department
City of Krum Government

Deployment:

At the state's request, Captain Hernandez and Firefighter Koiner have been deployed to support Hurricane response efforts! They will respond as part of an ambulance support package, safe travels!

City of Krum Government
Krum Fire Department

We would like to wish everyone a Happy and Safe 4th of July celebration! Please be thoughtful of your safety and the safety of others tonight! Your Krum Firefighters will be up-staffing the station with volunteer and paid members for the shift, ready to serve those in need! There have already been multiple fires in the area throughout the past few days, so we expect another busy 4th of July week this year!

Krum Police Department
Krum Fire Department
City of Krum Government

Your Krum firefighters continued honing their skills in search, victim removal, and downed firefighter! Crews utilized our Conex box, which was recently acquired a few months ago! Despite the summer heat we have been experiencing, training still remains an essential part of our mission to our citizens!

Your Krum firefighters and Ponder Volunteer Fire Department are on scene of a vehicle fire at Highway 380 and George Owens Road. Units on scene advise smoke coming from the trailer of an 18-wheeler. Expect delays in the area, and please use caution

Your Krum firefighters are on scene of a grass fire in the 13000 block of Stice Road. This will be a grass fire at the solar farm located on Stice Road. Crews on scene are attempting to gain access to the fire at this time, City of Sanger Texas Fire Department is also en-route.

Please avoid the area.

Krum Fire Department
City of Krum Government

Your Krum firefighters on A shift beat the heat this morning with some SCBA confidence training! Crews trained over various breathing techniques to help conserve air in emergency situations. They also trained over downed firefighter gear removal and CPR!

Earlier this morning, your Krum firefighters responded to a grass fire in the 10000 block of Schuster Lane. A one-alarm response was requested because multiple callers reported that the fire spread quickly and threatened livestock and structures. Units arrived to find a small fire burning into the roadway. The fire was contained quickly, and all incoming mutual aid was canceled except Greenwood Slidell.

Thank you to our mutual aid units that were responding to assist.
City of Sanger Texas Fire Department
Ponder Volunteer Fire Department
City of Denton Fire Department
Greenwood-Slidell Volunteer Fire Department

Thank you to everyone who has donated water over the past week; your support has been greatly appreciated! We also want to thank the Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department for driving a long way to donate water! We are very thankful for your generosity from one fire department to another!

It makes us proud to serve a community willing and able to help us! So, a big THANK YOU to the citizens of Krum and all who have donated!

After another hard five days of work, the newest students of the Krum Jr Fire Academy have graduated! These young girls and boys worked hard over the week, learning and practicing new fire and EMS skills!

We want to thank PHI Med 10 from Medical City Denton, Krum Police Department, Medical City of Denton Staff Members Lindsey, Brandy, and Sydney, the Krum Masonic Lodge, All American Recovery and Towing, and the sponsors that made the program possible!

Finally, we also want to thank the Krum Firefighters who took the time out of their days, including their days off, to stay and help teach the kids! We hope the kids of this academy had a blast and learned a lot!

We would like to give a big THANK YOU to whoever sent the Liquid IVs!
Krum Fire Department

Krum Fire Department

With the temps increasing, we are seeking donations for bottled water, sports drinks, and liquid IV to keep our firefighters hydrated. All donations can be dropped off at the fire station located at 400 N First ST, Krum, TX 76249. Thank you for everyone's support! Krum Fire Department

With the temps increasing, we are seeking donations for bottled water, sports drinks, and liquid IV to keep our firefighters hydrated. All donations can be dropped off at the fire station located at 400 N First ST, Krum, TX 76249. Thank you for everyone's support! Krum Fire Department

Your Krum firefighters are on scene of two grass fires in the area of FM 1173 and Barnett Road. Units arrived on scene to find 15 acres involved in heavy fuel moving quickly, second fire reported near FM 1173 and Donald Road. Mutual aid has been requested; please avoid the area.

Update 13:44
1 alarm fire declared, resources are being split due to two separate fires in the area. Expect heavy emergency vehicle presence on FM 1173, please avoid the area.

Update 14:44
Both fires have been contained and are in mop up phase. Units are still in the area working on mop up.

City of Krum Government
Krum Fire Department

GAS LINE HIT:

Final Update.
Atmos has stopped gas from reaching the damaged line and has released Krum fire and police units. Atmos will still be on scene for some time, working on repairing the damaged line.

15:45 Update.
Atmos work crews are on scene now, repairs will take several hours to complete. Additional Atmos crews will be coming out to assist in repairs. The area will remain closed for an extended period.

15:00 Update.
Atmos Rep on scene, assessing to determine which line has been hit. Will provide further update once more information is available.

Your Krum Firefighters on Engine 581 are on scene of a gas line struck in the front yard of a residence in the New Aspect Park phase. Mountain View Lane is shut down between Shady Lane and Masch Branch Road. Two homes are also being evacuated as a precaution until the gas company can arrive on the scene to shut down the gas. Please avoid the area at this time.

Krum Police Department
Krum Fire Department
City of Krum Government

NEEDS UPDATE:
The main items needed now are as follows:
Bread
Batteries
Flashlights
Bug spray
Sunscreen
Toilet Paper
Bown Paper Bags

Good Morning Krum!

Your Krum firefighters are at City Hall, along with Krum PD and Mayor Harrison, standing by to receive your donation for Valley View! We will be here till noon, so please stop by and see us with donation items!

Krum Police Department
City of Krum Government
Krum ISD

Rainy days are still a good day to train! Despite the gloomy weather yesterday, Krum firefighters still took the time to perform a couple of hours of rescue training! They trained over primary fire search, victim removal, and downed firefighter rescue. Opportunities to train in-house like this also allow our senior members to teach the newer members skills and lessons they have learned over the years!

Thank you, Blanche Dodd Elementary School and Krum ISD, for allowing us to come out and participate in Career Day today! Your Krum firefighters got to hang out with the kids at school and talk to them about our job! The kids were shown around our apparatus and various uses of different equipment! We always look forward to events where we get to interact with members of the community!

MAJOR ACCIDENT:

Earlier this morning, at around 7:15 am, your Krum firefighters responded to a major accident West of Krum on FM 1173. Crews arrived in the 8000 block of FM 1173 to find a two-vehicle accident with major damage from a head-on collision. Two patients were transported by two of our Medic units to an area hospital with significant injuries. DPS and Denton County Sheriff's office are still on scene investigating; expect delays in the area.

Krum Firefighters
Krum Police Department
City of Krum Government
Denton County Scanner

After completing their two-week orientation process, we want to welcome aboard five of your newest Krum Firefighters! These new hires have spent the past two weeks being introduced to the department, the city, and the citizens of Krum! Various members, past and present, of our department taught these recruits a wealth of knowledge!

The lessons they were taught included the Krum Fire Department history, the importance of physical fitness, EMS operations and skills, fire behavior, building construction, Wildland fire operations, vehicle extrication, district familiarization, hose loads and deployments, and so much more!

We want to thank All American Towing and Recovery for the donation of two vehicles, Medical City of Denton for their staff and tour of their facility, retired Fire Chief Ken Swindle for assisting with teaching, and the countless members of Krum Firefighters who assisted in teaching these new hires in their off time!

Please help up in welcome these five new recruits, and their families, to the Krum Firefighters family!

City of Krum Government
Krum Fire Department

Exciting new training opportunities for our members! We want to thank our leadership for recognizing and prioritizing our training needs! These props will be used to further our skills and training to continue providing excellent service to the citizens of Krum! We also would like to thank our community. Without your support, none of this would be possible either!

Your Krum Firefighters and Ponder Volunteer Fire Department are on scene of a vehicle fire on Highway 380 Eastbound near Westfield Lane. Units arrived on scene to find one vehicle in the median involved with fire. Please use caution if you are traveling in the area.

TRAFFIC ALERT:

Your Krum Firefighters are on scene of a traffic accident on FM 1173 west of Lovers Lane. Units on scene advised four vehicles with minor damage. Expect possible traffic delays in the area, and take an alternative route if able.

Over the past few days and this weekend, four members of the Krum Firefighters Association have been attending a fire conference in Live Oak, Texas! They are taking the time to learn valuable fire skills about RIT operations, maydays, and bailouts, along with other dedicated firefighters from across the state! Crews are constantly seeking ways to gain knowledge, both from within and outside the department!

Vehicle Fire:

Earlier this afternoon, your Krum Firefighters responded to a report of a grass fire in the 12000 block of Jackson Road. A grass fire response was initiated, along with a request for Ponder Volunteer Fire Department to send a brush unit. Krum units arrived on scene at the new subdivision, Rocky Top, to find a tar trailer on fire attached to a truck and not a grass fire. Crews quickly adapted to the situation, utilized a red line from Brush 581, and extinguished the fire using foam. No injuries from this incident!

As 2023 comes to a close, it's a time for us to reflect on the past year. With another year in the books and calls for service increased to a record-setting number once again, we would like to thank the community for their support of our agency once again. Without the community's support, we would be unable to do what we do, so THANK YOU! We look forward to another year of serving the fantastic community of Krum and surrounding county areas! Please be safe and smart tonight as we welcome the new year!

With that, see you next year!