Georgetown Fire Department

Jeff Davis (front left) leads the band during a summer concert hosted by the City of Georgetown in 2018.

The Georgetown Fire Department Pipes and Drums revives after covid

Abbey Archer

Monday, September 2, 2024

The Georgetown Fire Department Pipes and Drums will perform one of their first major events since the Covid-19 pandemic on September 11.Assistant Chief Jeff Davis, the pipe major of the band, currently leads eight pipers, who include firefighters and two police officers.

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Fire department demands have grown with the community

Kaitlyn Wilkes

Friday, February 23, 2024

There has been a 46 percent increase in emergency system demand in Georgetown since 2020, and the city’s fire department expects a 5 percent increase year over year for Georgetown in 2024, Fire Chief John Sullivan told city council February 13.

American Plant Food Corporation on fire in Bartlett. Photo courtesy of Williamson County Emergency Services.

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Fertilizer Plant in Bartlett destroyed in fire

Nalani Nuylan

Monday, August 21, 2023

The American Plant Food Corporation fertilizer facility — located at 9901 State Highway 95 in Bartlett — caught fire because of a chemical spill Sunday, August 20, at 9:38 p.m. As of the morning of August 21, Mayor Chad Mees said there have been no reports of injuries or loss of life in the...

Santa Claus arrives at the San Gabriel Community Center in December of 2014 for the annual Breakfast With Santa, a pancake and sausage breakfast fundraiser hosted by the Georgetown Fire Department and the Sun City Rotary Club. (Sun Archive)

Ho’ ho’ holiday cheer planned for Georgetown’s Breakfast with Santa

Brigid Cooley

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Join Santa and members of the Georgetown Fire Department for the 22nd annual Breakfast with Santa. The ticketed event takes place 7:30-11 a.m. Saturday, December 17, at the Community Center, 445 East Morrow Street in San Gabriel Park.

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