A group of firefighters who served the City of Hondo for more than a century is now gone. Debates over funding, a fire chief and equipment left the Hondo Volunteer Fire Company with a big decision to make and now Medina County must pay for it.
Hondo Volunteer Fire Company ends service after 115 years, citing financial disagreements with Medina County Volunteers, nonprofits step up to help San Antonio community for ThanksgivingMake household chores easier and more with these Insider Deals– The Hondo Volunteer Fire Company covered more than 500 square miles for 115 years, but not anymore.
“So we look at that and we go through the budget and we make some changes and this year, we cut some stuff out that wasn’t necessary,” Blythe said. “We don’t even have a current roster of how many members they have,” Blythe said. “Do you need 20? How many people are certified to even use these packs?”
“We wanted another set of tools, and they cost about $60,000. They said, well, there’s cheaper tools out there,” Batteau said. “We understand there are cheaper tools out there. But the tools we wanted to buy integrate with the tools that we have now.”The two entities also can’t agree on a chief. The volunteer company already has a chief and has a way of voting the chief in, but ESD 6 wants to hire a new one.In the meantime, Emergency Services District 1 will provide fire coverage in Hondo.
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