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KATY, Texas — Since 1983, Ken Schaudt and his family have called Katy home and relied on fire services from West I-10 Volunteer Firefighters.
“We were struck by lightning. My wife had an accident,” says Schaudt. But right now if there is trouble at his home, there won’t be any flashing lights and sirens coming a few blocks away from Station 3 on Westgreen Road. “This is centrally located and close to the house,” says Schaudt.
After a longstanding agreement with ESD 48, West I-10 Volunteer Fire Department is being taken over by the Emergency Services District. A court order approved the transition. Paid and volunteer firefighters were offered positions within the new district, but it’s the assets that are parked right now. A judge’s order won’t allow the trucks to move within the district until a decision is made.
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