Ottine Volunteer Fire Department

06/13/2026

🚩🚩🚩Zeus has been located and is back where he belongs ! 🚩🚩🚩

Let's get this dog back home! Call the listed number or our office at 830-672-6524.

06/12/2026

Just FYI! Texas Water Safari will be coming through. We will have units staffed and ready for calls for service. -750

Staples Checkpoint closed at 2pm. 185 started the race today, we have 179 boats still on the river! This data can all be found on the https://texaswatersafarisplits.com/

06/02/2026

Update: Solar panels are being blamed for today’s fire. Despite a bit of a challenge to access the area of the roof, fire crews were successfully able to control and extinguish the fire in about 45 minutes. No injuries were reported. Crews remain on scene as a precaution.

Seguin Fire Crews battle blaze at water bottling company

(Seguin) — Fire crews continue to battle a blaze at Niagara Bottling located in the 1700 block of 8th St. The fire was reported today at 11:30 a.m. No word yet as to what might have caused the fire. We will continue to update folks as we learn more.

Photo by Shay Griffin

05/27/2026

UPDATE: OUR 911 CALLS ARE BEING ROUTED TO GUADALUPE COUNTY. CALLS WILL BE ANSWERED JUST NOT BE US. THEY WILL THEN RELAY THE INFORMATION TO US.
Currently we are experiencing issues with 911. Several counties around us are having the same issue. Please use our non-emergency line for calls until this issue is resolved. 830-672-6524. If you do call 911 the call may not be initially answered due to this current issue, but dispatch is attempting to call you back.

05/14/2026

Monday, Chief Grauke and Chief Torres drove Squad 71 to Alvarado, Texas to take delivery of our new skid unit. This was purchased with a Texas A&M Forest Service grant. This new skid unit features a Kubota diesel engine with a 400 gallon water tank, hose reel, storage basket on top, and 2 whip lines for mobile attack. We’d like to thank Wildfire Truck & Equipment for their professionalism and expertise, and the Texas A&M Forest Service for the much needed funding. -750

04/30/2026

Yesterday, we took delivery of Tender 72! With the help of a HB2604 Grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service, we were able to build this great resource for the tax payers of Gonzales County! This is our first ever New Fire Apparatus Manufactured apparatus in the history of the department. Tender 72 sports a 3000 gallon water tank and 1500 gallon per minute pump. This helps us maintain constant water supply on fire scene when hydrants are few and far between. We’re proud to call it ours! -750

04/24/2026

Here it is! These are mocked photos.

02/10/2026

As of 1000, February 10, 2026, the BURN BAN is now in effect for Gonzales County. -750

01/25/2026

Extreme Cold Warning for all of South Central Texas remains through Monday morning. Forecasts lows of 5–22°F and wind chills as low as 5 below zero across the Hill Country. Protect the 4Ps: People, Pets, Plants, and Pipes.