North Zulch Volunteer Fire Dept.

06/20/2026

Well. That escalated quickly.

Looks like Leon County got it much worse than we did. Some localized flooding in North Zulch but most of the excitement is waning.

How much rain did yall get?

🚨LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING🚨

A dangerous flash flood situation continues across portions of Leon, Freestone, Limestone, and Houston Counties this morning.

Radar estimates indicate nearly 9 inches of rain has fallen near Buffalo, Groesbeck, and Crockett with numerous roads already reported flooded and impassable. Heavy rain is still falling across the area, meaning water levels may continue to rise and additional roads could flood.

06/19/2026

Howdy everybody.

In the past two days, EMS has responded to several heat related emergencies in our area.

We’d like to remind everybody to please use caution working outdoors, stay hydrated, and take breaks often.

06/14/2026

It’s probably going to rain today. Some parts of Texas may experience flooding.

Be safe and mindful.

Most of Texas faces a threat of heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

State emergency response resources activated by TDEM at Gov. Abbott’s direction continue to remain available to support local response operations.

Monitor your local forecast, pack a go-kit, and make a plan.

06/13/2026

We are all in this together. Sharing one of our neighboring departments events. If golf is your thing, think about supporting them.

06/12/2026

Ok gang. It’s probably going to rain a bit over the next few days. Areas that flood with lots of rain may flood again.

We have increased chances of rain locally Sunday-Tuesday.

Other areas of the state may see heavy flooding as the remnants of a Pacific Ocean tropical system passes through the great state of Texas.

As always we recommend common sense and patience with travel or plans that may be affected by weather. The state is preactivating and pre deploying assets statewide in preparation.

Any specific threats to Madison County will be addressed by Madison County Office of Emergency Management if needed.

If you have not already done so consider downloading the Madison county (Texas) app from your smartphones App Store for timely alerts and notices from Madison County officials.

06/11/2026

The Fire Department Assistance - Texas A&M Forest Service has announced the awarding of their 4th round of Rural Fire Department grants as part of a historic funding surge by the Texas legislature.

Our department was one of 27 in the region to be funded in this round of grants, with $25,000 awarded to NZVFD for equipment purchases.

https://wtaw.com/texas-am-forest-service-fourth-round-of-rural-fire-department-grants-includes-27-recipients-in-brazos-and-surrounding-counties/?fbclid=IwRlRTSASXuUhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeBqa0Z3vilJvLIP0IwURCIY0NJF2P_cUTN0Mr-gESMYCcfM8yQvnuUEBMsfs_aem_CcqR7pQzm38EgYlsQGe0OQ

The Texas A&M Forest Service announces recipients of its fourth round of rural fire department grants. 27 volunteer fire departments in Brazos and surrounding counties are getting a combined grant total of $1,856,200 dollars. Five [Read More...]

06/11/2026

So. The good news.

We are not under a burn ban.

Yall drive safe out there this weekend.

A flood setup is looking increasingly possible from this weekend into next week as remnant tropical moisture from what was Tropical Storm Cristina in the Eastern Pacific pools along a cold front that stalls in-between I-20 and I-10 from Texas, across the Deep South, into parts of the Carolinas. Flooding is possible each day from Saturday and Sunday across the Southern Plains to the South from Monday through Wednesday or Thursday of next week. A widespread swath of 3-7 inches likely🌀⛈️🌧️

06/10/2026

Just some clarity because apparently there is some confusion.

A local group is hosting a meetup on Saturday July 11th that will be a social/vendor event.

They have asked the department to be able use our parking lot to hold their event.

As a nonprofit entity serving the community the department tries to support our community by letting local citizens use the grounds for community events. Likewise we serve as the community polling place for governmental elections.

That being said we are not hosting or running the meetup event, nor is the department using the meetup event as a department fundraiser.

Any questions about the meetup should be directed to Chelesy Black or Coliee Cole. They have shared this on multiple local groups.

Their updated flyer is below.

06/10/2026

Mural in progress. Awesome job by KJ Williams a local artist.

06/02/2026

Just before 6:30 Pm North Zulch Volunteer Fire Dept was dispatched to a roadway obstruction. Several round bales of hay were reported to be in the roadway on Eskridge near FM 1452 in the southern part of Normangee.

We responded with two brush trucks for manpower, and arrive to find a citizens had already removed the hay bales from the roadway