Fire Chief Welcome
Welcome to the Sheldon Community Fire & Rescue website. We hope to reach out to the community and provide safety tips, fire prevention techniques, and useful resources.
The department has been in service since 1955, and began with the merger of 2 departments.
The men and women that make up the department are your neighbors, friends, and relatives, and are actively involved in the community. We are striving to make this a better place to work, live and raise your family.
Facilities
Sheldon Community Fire and Rescue has a long-standing commitment and history of providing a rapid response time from one of our 4 stations.
Personnel
We are staffed by personnel that consider the community and residents their home and family.
Latest News
We strive to keep the public up-to-date on what’s going on in our community. See below for the latest news from Sheldon Community Fire & Rescue.
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE FIRE: 7100 blk John Ralston, all occupants out of building, cause incidental sparks ignited barrels of flammable product nearby. ESD 12 (formerly Cloverleaf FD) and Channelview FD were dispatched but disregarded en route.
LyondellBasell Bayport facility experienced a process upset, which resulted in a release of flammable product that was ignited by the pilot light of a flaring operation. A visible smoke column and fire coming from this facility was reported at 9:42PM at 10801 Choate Road.
The LyondellBasell fire brigade along with the Pasadena and La Porte Fire Dept, Pasadena Fire Department and Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) worked to contain the fire until extinguished at approximately 2 AM today. The incident concluded with no reported injuries.
Harris County Pollution Control conducted air monitoring in the area surrounding the facility. No actionable readings were detected and no protective actions were necessary for the community.
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A fire erupted Thursday night at a LyondellBasell chemical plant southeast of Houston near Choate Road prompting a response from local emergency crews as well as Harris County Pollution Control. Early reports state all plant personnel have been accounted for.
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DUMP TANK TRAINING: Another great day for training—our
portable water tank (stored on Tanker 13) for firefighting provides essential water storage for rural or wildland fire suppression, allowing for rapid deployment and easy transport to remote locations. In incidents where fire hydrants are not readily accessible, dump tank is set up, the tanker dumps 3,000+ gallons of water in at a time and the fire truck uses suction/drafting utilizing a powerful pump to create a vacuum. This system allows a pumper truck to siphon water directly from a portable "dump tank" that is constantly refilled.
Other larger, specialized tanks are often designed for helicopter water shuttles such as for wildland fires.
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⚠️ Weather Alert
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Harris County until 6:00 PM today.
Severe storms are expected to move through the area this afternoon and evening and may produce:
• Damaging wind gusts
• Large hail
• Heavy rainfall
• Possible tornadoes
Residents are encouraged to:
✔ Stay weather aware throughout the day
✔ Monitor local news and official alerts
✔ Have multiple ways to receive warnings
✔ Seek shelter immediately if a Tornado Warning is issued
If severe weather approaches, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of your home, away from windows.
Stay safe and prepared.
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