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.
TRAINING DAY: It’s not always physical training - all this week we have Rope Rescue presented by TEEX - Texas A&M Engineering Extension Services. TEEX is the recognized State Fire Training agency for Texas.
Stephanie Craven’s Early Childhood Academy this week: cuteness overload teaching the children about fire safety—they are so attentive! 📚
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THANK YOU H-E-B for feeding us brunch on a day of remembrance—all crews met up at our Sta. No. 3. Afterwards the chefs got the grand tour—we appreciate y’all!
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The History of Sheldon
Sheldon, Texas is an unincorporated community in northeastern Harris County, Texas. The Sheldon area is located along Beltway 8 and US Highway 90 approximately twelve miles northeast of Downtown Houston. Sheldon, Texas opened in the 1850s and served as a retail marketing point for agricultural goods and lumber from an area on the San Jacinto River. Its name originated from Henry K. Sheldon, who was a stockholder in a railroad company. By 1896, Sheldon had [...]
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