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Number 5 Is Alive !!

Engine 5 returns home Engine 5 is dwarfed by
(foreground to background)
Engine 64, Engine 61, Rescue 61 and Tower 61

In 1972, the Spring Volunteer Fire Department saw the need to establish Spring Fire Station #3 in the Ponderosa Subdivision. A small group of very dedicated individuals formed the Ponderosa VFD and proceeded to acquire their first fire engine. The brand new fire engine cost $23,726 plus $4,770 worth of equipment. We had the opportunity to acquire our first fire engine – Engine 5 – from the Octavia-Smithville Volunteer Fire Department located in southeast Oklahoma.

Engine 5 has a storied past, from its first run from Old Town Spring to a large apartment fire at 17,100 Rolling Creek followed by hundreds of others. Ponderosa FD repainted her in the early 80’s and added a “modern” light bar and other useful equipment. The Ponderosa FD sold good ole’ Number 5 to the Glenn Heights Texas VFD in the mid-80’s, and Number 5 served them well until they sold it to Octavia-Smithville in 2001. Number 5 is still alive because we needed her back home.

Engine 5 still runs great – yes, we drove it home - with its gasoline (no emission controls) V-8 motor, a manual 5 speed transmission, 1,000 gpm pump and 750 gallons of tank water. Yes, she needs some tender loving care, but the 375 mile drive back home went without a hitch. We hope to clean her up, get her painted and work on the wiring. After all, she is over 36 years old and has fought many fires. Look for her in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and other places.

Sometimes there is a need to preserve our history and Engine 5 is clearly one of the very important beginnings of this great fire department.
 




 

Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Department
Harris County Emergency Service District #28
Headquarters – Station 61
17061 Rolling Creek Dr. ~ Houston, TX 77090
281-444-8465 - email us

Station 62
18200 Mantana
Spring, Tx 77388
Cypressdale Subdivision
 

Station 63 & Training Facility
21455 Imperial Valley
Houston, Tx 77073
Northview Subdivision

 

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ATTENTION: Visitors to Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Department are asked NOT to park in the business lot just to the north of the station.  Parking is allowed on the street, except in areas where signs prohibit it.

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