Firefighters /tags/firefighters Firefighters en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:06:53 GMT Austin-area firefighters join battle to contain deadly wildfires in Los Angeles /austin/2025-01-20/austin-round-rock-tx-firefighters-los-angeles-wildfires Firefighters were sent from Austin, Hutto, Kyle, Round Rock and other cities. They're expected to stay for about 21 days. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:06:53 GMT /austin/2025-01-20/austin-round-rock-tx-firefighters-los-angeles-wildfires Kailey Hunt Should Pflugerville voters slash funding to the fire department? Not everyone is convinced. /politics/2024-11-01/should-pflugerville-voters-slash-funding-to-the-fire-department-not-everyone-is-convinced Two opposing groups, Pflugerville Residents for Responsible Taxation (PfRRT) and the firefighters and paramedics at AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County Emergency Services District 2 (ESD 2), are at odds over whether or not a half cent sales tax should be cut from the district. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:03:00 GMT /politics/2024-11-01/should-pflugerville-voters-slash-funding-to-the-fire-department-not-everyone-is-convinced Katy McAfee Austin Firefighters Deployed To California Expected Home For Thanksgiving /energy-environment/2018-11-19/austin-firefighters-deployed-to-california-expected-home-for-thanksgiving A week after firefighters from across Texas were deployed to fight devastating wildfires in California, Austin Fire Department crews learned Monday theyâ€� Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:13:03 GMT /energy-environment/2018-11-19/austin-firefighters-deployed-to-california-expected-home-for-thanksgiving Andy Jechow Rising Insurance Costs Reignite Push For More Fire Stations In Austin /austin/2018-05-23/rising-insurance-costs-reignite-push-for-more-fire-stations-in-austin Homeowners in a Del Valle suburb learned last month that their insurance rates could go up as much as $1,000 this year because they're too far from theâ€� Wed, 23 May 2018 15:16:46 GMT /austin/2018-05-23/rising-insurance-costs-reignite-push-for-more-fire-stations-in-austin Nadia Hamdan After Audit Of Overtime Use, Austin City Council Approves Fire Department Contract /austin/2017-09-27/after-audit-of-overtime-use-austin-city-council-approves-fire-department-contract This post has been updated.Austin City Council approved a new labor contract Thursday that determines pay, discipline and promotions for Austinâ€� Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2017-09-27/after-audit-of-overtime-use-austin-city-council-approves-fire-department-contract Audrey McGlinchy