Sunday, August 31st -At app. 21:00, Tarkington VFD was dispatched to a report of a tree on fire on CR2248. TVFD responded with Booster 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter to find a controlled-burn.
At app. 22:35, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a MVA on SH321 at FM163. TVFD responded with Unit 501, Squad 51 with Unit 504, Engine 51 with Unit 506 and three firefighters, Unit 503, Unit 502, and Booster 51 with two firefighters to find two vehicles in a head-on collision. Two patients were taken by ambulance to the Cleveland PD helipad where they were then flown to Houston-area trauma centers.
Friday, August 29th -At app. 17:10, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a tree that had fallen across a roadway, taking down power lines. TVFD responded with Booster 51 with two firefighters and Unit 502.
At app. 19:55, Tarkington First Responders were dispatched to a report of a 55-year old female with chest pains on CR2191. TVFD responded with Unit 502, Squad 51 with Unit 506 and one firefighter, and Unit 515.
Thursday, August 28th -At app. 14:20, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a report of a brush fire on SH105 near the Tarkington Exxon. TVFD responded with Booster 51 with one firefighter.
Tuesday, August 26th -At app. 00:45, TVFD was dispatched to mutual aid Cleveland VFD with a structure fire on CR3181. TVFD responded with Tanker 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter and Engine 51 with three firefighters.
At app. 13:00, TVFD was dispatched to a structure fire on CR2247. TVFD responded with Engine 51 with one firefighter and Engine 52 with two firefighters.
Monday, August 25th -At app. 00:40, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a report of a power line down on SH321 near CR302. TVFD responded with Unit 515 and Booster 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter.
Sunday, August 24th -At app. 22:30, Tarkington VFD was dispatched to a report of a structure fire on CR2180. TVFD responded with Unit 503, Engine 52 with Unit 502, Engine 51 with Unit 504 and three firefighters, and Tanker 51 with one firefighter.
Friday, August 22nd -At app. 00:15, TVFD was dispatched to assist with transporting a pregnant female from the river bottom in Sam Houston Lake Estates to a waiting ambulance. TVFD responded with Squad 51 with Unit 504 and two firefighters and Booster 51 with one firefighter.
At app. 3:40, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a tree across the road on CR2252. TVFD responded with Booster 51 with Unit 504 and Unit 502.
At app. 10:55, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a structure fire on CR2230. TVFD responded with Engine 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter and Engine 52 with one firefighter.
At app. 21:05, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a MVA on SH321 at FM163. TVFD responded with Unit 501, Engine 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter, Unit 503, and Squad 51 with Unit 506 and two firefighters.
Thursday, August 21st -At app. 20:15, Tarkington VFD was dispatched to a report of a MVA on SH321 south of CR304. TVFD responded with Engine 51 with Unit 504, Unit 506, and two firefighters and Squad 51 with two firefighters.
Tuesday, August 19th -At app. 17:00, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a report of a MVA on FM787. TVFD responded with Engine 51 with Unit 502, Unit 504, Unit 506, and two firefighters.
Monday, August 18th -At app. 4:20, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a vehicle fire on CR2291 near CR2300. TVFD responded with Unit 502, Engine 51 with Unit 504 and two firefighters, Tanker 51 with one firefighter to find a Lincoln Navigator fully involved.
Sunday, August 17th -At app. 4:35, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a report of a MVA on CR301N. TVFD responded with Unit 503 and Engine 51 with Unit 504 and three firefighters, and Squad 51 with two firefighters.
Saturday, August 10th -At app. 9:05, Tarkington VFD was dispatched to a report of a large forest fire that had been spotted by a plane over FM787. TVFD responded with Squad 51 with Unit 501 and Unit 505, Booster 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter, and Tanker 51 with Unit 506 and one firefighter but were unable to locate the fire.
Friday, August 9th -At app. 3:30, TVFD was dispatched to a report of tank truck leaking with a visible white cloud. TVFD responded with Unit 502 to find to nitrogen tank trucks with no leakage or spill.
At app. 12:10, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a propane leak on CR3011. TVFD responded with Unit 502, Squad 51 with Unit 505, Engine 51 with Unit 504 and three firefighters.
Thursday, August 8th -At app. 19:45, Tarkington First responders were dispatched to CR2230 for a report of an 72-year old male with chest pains. TVFD responded with Unit 503 and Squad 51 with Unit 502, Unit 504 and three firefighters.
Wednesday, August 6th - At app. 00:15, Tarkington First responders were dispatched to CR2229 for a report of an 82-year old male with blood pressure fluctuations. TVFD responded with Unit 502 and Squad 51 with Unit 504 and two firefighters.
At app. 1:00, Tarkington First responders were dispatched to CR2184 for a report of an 62-year old female with chest pains. TVFD responded with Unit 502 and Squad 51 with Unit 504 and two firefighters.
Tuesday, August 5th - At app. 20:05, Tarkington VFD was dispatched to a report of a structure fire on CR2281. TVFD responded with Unit 501, Engine 51 with Unit 504, Unit 506, and two firefighters, Tanker 51 with Unit 503 and one firefighter, Squad 51 with Unit 502 and two firefighters, Tanker 52 with Unit 505 and one firefighter, and Booster 51 with one firefighter to find a double-wide mobile home fully-involved. Mutual aid was requested from HWY321 VFD for additional manpower.
Monday, August 4th - At app. 14:10, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a report of a vehicle fire on SH321 near CR312. TVFD responded with Squad 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter and Engine 51 with Unit 502 and one firefighter to find an Oldsmobile Bravada with an overheated rear-wheel bearing.
At app. 19:15, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a MVA on SH105 app. one mile east of FM2518. TVFD responded with Unit 503, Squad 51 with Unit 501, Unit 506, and one firefighter, Engine 51 with Unit 502, Unit 505, and three firefighters, Booster 51 with Unit 504 and one firefighter, Tanker 51 with two firefighters.
Sunday, August 3rd - At app. 7:50, Tarkington VFD was dispatched back to CR2178 for a brush fire. TVFD responded with Unit 503, Booster 51 with Unit 502 and Unit 506, Tanker 52 with one firefighter, and Squad 51 with Unit 501 and one firefighter to find the fire had jumped the containment lines and a road and spread into the adjacent forest. Mutual aid was requested from Cleveland, Cypress Lakes, and North Liberty County VFDs, along with a dozer from the Texas Forest Service to plow another containment line.
Saturday, August 2nd - At app. 16:55, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a brush fire on CR2178. TVFD responded with Booster 51 with Unit 501 and Unit 506, Tanker 52 with one firefighter, and Squad 51 with one firefighter.
At app. 17:05, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a brush fire on FM1008 just east of SH321. TVFD responded with Unit 502 and Tanker 51 with two firefighters. The call turned out to be a controlled burn. Tanker 51 then responded to the fire on CR2178, while Unit 502 responded with Engine 52 and two firefighters to the CR2178 fire. Cleveland, Cypress Lakes, and North Liberty County VFDs were also dispatched to the fire, along with a Texas Forest Service dozer.
At app. 21:50, TVFD was dispatched to a report of the smell of smoke in a structure on FM163. TVFD responded with Unit 501, Unit 502, and Engine 51 with Unit 506 and one firefighter.
Friday, August 1st - At app. 10:20, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a report of a MVA on SH321 at CR312. TVFD responded with Unit 502 and Engine 51 with Unit 504 and two firefighters.
At app. 18:35, TVFD was dispatched to a report of an oil spill at the Valero station on SH321 at SH105. TVFD responded with Unit 503, Booster 51 with two firefighters, and Tanker 51 with two firefighters.