Saturday, December 31, 2005- At app. 14:55, Tarkington VFD was dispatched to a MVA on CR2252. TVFD responded with Unit 501, Unit 502, and Engine 54 with three firefighters to find a single-vehicle in the ditch. The driver's injuries were severe enough to require transport by helicopter, so a LZ was setup on FM2518 between SH105 and CR2252 using Engine 54 and Booster 55, which responded with two firefighters.
At app. 15:50, a call came in to the fire station requesting fire department assistance in removing livestock from a ditch on FM787. TVFD responded with Unit 509.
At app. 16:15, TVFD was dispatched to a burn ban violation on SH321 at Doc Howard Road. TVFD responded with Booster 55 with two firefighters.
At app. 17:15, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire on CR3141. TVFD responded with Booster 55 with two firefighters and Tanker 57 with two firefighters.
At app. 21:15, TVFD was dispatched to a bon fire on Cherry Hill Drive. TVFD responded with Engine 53 with four firefighters and Tanker 57 with two firefighters.
Friday, December 30th- Tarkington First Responders were dispatched at app. 13:30 to a report of a 80 year-old female having difficulty breathing. TVFD responded with Rescue 51 with two firefighters.
At app. 16:25, TVFD was notified by telephone at the fire station of a burn ban violation on SH321 app. 1 1/2 miles south of FM1008. Booster 55 with two firefighters was sent to investigate and found two burn piles on fire. The landowner was unaware of the burn ban and the fire was extinguished.
Another phone call about a burn ban violation on CR2234-2 came into the fire station at app. 17:35. Booster 55 with two firefighters responded to find a burn pile on fire. The landowner was unaware of the burn ban and the fire was extinguished.
At app. 17:50, Booster 55 with two firefighters was dispatched to another burn ban violation on CR2235. The landowner was unaware of the burn ban and the fire was extinguished.
At app. 23:15, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a tree on the road on SH105 app. one mile east of SH321. TVFD responded with Unit 502 and Booster 55 with two firefighters, but was unable to locate anything.
Thursday, December 29th- At app. 14:35, Tarkington VFD was dispatched to a brush fire on CR303 at SH321. TVFD responded with Booster 55 with two firefighters and Tanker 57 with two firefighters.
At app. 15:35, Tarkington First Responders were dispatched to a report of a 17 year-old male that had been thrown from a horse on CR2309. TVFD responded with Rescue 51 with two firefighters. The patient's injuries were severe enough to require transport by helicopter, so a LZ was setup on FM2518 at SH105 with Engine 54 with two firefighters and Rescue 51.
At app. 19:25, TVFD was dispatched to a report of a brush fire on CR2321. TVFD responded with Unit 511 and Booster 55 with two firefighters.
Wednesday, December 28th- At app. 13:30, Tarkington firefighters were dispatched to a report of a brush fire on FM787. TVFD responded with Unit 511 and Booster 55 with two firefighters, but were disregarded prior to going on location.
Tuesday, December 27th- At app. 8:20, Tarkington First Responders were to a report of a 76 year-old male fall victim in R's Moblie Home Park . TVFD responded with Rescue 51 with two firefighters.
At app. 10:00, Tarkington First Responders were dispatched back to the scene of the earlier fall victim. TVFD responded with Unit 501 and Rescue 51 with two firefighters.
At app. 11:40, Tarkington First Responders were dispatched to a report of 13 year-old involved in a four-wheeler accident on SH321 at FM163. TVFD responded with Unit 501 and Rescue 51 with two firefighters. Initially, the decision was made to transport the patient by helicopter, so TVFD responded to the Tarkington High School parking lot with Unit 502 and Engine 54 with two firefighters. The helicopter was later cancelled and the patient transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
At app. 14:45, TVFD was dispatched to mutual aid Cleveland VFD with a large forest fire off of CR325. TVFD responded with Booster 55 with two firefighters. Splendora VFD and New Caney FD, along with the Texas Forest Service, were also called to assist. Tarkington units stayed on the scene until after 18:30.

At app. 18:55, Tarkington First Responders were dispatched to call for a 49 year-old female having difficulty breathing on CR2323. TVFD responded with Rescue 51 with one firefighter.