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Touch A Truck 2026
Volunteers From a Large Area Receive “Cruel Intentions” Training
On Thursday, August 13th, 80 firefighters from across Texas, some from as far as the Rio Grande Valley, West Texas, DFW, and many from right here at home in Guadalupe County, gathered at McQueeney VFW as internationally renowned instructor Battalion Chief Kyle Romagus of East Montgomery County & Smoothbore Cartel presented his class Cruel Intentions.
The 4 hour class covered fire science, fire behavior, victim survivability, and modern fire attack. In depth reviews were conducted of previous LODD (Line Of Duty Death) fires and lessons learned. All attending firefighters left with a better understanding of the job and how to better serve our respective communities and citizens, now possessing new knowledge and skills.
We appreciate Chief Romagus taking the time to come and speak and educate our department and others and all the firefighters who attended.
Special thanks to the McQueeney VFW for hosting the event, to Alamo Area Fire Photography for coming and taking pictures, and to Key Hose, Elkhart Brass, and NAFECO for providing dinner.
This is the 4th national level training event that McQueeney Fire Department has hosted this year locally and another example of our departments commitment to providing the highest level of service to the citizens of our district and Guadalupe County.
Touch a Truck Saturday August 22, 10:00-1:00, The Country Church, Marion
Just a parking lot full of trucks–but so impressive! Trucks of every kind. Children are free to crawl inside, check out the instruments, blow the horns and just have a good time. Free event–water and food provided. Come visit with a vast variety of company representatives plus a full array of first responders!
Dress cool!
McQueeney Volunteers Host Training for new Max Fire Box and seek Thermal Cameras
On the evening of July 9th, McQueeney VFD was honored to host Shawn Bloemker from Max Fire Training for the in-service training on our new Max Fire Box and Seek Thermal Cameras. 20 McQueeney and Guadalupe County area firefighters gathered to learn from one of the industries best and brightest on how to use our new Thermal Imagers to their full potential. We’d like to extend a huge thanks to Shawn for making the trip from Illinois to come spend the evening with us and share his knowledge
McQueeney Elementary Students Enjoy McQueeney VFD Splash
On Thursday, May 7th and Friday May 8th, the fire department provided firetrucks and plenty of water for the students to enjoy. Most students endured the cooler than usual temperatures and enjoyed being sprayed by the department’s ladder truck.
McQueeney VFD Volunteers Team With Other Area Departments to Learn the Art of Reading Smoke
On Sunday April 26th McQueeney VFD hosted nationally renowned instructor Battalion Chief Rob Backer who presented his acclaimed ” The Art Of Reading Smoke” class. Nearly 50 students from our area and surrounding departments including New Braunfels, Cibolo, Gonzales County, Nixon, Windcrest, Lake Dunlap, Sand Hills, and even Penitas, who made the trip all the way from Rio Grande Valley, met at the Guadalupe County Fire Field to hear his presentation. This class is extremely informative and dives deep into how to decipher the information the smoke is presenting to you when arriving at a structure fire. McQueeney Fire volunteers take their commitment to furthering their knowledge and education seriously, and this class was just one more example of how we strive to stay current on changing topics and skills in the fire service to best serve our citizens and community. This was one of 4 cities/dates that BC Backer conducted his class in this past week, and, all told, nearly 250 firefighters from across the state were able to take part and obtain this valuable information. We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to BC Backer for his time and making the trip to Guadalupe County and to all the departments who attended this class.
McQueeney Volunteers Undergo Training
Monday evenings are maintenance and training nights for the McQueeney VFD volunteers. Recently, instructors have been brought in from various sources to provide updated training for our volunteers, and area VFDs have been invited to participate in these training sessions. Please recognize our volunteers for the numerous hours they spend away from their own homes and families to stay prepared to serve our community!
McQueeney VFD Receives PowerUp Grant from GVEC
The McQueeney VFD was recently awarded $20,000 from the GVEC PowerUp Grant Program. The program is funded by customers who allow GVEC to round up their monthly charges to the nearest dollar. The grant was used to buy much needed rescue equipment to outfit our response vehicles. Shown in the picture are representatives from GVEC and McQueeney VFD volunteers.
Thank you GVEC for your support of the McQueeney VFD!
Firefighters Fight Home Blaze
Just before 4am on Sunday McQueeney Fire was notified of a structure fire off Lakecreek Dr.
McQueeney Fire units responded within a matter of minutes with 4 apparatus while simultaneously calling for mutual aid support and manpower from Lake Dunlap, New Braunfels, Marion, and Guadalupe County Fire Departments. Due to the level of involvement and extension of the fire into the structure it became a long duration incident and additional resources were called in from Seguin and Cibolo Fire Departments for manpower and water supply. In total over 40 firefighters responded to the call. Despite an aggressive initial interior attack there was an extensive amount of smoke and fire damage to approximately 2/3 of the home due to wind and the location of the fire inside the home. Units worked for around 7 hours before clearing scene. We’re happy to report there was no loss of life nor were there any injuries to residents, firefighters, or animals. The incident was turned over to Guadalupe County Fire Marshals Office for further investigation. We’d like to thank our mutual aid partners for their assistance on this incident. As well as Schertz EMS for sending a medic unit for standby during the response.
