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Austin Fire

department
21 mentions across 17 events
Austin Fire is the City of Austin’s fire department. It serves the Austin community through fire prevention, preparedness, code enforcement, and emergency response.
17 eventsLast active Tracked since $8.1M city spendingUpdated August 2026

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Money

$8.1M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this department.

Largest single item: $5.4M on (Authorizes an interlocal agreement with Travis County Emergency Service District 4 to compensate Austin Fire for providing fire protection services within ESD 4's jurisdiction, with an estimated…)

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public safety (21)
budget (12)
contract (7)
governance (6)
policy (5)
transportation (2)
community (1)

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mentioned (17)
requester (4)
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Activity Timeline

October 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes a contract with Fire Catt LLC for fire hose inspection and testing for Austin Fire, one-year initial term with four one-year extension options.

Authorize a contract for fire hose inspection and testing for Austin Fire with Fire Catt LLC for an initial term of one year in an estimated amount of $76,500 with up to four one-year extension option

$428K
Consent
requester

Authorizes a contract with Morris & McDaniel, Inc. for fire cadet hiring services for Austin Fire, with an initial two-year term and up to two two-year extensions, not to exceed $1,200,000 total.

Authorize a contract for fire cadet hiring for Austin Fire with Morris & McDaniel, Inc., for an initial term of two years in an estimated amount of $400,000 with up to two two-year extension options e

$1.2M
Briefing

Briefing on the emergency response to the April 13, 2025 house explosion in the Great Hills Neighborhood of northwest Austin, presented by emergency management, fire, EMS, and police leaders.

Briefing on emergency response to the April 13, 2025, northwest Austin house explosion incident in the Great Hills Neighborhood. [Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management; Tom Vocke, Fire Ch

September 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes an interlocal agreement with Travis County Emergency Service District 4 to compensate Austin Fire for providing fire protection services within ESD 4's jurisdiction, with an estimated $5.4 million reimbursement.

Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Travis County Emergency Service District 4 (ESD 4) to compensate Austin Fire for providing fire protection services within ESD 4's j

$5.4M

August 2026

Consent

Authorize an amendment to a contract with Brycer, LP for web-based services managing testing, maintenance, and repair reports for fire safety systems for Austin Fire, increasing the amount by $750,000 for a revised total not to exceed $2,756,000.

Authorize an amendment to a contract for web-based services that manage the testing, maintenance, and repair reports required for all fire safety systems for Austin Fire with Brycer, LP, to increase t

Consent

Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire, creating certain positions, and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003 relating to Austin Fire classifications and positions.

Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003 relating to Austin Fire c

Consent

Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire, creating certain positions, and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003 relating to Austin Fire classifications and positions.

Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003 relating to Austin Fire c

Consent

Ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire, creating certain positions, and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Austin Fire Operating Budgets.

Approve an ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire; creating certain positions; and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003 relating to Austin Fire c

Briefing

Briefing on police, fire, and emergency medical services personnel overtime costs, projected spending through the current fiscal year, and strategies to reduce overtime before adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget.

Briefing by Austin Police, Austin Fire, and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services on personnel overtime costs, current overtime expenditure estimates through the end of the current Fiscal Ye

July 2026

Consent
requester

Approves an extension of Austin Fire Lieutenant Suzanne La Follette's line-of-duty illness leave through May 30, 2027, with no fiscal impact.

Approve a resolution authorizing the extension of line of duty illness leave of absence for Austin Fire Lieutenant Suzanne La Follette through May 30, 2027. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Th