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Fire Chief/Fire Marshall/Emergency Management
Juan Jose Meza
Phone: 956.765.9942
Fax: 956.765.8922
Physical Address
1207 FM 496 East
Zapata, TX 78076
Mailing Address:
2917 STOP 29A
Zapata, TX 78076
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MISSION STATEMENT
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THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ZAPATA AND TO RESPOND TO OTHER INCIDENTS AS REQUIRED; THE PROTECTION OF LIFE WITHIN ZAPATA COUNTY, AND TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE CHILDREN AND ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF ZAPATA COUNTY. ALL WHILE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE A BETTER PLACE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ZAPATA COUNTY.
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Zapata County Fire Department/EMS
Facts at a Glance |
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EMT: 4
EMT I: 3
PARAMEDIC: 6
EMT/ECA: 3
EMT/FF: 10
EMT - I/FF: 4
FIRE INSPECTOR: 3
SWIFT WATER RESCUE: 4
ARSON INVESTIGATORS: 2
HAZ-MAT: 4
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Structure Fire Truck (pumper): 2
Brush Trucks: 4
Army Brush Trucks: 2
Rescue Unit: 1
Ambulances: 4
Investigation/Inspection Vehicle: 1
Fire Chief Truck: 1
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Transporting Facilities
Zapata County Medical Group
Laredo Medical Center
Doctors' Hospital of Laredo
Starr County Memorial Hospital
NOTE: Zapata County Fire Department has a strict regulation of only transporting patients 50 miles out of the jurisdiction.
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Zapata County Fire Department offers free
Blood Pressure checks 24 hours, 7 days a week at the Fire Department. |
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New ambulance arrives to
the Zapata County EMT. |
On December 10, 2007 at approxiamently 4:04 PM, the Zapata County Fire Department responded to a grass fire on HWY 16 approxiamently 17 Miles east of Zapata on FM 496. The fire department dispatched 2 fire trucks. Oil field company, Camino Agave, dispatched one tractor to assist. Fire brakes also dispatched one water tanker with 8500 gal of water. |
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Last Modified: March 4, 2009
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