The Cy-Fair Fire Department provides

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and

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s to unincorporated areas of Harris County,

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. The department primarily serves the communities of

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and Fairbanks which are collectively known as Cypress-Fairbanks or Cy-Fair since. Cy-Fair Fire Department serves over 500,000 people over a area and responds to more than 27,000 incidents each year. Cy-Fair Fire Department is a combination department utilizing volunteers, full-time and part-time paid crews. During the standard week; seven to eight engines, one heavy-rescue truck, and two aerial trucks are manned with a combination of volunteer and career staffing in order to provide a timelier response. Cy-Fair's Medic Units are staffed with full-time employees 24 hours a day, year-round.

Stations and Apparatus

The department has 13 fire stations spread across their response area.

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Cy-Fair Fire Department

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