At today’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Mayor Paulette Guajardo and the Council approved a resolution to seek a $4 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for salaries and benefits for 15 additional firefighters for the Corpus Christi Fire Department's (CCFD) four-person staffing plan over a three-year period.
Today, the Corpus Christi Fire Department held a hose uncoupling ceremony to commemorate the completion of Fire Station #3 at 1525 Morgan Avenue. This new station, which replaced the former Station #3, broke ground in October 2023.
The City of Corpus Christi will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the state-of-the-art Fire Station #3. The new building replaces the 67-year-old, now former, station #3, one of the city's busiest stations.
At today’s regularly scheduled city council meeting, the Mayor and Council approved a series of items for the Police and Fire Departments.
23 cadets from the Corpus Christi Fire Department’s 46th Fire Academy will receive their official firefighter/paramedic badge during a graduation ceremony on Friday, May 23, at 3:00 p.m. at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Performing Arts Center, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas.
The O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant, located at 13101 Leopard Street, will host a hazmat drill on Tuesday, April 29. First responders will participate in the simulated incident, which will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Council approved a grant application for $92,387 to purchase a replacement Arson K-9 Response Vehicle for the Corpus Christi Fire Department (CCFD).
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for all of South Texas (except for the barrier islands) from 7:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.
El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ha emitido un Aviso de Bandera Roja para todo el sur de Texas (excepto las islas barrera) desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the area until 9:00 p.m. tonight and from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday.
