Northeast Burnet County Fire/Rescue

Northeast Burnet County Fire/Rescue Burnet County Emergency Services District No. 8. Serving Briggs, Oakalla, Watson communities and the Northeast Burnet Co. area. Our ISO rating is 7.

Main office is located at station #2, 2285 US 183, 1 mile south of Briggs.

Flood watch in effect until 7pm Monday
06/15/2026

Flood watch in effect until 7pm Monday

06/06/2026

Several reports of water over the road and low water crossings in Northeast Burnet County.
We can’t always get the areas coned off fast enough.

Stay safe, don’t take chances!

...The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAYEVENING...
05/22/2026

...The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

05/20/2026

We received just under 6 inches of rain in two hours last evening, with more expected there could be flooding again over the next few days. Please be careful, and turn around don't drown.

05/19/2026
05/16/2026

🚩🚩🚩Due to expected winds of 25 mph or greater, and gusts up to 30 mph outdoor burning on Saturday and sunday May 16 and 17, 2026 is not allowed in our district. Thank you.

05/14/2026

🚩🚩🚩Due to expected winds of 25 mph or greater, outdoor burning on Friday May 15, 2026 is not allowed in our district. Thank you.

Level 3 of 5 severe risk now for Sunday evening for much of the Hill Country & Williamson County. Level 2 risk for the ...
05/09/2026

Level 3 of 5 severe risk now for Sunday evening for much of the Hill Country & Williamson County. Level 2 risk for the rest of the Austin-area. Very large hail and strong winds will be the main threats.

05/04/2026

The incident on 183 has been cleared and the highway is open.

Address

2285 US Highway 183
Bertram, TX
78605

Telephone

+17379733999

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