Sandia Volunteer Fire Department

10/10/2026

🚨 Happening TODAY! Free Flu and Tetanus Vaccinations! 🚨

Join DSHS Alice and Sandia Volunteer Fire Department today, October 10, from 9 a.m. to noon!

📍 Abel Perez Firehouse
101 FM 1540, Sandia, TX 78383

Stop by for your free vaccinations and help protect our community! 🚒💉

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

Members of the Sandia Volunteer Fire Department attended the Barbon Harbor Estates HOA annual meeting this afternoon. It’s always encouraging to see neighbors come together to support one another.

Thank you to everyone who shared valuable information and ideas. Together, we will continue working to strengthen our community, one day at a time. 🫡🇺🇸🙏🏻

09/21/2026

Sandia community, we have something new coming our way. Come out and enjoy this special evening with us. Always looking for ways to improve our community. A big shout out to Miss Ivy Dunnan (4H) for bringing this to the table! 🫡🇺🇸🙏🏻

09/12/2026

Heartfelt thanks to Mathis H-E-B Store #160 for donating much-needed supplies and goodies to the Sandia Volunteer Fire Department!

Your support helps keep our firefighters prepared, strengthens our department, and enables us to serve the Sandia community when it matters most. Through H-E-B Helping Heroes, you’re making a meaningful difference for our first responders and neighbors. We are truly grateful! ❤️🤍💙🚒

08/31/2026

Good afternoon all,

Today commissioners court approved a 90 day burn ban go in effect today.

If you need to do a safe a control burn, please contact me at 3612274812 so the necessary paperwork can be filled out and our community, land, and property remains safe. 

If you see smoke, please call it in. Our KBDI are in the 600’s and we are in extreme drought like conditions.

I hope everyone has a very blessed day!

07/25/2026

The Nueces River at Cotulla is falling, but will remain in major flood levels through the weekend. Downstream at Tilden, the river has begun rising and will continue through the weekend to major flood stage. Three rivers will rise to major flood stage next week.

07/23/2026

4 AM Update: Tropical Storm Bertha continues moving westward toward the Texas coast. The storm will move inland later today. Showers and thunderstorms are expected for South Texas especially this evening and tonight. 1-3 inches of rain are possible south of a line from Victoria to Laredo.

07/22/2026

The Nueces River at Cotulla is currently in Major flood stage late Monday, and is expected to peak Tuesday. The Frio River at Tilden is expected to enter into minor flood stage early Tuesday and cresting in Major Flood Stage later Tuesday.

06/26/2026

And the Winners for 2026 Freedom Fest parade are

1st place: Mathis 8U Lady Pirates
2nd place: Miss Alice Texas
3rd place: Sandia Volunteer Fire Department

Thank you to all the participants. Now it's GO time for the Christmas Parade.