Williamson County ESD No.5 adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year's tax rate;
The tax rate will effectively be raised by 3.499% percent and will raise taxes for maintenance operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $2.69
Greetings!
Thank you for visiting the website of Williamson County ESD #5 / Jarrell Fire & Rescue. We feel like you will find answers to questions you may have regarding our organization, but please feel free to reach out if have any further questions we may help with.
Williamson County ESD #5 / Jarrell Fire Rescue, provides fire, rescue, and emergency medical first responder service to 75 square miles of north Williamson County, Texas which includes the City of Jarrell and several MUDs and communities within. The district also covers a 13-mile stretch of the IH-35 corridor.
Williamson Co. ESD #5 is covered out of two fire stations strategically located on the east and west side of I-35, Station #1 located at 212 N. 5th St and Station #2 located at 155 CR 313.
The district staffs 8 full time paid firefighters per shift 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on a rotational 48/96 basis and is comprised of 25 operational firefighters, 1 Assistant Fire Chief, 1 Captain over Operations, 1 Fire Marshal with a contracted inspector, 1 Office Manager, 1 Human Resource Specialist and the Fire Chief. The total full-time staff is 31.
Our apparatus fleet includes 1 aerial ladder, 1 frontline engine, a 1500-gallon water tender, 2 brush trucks, 1 squad, 1 Water Truck, 1 Wildland UTV, 5 command/support vehicles, 2 drones and 1 reserve engine. These units are dispatched according to the type of call received.
Williamson Co. ESD #5 is funded by an ad valorem property tax of not more than 10 cents per $100 of appraised property value (currently 9.94 cents) and 2% sales tax in areas of our district that lie outside the Jarrell city limits. These funds are used to cover expenses such as human resources, debt services like loans for stations and fire apparatus, equipment, and maintenance.
The district is governed by a 5-member board of commissioners that meets monthly to ensure proper fiscal responsibility of taxpayer revenue.
We, the employees of Jarrell Fire Rescue/ESD 5, are proud to be your public servants, and are willing to give our very best to those that call for assistance. Thank you for your support.
Our Vision Statement is:
In Every Action, Selflessly Serve Our Community
Our Mission Statement is:
With Pride and Dedication, we will commit to providing the highest level of service.
Our Motto is:
Excellent in Service
Our Core Values Are:
Dedication, Integrity, Selfless Service, Honor, Excellence, Respect
We thank you for visiting our website and hope that it proves useful to you.
In Service to Others,
Ron Stewart, Fire Chief
Williamson County ESD #5 / Jarrell Fire & Rescue
