The Oak Hill Fire Department has gone through two district name changes since it was founded in April 1968.  On August 13, 1985, Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department became Travis County Rural Fire Protection District #6.  Later, on October 1st of 1992, the Oak Hill Fire Department became the current Travis County Emergency Services District #3.

The Department is Founded

When Loy Mackey first moved to Oak Hill, he was comforted by the fire hydrant across the street from his house - until he discovered there was no fire department to use it.  In Sept. 1967, Mackey and two others, Kermit Burrer and Bill Jackson, decided they wanted a fire department and started knocking on doors for donations.  Read more.

The Yellow Trucks

The Oak Hill Fire Department spent 20 years using yellow apparatus at scenes.  This is the story behind the yellow trucks, which are being replaced with the more traditional red fire trucks.

September 11, 2001

The weekend after the attacks on September 11th, Oak Hill members were out at the Y at Oak Hill, collecting money for the families of firefighters and EMS personnel who died as a result of the attacks. Everyone was so generous, and as a result, we collected over $35,000!  The flag on Engine 2, the engine above, was flown during the Vietnam War.

September 11, 2002

Oak Hill personnel helped carry a garrison flag along Congress Avenue	Oak Hill firefighters joined in remembrance ceremonies with other crews across the nation, synchronized to the minute, exactly one year after the collapse of the WTC towers

Pictures are courtesy of B.J. Wier