Skip to main content

Star Flight

December, 2012
In Memory of Randy Trinkle
A photo gallery commemorating the death of Randy Trinkle....

October 18, 2012
STARFlight and AFD Joint Training
Today, STARFlight and the Austin Fire Department conducted a joint firefighting exercise to stay prepared during the fall and winter fire weather seasons. STAR Flight’s helicopter crew and AFD firefighters simulated firefighting tactics that decrease the threat of fires by attacking them on multiple fronts.....

September 25, 2012
New Starflight Fire Fighting Helicopter
As a part of the Travis County 2013 budget, Travis County is purchasing a UH-1H, a military surplus, Huey-type helicopter. This aircraft will be refurbished in like new condition. Its primary mission is wildland fire observation and suppression....

May 16, 2012
Star Flight Open House to Celebrate National EMS Week
On Wednesday, May 23, STAR Flight is celebrating National Emergency Medical Services Week with an Open House from 3:00 to 8:00p.m. The event, which is open to the public, will take place at STAR Flight's hangar on Old Manor Road....

Fire Marshal

December 19, 2012
Fireworks Sales Start Tomorrow
Be careful with fireworks this holiday season. Fireworks are legal for sale in Travis County tomorrow, December 20, through midnight on January 1, but the Fire Marshal’s Office reminds residents that fireworks can cause severe injury and damaging fires....

December 17, 2012
Specific Fireworks Restricted in County
With Travis County under dangerously dry conditions, County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe invoked a local disaster declaration, by power of Government Code Section 418.108, restricting the sale and use of skyrockets with sticks and missiles with fins during the upcoming holiday season in unincorporated parts of Travis County....

November 20, 2012
Be Careful When Deep-Frying Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Deep Frying is a popular way to prepare the Thanksgiving Turkey, but if it's done incorrectly, it can cause injuries and fires....

October 8, 2012
Fire Prevention Week
This week is National Fire Prevention Week, and the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office reminds residents to make and practice a home fire escape plan that includes two ways out of every room. The Marshal’s Office also reminds the public to install and maintain working smoke alarms....

August 29, 2012
Pedernales Investigation
The Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office Fire Investigative Team completed their investigation of the 2011 Pedernales wildland fire and determined that a probable ignition source involved electrical lines, located above the area of the fire’s origin....

Emergency Management

November 13, 2012
EPA Aerial Survey
Tomorrow, November 14, and this weekend, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is scheduled to conduct chemical and radiological aerial surveys over downtown Austin and the Circuit of the Americas racetrack at the request of the City of Austin and Travis County....

August 28, 2012
National Preparedness Month
Today, the Travis County Commissioners Court issued a proclamation urging residents to use the month of September as a time to prepare for emergencies. Wildfires, tornadoes and flashfloods are just a few of the destructive events that impact Travis County....

news

TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY 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 12.7 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $34.51.