The Brazoria County Emergency Services District No. 3 (BCESD 3) Commissioners took action on several items that will have a tremendous impact on the emergency services provided to the residents of BCESD 3.

"The commissioners and staff of BCESD 3 are always working to improve the quality of life with regard to public safety and emergency services for the residents of our district," said Jeff Braun, Executive Director of Brazoria County Emergency Services District No. 3.

Of particular note was the approval of plans for a new fire/EMS station in Iowa Colony that will improve the fire department's response time in the rapidly growing Iowa Colony area. In addition to housing fire apparatus, the station will also be home to a BCESD3 EMS unit which will reduce EMS response times to the Iowa Colony area.

“This new station has been on our radar since 2019 and it’s important to our community and especially the 288 corridor. We’re happy to be moving forward with the new station considering the exponential growth of our community including the addition of a new high school. The BCESD 3 commissioners are honored to be able to do the work to deliver the level of services our community expects and deserves,” said BCESD 3 President Darrell Valusek.

The BCESD 3 commissioners also took action relating to the construction, improvements, renovations and repairs of emergency services facilities including the selection of design professionals, designation of delivery methods, establishing budgets, soliciting proposals for services, selecting contractors, approving expenses, and finance arrangements.

Please visit http://www.iowacolonyvfd.org/ if you are interested in volunteering with the Iowa Colony Volunteer Fire Department. No experience is necessary and training is provided.

Also at last week's meeting, Tim Welch, Chief of Brazoria County Emergency Services Distrct No. 3 Emergency Medical Service, announced that all BCESD 3 EMS command staff are now certified as Basic Life Support (BLS) instructors.

"The BLS instructor certifications will allow our team to offer CPR instruction to our community and to our fire and law enforcement partners. Evidence illustrates that patients who receive bystand CPR have a much better prognosis/survival rate than patients who do not receive CPR prior to our arrival on the scene," said Welch.

If you are interested in volunteering with one of the fire departments within Brazoria County Emergency Services District No. 3, or a career opportunity with BCESD 3 EMS, please visit http://www.bcesd3.com for more information.