The Montgomery County Emergency Services District #10 operates under Chapter 775, “Emergency Services Districts” of V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code. The District was converted from a Rural Fire Prevention District on January 1, 1996, after voter approval on October 14, 1995. The District provides Emergency Services to an estimated 80,000 citizens within approximately 175 square miles, an area almost 4 times larger than The Woodlands, and 2/3 the size of Austin or Fort Worth, Texas. The District covers an area between Tomball, The Woodlands, Montgomery and Waller, Texas.
The District utilizes the property and sales taxes it collects to provide funding to equip and operate the Magnolia Fire Department (MFD). The MFD currently operates nine Fire Stations and has more than forty Emergency Response Vehicles (Fire Engines, Ladder Trucks, Water Tanker Trucks, Medical Response vehicles, etc.) in service to respond to the community’s needs.
The Insurance Services Office (ISO) Incorporated, and the Texas Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office have listed the Magnolia Fire Department (“MFD”) and Montgomery County Emergency Services No. 10 (“MCESD No. 10”) as a Class Two/Ten (2/10) Fire Department. This ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC) of two (2) is applied to all properties within five (5) road miles of a fire station. The Ten (10) is for properties greater than five (5) road miles from a fire station. This ISO rating is good, regardless of proximity to fire hydrants. The MFD has nine 3,000-gallon tanker trucks and nine 1000-gallon pumper trucks, as well as the ability to draft water from ponds, lakes and swimming pools.
The rating of 2/10 is effective on December 1, 2021.