MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

This graphic depicts the monthly call volume for the Sunrise Beach Fire Department.

Sunrise Beach Fire Department July 2026 activity dashboard: 24 calls, 5:30 response time.

Monthly Overview:


The Department responded to 35 calls for service in August.


This represents our busiest month in the past 5 years. - 27 local calls and 8 mutual aid provided during August. Currently we are on pace for 255 calls this calendar year.


  • 23 in District 1 (Sunrise Beach),
  • 5 in District 2 (North) and
  • 2 in District 3 (E SH 71).


Mutual aid responses included


  • Llano VFD/ESD 3 (5) and
  • City of Marble Falls (1).


We received Mutual Aid on 1 response on Lake LBJ.


ESD 5 Average response time: 4:38, 90% percentile response time: 8:13, Response time <8 minutes: 88%


The Department responded to 2 Lake LBJ Task Force calls:


  • one for a PWC collision on the Sandy Creek Arm in Sunrise Beach
  • one for a drowning in Granite Shoals that resulted in a fatality.


We provided mutual aid on five brush fires,


  • a 15-acre fire with several non-residential structures involved in Buchanan Dam,
  • an 11-acre fire threatening several structures in Spicewood,
  • a 5-acre fire threatening the Sandy Harbor neighborhood,
  • a 4-acre fire threatening a farmhouse off County Road 310A and
  • a 10-acre fire in Granite Shoals of FM1431.


Wildfire Threat


Fire weather: August was extremely hot and dry across Burnet and Llano Counties, with frequent 100°F+ days, almost no rain, critically dry fuels, expanding drought, and burn bans in effect—creating elevated fire danger throughout the month.


Incidents: Several human-caused wildfires occurred, most notably the 300-acre Saxon Fire near Bertram (evacuations, one barn lost), plus smaller fires (Flatrock, Baker, Sandy) of 10–20 acres that were contained quickly with local and TFS support.

Annual Activity Report


This graphic depicts the annual call volume for the Sunrise Beach Fire Department.

Fire department dashboard: Total calls 217, response time 4:17. Details include medical calls, fires, and service calls.

Annual Activity Report


This graphic depicts the annual call volume for the Sunrise Beach Fire Department.

Fire department dashboard: Total calls 217, response time 4:17. Details include medical calls, fires, and service calls.

Fourteen calls for service in November. Two mutual aid calls provided while standing by to assist Llano VFD during the “Wings, Wheels, and Wine” Airshow on November 8. Two motor vehicle collisions, both on Ranch Road 2233, one of which required transport by Hamilton EMS. Nine medical calls other than collisions, including one that required air ambulance transport due to the criticality of getting the patient to a skilled medical facility from the new helipad at Sandy Creek Park.

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