The Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1872 and currently operates seven apparatus from their lone station on North Wilcox Street. The City of Rockdale, situated in Milam County, is 3.13 square miles in size and home to 5,595 residents (2010 Census).
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station - 301 North Wilcox Street[]
- Tender 219 - 2009 Freightliner M2 106 / Ferrara (Ex-Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 2)
- Command 720 - 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Engine 721 - 1996 Spartan / Ferrara (1250/750)
- Engine 722 - 2011 Spartan Metro Star / Crimson (1500/1000) (SN#200159-01)
- Engine 723 - 1995 Chevrolet Kodiak / Ferrara (750/500)
- Brush 724 - Stewart & Stevenson 4x4 / 2021 FD-Built (?/500) (Ex-Military)
- Brush 725 - 2006 Ford F-550 4x4 (200/400)
- Rescue 726 - 2012 Ford F-550 4x4 / Crimson walk-around (SO#10192)
- Parade 727 - 1956 Ford / Simms pumper
- Air 28 - Trailer mounted cascade unit
- Engine 2 (Antique) - 1931 Seagrave pumper (600/?) (SN#68390)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2001 Ford F-550 4x4 brush (250/200)
- 1992 Ford F-Super Duty / E-One walk-in rescue
- 1990 Ford C-8000 / Pierce pumper (1250/1000) (J#E5103)
- 1971 American LaFrance Pioneer pumper (750/500)
- 1972 Chevrolet C40 brush (250/500) (donated to Minerva Volunteer Fire Department (Texas))