Neighbors protecting
neighbors since 1912.
We are an all-volunteer fire department serving Comfort, Texas and the surrounding Hill Country. We run on neighbors, not tax dollars — and we always have.
On October 3, 1912, a group of Comfort citizens gathered and founded what would become one of the Hill Country's most storied volunteer fire departments. They had no trucks, no station, and no budget — only a shared belief that neighbors look after neighbors.
Today, 26 volunteer firefighters respond from one station at 224 W Highway 473, maintaining thirteen pieces of apparatus for wildland, structure, vehicle, and water rescue operations across Kendall and Kerr County.
The department is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, funded in part by county contracts and in part by the community — through Fish Fry plates, the Fireman's Ball, Car Shows, and direct donations from people who understand that this department runs on neighbors, not tax dollars.
The noon siren at the station has not missed a single day since it was installed. That siren is also Comfort's emergency warning system — the one that saved the town on July 4th, 2025, when the Guadalupe River flooded and over 100 people upstream lost their lives. Comfort lost none.
Department at a glance.
Donations are tax-deductible
Hill Country communities
Car Show, direct donations
(830) 995-2124
applications open year-round
brush, tenders, utilities
Who we protect.
CVFD provides fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical response to Comfort and the surrounding Hill Country. Our primary response area covers the Comfort Rural Fire Prevention District in Kendall County, with mutual aid agreements extending into Kerr County and neighboring districts.
When a call goes out, it doesn't matter what kind. Structure fire, brush fire, vehicle accident, medical emergency, water rescue — we respond. Our volunteers show up when someone falls and can't get up, when a heart attack strikes at 2 AM, when a car leaves the road on 473, when a boat capsizes on the Guadalupe, when smoke is coming from a neighbor's roof. If it's an emergency in our district, we are coming.
The Guadalupe River runs through our response area, which means swiftwater and flood rescue are a core part of what we do. July 4th, 2025 proved it.
- Comfort and immediate surrounding community
- Comfort Rural Fire Prevention District
- Kendall County mutual aid
- Kerr County mutual aid
- Guadalupe River corridor - swiftwater rescue
- Highway 473 / IH-10 corridor - vehicle accidents
The people who lead the department.
CVFD is led by experienced volunteers who give not just their time on calls, but their commitment to running a department that Comfort can count on.
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Common questions.
Everything you've wanted to know about CVFD.