BRENHAM FIRE DEPT. CANCELS ANNUAL FISH FRY

  

A major fundraiser for the Brenham Fire Department will not be held this spring due to scheduling conflicts.

The Brenham Fire Department announced today (Friday) that it will not host its annual fish fry. 

According to a press release, the Fireman’s Training Center was accidentally booked for another function on the same date of the fish fry.

A different date was chosen, but it was soon realized that the neighboring Meyersville Volunteer Fire Department was having its fish fry on that date.  All other alternate dates were exhausted due to the Fireman’s Training Center being booked.

Fire Chief Roger Williams said the department knows the community looks forward to this event each year during the Lenten season and apologizes that it could not make the event work this year.  He said the department “felt it was the right thing to do under the circumstances.”

Money from past fish fries has been used for critical items such as the Jaws of Life, air bags, struts, thermal imaging cameras, and wildland and rescue firefighting gear. 

While there will not be an event, Williams said there have been “personal financial in kind gifts given directly to the department.”

All members and volunteers of the Brenham Fire Department and Brenham Firefighters Association thank the public for its understanding and continued support.