New Braunfels firefighters quickly extinguished a small blaze that briefly interrupted Tuesday afternoon departures at Hoffmann Lane Elementary School.
In coming weeks, the New Braunfels Fire Department will host a series of meetings seeking public input to help create a strategic plan defining the mission and goals of the
A teenager was found dead along the Guadalupe River Friday morning, according to authorities. Author: KENS5.com Staff (KENS 5) Published: 8/2/2021 6:03:48 PM Updated: 6:03 PM CDT August 2, 2021
SAN ANTONIO A teenager was found dead along the Guadalupe River Friday morning, according to authorities.
Around 11:30 a.m., the New Braunfels Police Department and the New Braunfels Fire Department were called to the 1200 block of Gruene Road along the Guadalupe River to reports of a body, police said.
Officials said residents of a nearby hotel discovered the body and it was immediately clear that the teen had been dead for longer than 24 hours. At the time, his identity was not known.
It was a good weekend for the New Braunfels Fire Department.
On Friday, firefighters, city staff and elected officials and residents gathered at the construction site on city-owned property on Water Lane for the departmentâs future Fire Station No. 2 for a topping -out ceremony, which included an opportunity to sign the final roof beam before it was placed on the building.
New Braunfels Fire Chief Patrick OâConnell addresses attendees during a topping-out ceremony for the future Fire Station No. 2 on Friday. The $7.4 million fire station, approved by voters as part of the 2019 bond program, will include living quarters, a kitchen, a day room, a gym, and room to house four apparatus.Â