Krum Fire Department

🚒🔥 What an incredible week at the 4th Annual Krum Fire Department Junior Academy! 🔥🚒

We are proud to announce another successful year with a total of 24 outstanding students participating in this year’s academy. Throughout the program, students had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the many aspects of emergency services and public safety.

This year’s training and demonstrations included:

✅ Firefighter PPE and SCBA
✅ Wildland Fire Operations with presentations from Texas A&M Forest Service and the U.S. Forest Service
✅ Air Medical Landing Zone Demonstration with PHI Med 10
✅ EMS Skills and Patient Care
✅ Radio Communications
✅ Ropes and Knots
✅ Live Doll House Burn Demonstration
✅ Vehicle Rescue Operations
✅ Water Supply Operations
✅ Electrical Safety and Operations with CoServ
✅ Law Enforcement Career Insights from the Krum Police Department
✅ Exploring the Healthcare Professional World with Medical City Denton and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, including Stop the Bleed training and CPR/AED instruction

Our goal is to educate, inspire, and develop the next generation of first responders and community leaders. The enthusiasm, professionalism, and dedication shown by these 24 students made this academy one of our best yet.

A special thank you to all of our instructors, partner agencies, volunteers, and sponsors who dedicated their time and expertise to make this event possible. Your commitment to our youth and community is greatly appreciated.

We also want to thank the parents and families for allowing us the opportunity to spend the week with these amazing young men and women. Their eagerness to learn, teamwork, and positive attitudes were impressive from start to finish.

We look forward to seeing what these future leaders accomplish and hope to see many of them return to serve their communities in the years ahead!

Heads up, Denton County. 🌧️

The National Weather Service is issuing a Flood Advisory for areas including Denton County as showers and storms linger over the area. These storms are producing heavy rainfall efficiently, meaning water can build up quickly, especially in low-lying or poor drainage areas.

Please use caution this afternoon: The flood advisory expires at 3:30PM

The rain is not exactly in a hurry to leave, so give yourself extra time and turn around, don’t drown.

radar snapshot from 1:41PM

We will have a medical helicopter landing in front of the fire station this morning as part of our kids fire academy. No need to be alarmed. FM 156 will be shut down briefly during landing and takeoff.

A flash flood warning has been issued for western Denton County till 9pm.

🚧 Hopkins Road Closure Notice 🚧
The City of Krum would like to provide an update on the Hopkins Road Realignment Project near FM 1173. The project has reached a point where the new roadway alignment must be connected to the existing roadway. To complete this work, Hopkins Road will be closed to through traffic south of Victory Way beginning Monday, June 15, 2026, and is expected to reopen before the start of the school year on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Construction will occur in phases as shown in the attached exhibit.

During Phase I:
• Residents of The Retreat will continue to access their property from FM 1173.

• The residential properties north of The Retreat will access their properties from the north via Victory Way/Radecke Road.

During Phase II:
• Residents of The Retreat and the properties to the north will access FM 1173 through the newly aligned roadway while the remaining tie-in work is completed.

These closures are being coordinated closely with the Krum Fire Department and Krum Police Department to ensure continuity of emergency services throughout the construction period.

Please use caution in the area and follow all posted traffic control devices. We appreciate your patience as this important infrastructure project nears completion.

Heads up, Denton County!

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible across North Texas this afternoon and evening. While not everyone will see rain, any storm that develops could produce frequent lightning, strong wind gusts, and brief heavy rainfall.

Outside of storms, hot and humid conditions will continue, with heat index values expected to exceed 100°F.

Stay weather aware, monitor forecasts, and practice heat safety if spending time outdoors.

Today, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Their courage and dedication will never be forgotten.

From all of us at KFD, we wish everyone a safe and meaningful . 🇺🇸