Orange County ESD 3

While normally I would not share something like this on the fire departments page, this directly involves one of our fire fighters and his child. Please take a look and if you’d like to support one of your fire fighters please feel free!

💙 Conrad Strong! 💙
Texas Coastal Armory is hosting a special charity fundraiser to support baby Conrad and his family during this incredibly challenging time.

Conrad was born on March 13 as a healthy baby boy. Tragically, just several days later while at home, he suffered a cardiac arrest and tested positive for COVID. He has been fighting hard in the NICU ever since.

🎟️ How You Can Help
We are hosting a Gun & Gear Raffle featuring 50 amazing prizes!

Tickets: $100 each (Only 1,000 total tickets will be sold!)

The Drawing: A live drawing will be held right here on our page as soon as all tickets are sold.

Updates: We will regularly post ticket sale updates and announce the exact date and time for the live stream.

100% of the proceeds go directly to Conrad and his family to help with medical expenses and ongoing care.

If you are interested in purchasing a ticket or finding other ways to help, please reach out to us directly via message or contact Todd at 832-414-0434, call or Text. .

Thank you so much for your generosity, prayers, and support! 🙏✨

Due to weather conditions, the Cops and Kids event scheduled for Friday has been postponed.

A new date will be announced soon. Thank you for your understanding.

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Join Us for the 30th Annual Cops & Kids! 🎉🚓

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is excited to invite our community to one of our favorite traditions—Cops & Kids!

📅 June 5, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Claiborne Park

Bring the whole family out for a FREE day of fun, including:
👮‍♂️ Meet your local deputies
🎯 Games & activities
🍔 Free food
🎁 Giveaways
🚓 First responder vehicles
🚁 Equipment displays

This event is all about building relationships, having fun, and connecting with the community we proudly serve.

Everyone is welcome—we hope to see you there!

For more information or to make a contribution please contact Corporal Rudy Mojica at (409) 238-9263 or [email protected]

We would like to thank the City of Orange Fire and also LCE for inviting us to be part of their Adventure Dash day!

Here are some photos from the second fire academy hosted by OCESD3 in partnership with Kilgore College. This academy offers TCFP certification training to local volunteers, enhancing their ability to serve their communities. We extend our gratitude to participating departments and Kilgore College for their collaboration in making this training possible for our firefighters. Additionally, we acknowledge the Texas Forestry Service and their 2604 program for providing grants that facilitated this opportunity.

A Little Cypress home sustained extensive fire and water damage Monday morning after a blaze broke out in the loft area of a home in the 4100 block of Little Cypress Dr, displacing two adults and two cats.
https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/little-cypress-home-suffers-extensive-fire-damage/502-6d854efe-932c-4e82-951a-b290bde756f0?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_12NewsNow

As of 10 A.M. this morning the burn ban has been lifted. Please still exercise caution when burning outdoors even though there is no burn ban currently.

We are now under a burn ban.

We have received confirmation from the forestry service that the fire's extent is 120 acres. The fire is completely lined out, and a unit will be present in the area tomorrow for observational purposes. We wish to thank the Texas Forestry Service and the mutual aid departments that lent their support yesterday.

You might notice TFS and fire department vehicles in the area of Forest Heights again today. We will be attempting to finish extinguishing the fire on off Pea Farm road. Please keep in mind that it will be unsafe to be in the area of the fire due to potential dozer and air craft utilization. We urge all residents to please avoid the area with all UTVs as we saw many in the area last night wanting to look. The dozers and air craft will probably not be able to see you and it can turn into a dangerous situation extremely quickly. Thank you!