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In December 1943, Allen Boyle presented Wimberley with a fire wagon, equipped with tank, pump, buckets and fire extinguisher that could be pulled by man power or a pickup. Joe Springs was the first Fire Chief. Later a fully equipped fire truck was built by Eagle Rock Ranch, and made available for community use. It was not until that cold November 16, 1951, morning, when the Wimberley School caught fire and burned to the ground, which the community felt the urgent need for a fire organization. The fire wagon so generously given in 1943 was old, and the Eagle Rock truck was brought to the school fire, only to find that it wouldn't work, for lack of maintenance. The Wimberley Booster Club, later to become the Chamber of Commerce, appointed a committee headed by Parks Johnson, with Roy Avey, To raise funds for a new fire truck. Over $5,000.00 was raised, with over 225 contributors, and a new 1952 Chevrolet truck was acquired and fitted out as a pumper with 500 gallon tank capacity.