Reklaw VFD
Serving the community and southwestern Rusk County since 1990.
The Reklaw Volunteer Fire Department was first formed in 1990 and serves small portions of both Cherokee and Rusk County. The department currently has 10 members, 2 of which are medical first responders. The department also has a volunteer Board of Trustees that is comprised of Jim Holloway, President; Bob Nations, Board Member, and Justin Duke, Board Member.
The department houses 2 brush trucks (one serves as a first responder unit also), a water tender and a pumper/engine. The unit is currently under the leadership of Chief Francisco Hernandez, Assistant Chief Paul Patterson, and Secretary Judy Ritter. The Department holds a monthly business meeting on the second Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
The station is located in the City of Reklaw at 508 Nacogdoches St. and our mailing address is P.O. Box 8, Reklaw, Texas. Messages can be left at 936-369-9917.
