City Meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Updated: December 30, 2022

Manuel Abrego speaking at the December 13, Los Fresnos City meeting.

Emilio Flores
Los Fresnos News

On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, the City of Los Fresnos held its weekly City meeting. During the meeting the City held a visitors remark time, timestamp 2:55. Manuel Abrego former Los Fresnos school board member, Mayor, City Council, and CDC member, came to speak up about the Los Fresnos Fire Department.

Abrego shares that Port Isabel has the lighthouse, but that Los Fresnos has something that has been here almost just as long, and that is the Fire Department Siren.

He explains that it was installed in the 40s and back then that was the way Firemen would be called for an emergency; it was through the siren. A big piece of history that is but now we firemen are being alerted straight from their phones!

Abrego emphasized the importance of supporting our local volunteer Fire Department, EMS, though they are paid, the fire department is on a volunteer basis. For Chief Gene Daniels, it makes no difference, he takes his job seriously. He shared back in February that being a volunteer makes no difference. He shared that they could be ranked with some of the best firefighters in the state.

Chief Daniels has made it one of his highest priorities to ensure the department is held to a high standard. Los Fresnos has arguably some of the best equipment. Mr. Abrego at the City meeting also brought up that the Los Fresnos Department was called to Falfurrias and more recently King ranch to help put out a brush fire, “because they had a brush truck!” Abrego noted.

“I’m here to tell you that it’s awesome what we have and that we need to continue to support them.”

Watch the full City Council Meeting here: