Princeton, TX Fire Department Stops Serving Unincorporated Areas Due to Growth

Princeton's Decision on Fire Services

• 📌 Princeton, Texas, the fastest-growing city in the U.S., has announced its fire department will no longer serve areas outside city limits starting October 1st.
• ⚠️ This decision is attributed to the city's booming population and the unsustainability of the current agreement to serve unincorporated areas of Collin County.
• 🏠 Property owners outside Princeton's city limits will need to either opt out of fire services or annex into Princeton.
• 🏫 All Princeton ISD schools will continue to be covered by fire services.

Wider Trend in Collin County

• 📈 Princeton's move is part of a larger trend in Collin County, with other rapidly growing cities making similar decisions.
• 🚒 Last year, the city of Melissa also stopped serving unincorporated areas, citing its fire district being double the size of the city with only one fire station.
• 💬 A town hall meeting is scheduled for tonight at 7:15 PM at Cowboy Church of Collin County to discuss these changes.