QUINLAN, Texas — The Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department will cease operations as of 7:00 p.m. on January 9, 2026, marking the end of over sixty years of service to the community. After this time, emergency calls in the Quinlan response district will be managed by neighboring departments, according to a press release from the Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department.
The department expressed gratitude to the Union Valley Volunteer Fire Department for their support and announced that Quinlan personnel will transition to roles within the Union Valley department.
The Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department emphasized their commitment to community safety, stating, “While this chapter ends more abruptly than any of us imagined, we refuse to let our commitment to this community end here.”…