Ezzell’s first VFD responds to first call

By Clayton Kelley

A newly formed Volunteer Fire Department in the Ezzell area responded to its first call within two days of going into service.

The Ezzell Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a grass fire on FM 531 and had its first firefighter on scene within six minutes of notification, according to a Facebook post from Lavaca County EMS.

“From what the investigation delivered, somebody threw a cigarette ou…