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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The Spring Volunteer Fire Association (SVFA) received its initial charter on May 29, 1953 and started out with seven <a href="/facts/Volunteer_fire_department/ChnPRPp3">volunteer</a> members and was called the Spring Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The SVFA/SVFD was entirely funded by private donations, including equipment hand-built by members of the community. </p><p>In 1983, the members of the department formed <a href="/facts/Harris_County,_Texas/MtTaq3x8">Harris County</a> Rural Fire Prevention District #1. This allowed the collection of ad valorem (property) tax up to 3 cents per $100 valuation. In 1997, the members of the department and RFPD #1 had an election to form Harris County Emergency Services District No. 7 (HCESD7). An Emergency Services District can assess an ad valorem (property) tax up to 10 cents per $100 valuation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> This means that the owner of a house that is valued at $100,000 pays a maximum of $100 per year for fire protection for all of its occupants. </p><p>In the mid 2010s it was decided to rebrand the "Spring Volunteer Fire Department" to "Spring Fire Department" since the organization evolved from a completely volunteer fire department to a combination fire department. </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"History". Spring Fire Department. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2018. <a href="https://springfd.org/about/history/" target="_blank">https://springfd.org/about/history/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"History". Spring Fire Department. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2018. <a href="https://springfd.org/about/history/" target="_blank">https://springfd.org/about/history/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"History". Spring Fire Department. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2018. <a href="https://springfd.org/about/history/" target="_blank">https://springfd.org/about/history/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>