Fire Chief: Jerry Hutson
The mission of the Bogata Fire Department is to provide the highest possible level of fire protection, medical first response, rescue, and hazard mitigation services to the community. This shall be accomplished with our team of volunteer professionals by providing fire prevention, public education, emergency operations, and planning.
FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911
If you are going to do a controlled burn of brush or debris, call the fire department dispatch at 903-427-3838, Ext 1, and make them aware of when and where the controlled burn will be done.
City water was brought to Bogata about the year of 1935. The Fire Department was formed in 1936-37. The first fire truck was a 1937 Model International, the envy of all the towns near Bogata. The first chief was Claude Thompson, a fine gentleman who was the city water superintendent. Some of the early volunteers were Coach D. L. Hatcher, Mr. John Speir, Charlie Summers, James and W. H. Montgomery, Richard Dozier, Virgil Wood, Joe Ford, John Van Coats and Coach Gene Garrett. There were many others from time to time, but these were the ones who usually attended the meetings in the early days of the organization.
Citizens should be aware that there are two separate sirens in Bogata; one is on a time clock that sounds at noon every day regardless of weather and the other is the emergency warning siren.
CITY OF BOGATA
2023 CALENDAR
(SUBJECT TO FREQUENT EDITS)
EDITED: 3/28/2023
January 2 – New Year’s Holiday – City Offices CLOSED
January 9 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
February 13 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
March 13 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
April 3 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
April 9 – EASTER SUNDAY
May 6 – City Elections and City-Wide Garage Sale
May – 8 - 9 City Wide Clean-up
May 15 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
May 29 – MEMORIAL DAY – City offices CLOSED.
June 5 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
June 22, 23, 24 - Bogata Rodeo
July 3 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
July 4 -INDEPENDENCE DAY – City offices CLOSED.
July 31 - Budget Workshop - 6:00 pm @ City Hall.
August 7 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
Aug 14 - Budget Workshop - 6:00 pm @ City Hall
Aug 21 – Budget Workshop – 6:00 pm @ City Hall
Aug 28 – Budget Workshop – 6:00 pm @ City Hall
September 4 – LABOR DAY – City offices CLOSED.
September 11 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
September 18 – Budget Workshop – 6:00 pm @ City Hall
September 25 – Public Hearing and Budget Adoption and filing 6:00 pm @ Com Center.
October 2 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
October 7 City-Wide Garage Sale
October 11 – 12 City-Wide Clean-up
November 6- City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center.
November 5 – DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS.
November 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday – City offices CLOSED.
December 4 - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm @ Community Center
December 25 – 26 – Christmas Holiday – City offices CLOSED.