Located in Needville, Texas, about 35 miles southwest of Houston, the Needville Volunteer Fire Department provides primary fire and rescue services to the City of Needville and approximately 175 square miles of Southeast Fort Bend County which includes several unincorporated areas of the county.

Firefighters should be aware that asbestos exposure is still a hazard for them and other first responders. Nearly 38 million homes and buildings across the United States still contain older asbestos products, even despite the fact that most asbestos products were banned in the later 1970s. Firefighters will typically be exposed to asbestos products in two ways. The first is while entering a home or building damaged by fire. These exposures are less common however, as firefighter will typically be wearing some type of protective breathing apparatus. More commonly firefighters will be exposed during the overhaul, after the initial suppression of the fire. During this period firefighters are more likely to remove cumbersome protective equipment and engage directly with damaged asbestos materials. The most common construction compounds firefighters will be forced to engage with are roofing, siding, drywall, floor and ceiling tiles, and insulation. Asbestos exposure has been conclusively linked to the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. Health complications associated with asbestos exposure, like mesothelioma, are incurable and life threatening respiratory conditions. However, much of these can be avoided among firefighters by knowing where and how asbestos exposure occurs.