Originally known as the Klein Volunteer Firefighters Association, Inc., Klein Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (KVFD or ‘the Department’), is a non-profit corporation formed by the original landowners of the Klein community in northwest Harris County. Their self-charter was to provide fire protection for the community in a 120 square mile rural area. Today KVFD is contracted by Harris County Emergency Services District No. 16 (HCESD #16 or ‘the District’) to provide fire and rescue services for the citizens who reside in and pass through HCESD #16. The district is now primarily suburban, and comprises approximately 50 square miles and is home to approximately 139,000 residents.