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 MEMBER NEWSAll IAFC members should have received their emailed ballots for this year’s election, which opened on May 14, from the email address noreply@directvote.net. Please check your spam folder to ensure the ballot did not end up there. If you did not receive a ballot or are having trouble voting, we recommend you contact support@directvote.net, and for any IAFC-specific questions, you can reach out to elections@iafc.org.
The TFCA Best Practices program provides a pathway for a fire department to push its level of service to a status of excellence that is validated by independent experts. This designation will demonstrate to customers that their fire department is among the very best in the Texas fire service. This program is applicable to paid, combination, and volunteer fire organizations. The TFCA encourages fire departments to pursue this third-party designation by completing the performance requirements outlined in the program. This will be a challenging but worthwhile endeavor for organizations pursuing this designation.
UPCOMING EVENTSFor the most comprehensive fire training available, fire professionals choose the Annual Texas Fire Training Schools. Each year, thousands of fire service personnel from municipalities and industry participate in intensive, weeklong open-enrollment courses. Choosing to train during any of the fire schools enables participants to acquire new skills, meet with peers from around the globe, make new connections in the fire industry and to gain confidence from the best in hands-on emergency response training.
This high-energy program will address the hottest issues and challenges that company officers face in today’s Fire Service. Topics include communication, trust, ethics, diversity, generational challenges, CISM, accountability, and social media to name just a few. Dates and locations have been announced for all the Company Officer Symposiums in 2024. Click the button below to learn more and to register.
Presented by 1st Responder Conferences in Partnership with First HELP and ICISF, Inc. and co-hosted by the Cypress Creek Fire Department, this training is for current and retired first responders, police, fire, military/veterans, corrections, dispatchers, chaplains, spouses, professional staff, clinicians, and all who work in the public safety field. This multi-faceted two-day seminar and networking event is designed to improve the mental health and wellness of first responders by discussing the real issues that first responders and their families are currently facing. Our conference will provide awareness, resources, and action items to combat PTSD/PTSI, depression, suicide, addiction, stress, and overall mental health.
INDUSTRY NEWSSOURCE: Fire Engineering
Firefighters' stress affects retention. The NVFC toolkit encourages mental well-being, recognition, communication, and work-life balance to foster healthier fire departments.
TEXAS STATE NEWSSOURCE: Texas Health & Human Services
In 1999, Sunset legislation authorized the establishment of the Governor’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) to advise and make recommendations on developing and implementing Texas Emergency Healthcare System rules. The Governor appoints the council members. Download the GETAC Strategic Plan.
SOURCE: Community Impact
Hollywood Park's new fire chief, Todd Morgan, brings 25 years of experience. He aims to enhance services, upgrade equipment, and engage the community through safety initiatives.
SOURCE: ABC 13 KTRK
"If you're going to use a generator, use it outside. Use it at least 20 feet from structures. Don't run it inside the garage, even if the doors are open. It needs to be outside because it doesn't take long for carbon monoxide to accumulate inside the home," Houston Fire Department Chief Sam Peña said.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE NEWSBy Adam Burklund, TFCA Legislative Consultant, Burklund Consulting
We are only a few days away from Tuesday’s primary runoff elections across the state. Millions of dollars are being spent on various political races. The largest amount appears to be going into the embattled House Speaker Phelan’s race in Beaumont and the contest between Haugenbuch and Yarborough to fill the seat of retiring Republican Senator Drew Springer in North Texas.
TFCA is interested in learning about your legislative interests and concerns. Please take a moment to give us your thoughts on what the legislative committee can begin to develop as a list of topics. You can submit as many topics or issues as you would like, but please submit a new form for each topic so we can adequately capture and track the information. The approach to the interim session is as follows:
TML NEWSThis update covers the following:
• League Submits Comments on TxDOT Billboard Rule Change • Texas BDO Seeks Public Comment on Speed Thresholds for Underserved Locations • TPWD Now Accepting Applications for Local Parks Grants • Texas Water Infrastructure Network Seeking Input on Water Infrastructure Needs • Texas Lottery Commission Seeking Nominations to the Bingo Advisory Committee
TEEX NEWS
FIRE LAW BLOG
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup, hosts Brad and Curt discuss a suit filed by four firefighters who claim that a policy of placing units out of service for their annual medical exams led to a delay in addressing a fire that resulted in serious injuries, hostile work environment claims, a lawsuit brought by an environmental contractor related to PCBs in waste oil, and other cases.
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