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 UPCOMING EVENTS
Daniel E. DeYear, Deputy Chief (ret.) from Dallas Fire-Rescue will be teaching this high energy program that addresses 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.
Tarrant County Fire & Arson Investigators Association Traning Conference | August 26-29 | Fort Worth
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 NEWSNFPA Journal (8/12/2024)
The Fire Protection Research Foundation investigated how best to remove fireground contaminants that firefighters encounter in their work
Fire Rescue 1 (8/14/2024)
Applying the principles of Army mission command makes officers more uncomfortable with uncertainty and able to adapt more easily in changing circumstances.
TEXAS STATE NEWSKWTX (8/12/2024)
The Waco Fire Department's newly sworn in fire chief Scott Walker plans to build a strong customer-service relationship with the community.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE NEWSTFCA 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:
TCFP UPDATESTCFP offers “regional meetings” throughout the year in a variety of locations around the state. These meetings are opportunities for members of nearby fire departments and other regulated entities to meet some of our staff in person. We want to answer your questions, listen to your concerns, and give timely updates related to commission news. In addition, through a partnership with TEEX, CE will be awarded for your attendance at these meetings. For a list of all upcoming meeting dates, visit the Regional Meetings webpage. TML NEWSRick Randall Upcoming Training
TEEX NEWS
FIRE LAW BLOG
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 12, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss discipline to ten Cleveland firefighters over questions about working for a second department while schedule to work in Cleveland; an appellate court ruling that Houston is not liable for an accident involving an off-duty firefighter driving a take-home vehicle; a decision by a Virginia appeals court that a county board cannot remove the officers of a volunteer fire company; decisions by state supreme courts in Texas and Arizona into time off for union officials; and lawsuit brought by Hackensack firefighters over compensation related to inspections performed while off-duty.
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