The Friday Report
  August 30, 2024
 
MEMBER NEWS
Voting has opened for the 2025 TFCA officer positions. The Election Committee Chair must receive all completed ballots before midnight, Sept. 30. Votes will be counted in the first week of October and presented to the board for canvass.

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Tablet Command is a mobile incident command and response solution that increases situational awareness, speeds incident response, streamlines incident management and improves firefighter accountability. With Tablet Command -- a complete MDT replacement with features tailored to the needs of the Fire Service -- an incident commander can tap and drag responding apparatus onto an emergency scene, track progress against checklists, and time-stamp every maneuver throughout an incident.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NFPA Podcast (8/27/2024)
Fire safety educators are using artificial intelligence tools to refine messaging and discover new insights and strategies that break through the noise.
Fire Rescue 1 (8/26/2024)
Company officers are tasked to keep themselves and their crew motivated to inspire them to be high achievers.
IAFC (8/18/2024)
The Federal Communications Commission adopted Report and Order FCC 24-78 to advance the transition to Next Generation 911.
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TEXAS STATE NEWS
KTAB/KRBC (8/21/2024)
The Abilene Fire Department deployed its ambulance bus to assist in the aftermath of natural disasters like Hurricane Beryl and the wildfires in the Panhandle.
Texas Division of Emergency Management (8/20/2024)
Governor Greg Abbott deployed firefighting resources available from the Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas National Guard and Texas Department of State Health Services.
Delta Fire & Safety
HED Architects
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE NEWS

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:

  1. Update our relationships with elected officials and re-establish a formal scope of work.
  2. Educate members on local impact and advocacy.
  3. Gather the membership's interests and concerns in order to develop a TFCA prioritization list and focus for the session in 2025. The committee's recommendation for TFCA's 2025 89th legislative prioritization list will be presented to the TFCA executive board and membership for approval sometime between August and September 2024.

Click Here for the Questionnaire

TCFP UPDATES

TCFP 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 NEWS

Rick Randall Upcoming Training

October 15
Cedar Park (Link to program not yet available)
Resilience Strategies for First Responders (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)

This update covers the following:
  • TWDB Releases First State Flood Plan
  • House and Senate Committee Hearings
  • Mandated Cybersecurity Training Due August 31

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FIRE LAW BLOG
  
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 26, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals that a fire department that uses apparatus to block traffic at an accident scene, is entitled to governmental immunity in the event that an errant driver strikes the vehicle; a lawsuit by Columbus firefighters whose personal information was accessed following a data breach of the city’s system; a Fifth Circuit decision upholding the dismissal of two former employees of the St. George Fire Protection District who claimed they were discriminated against over their romantic relationship.

HONORING OUR CRAFT
  
KCENTV (8/26/2024)
Authorities across Central Texas, including Temple Fire and Rescue, showed up their canine coworkers in honor of National Dog Day Aug. 26.


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