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Attendee Registration & Sponsor/Exhibit Sales Now Available! We hope you are looking forward to the 2025 Annual Conference in Waco on April 14-17, 2025. Sponsor/Exhibit Opportunities, Attendee Registration, and Hotel Booking Links are now available online. Conference attendance is open to all fire professionals, sponsors, and exhibitors and will offer something for everyone! We look forward to seeing you in Waco! This award is presented to fire-service based EMS agencies that have played a key role in improving the quality of out-of-hospital treatment of heart disease, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and resuscitation efforts. The Heart Safe Community Award Program is sponsored by PulsePoint.
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) accredited 63 agencies and designated 688 new officers in 2024. We'd like to share a list of those individuals and agencies from Texas who achieved this noteworthy accomplishment.
UPCOMING EVENTS
INDUSTRY NEWSNFPA Blog (2/11/2025)
With rising lab accidents and gaps in safety training, adopting NFPA 45 helps minimize risks, ensure compliance, and promote a culture of safety in research and educational settings.
Fire Rescue 1 (2/11/2025)
Training exercises can reinforce the importance of reacting to PASS alarms to ensure firefighter safety on the fireground.
TEXAS STATE NEWSTexas Division of Emergency Management (2/11/2025)
The program provides 1,400 hours of training in disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation, offering nationally recognized certifications.
East Texas News (2/5/2025)
A 1992 International pumper tanker traveled from South Thomaston, Maine, to its new home with the Holiday Lake Estates Volunteer Fire Department.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE NEWSOn Thursday, February 13, 2025, the House issued committee assignments, which are attached. There were some surprises overall, but nothing too far outside of what we would expect from the new speaker. For TFCA, we’ll be following the newly-created Delivery of Government Efficiency (pg. 9), Intergovernmental Affairs (pg. 19), and Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (pg. 30) committees. See attached Committee List & Updated Bill Tracking List TCFP UPDATESThe Texas Commission on Fire Protection respectfully submits for consideration its FY2026-27 Legislative Appropriations Request and seven exceptional items, which total $1,651,577.61 in increased appropriations. The commission is fully committed to careful and prudent stewardship of the funds provided for its operations and adheres to the statewide philosophy that all agencies are to be efficient and accountable. The commission has prepared its LAR in accordance with the instructions issued by the Governor’s Office and Legislative Budget Board.
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 NEWSRick Randall Upcoming Training February 25-26 March 18 April 23 May 7-8
TEEX NEWS
FIRE LAW BLOG
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for February 10, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a jury verdict awarding a former Nashville fire captain $1.8 million; the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Washington firefighter alleging race discrimination; a discrimination suit brought by a fire dispatcher; a ruling in favor of a NY fire officer suspended without notice or a hearing; and a suit filed by an FDNY firefighter because he was detailed to a different fire company.
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