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 UPCOMING EVENTS
The Texas FD Facilities Conference is coming back for a third year, this time hosted by Austin FD. It promises to be a great time to learn from some of the best Texas has to offer in terms of building experts, architects, fire departments, and specialists. We are looking for speakers to help us improve on that success from last year. If interested in speaking or being on a panel, please contact david.boots@cityofdenton.com or 940-231-7524 by April 28. We are looking for:
Registration is now open for the TFCA Spring Academy. The Texas Fire Chiefs Academy is a comprehensive training opportunity for current fire chiefs and those who aspire to be fire chiefs. After completing Year 2 training, you’ll earn your Certified Fire Executive “CFE” professional designation. Years one and two are available at both spring and fall 2023 academies.
The American Lung Association serves all americans through imperatives to defeat lung cancer, champion clean air for all, create a tobacco-free future, and improve the quality of life for those with lung disease and their families. Join them in these efforts at upcoming Texas Two-Step events across the state. These two-part events include the Fight for Air Climb and the Lung Force Walk and will take place on the following dates:
View the events calendar for additional dates and locations: https://www.lung.org/get-involved/events?state=TX For more information, dowload the Climb for Air and the Texas Two-Step flyers. This year, the East Texas Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy is ramping up to be bigger and better with additional enrollment and courses. The 2023 ETIWA will be held from 16-24 May 2023 at the Angelina College campus in Lufkin. Registration will open on Feb. 16 and will be conducted online at TFS.AcadisOnline.com. Please click the button below to learn more about the course offerings and tuition.
Steps to Safety (STS) pairs fire service/EMS with their community partners to educate, engage, and bring key resources to their older adults to reduce the incidence, injuries, and deaths from fire and falls. STS is delivered through group presentations, home visits, and the creation of a network of referral and resources to support older adults to live safely and independently at home. If you would like to participate, register for this free hybrid training opportunity in which you will complete a 3-hour online course prior to participation in a half-day in person Train the Trainer session.
INDUSTRY NEWSSOURCE: NFPA
NFPA has released the NFPA Standards Council appeal decision on Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) 1689, upholding the appeal and overturning the Technical Committee on Emergency Responders Occupational Health (TC) ballot results.
TEXAS STATE NEWSSOURCE: KFDX-TV
Donald Hughes, who has served for nearly 40 years with the Wichita Falls Fire Department, has been named the Interim Fire Chief following the retirement of former WFFD Fire Chief Ken Prillaman.
SOURCE: WFAA ABC 8
According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, six Dallas firefighters have attempted suicide since 2018. In their honor, the department and union are pushing for improved mental health resources.
SOURCE: KSAT ABC 12
To help improve staff shortages and get more to join the field, Acadian Ambulance is offering a short 11-day, entry-level course.
TML NEWSClick the button below to download a report detailing every bill filed in the state legislature that TFCA is actively tracking.
This update covers the following:
• Bills on the Move • Density Bills Would Limit City Land Use Authority, Exempt Property Owners' Association • SLFRF Project and Expenditure Report Due April 30 • Updated Version of Dual Office Holding & Incompatibility Laws Made Easy Now Available • City Officials Testify
TEEX NEWSFire Officer II The NFPA 1021 Fire Officer II course is designed to meet the needs of the mid-level officer/supervisor and satisfies the requirements of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, Chapter 5 “Fire Officer II.” It is designed around classroom lectures and group interactive exercises to improve your abilities to manage multiple fire companies, including responsibilities such as strategic planning and operations, personnel development, and organizational communications. Dates and Locations: Fire Officer III The NFPA 1021 Fire Officer III course is designed to meet the needs of fire executive management and satisfies the requirements of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, Chapter 6 “Fire Officer III.” It is designed around classroom lectures and group interactive exercises to improve your abilities to manage a fire service organization, with an emphasis on community/government relations, as well as model planning, budgeting, human resources, trends and support organizations, and emergency service delivery. This course includes a written project that requires you to develop a strategic plan. Dates and Locations:
FIRE LAW BLOG
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup, hosts Brad and Curt discuss a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit out of Oregon; an investigation by Miami-Dade Fire rescue into a hidden bathroom cam; the granting of summary judgment to the city of Albany, NY in a race and disability discrimination lawsuit; the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit by the Columbus (OH) Fire Department; and a report on fire service harassment, bullying and discrimination in the UK.
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The Texas LODD Task Force thanks TFCA for its support and has compiled this 2022 Year in Review to illustrate everything accomplished in 2022:
