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News Items of Note

 

President
Gil Perez
Bexar County
ESD No. 2

Vice Pres.-
Steve Hambric
El Paso County ESD No. 1

Sec. -Treas.
Mike Howe
Travis Couinty

Board of Directors

JJ Arida
Bexar County
ESD No. 4

Paula Barr
Travis County
ESD No. 6

Liz Cargile
Medina County
ESD No. 5

James Kelly
Montgomery County
ESD No. 8

Scott Morgan
Harris County ESD
No. 29

Keith Lewis
Immediate Past President

Cliff Avery
Executive Director (nonvoting)

 

SAFE-D Documents

 

ESD 101 WORKSHOP in McAllen, June 16
Embassy Suites Hotel, Rio Room, 1800 S. 2nd, McAllen

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Click here for a registration brochure.

3 hours ESD Commissioner Training Credit applied for

and keep checking for information about SAFE-D's

FALL WORKSHOP in Arlington, Sept. 27-29

State law requires all ESDs to submit a report
to the Texas Dept. of Agriculture by Jan. 1

SAFE-D is working with TDA to make reporting easy.

Click here to provide your information on-line. SAFE-D will present it to TDA

to assure your compliance.

For an advance look at the information to be provided, click here.

SAFE-D's FIRST-EVER WEBCAST WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
If you missed it, you can purchase access to an archived version or a DVD.

EARN 1 HOUR OF COMMISSIONER TRAINING CREDIT (SB917).

Only $25 for web streaming; $45 for DVD

Click here to place your order

Get the PowerPoints from the Presentation (click the topic below)

Strategic Planning • Impact of New Legislation

Legislative News: Senate Bill 917 has passed both houses of the Legistlature
and has been signed by the Governor.
The Bill:

• requires ESD commissioners to get 6 hours of training over 2 years.

• clarifies issues related to overlapping ESD districts.

• makes it easier for neighboring ESDs to consolidate.

Click here for a copy

The Official SAFE-D Newsletter for Summer 2011 is in mailboxes across Texas.

THANKS, SPONSORS
ELEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MOODY GARDENS HOTEL, GALVESTON


The State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts
expresses its gratitude to these sponsors who help reduce the training costs for Texas ESDs.

Diamond
Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, LLP
The Carlton Law Firm, PLLC
Coveler & Katz, PC
Government Capital Corporation
VFIS of Texas

Platinum
Hall-Mark Fire Apparatus
Municipal Accounts & Consulting, LP

Gold
Braun and Butler Construction, Inc.
Brown Reynolds Watford
Joiner Partnership, Inc.
Tax Revenue Consultants, LLC

Silver
Specialized Billing & Collection Systems of Texas

Bronze
Deep South Fire Trucks, Inc.
Grossman Design Build
Powell & Leon, LLP
TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool

Creating and Organizing an Emergency Services District
The Texas Department of Rural Affairs was folded into the Texas Dept. of Agriculture. This is the last update of its manual for ESDs.

Report on Volunteer Firefighter retention

The U.S. Fire Administration has issued a report "Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services: Challenges and Solutions"

Click here for a copy of the report (7.5 MB)

 

NEWS ITEMS OF NOTE

VFDs concerned about rising gas prices

July-August 2006 issue of County Magazine
(Texas Association of Counties)
spotlights ESDs & SAFE-D
Click here for a PDF of the story

 9-11 Coverage: How Safe is Texas? (SA Express-News Article, PDF)

Number of volunteer firefighters decline (USA Today Article, PDF).

Engine 22 responds without any men (New York Times Article, PDF)

 

ESDs featured in September '07 County Progress magazine
Official publication of County Judges and Commissioners
Association of Texas
Click here