AUSTIN, TX – VFIS of Texas and Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently awarded grants of up to $2,500 to 39 volunteer fire departments across Texas. Funds awarded through the Firefighter Safety & Training Grant Program will enable these departments to participate in a certification program and training to support critical workplace safety training.
Fifty-eight volunteer fire departments applied for the grant and the 39 grantees were selected based on their financial needs and the impact the funds would have in their safety and training efforts. VFIS of Texas and Texas Mutual Insurance Company partnered with the State Firemen’s & Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas (SFFMA) to manage the application process and select the grant recipients. “We are very fortunate and thankful to VFIS of Texas and Texas Mutual for this grant, which will help us pay our 2014 annual membership dues to SFFMA,” said Jack K. Rymer, Fire Chief of Possum Kingdom West Side VFD. “This is a very important association that greatly benefits volunteer fire departments such as ours by providing certified training courses and other training programs to make our department safer and more professional. Like many volunteer fire departments, our department is short on resources and this grant money goes a long way in helping us meet our budget.” In addition to Possum Kingdom West Side VFD, the following volunteer fire departments were awarded grants: Bowman Community VFD, Boyd Fire Rescue, China Spring VFD, City of San Diego FD, Clint FD, Cookville VFD, Cottonwood Shores VFD, Crafton VFD, Cresson VFD, Daingerfield FD, Indian Creek VFD, Jamaica Beach VFD, Kaufman VFD, LaRue-New York VFD, Levita FD, Lone Star VFD, Mico VFD, Nevada VFD, Paducah VFD, Pleasant Grove VFD, Rising Star VFD, Rocksprings/Edwards County VFD, Sand Hills VFD, Santa Rosa VFD, Santo Fire and EMS, Six Mile Community VFD, Somervell County Fire, South Ector County VFD, Sunset VFD, Terrell VFD, Tolar VFD, Trout Creek VFD, Turnersville VFD, Village of Pleak VFD, Wayland VFD, Westminster VFD, Whitney VFD and Windthorst VFD. Grantees will be recognized at the SFFMA Conference June 6-11, 2014 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Barbara Marzean, president of VFIS of Texas, recently received the “2013 Valued Safety Partner” Award from Texas Mutual Insurance Company in recognition of the Emergency Service Organizations Safety Group, its safety committee and VFIS of Texas / Regnier Insurance for their commitment and promotion of safety. You can learn more about this Safety Group by visiting www.esowcgroup.com. Pictured: Woody Hill, Texas Mutual VP Safety Services; Angela Gardner, Texas Mutual Safety Services Training Consultant; Barbara Marzean, ESO Safety Group Master Agent; and Jack Ogden, Texas Mutual Sr Marketing Specialist Record keeping is an important part of a department’s maintenance program. The NEW VFIS Maintenance Tracking Software can help emergency service organizations track and store the data by creating maintenance tickets. It is simple to use, just copy the directions and files to your hard drive and start creating maintenance tickets. VFIS Clients can order this new program (item C10:513) at http://shop.vfis.com or by calling 800.233.1957 ext. 7680. |
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