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Chief Bill Adler
Chief Administrator
Assistant Chief Boyd Smith
Training/Certifications/Fire Safety
Assistant Chief Manny Maldonado
Human Resources/Apparatus
Equipment/Knox Boxes/Website
Interested in Becoming a Firefighter?
Firefighting is one of the oldest and most rewarding fields. Today's firefighters provide many forms of help to their communities, such as fire prevention education, fire safety education, building plan reviews, inspections, community services, running fire and medical calls, performing rescues from almost anything or anywhere, and the list goes on. If there is an emergency, firefighters will likely be there. Firefighters are highly trained and skilled at these tasks and make a real difference in the lives of people in need.
Benefits of Being a Firefighter
The EMT Basic course includes all the skills necessary to provide emergency medical care at a basic life support level. Most of the calls our department responds to every year are primarily medical related, This is a vital certification for our membership.
In the state of Texas, there are four certification levels for a Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP)-certified structural firefighter. The levels are Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master Structural Firefighter. Members are encouraged to go through the basic firefighter courses, Firefighter I & Il during their membership.
We offer members certification in Hazmat Awareness & Operations to improve a firefighter's ability to recognize an incident involving hazardous materials. In this training, you will perform response planning for hazardous material incidents. Respond to a hazardous materials incident. Don and doff personal protective equipment. Perform decontamination operations.
Advance into the service with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training and technical assistance. Certify in areas such as Emergency Preparedness, Hazmat Emergency Response, Leadership Development, Specialized Rescue Training, and so much more.
