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Executive Board E-Mail: Links Section
President:
Rodney Ryalls
1st Vice President:
Doug Page
2nd Vice President:
Mark Hanson
3rd Vice President:
Elaine Myers
4th Vice President:
Mike Richardson
Secretary/Treasurer:
Scott White
Chaplin:
Will Norris
Past President:
Tony Fox
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District Area News
2008 The Vernon FD will host the Red River Fireman’s & Fire Marshals’ Association Spring Convention on April 5, 2009 at the Wilbarger County Auditorium located at 2100 Yamparika St. Registration will be open around 08:00. Registration is $7.50 per person. 2009 department dues are $20.00. All races are $10.00 per team per race. 2009 vendor fee is $20.00 for the year. Please have poster contest and firefighter of the year packets. All fallen firefighter names need to be turned in to the district Chaplin for memorial service. District executive board will meet with SFFMA executive board approximately 09:00. General Buissness meeting will begin 10:00. Lunch will be held approximately 13:00. Races will start approximately 14:00 followed by awarding trophies. This is a family event and Vernon FD will have an area set up for the children. We look forward to seeing you there.
If your department has a web site please forward your site address to us so that we add link off of district web page. Please check out the updated State web site www.sffma.org there is a wealth of information for any level firefighter to seek out on this site.
To all District Fire departments: This is the time to be up front and with the “MDA Drive” because the Mascot of the SFFMA is yours Jesse Norris wants you to your help to make the fire hydrant have the most money in it by a mascot in a long time. When your department makes a drive please make the donation to the MDA through the Red River District. The district will put that money into the Mascot fire hydrant to be donated at the SFFMA Convention. We would like the District to set a new record at convention by this method. As you can see your department could make the differences.
Please if your department wants to be a part of good money making thing, then you need to hit the link on the left side of the page and get going on a good thing.
From the District Secretary/Treasurer to the Membership of the Red River Fireman's & Fire Marshals' Association
Red River District 10 organized from fire departments of the following 12 Counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young
Your District Officers as of 04/06/08:
Doug Page, Bowie FD/VFD
Red River Firman's & Fire Marshal's Association Constitution and By laws, download Constitution
At this time the district is still asking departments to pay 2009 dues $20.00 into the district. This helps in putting on area schools and mailers. We have 91 departments in 12 counties. Paid 2009 departments are: ----.
Your department input and participation is needed, and we look forward to working with you, and for you.
Respectfully, Scott L. White, Red River District 10 Secretary/Treasurer
Contact:
Red River District 10, SFFMA Secretary/Treasurer
Scott White, Burkburnett VFD
100 Tommy Thornton Way
Burkburnett, TX 76354
(940)-569-3553 FD
(940)-733-5955 Cell
E-mail: dragoonsaber@yahoo.com
E-mail: swhite@burkfire.org
Training
Next Planning Meeting to be announced.
We are looking for your feedback on future classes, and as always instructors. Please contact any executive board member on wants, needs, concerns, and improvements towards our common goal of training. The executive board has read the feedback comments from the school evaluations and will work to improve them to make a better school.TEEX.
Area School Courses
download THIS Adobe PDF fileTHIS MS Word file National Fire Fighter
Near-Miss Reporting Systemdownload THIS MS Word file
Please use this for Registration to Register for School! downloadTHIS MS Word file SFFMA Objective hours & Credit hours download 
37th Wichita Falls Area Fire Protection School May 2 & 3, 2009
Firefighters needed for training at the City of Wichita Falls Fire Department Fire Training Field, at 1302 Harding
School Location
Extinguishers
Action Photos go to: www.burkfire.org and click on Action Photos.
Fundraising/Grants for the District
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/article.aspx?id=1536
Texas Forest Service Special Notice!
NIMS Compliance download THIS Adobe PDF file
Federal Grant Eligibility!
Interstate Battery Fundraising Program
The State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association is entering into an agreement with the Interstate Batteries Corporation to provide a fundraising opportunity for the association. At the January 27th Executive Board meeting, the board approved the proposal by Interstate Batteries to provide 30% of all online sales on batteries to be returned to SFFMA. The Executive Board also earmarked money from this fundraising opportunity would go to each of the SFFMA districts to assist with training opportunities, membership drives, etc.
The advantages of this program are:
- It’s free and it’s ongoing.
- These are everyday alkalines and batteries for cell phones, watches, etc (not car batteries) – Over 10,000 different types! Interstate Battery performance is equivalent to the higher end batteries offered on the market today.
- People are already buying batteries at grocery stores, home improvement stores and discount clubs. Now they can do so and support the fire service of Texas!
- All the VFD’s have to do is tell people about the program, provide the website address of www.ibsa.com/fire, and provide the code “fire” so that the sale is linked back to the association. The people order them online like any other online purchase, they’re shipped straight to the person’s doorstep, and SFFMA gets the proceeds.
- Interstate takes care of the delivery and any concerns during the process.
- Interstate has email and printed materials that will be available to the departments.
- Interstate will provide a logo, website link, and a webpage specific to SFFMA for ordering the products.
- Local churches and businesses can buy through the website, too, and support the VFD with their purchases. Look for more information on this program at SFFMA online at www.sffma.org
http://www.ibsa.com/estore/Fundraisingdefault.asp
