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 MEMBER NEWSVoting has opened for the 2026 TFCA officer positions. The Election Committee Chair must receive all completed ballots before midnight, Sept. 30. Votes will be counted in the first week of October and presented to the board for canvass. The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) is a 501C3 that was created and designed to help our heroes in the community with homeownership. Firefighters, EMS personnel, police, teachers, and veterans all qualify based on profession. It provides down payment and grant assistance toward a purchase of a home anywhere in Texas. It may also include a Mortgage Credit Certificate. For information, check with a mortgage professional for guidance. Visit TSAHC.ORG or reach to me stacylynn@highlandsmortgage.com for more information.
Twenty years ago, the Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives and NFFF Advocate Program were created to reduce preventable line-of-duty deaths and injuries. Passionate volunteers from all ranks and departments drive our mission forward. Our presence across the nation is more important than ever as today’s firefighters face growing challenges. We need dedicated advocates in every state and U.S. territory! YOU can help us impact survival and improve the fire service. Benefits of being an NFFF Adocate include: Advocates will be expected to represent their state in the promotion, presentation, and awareness of Firefighters Life Safety Initiatives. They will serve as the eyes and ears of the Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program for their state. To apply and for more information visit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Throughout September 2025, FEMA will award billions of dollars in federal funding to state, local, tribal and territorial partners. Non-disaster grant program funds will be obligated and awarded on a rolling basis as they are approved and processed. This money empowers state, local, tribal and territorial governments to manage their response to emergencies like fires, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
UPCOMING EVENTSTexas Fire Chiefs Workshop is a comprehensive networking opportunity for current Fire Chiefs (Head of Department). Earn the Additional 20 Hours Required by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection with your peers in one event!
Presented by 1st Responder Conferences, co-hosted by the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office, this training is for all first responders, police, fire, military/veterans, corrections, dispatchers, chaplains, retired first responders, spouses, professional staff, clinicians, and all who work in the public safety field. This is our 59th conference and we are glad you will be joining us!
1st Responder Conferences, co-hosted by Galveston County CISM Team, presents a multi-faceted two-day seminar and networking event for improving the mental health and wellness of our first responders. This is our 62nd conference and we are glad you will be joining us!
The Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT), a nonprofit educational foundation, invites rural volunteer and municipal firefighters to participate in Propane Emergencies Training at the world’s largest live-fire training facility, Texas A&M University’s TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station.
This intensive program Sept. 29-30 combines classroom instruction with hands-on, live-fire exercises, including working with real propane-fed flames, to prepare firefighters for safe and effective propane incident response.Tuition reimbursement is approved by the Texas Forest Service for registration fees for rural volunteer and municipal firefighters (travel and lodging not covered). Register at www.procot.org/propanefiretraining. For questions, contact the Propane Council of Texas at info@propanecounciloftexas.org or (800) 325-7427, press 2.
INDUSTRY NEWSNFPA Blog (9/24/2025)
The proliferation of electric vehicles poses the danger from lithium ion batteries to passengers, first responders and recovery personnel.
Fire Rescue 1 (9/23/2025)
The Orlando EMT was recorded making the comments on a home security camera and they were posted to social media. He was terminated after a months-long investigation.
TEXAS STATE NEWSFox 4 KDFW (9/22/2025)
Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and played seven seasons. When he retired, he asked himself “what’s next?” The answer was firefighting.
TCFP UPDATESThe Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) has seen a remarkable increase in workload and productivity over the past five years. The increases in funding, staffing and equipment, provided during the 88th Legislative session were greatly appreciated and has enabled us to make tremendous strides in the services we provide. Due to the continued growth of the Texas Fire Service, we are struggling to meet our mandated inspections while managing injury and complaint investigations.
TCFP offers “regional meetings” throughout the year in a variety of locations around the state. These meetings are opportunities for members of nearby fire departments and other regulated entities to meet some of our staff in person. We want to answer your questions, listen to your concerns, and give timely updates related to commission news. In addition, through a partnership with TEEX, CE will be awarded for your attendance at these meetings. For a list of all upcoming meeting dates, visit the Regional Meetings webpage. TML NEWS
TEEX NEWS
FIRE LAW BLOGIn this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 22, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss the resignation of an FDNY assistant commissioner over a team-building exercise for aspiring firefighters that was racially insensitive; a video of Senator Hawley questioning apparatus manufacturers accused of price gouging; a lawsuit filed by a Toledo fire captain alleging race and gender discrimination; a magistrate’s recommendation that an age discrimination case by a North Carolina firefighter be dismissed; the dismissal of a wrongful termination complaint filed by a firefighter in New York; and the decision to place Cleveland fire chief on paid leave while the city investigates a social media post he made related to the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
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