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 MEMBER NEWSThe 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!
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 NEWSWildfire Today (9/30/2025)
The job, which pays up to $225,700, calls for an official to manage Department of the Interior wildfire workforce and technology, coordinate with other agencies and represent the department before Congress and the president.
Fire Rescue 1 (9/30/2025)
In one instance, probationary firefighters were required to do pushups face-first into cakes; in another, rookie firefighters hugged naked men.
NFPA Blog (9/25/2025)
NFPA 1 requires fire extinguishers in all occupancies except one- and two-family dwellings, prioritizing occupant, responder and property safety. NFPA 101 focuses solely on occupant life safety, requiring extinguishers in fewer settings. Meeting NFPA 1’s broader scope also satisfies NFPA 101.
TEXAS STATE NEWSWFAA (9/29/2025)
“He was awake for all of it. So he can recall the fire. He can recall what it felt like to be on fire," said Haley Halvorson, the wife of firefighter Caleb Halvorson.
Click 2 Houston (9/29/2025)
The assistant volunteer fire chief dove into the water and “truly saved her life,” said Fire Chief Nathan Douglas.
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 29, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a suit against Jacksonville Fire & Rescue alleging disability discrimination for failing to accommodate a firefighter’s ADHD during a promotional process; the release of an Oregon firefighter from ICE detention after he was arrested at the scene of a wildland fire in Washington; a race, sex, and disability discrimination suit brought by a former Indiana firefighter; child porn charges brought against a former Clark County firefighter; and a Michigan ruling that a wrongful termination suit brought by a former fire chief may proceed because the city-adopted fire code requires code enforcement officials to only be removed for just cause.
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