ISTC/BEST Issues Report on Damage from Hurricane Rita
Industrial Safety Training Council President and CEO Russell Melancon issues a statement on damage to ISTC facilities, including the Beaumont Emergency Services Training Complex. MORE

Williams F&HC Takes Charge After Hurricane Rita
Williams Fire & Hazard Control deploys response teams across Texas and Louisiana to provide assistance after Hurricane Rita smashes the Gulf Coast. MORE

Major US Response to the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
The federal government is supporting state and local authorities by leading one of the largest disaster response mobilizations in United States history to respond to Hurricane Katrina. MORE

USFA Calls for Firefighters to Assist in Hurricane Stricken Areas
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its United States Fire Administration (USFA) has issued a call to the nations Firefighters for assistance in the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. MORE

Assistant Fire Chief in Bryan Loses Home to Fire
Bryan Fire Department Assistant Chief Ricky Van suffered a major fire at his home that killed the family pet. Bryan and mutual aid firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it destroyed the house. MORE

New Compact Weather Station for First Responders
Utilizing ultrasonic technology, Orion Weather Station Systems is a new line of innovative weather monitoring equipment from Columbia Weather Systems Inc. MORE

TFCA is Collecting Physical Exams Cost Information
The Texas Fire Chiefs Association would like to know how much your department pays for firefighter physical exams. MORE

State Fire Marshal's Conference
The Texas State Fire Marshal's Office and the Texas Fire Marshal's Association will host the seventh annual Fire Marshal's Conference in Austin on Oct. 24-28. MORE

Free WMD/Nuclear Awareness Training
A weapons of mass destruction radiological/nuclear awareness train-the-trainer course will be hosted by the North Richland Hills Office of Emergency Management/Homeland Security. MORE

Texas Rural Best Award Grant Announced
Sandra Tenorio, executive director of Texas Rural Communities, Inc. (TRC) announced the availability of a new Texas Rural Best Award Grant. MORE

2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Awards Announced
DHS announced the first and second rounds of the fiscal year 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. MORE

The HOTZONE 2005 Conference
Hotzone 2005 will be held Oct. 13-16, 2005, at the Houston Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston. MORE

IAFC Launches Near-Miss Reporting System for the Fire Service
Firefighters can now start reporting near-miss (or close call) events at www.firefighternearmiss.com. MORE

Federal Preparedness Grant Programs Tied to NIMS
The NIMS Integration Center is making available a preliminary list of federal preparedness grant programs on its web page at www.fema.gov/nims. MORE

Uncompensated Trauma Care Fund Distribution in Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services Office of EMS and Trauma Systems Coordination is very pleased to announce uncompensated trauma care distributions to eligible trauma facilities from three sources. MORE

Sept. 11 Anniversary Approaches
How could we forget? Apparently a lot of people already have, MORE

TFCA Volunteer and Combination Section Meeting
A meeting has been scheduled for Oct. 15 in Pflugerville. MORE

Lessons Learned Information Sharing Member
A new LLIS.gov newsletter is now available on the Lessons Learned Information Sharing System. MORE

Concerning NIMS, ICS and Plain Language
The NIMS Integration Center uses plain language in emergency response situations as a matter of policy. MORE

Texas Fire Departments Awarded Monies Under Round's One and Two of the Fiscal Year 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
If your department would like to tell the rest of the Texas Fire Service what you are getting to buy with your grant monies please feel free to contact Louis N. Molino, Sr. Editor of Texas Fire World. MORE

Ray Named Volunteer Chief of the Year
Pleasant View's Shane Ray was awarded the title of "Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year" by Fire Chief magazine. MORE

International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor
Lt. Steven Traylor and firefighters William Jeffords and Michael Harrell of Chesterfield County (VA) Fire and EMS have been selected as this year's winners of the International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor. MORE

Line of Duty Deaths Reported
The following line of duty deaths were reported via the FEMA LODD reporting system on Aug. 31, 2005 MORE

DSHS Announces Trauma Care Distribution
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Office of EMS and Trauma Systems Coordination (OEMS/TS) is very pleased to announce Uncompensated Trauma Care distributions to eligible trauma facilities from three sources: MORE