Recently, a long time
MVFD member and ESD
Commissioner Bob Watson
passed away. In lieu of
flowers, the family has
requested that donations
be sent to MVFD in
memoriam of Mr. Bob
Watson.
Land clearing has begun on
MVFD's station 181
construction site. The new 30,000
square ft. Central Fire Station
will be located at the corner of
Buddy Riley Blvd and Brantley,
and will include Admin
Offices, a Training facility,
and an Emergency Operations
Center.
(Pictured L
to R):
Jimmy
Maniscalco,
Chief Gary
Vincent, District
Chief Keith Soliz, Assistant
Chiefs
MVFD
Chaplain, Mark Akers led
the crowd in a stirring
prayer for the
protection of our
firefighters, both
locally and nationwide.
Mark shared some
poignant memories of his
father, the late Rev.
Nolan Akers, who served
as MVFD's Chaplain prior
to his passing last
year.
Jim
Beeler from KSBJ radio
station did a wonderful
job of hosting this
event. Chick-fil-A
gave out free
sandwiches. The band
from Firehouse Music in
Tomball led the crowd in
praise and worship.
There was wonderful
representation from the
leaders in our
community. MVFD
considers it an honor to
serve along-side these
community leaders, as we
serve and protect
the people of this great
community!
Shell Oil donated 6
chainsaws to MVFD. There
were enough chainsaws for
each station in the
department. MVFD extends
our sincere gratitude for
this generous gesture.
Back row L to
R: Billy Powell, Mark Weiss,
Joe Miller,
Norman
Lapell was the recipient
of a $500 check from
donations MVFD received
from the Shane Harris
Scholarship Fund. He
will use the money
towards a Swift Water
Rescue class.
L to R:
Jack Mitchell, Norman
Lapell and Gary Vincent,
Fire Chief
MVFD
Firefighters Save Two-thirds of
High Meadow Ranch Home
The Magnolia Volunteer Fire
Department has improved it's
radio communications system with
the installation of a new
repeater, coaxial cable, and
antenna on it's radio tower in
downtown Magnolia. A lightening
strike damaged the old cable and
antenna system.
MVFD Media Person of the
Year
2008
MVFD
announces the recipient of the
second annual "Media Person of
the Year award." This
year's award once again goes to Tana Ross
of The Potpourri newspaper in
Tomball. She is recognized
for her outstanding commitment
to excellence in reporting.
MVFD works throughout the year
with professionals from the
print, television and radio
medias. Ms. Ross works to
get all the information related
to the stories she reports in a
fair and unbiased manner.
L to R Tana Ross accepting award
from Fire Chief Gary Vincent.
New Incident Command
Vehicles
The Magnolia Volunteer Fire
Department has placed six (6)
New Ford Expedition Incident
Command Vehicles in service.
These new Command Vehicles
operate as the mobile Command
Centers used by our Incident Commanders
to manage the emergency incidents. They are equipped with new
mobile radios and a Strategic
Command Workstation that
includes tactical worksheets and
reference materials that the
Incident Commander may use to
control the emergency. As
requests for emergency response
to incidents are received, the
Command Officers respond to the
emergency incidents 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week with these
Mobile Command Offices that
contain files, reference
materials, emergency response
guide books, hazardous materials
data, emergency contact
information, health and safety
information, and emergency
access equipment. These
Mobile Command Offices include a
firefighter personnel
accountability system which is
used to track and enhance
firefighter safety while
fighting fires.
MVFD is the first fire
department in Montgomery County
to be NIMS compliant
The Magnolia Volunteer Fire
Department became the first fire
department in Montgomery County
Texas to formally adopt and to
come into compliance with the
National Incident Management
System (NIMS) on August 27,
2006. Each member of the
department successfully
completed the National Incident
Management System training
courses provided by the National
Fire Academy. In addition, the
department has been reorganized
to align itself with the NIMS
system through the appointment
of four (4) Assistant Chiefs who
lead the Operations, Finance,
Logistics, and Planning
Divisions.
Norman
Lapell was the recipient
of a $500 check from
donations MVFD received
from the Shane Harris
Scholarship Fund. He
will use the money
towards a Swift Water
Rescue class.
