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MVFD Upgrades Communication System

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 Receives Grant

The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $10,200.00 under the Texas Forestry Services Rural Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Program.  The funds are used to offset the cost of providing Worker's Compensation Insurance for the members of the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department.

New High Visibility Safety Vests for MVFD

The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department has purchased new high visibility safety vests to improve Fire Fighters safety while working at motor vehicle accident scenes.  Please slow down and follow Police and Fire Fighter's directions when approaching any emergency scene.

MVFD Fire Fighter Receives Gary Staley Memorial Fund Scholarship

The Gary Staley Memorial Scholarship Committee has awarded MVFD Fire Fighter Cody Tweedy a scholarship to be used for training at the North Harris Community College Fire Academy.  The Scholarship is dedicated to the memory of Porter Volunteer Fire Fighter Gary Staley who was killed in the line of duty in 2003.  To donate to the Gary Staley Memorial Scholarship Fund, contact MR. Don Staley at (281) 259-6003.

MVFD Media Person of the Year

MVFD announces the recipient of the first annual "Media Person of the Year award."  This year's award 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.

2007 Station of the Year

MVFD is proud to announce that their Station #185 has been named "2007 Station of the Year."  This is an internal award program that recognizes the efforts of our members in maintaining their station & apparatus to a high level of excellence.   L to R:  Captain Dave Ward and Captain Craig Sovinsky.

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New Station for MVFD

The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department will be breaking ground on a new downtown Central Fire Station #181 very soon.  The new 30,000 square ft. Central Fire Station will be located at the corner of Buddy Riley Blvd and Brantley, and will include Administrative Offices, a Training facility, and an Emergency Operations Center.

New Scott Air Packs for MVFD

The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department has taken delivery of 62 new SCOTT Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, commonly referred to as SCBA or Air Packs. The new SCBA are state of the art high pressure breathing systems with features such as Heads-up displays for air usage, Rapid Intervention Connections for buddy breathing, and new lighter 45-minute carbon fiber air cylinders with increased air capacity. The new High Pressure SCBA’s substantially improve both the fire fighters safety and their performance on the fireground.

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 Post for our Incident Commanders to manage the emergency incident from. They are equipped with new mobile radios and a Command Workstation that includes tactical worksheets and reference materials that the Incident Commander may use to mitigate the emergency.

New Technology

MVFD has purchased ACS Firehouse, a cutting edge fire reporting software. The software was selected after carefully considering its features in comparison to the other fire reporting software on the market. We found Firehouse’s statistical reporting feature very comprehensive, yet simple to use. It will give us the ability to run queries about the types of incidents we make most often, for example, the percentages of cooking or grass fires each year, etc. Armed with this type of information, we’ll be able to develop Fire and Life Safety programs to target and educate the public in those problem areas. The safety of the people in our community is MVFD’s number one priority, we believe prevention education is the key to reducing the number of fire related injuries and deaths each year. Another great advantage of this software is that it will give us the ability to track how much property value we save the tax payers. In relation to fires, it’s common to think in terms of how much property was lost. MVFD thinks it’s important to show the tax payers how much property value we save each year. Another important feature is the “Gear Inventory module” that allows us to track the personal protective equipment issued to all of our firefighters. It’s important because it insures that our people are in gear that is up to specifications, and all the proper safety testing has been conducted.

New Bunker Gear

The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department has become one of the first Fire Departments in North America to receive a new state of the art fire resistant material used in the construction of their new fire fighting Turnout Gear. The fifty-five (55) new Turnout or Bunker Gear (fire fighting suits) sets were manufactured by the FireGear Corporation and funded by Emergency Services District #10. The new fire fighting suits improve the safety of the fire fighters and will reduce the number of burn injuries to our fire fighters while improving our ability to assist trapped victims.

New Medical Response Vehicles In Service

In June 2006, the Magnolia Volunteer Fire department placed three (3) Medical Response Vehicles in service. These vehicles are used to respond to Medical Emergencies throughout the community. In the past, our Emergency Medical Service First Responders utilized the Fire Engines as Medical Response vehicles, which substantially increased the Departments fuel and maintenance expenses. By using the new Medical Response Vehicles, our operating expenses and our risk to our Fire Engines has decreased.

MVFD Receives $16,000 Grant

The Texas Commission on Fire Protection Personnel has awarded the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department a $16,000.00 grant for the purchase of Bunker Gear for our upcoming Recruit School. The grant funding will allow the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department to purchase new Bunker Gear for the use to train new members of the department safely.

MVFD Receives $700.00 Grant from Forestry Service

The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department received a $700.00 grant from the Texas Forestry Service for tuition reimbursement for 10 of the department’s members attending a fire fighting school at Texas A&M University.

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.