Magnolia VFD Leadership Team

• Executive Fire Officer-National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland
• Executive Development Program-Australian Institute of Police Management, Sydney Australia
• Master Of Science-University Of Houston, Houston Texas
• Bachelor Of Science-University Of Houston, Houston, Texas
• International Visiting Teaching Fellow-Australian Institute of Police Management’s Executive Development and Executive Leadership Programs
• Instructor-National Emergency Rescue and Response Training Center, College Station Texas
• Master Fire Fighter-Texas Commission on Fire Protection
• Master Fire Instructor-Texas Commission on Fire Protection
• Consultant-National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Areas of Specialization: Hazardous Materials, National Incident Management System, Cause and Origin, Fire Instruction, Fire Protection Systems, Fire Inspections, Incident Command, Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy, Public Fire Education, Financial Management, Organizational Development.

• Duty Crew since 2004
• TCFP Basic Instructor
• NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
• EMT Basic
• Field Training Officer

• Member since 1992
• TCFP Advanced Certified
• TCFP Fire Officer I Certified
• TCFP Fire Instructor II Certified
• EMT Paramedic
• Rescue Boat Certified
• Swift Water Rescue Certified
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Duty Crew since 2006
• TCFP Intermediate Firefighter
• TCFP Intermediate Instructor
• TCFP Fire Officer 1
• TDH EMT-I
• Swift Water Rescue
• Rescue Boat Certified
• President, Montgomery County Professional Firefighters Association

• Duty Crew since 2004
• TCFP Intermediate Firefighter
• Driver/Operator/Pumper Certification
• Firefighter EMT Basic

• Driver/Operator
• Secretary/Treasurer - Montgomery County Professional Firefighter's Assoc
• Lifetime member of the Montgomery County Fair Association
• TCFP Intermediate
• EMT Basic
• Methods of Teaching
• Structural Collapse Technician - Level 2
• NFA Incident Safety Officer
• NFA Leadership 1, 2 & 3
• NFA Fire Service Supervision
• NFA Emergency Response to Terrorism
• NFA Building Construction - Non Combustible
• NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800

Mark Akers

Captain / Chaplain

• Member since 1995

• Duty Crew since 2005
• Bachelor of Arts
• TCFP Firefighter Intermediate
• EMT-B
• Driver/Operator certified
• Student of A/G Theological Seminary for Chaplaincy Ministries

• Certified Para Professional
• National Fire Academy 2005, Presenting Effective Public Education Programs
• National Fire Academy 2006, Changing American Family At Risk
• National Fire Academy 2007, Discovering the Road to High Risk Audiences
• Life and Fire Safety Clown & Puppeteer
• MVFD Webmaster

• Duty Crew since 1999
• Advanced Firefighter Captain
• High Rise Rescue I & II
• High Rise Firefighting I & II
• EMT Basic
• Rescue Boat Certified
• Cascade Certified
• Wildland Firefighting
• Weapons of Mass Destruction Certificate
• Hazardous Materials I & II
• Emergency Dispatching (HFD)
• LPG Class (Railroad Commission)
• Fire Officer Instructor
• SCBA Field Technician
• Field Training Officer

• Duty Crew since 2000
• Master Firefighter
• Fire Officer I
• Fire Service Instructor II
• Firefighter since 1978
• EMT Basic

• Duty Crew since 1997
• EMT Paramedic
• TCFP Firefighter Basic
• HazMat Technician

• Duty Crew since 2002
• TCFP Fire Service Instructor II
• Fire Service since 1989
• TDH EMT-B Certified
• TCFP Incident Safety Officer
• TCFP Intermediate Firefighter
• Montgomery County Professional Firefighter's Association since 2001
• Nims 100, 200, 700, 800

• Duty Crew since 2001
• EMT Basic

• Duty Crew since 2003
• Engineer/Operator since 1997
• NIMS 100,200,700,800
• EMT Basic
• Intermediate Fire Fighter
• Weapons of Mass Destruction Certificate
• TERT Certificate Aniston Alabama
• IRTB Certificate Socorro N.M.

• TCFP Firefighter Intermediate
• Fire Service Instructor I
• Texas Boater Education Certified
• Rescue & Evacuation Boat Trained

• Duty Crew since 1998
• EMT Basic
• TCFP Firefighter Master
• Driver/Operator - Pumper
• Fire Service Instructor II
• Bachelor of Science
• HazMat Technician
• RIT Training
• Advanced Vehicle Rescue
• Aircraft Rescue Firefighting

• TCFP Firefighter Intermediate
• Swift Water Rescue
• Rescue Boat Certified
• EMT Basic

DISTRICT OFFICERS

• Member since 1997
• SFFMA Certified Firefighter
• TDH First Responder
• Hyperbaric/MG/Trauma EMT-P
• SCUBA & MG Search & Recovery Diver
• NIMS 100 200 300
• Confined Space Firefighting & Rescue
• Building Construction & Collapse
• IED/EOD Level II Technician
• Leadership Development & Team Building
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
   

• Member since 1993
• SFFMA Advanced Certified
• EMT-B
• Level II Instructor
• Rescue Boat Certified
• Swift Water Certified

STATION 181

• Member since 2000
• SFFMA Firefighter Basic
• EMT Basic

STATION 182

• Member since 2005
• Fire Executive Board, Assistant Treasurer
• ECA
• CPR & AED Certified
• Flood & Swiftwater Certified
• SCUBA Certified
• Nims 100 200 700 700a 800
• Industrial Engineering Degree

• Member since 2010
• SFFMA Firefighter Advanced
• Nims 100 200 300 700 800
• CPR & AED Certified

STATION 183

• Member since 2010
• Firefighter since 2000
• TCFP Firefighter Advanced
• TCFP Fire Service Instructor 1
• TCFP Hazardous Materials Technician
• NFA Hazardous Materials Operating Site Practices
• TEEX NFPA 472 Hazardous Material Transport Container Specialist Pilot
• NFPA 1851 Care & Maintenance Of PPE Ensembles
• Nims 100 200 300 400 700 800
• Field Examiner
• ECA

STATION 184

Fred Easter

Captain, Station 184

Chris Thornton
Lieutenant, Station 184

• Member since 2009
• TCFP Advanced Certification
• TCFP Airport Firefighter
• TCFP Hazardous Materials Technician
• TCFP Fire Service Instructor I
• Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
• NFA Incident Safety Officer
• National Academy Emergency Medical Dispatcher
• National Academy Emergency Fire Dispatcher

STATION 185

• Member since 2006
• TCFP Advanced Certification
• TCFP Fire Instructor Basic
• Safety Officer I
• CPR & First Aid

Travis Boyd
Lieutenant, Station 185

STATION 186

• Member since 1992
• Firefighter Advanced
• Arson Investigator Advanced
• Fire Investigator Advanced
• Fire Inspector Advanced
• EMT Basic
• NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
• NFA 2009 - Fire Inspection Principle
• CPR & AED Certified
• Officer's Choice Award 2007
• TCleose - Peace Officer
• IAAI, IAFC, NAFI

Sean Simmonds
Lieutenant, Station 186

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

• Administrative & Business Office Support
• Document Control Management
• Customer Service
• Internal Billing Logistics

• Front Reception Desk
• Administrative Office Support
• Customer Service

Montgomery County Emergency Services District #10

Commissioner, Bob Buschardt
Board President

Commissioner, Glenn Gates
Vice President

Commissioner, Dwight Arnold
Treasurer

Commissioner, Andy Brown
Vice-Secretary/Treasurer

Commissioner, (Vacant)
Secretary

 

Executive Fire Board

Ronnie Piper
President

Catherine Chapman
Vice President

Alan Paulk
Treasurer

Bill Wright
Assistant Treasurer

Gary Pangarakis
Secretary

Dave Ward
Assistant Secretary

Larry Simmonds
Parliamentarian/Sergeant-At-Arms