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• Central Texas Council of Governments 23 • Capital Area Council of Governments: 12 NORTH REGION Chief Steve Pollock • North Central Texas Council of Governments 4 • Texoma Council of Governments 22 NORTHEAST REGION Chief Neal Franklin • Ark-Tex Council of Governments 5 • East Texas Council of Governments 6 • Deep East Texas Council of Governments 14 SOUTHEAST REGION Chief Mike Donoho • Brazos Valley Council of Governments 13 • Houston-Galveston Area Council 16 • South East Texas Regional Planning Commission 15 VALLEY REGION Chief Ricardo Saldana • Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 21 • South Texas Development Council 19 • Coastal Bend Council of Governments 20 SOUTH REGION Chief Darren Smith • Alamo Area Council of Governments 18 • Middle Rio Grande Development Council 24 • Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission 17 WEST REGION Chief Paul Jenkins • Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission 9 • Rio Grande Council of Governments 8 • Concho Valley Council of Governments 10 • Panhandle Regional Planning Commission 1 • South Plains Association of Governments 2 • Nortex Regional Planning Commission 3 • West Central Texas Council of Governments 7 One of the duties of the regional directors is to hold two meetings of TFCA members in the region each year. Some regional directors have performed this essential function more successfully than others. The Valley Region has met four times per year for three years. Central, North, Northeast, Southeast and South have been meeting twice per year. The West Region has not met at all recently. The regional meetings serve the important function of bringing TFCA members together face-toface to meet each other, to discuss the TFCA legislative agenda, to hear about new educational initiatives and member services and to elect the regional director. In 2007, about one-third of the TFCA membership attended regional meetings. The TFCA Constitution & Bylaws provides for the Executive Board to appoint a regional director to serve out the unexpired term of a director who leaves the position before the biennial election cycle. Some regional directors have retired, some have moved out the region, and others have moved into TFCA officer positions. Serving as a regional director is an excellent leadership development opportunity. The following are the seven regional directors as of the beginning of 2008: CENTRAL REGION DIRECTOR Chief Chris Connealy Cedar Park Fire Department 911 Quest Parkway Cedar Park, Texas 78613 Phone: 512-260-5470 Fax: 512-260-2464 E-mail: connealy@cedarparktx.us NORTH REGION DIRECTOR Chief Steve Pollock Cedar Hill Fire Department P.O. Box 96 Cedar Hill, TX 75106 Phone: 972-291-5100, ext. 2321 Fax: 972-291-3473 E-mail steve.pollock@ cedarhilltx.com NORTHEAST REGION DIRECTOR Chief Neal J. Franklin Tyler Fire Department 1718 W. Houston Tyler, TX 75702; Phone: 903-535-0005 Fax: 903-535-0011 E-mail: firechief@tylertexas.com SOUTH REGION DIRECTOR Chief Darren Smith Alamo Heights Fire Department 6116 Broadway Alamo Heights, TX 78209 Phone: 210-832-2205 Fax: 210-828-3006 E-mail dsmith@ ci.alamo-heights.tx.us SOUTHEAST REGION DIRECTOR Chief Michael S. Donoho, Jr. Bryan Fire Department 300 W. William J. Bryan Parkway Bryan, Texas 77803 Phone: 979-209-5970 Fax: 979-209-5989 E-mail mdonoho@bryantx.gov WEST REGION DIRECTOR Chief Paul J. Jenkins Dumas Fire Department 106 N. Bliss, Dumas, TX 79029 Phone: 806-935-6434 Fax: 806-934-9896 E-mail pjenkins@ci.dumas.tx.us VALLEY REGION DIRECTOR Chief Ricardo Saldana Mission Fire Department 500 E. Tom Landry Mission, TX 78572; Phone: 956-580-8701 Fax: 956-580-8712 E-mail: rsaldana@ mission.lib.tx.us These busy fire chiefs have pledged their time and resources to participate in at least four Executive Board meetings and two regional meetings per year, plus the annual conference and governmental affairs when needed. They represent you on the association’s governing board. They deserve our recognition, our support and our thanks. 8 TEXAS FIRE CHIEF Spring/Summer 2008

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Texas Fire Chief - Spring/Summer 2008 Contents Executive Director’s Report Region Realignment Map Above and Beyond 2007 Conference Highlights ‘Service Above Self’ Texas Commission Implements Southwest Fire Rescue Conference Program Membership Application Who Are Those Guys? Alarms for the Hearing Impaired Recent Calls Index to Advertisers

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