Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - (Page 9) ‘If It Needs to be Done, We Do It’ By Dr. Jim Gaston CEDAR HILL’S STEVE POLLOCK, THE TEXAS FIRE CHIEF OF THE YEAR, RELIES ON EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE O n March 21, the Texas Fire Chiefs Association recognized Chief Stephen S. Pollock as the Texas Fire Chief of the Year. He received the award at Southwest Fire Rescue in Austin. Steve Pollock knew he wanted to be a firefighter when he was still in high school. The Pollock family – Steve’s father, mother, older brother and younger sister – all wound up working for Pacific Bell, but Steve wanted a fire-service career. He was born in San Diego and grew up east of the city, living next door to the El Cajon fire chief. He attended the Heartland Fire Academy, serving five cities in the San Diego area. In 1977, Steve went to work for the El Cajon Fire Department, where he was one of two recruits hired from a pool of 500 applicants. Steve’s grandparents were originally from the Texas Panhandle. He had visited relatives in West Texas and decided the cost of living and quality of life were better in Texas. The firefighter went to work for the Odessa Fire This was the second big wakeup call in his career. Steve discovered that everyone was expecting him to make decisions. He had to decide personnel issues, rule on code issues and deal with city politics, so the chief went back to school again. TEXAS FIRE CHIEF Fall/Winter 2007 9
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 Contents Executive Director’s Report Fire Chief of the Year What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? Tax-Exempt Financing 101 The Benefits of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Southwest Fire Rescue 2008 Preview Membership Application ‘Courage to be Safe’ Program Aims to Save Lives Red Truck, Green Building Index to Advertisers Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - (Page 1) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - (Page 2) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - (Page 3) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - (Page 4) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Contents (Page 5) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Executive Director’s Report (Page 6) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Executive Director’s Report (Page 7) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Executive Director’s Report (Page 8) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Fire Chief of the Year (Page 9) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Fire Chief of the Year (Page 10) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Fire Chief of the Year (Page 11) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Fire Chief of the Year (Page 12) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Fire Chief of the Year (Page 13) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? (Page 14) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? (Page 15) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? (Page 16) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? (Page 17) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? (Page 18) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? (Page 19) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - What is an Emergency Service District (ESD)? (Page 20) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Tax-Exempt Financing 101 (Page 21) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Tax-Exempt Financing 101 (Page 22) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - The Benefits of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) (Page 23) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Southwest Fire Rescue 2008 Preview (Page 24) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Southwest Fire Rescue 2008 Preview (Page 25) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Southwest Fire Rescue 2008 Preview (Page 26) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Southwest Fire Rescue 2008 Preview (Page 27) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Membership Application (Page 28) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Membership Application (Page 29) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - ‘Courage to be Safe’ Program Aims to Save Lives (Page 30) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - ‘Courage to be Safe’ Program Aims to Save Lives (Page 31) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 32) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 33) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 34) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 35) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 36) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 37) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 38) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 39) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 40) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Red Truck, Green Building (Page 41) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Index to Advertisers (Page 42) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Index to Advertisers (Page 43) Texas Fire Chief - Fall/Winter 2007 - Index to Advertisers (Page 44)
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