October 2005 - State Firemen's & Fire Marshals'

Texas Firemen...The Magazine for Texas Firefighters OCTOBER 2005FEATURES6 Thomas Harwell...A Life Well LivedBy Helen L. Johnson9 The Firemen’s Monument10 Fire Fighter’s Pension CommissionBy Lisa Ivie Miller15 SFFMA Membership Advantages & Application17 SFFMA Executive Board18 Salute to Past Presidents of SFFMA19 SFFMA District Map & OfficersThomas Harwell1937-200521 SFFMA Certification Board & Zone Map23 Industrial Emergency Services Board25 2005-2006 SFFMA Committees35 Other Fire Service Boards38 Texas Commission on Fire Protection Update39 WPI UpdateBy Lisa Peterson41 Texas Forest ServiceBy Casey Flinn34 ESTI/TEEXBy Les BunteDEPARTMENTS4 Letters to the Editor 38 Auxiliary5 Executive Director’s Corner 46 Calendar of Events12 Across the State 46 ClassifiedTexas Firemen, issued in the month of October, is the official publication of the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas. Any personinterested in the fire service may become an individual member of this Association by the payment of annual dues in the amount of $20 per year whichincludes individual membership and allows for eligibility of benefits, including a subscription to this magazine, which may be available to individualmembers. Editorial and advertising offices are at 4450 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas 78756, telephone (512) 454-3473, FAX (512) 453-1876. Advertisingrates and requirements are available upon request. Texas Firemen assumes no responsibility for statements made by contributors. Advertising in TexasFiremen does not imply approval or endorsement by the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas. Writers, photographers and artists areencouraged to submit their work to Texas Firemen. A self-addressed, stamped envelope should accompany all submissions.OCTOBER 2005 TEXAS FIREMEN3