Chief's Corner

02 Feb

Hiring Opportunities

by Dave Clinehiring, firefighter

On November 3rd, citizens approved a tax increase to fund operations of the District including the staffing of Fire Station #3.

SAFD will conduct hiring processes back-to-back, adding 3 to 6 firefighters each time, to fill new positions and to back-fill positions after promotions. This will result in 12 to 15 new firefighter positions being hired over the next 36 months.

Please find attached infomation regarding the upcoming hiring process. 

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27 Jan

Annual Report for 2020

by Dave ClineAnnual report, 2020, run data

The Smithville Area Fire Protection District has released an Annual Report which details our responses and activities in 2020. In 2020, the Fire District saw an increase of 16% in the total number of incidents from 2019. While most of the additional responses where to emergency medical incidents, total fire incidents were up as well. The total number of public education and public relations events are down from previous years due in large part to fewer public gatherings due to the pandemic.

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13 Jul

November 3, 2020 Ballot Issue Materials

by Dave Cline

Below are links to educational materials regarding the November 3, 2020 ballot issue for the Smithville Area Fire Protection District. These materials are provided to educate our citizens on the future needs and plans of the Fire District.

If you have any questions, or you would like any additional information, please feel free to contact Fire Chief Dave Cline at 532-4902 or dcline@safpd.com.

Additionally, you may contact members of the Board of Directors;

President Debbie Childress dchildress@safpd.com

Bob Painter bpainter@safpd.com

Charlie Waters cwaters@safpd.com

Brian Laybourne blaybourne@safpd.com

Thank you for taking the time to learn about this important issue!

“Proudly Serving Our Community”

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