STATE FIREMEN’S AND FIRE MARSHALS’ ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS (SFFMA): A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO TRUE TEXAS HEROES

SFFMA's Chris Barron Says Record Drought, Wildfires Test Courage, Budgets of Volunteer FirefightersAUSTIN, TEXAS (Feb. 28, 2012)—The following opinion-editorial column is by Chris Barron, executive director of the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas and its Texas Wildfire Relief Fund (www.txwildfirerelief.org), a non-profit that supports Texas volunteer fire departments: While the wildfires that ravaged the state last spring and summer may seem like a distant memory, their effects are still felt in communities across our state. And, with the next wildfire season less