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Ward 7 Fire Protection District 1 Tuesday, 08 November 2011 20:44 Ward 7 Fire Protection District 1 was established on October 21, 1979, with Ray McClelland as Fire Chief. The response area is Sabine River to MM15 (East to West), and Line Road to the Inter Coastal Canal, including Livingston Island (North to South) covering approximately 155 square miles of the Toomey/Edgerly/Vinton areas, excluding the Town of Vinton.  
Member Showcase Tuesday, 29 March 2011 00:00 Training Chief Jonathan Duff, it the training Chief for the Westlake Fire Department in Westlake Louisiana. Chief Duff has 10 years of experience in the fire service and is an active member in the community. 
Member Showcase Tuesday, 29 March 2011 00:00 Ron Phelps serves as the representative for Air Liquide, a manufacturer of industrial gases, even though he has been retired for a number of years. Ron has served for numerous years as this company’s representative.

Welcome to the SLMA Web Site!

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The objective of this organization is the joining together of fire fighting, law enforcement, rescue, and first aid manpower and facilities among Southwest Louisiana industries, and municipalities for mutual assistance in case of emergency situations - either natural, or man-made.

The Southwest Louisiana Mutual Aid Association’s (SLMA) membership continues to grow, encompassing the majority of the emergency response agencies of Southwest Louisiana.  SLMA has mutual aid agreements with other mutual aid organization both in Texas and Louisiana.

Please feel free to browse the web site to learn more of the organization. Membership listing and application are available as well.

Inspection Schedule

j_merchant.jpgAs stated in our by-laws, each member is subject to an inspection of the assets that are available for request by the mutual aid members.  This year we have appointed a new "Inspector General", Chief Jerry Merchant will assume the duties of inspection form Clyde Dennis.  Clyde will be assuming other emergency response duties over the next few years.  Jerry was appointed, as we like to refer to, the "Inspector General" of the membership assets committee.  Jerry's duties are to review the membership information and review and inspect the equipment that is available for request.  Jerry also serves as an ambassador to the Southwest Louisiana Mutual Aid Organization.

Jerry makes his list by location and attempts to inspect as many as he can in one location to best utilize his time.

Jerry will contact you in advance and set a time for inspection.

Read more: Inspection Schedule

 

Meeting Schedule

meeting.gifThe Association's monthly meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m., typically in the Managan Center located at at the corner of Mckinley and Sampson in Westlake.  Meetings are open to members and guest of members only.

 

Read more: Meeting Schedule

   

Monthly Emergency Responses 2011

Month
Total Events
# of Apparatus
January
33
287 
February
25 
206
March
28 
202
 April
26
160
 May
30
188
 June
30
210 
 July
14 
132 
 August
24
214 
 September
18
127 
 October
17
28 
 November
25
167  
 December
 9
99  
 Totals
279
2020 
50°
10°
°F | °C
Clear
Humidity: 84%
Wind: N at 0 mph
Fri
Clear
43 | 65
6 | 18
Sat
Mostly Sunny
34 | 63
1 | 17
Sun
Clear
36 | 63
2 | 17

Terror Levels

Current National Threat Level is elevated

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