Your Service at a Glance

YOUR SERVICE AT A GLANCE Seabrook

We are your friends and neighbors providing an Volunteer above average service for below average cost. COMMUNITY We are 100% volunteer. Some of the highlight SERVICE services you receive: Fire 1. Fire suppression. THROUGH COOPERATION o Residential Department o Commercial o Marine

2. Technical Rescue. o Motor Vehicle o Marine o Hazardous Environment

3. Medical First Response Seabrook Volunteer Fire o Residential/Commercial/ Department Marine PO Box 98 OVER 60 YEARS Seabrook, Texas 77586 We have had the privilege of providing service for over 60 years. That is longer than the City of Phone 281 474 3434 Seabrook has even been incorporated. In fact, http://www.seabrookfd.com/ we proudly donated all of the funding required to allow the City to incorporate all those years ago. We have always been there for, you, the citizens. FUTURE SOLUTIONS NOW HOW WE STACK UP WORKING WITH THE

Although the City has grown exponentially, the COMMUNITY fire protection capacity has struggled to keep up. It is only due to the diligence and hard work, of SVFD is comprised of more than 40 residents of your neighbors that volunteer, that we have Seabrook and a few from El Lago. We all live continued to provide quality service to date. here work, vote and pay taxes. We feel an extraordinary bond with our community and routinely go above and beyond gladly. 1. Average response time nationally is 8:30. SVFD response time this year We have enjoyed the annual Fire Prevention was 6:50. Week activities at schools and day care facilities. Many of our members take time off of work to No lost time injuries in FY05 4. attend these efforts to instill fire safety at the earliest stages. 5. Average fire loss for communities our size is $752,700. Fire Loss in Although we have no enforcement authority (this Seabrook Fy05 was $378,000, with over rests solely with the City), we provide courtesy $1.6M saved. inspections for residential, commercial, and marine structures and vehicles, just ask us.

WHAT’S AHEAD? We provide training and demonstration to community organizations, upon request, in fire Seabrook continues to grow and prosper. We prevention, fire extinguisher use, and water have doubled in size over the last several years safety, just to name a few. and are project to grow even more. Contact us. We would be happy to help. While remaining primarily residential, look for future commercial development on land and around the water. Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department As a community, we need to be prepared to protect ourselves before potential hazards PO Box 98 appear. Seabrook, Texas 77586 SVFD has led the Bay Area in progressive programs and long range planning for the safety of all of us. Phone 281 474 3434 http://www.seabrookfd.com UN-PAID PROFESSIONALS

Though no SVFD member receives compensation for duties performed, we maintain a highly trained and certified force.

1) State of Texas Certified Firefighters (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Master)

2) Commissioned Firefighters (Paid in their day jobs)

3) Level II State Instructors

4) Emergency Medical Technicians and higher (FR, ECA, EMT-B, EMT-I, and EMT-P).

5) Specialized Rescue Technicians and Hazmat Technicians and Specialists

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Get involved with your own safety and that of your family. Become an informed and aware safe citizen of Seabrook.

Join the Volunteer Corps as promoted by President Bush. The Fire Corps and the Community Emergency Response Teams [CERT] are part of this effort.

Join SVFD if you are interested and help when you are able. We welcome all interested citizens!