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Mehlville Fire Board of Directors review results of employee schedule survey

Mehlville Fire Board of Directors review results of employee schedule survey

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor July 14, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors reviewed the results of an employee survey July 6 about modifying the current employee work schedule.  The district has been discussing the...

MFPD will survey employees about shifts

MFPD will survey employees about shifts

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter July 5, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors continued a discussion at a June 23 meeting about the possibility of changing up 2023 schedules, with the main purpose being retention and recruitment. The...

Mehlville Fire continues schedule discussion, may partner with school district

Mehlville Fire continues schedule discussion, may partner with school district

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 30, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors continued a discussion at a June 23 meeting about the possibility of changing up 2023 schedules, with the main purpose being retention and recruitment. The...

MFPD alters apparatus procurement, joins government-to-government co-op

MFPD alters apparatus procurement, joins government-to-government co-op

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 16, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is changing up how it procures high-cost apparatus after deciding to join the Houston-Galveston Area Council June 8. The HGAC is a government-to-government cooperative...

Mehlville Fire Protection District looks at changing employee work schedules

Mehlville Fire Protection District looks at changing employee work schedules

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter June 15, 2022

A work schedule shake up may be coming to the Mehlville Fire Protection after the Board of Directors decided to investigate a change June 8. The investigation is part of requested changes to the district’s...

Mehlville Fire Protection District earns award for financial reporting

Mehlville Fire Protection District earns award for financial reporting

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter May 19, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District continued its longstanding record of financial transparency as it was recently awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its...

MFPD continues vehicle search, buys demo truck

MFPD continues vehicle search, buys demo truck

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter May 6, 2022

With inflation and supply chain issues hitting the vehicle market, the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors has had to change the way it purchases fire trucks and ambulances. The board...

Getting a ride to school in style

Getting a ride to school in style

May 3, 2022

Fifth-grade Lindbergh student Mira, pictured above, received a ride to Dressel Elementary School from the Mehlville Fire Protection District April 29. Mira won the ride in Dressel Elementary’s 2019 Moveathon...

Mehlville Fire tries to get ahead of supply chain issues with truck, ambulance purchase

Mehlville Fire tries to get ahead of supply chain issues with truck, ambulance purchase

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter April 29, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District is working through supply chain issues which have delayed the procurement of administrative vehicles and ambulances.  At a March 2 meeting, Bob Zeit of Emergency...

Mehlville Fire relaxes employee tattoo policy

Mehlville Fire relaxes employee tattoo policy

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter April 23, 2022

The Mehlville Fire Protection District relaxed its employee tattoo policy recently, going from a complete ban to an approval process. The new policy does not allow tattoos on the hands, face or neck...

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