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RURAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE
OCTIDBER 1967
ANNEX
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PLANNING
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BRAZOS COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE
RURAL FIRE
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PROTECTION PROGRAM
BASE PLAN
DATE: October 1967
Approved by the Brazos County Civil Defense Directors
Staff and Council, November 4, 1967
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Rural Fire Protection Program
MISSION:
To establish a rural fire protection program for Brazos
County which would serve rural residents on a day to day basis
and provide an auxiliary fire program to cope with fires caused
by a national or severe local disaster at minimum cost through
community self -help participation.
I: Rural Fire Protection Committee:
A. Purpose:
To function as a coordination committee which will act in a ad-
visory capacity to provide recommendations and support in areas
of rural fire protection planning.
B. Advisory Committee members:
1. County Judge
2. County Civil Defense Director
3. Bryan Civil Defense Director
4. College Station Civil Defense Director
5. Bryan Fire Chief
6. College Station Fire Chief
7. County Sheriff
8. County Commissioners
9. USDA County Defense Board Chairman
10. County Agent
11. Civil Defense Fire and Rescue Coordinator
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II: Brazos County Civil Defense Rural Fire Protection service will
be under the direction and control of:
A. Brazos County Civil Defense Fire and Rescue Coordinator,
Bryan Fire Dept. Chief- Deputy Coordinator
College Station Fire Chief- Deputy Coordinator
III: The Civil Defense Fire protection service will:
1. With advice, recommendation and assistance provided by
the rural fire service committee establish:
a. A survey of all water resources, equipment, etc. which
can be utilized in rural areas for on the spot fire
fighting.
b. Identify rural fire reporting areas by district and
unit numbers which will be used when reporting fires.
This will enable fire fighting units from Bryan and
College Station to immediately identify the fire area and
reach it by the shortest route.
c. Develop and publish a map showing fire reporting grid
numbers which will be used for reporting fires.
d. Recruit and train rural fire fighting brigades in each
fire district who will make use of local fire fighting
assets and assist regular fire fighting units.
e. Publish a pamplet for each rural resident outlining fire
reporting procedures and purpose of the rural fire
protection program.
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IV: Civil Defense Auxiliary Fireman
General:
a. All auxiliary fireman will be registered and accept office
as Brazos County Civil Defense auxiliary fireman.
b. For coordination and supervision purposes, all auxiliary
fireman will be under the direction of the Bryan Fire
Department, for the north zone and the College Station
Fire Dept. for the south zone (see Figure B).
c. Uniforms authorized - Kakhi pants and shirts with Brazos
County Civil Defense auxiliary fireman patches.
d. Fireman badges will be available at cost to members who
desires them.
V. Organizational:
a. Each fire brigade will have a brigade captain who will be in
charge of auxiliaries in his area. (See Chart)
TRAINING:
All training will be provided by the Brazos County Civil Defense
office under the direction and supervision of the Brazos County
Fire Coordinator, the Bryan Fire Chief and the College Station
Fire Chief.
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES:
1. Each Brigade member when made aware of a fire in their district
will alert all other members in his district and take immediate
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fire control action. Upon arrival -of the fire chief, all fire
fighting efforts will be directed by the fire chief.
2. Each fire Brigade captain should establish a coordination and
fire alerting procedure for his district.
3. Each fire Brigade captain will maintain his Brigade by recruit-
ing new fire fighting members and requesting training when
needed.
November, 1967
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE OFFICERS
I. a. John R. Ra Usch - Brazos County C.D. Fire and Rescue Coordinator
b. Keith Langford - Deputy Coordinator
c. C. E. F. Sevison - Deputy Coordinator
II. Rural Fire Service Advisory Committee
a. William R. Vance - County Judge
b. Jake Canglose - County C.D. Director
c. Fred Sandlin - Bryan C.D. Director
d. John W. Hill exams A&M .$; Director
e. Ran Boswell - C. S. City Manager
f. James E. Frierson - Chairman, USDA County Defense Board
g. Tom Sistrunk - County Agent
h. J. W. Hamilton - County Sheriff
i. W. A. Stasny - County Commissioner Precinct (4)
j. C. J. Porterfield - County Commissioner Precinct (3)
k. George Dunn - County Commissioner Precinct (2)
1. Raymond Nolan - County Commissioner Precinct (1)
Brazos County Civil Defense Rural Fire Protection Service
Civil Defense Fire
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Rescue Coordinator
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(north zone) (south zone)
Bryan Fire Dept. Chief College Station
Fire Dept. Chief
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Brigade Brigade (as many as needed to cover
Brazos County)
Captain Captain
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Fireman Fireman
(as many
as needed)
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE
FIRE ZONE MAP
NOV. 1967
NORTH ZONE Race
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*Zone boundary ie approx. zone line and is used for planning purposes. Both fire
Depts. will respond to fires in either zone when necessary. •
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