Board of Commissioners Messages

11/12/2024 Dear Citizens, Members, Leadership, and Board Members: As I prepare to retire on December 1, 2024, I reflect on twenty-five years of service to our District, including fifteen as Board Chairman. Serving our community's fire and life safety needs has been a profound responsibility, rooted in a shared commitment to safeguarding our community and building a resilient future. Each of us aspires to leave a legacy that strengthens the lives of our families, our community, and the institu...
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Ladies and Gentlemen: I want to share historical milestones District #4 has reached. I do this reflecting on my tenure as Chairman of its Board and since hiring Fire Chief Kenneth Moore in December of 2016. In context, fire districts and departments are the only governmental agencies whose primary duties are to protect and preserve both life and property. In June of 2018, we received a Class 1 rating from the Professional Insurance Association of Louisiana. The rating translates in to lower ra...
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Ladies and Gentlemen: The District #4 Board expresses gratitude for the community support we receive and appreciation to the personnel who tirelessly serve them. District #4 recently undertook diligence required for continuing International Accreditation and its Property Insurance Association of Louisiana Rating ("PIAL"). PIAL's Municipal Division evaluates fire protection capabilities to determine a Protection Classification in the graded area. That diligence examined how successfully Distric...
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Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of our Board of Commissioners I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas and a Safe, Healthy, Happy, and Prosperous New Year in 2023! It gives me great pride to be your Chairman and I am looking forward to a fantastic New Year with two new stations coming on line, along with new apparatus, new employees and new promotions. I would also like to thank you for the dedicated service and hard work you do for the citi...
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To all employees of Fire District 4 and our Board of Commissioners: I would like to once again take this means to say thank you for the devotion to duty each of you process. Your hard work and extra effort has and is making our Fire District one of the very best ever. With the Class 1 rating from the PIAL, and the International Accreditation each of you are continuing to make us proud!

We are looking forward to a wonderful 2023! Hopefully we will open two new (much needed) statio...
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