2024 SFFMA Conference Wrap-Up

7/20/2024

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 148th Annual Training Conference and Convention in San Marcos, Texas. Whether an attendee, vendor, sponsor, or presenter, your participation is crucial to a successful conference. The following reports and information from the 2024 conference are now available: 

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to this year's conference sponsors:

VFIS of Texas

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

Budweiser - Mike Hopkins Distributing & L&F Distributors

TEEX

Casco Industries

The City of McAllen

Vic Einspahr

See 2023 contest results and race winners below!

  • Firefighter of the Year -

  • EMS Responder of the Year -

2023 Driving Contest Winners

1st Place - Keith E. Tate of Flint-Gresham VFD, at 2:08.80.

2nd Place - Bradley Hill of UCESD #1 with a time of 2:28.04.

3rd Place - Alvin Fail of Cameron with a run time of 2:37.09.

Firefighter Gauntlet - The Firefighter Gauntlet was brought to us by the Edgecliff Fire Dept. The Gauntlet tested participants’ strength and endurance on a variety of skills such as a hose drag, dummy drag, and axe chop. The event was modified to allow all ages and skill levels to participate.

Youth:

Youth - Age 49:

50 and Over:

2023 Poster Contest Winners

High School Division - Grades 9-12:

1st Place - Keelie Parrish, Orange Grove

2nd Place - Rilie Perea, Orange Grove

3rd Place - Kaylee Hernandez, Harlingen

 

Jr High Division - Grades 7-8:

1st Place - Camila Santiago, Pasadena

2nd Place - Ivan Bolado, Brownsville

3rd Place - Azul Castillo, Pasadena

 

Middle Division - 5-6:

1st Place - Kriya Magesti, Plano

2nd Place - Sophia Torres, Brownsville

3rd Place - Neil Thakkar, Plano

 

Intermediate Division - Grades 3-4

1st Place - Teslyn Hunt, Cameron

2nd Place - Gisel Balderas, Pasadena

3rd Place - Cooper Benson, Plano

 

Primary Division - Grades 1-2:

1st Place - Shivansti Karan, Plano

2nd Place - Venus Martinez, Harlingen

3rd Place - Pristia Pranau Patkar, Plano

 

Kindergarten Division - Grades Pre-K-K

1st Place - Noah Hopson, Gatesville

2nd Place - Shraddha Khare, Plano

3rd Place - Ahmed Khan, Plano

2023 Photo Contest Winners

Best in Show and First Place in Fire-Related Acts:

Xavier Garcia of Pleasanton.

Second Place in Fire-Related Acts: Billy Dalmolin of Alvin VFD

First and Second Place in Education and Public Safety:

Christopher Bashford of Wichita West VFD