On Saturday September 14th, PFRA hosted our annual PFR appreciation picnic for Plano firefighters and their families at the Haggard party barn. Over 200 guests attended along with 18 PFRA volunteers. Lots of pictures are posted in our photo gallery here:

Appreciation Picnic 2024, Haggard Party Barn Part 1

Appreciation Picnic 2024, Haggard Party Barn Part 2

PFRA wishes to thank all of our picnic sponsors, who generously donated gifts and merchandise to the firefighters who attended:

1st United Bank
Texas Collision Centers
West Plano ER
Crocodile Cloth
Scheels
Dutch Bros
US Foods
Traxxas
Harley-Davidson
Raising Cane’s
Topo Chico

At the August meeting, the PFRA Picnic Committee accepted a $500 donation provided by Gracie Delacruz from Texas Collision Centers. This donation will be used to help cover expenses at our annual Plano Fire-Rescue Appreciation Picnic, benefiting Plano firefighters and their families. Thank you very much Gracie and everyone at Texas Collision Centers!

At the August PFRA meeting, Capt. Mike Carr walked through a very detailed presentation on search & rescue tactics used by Plano Fire-Rescue during residential and commercial structure fires. We learned that scene size-ups are not always what they appear to be, and we saw how difficult and dangerous interior searches can be depending on conditions. Thank you Capt. Carr for another great presentation to PFRA!

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) hosted the 2024 Fire-Rescue International (FRI) conference and expo at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on August 14-16. Many vehicle manufacturers and supply vendors attended to show off their latest apparatus and gear. Check out all the pictures in our photo gallery: https://www.pfra.net/Gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=230069