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Odessa, Texas/August 4, 2023-Bring the kids and the entire family to the Odessa Police Department’s Annual Block Party, Saturday, August 5th from 10am to 2pm at Floyd Gwin Park located at 10th and North County Rd. West.
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Odessa, Texas/May 31, 2023-Odessa Fire Rescue recently held a Badge Pinning and Promotion Ceremony at the Odessa Central Fire Station and Administration Building. 10 New OFR hires were promoted to ROOKIE status and 11 firefighters received their one-year shield.
(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
Many young Hispanics in the City of Odessa are choosing a career path towards firefighting/EMT service and joining Odessa Fire Rescue.
(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
Odessa Fire Rescue Rookie, Cesar Hernandez, was born in Chihuahua, Mexico and came to Texas with his family at the age of two. He was eligible for the DACA program and graduated from Odessa High School.
(Cesar Hernandez, Rookie Firefighter/EMT-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
Odessa Fire Rescue frequently make runs to west Odessa in Ector County, that has a large Spanish speaking only population. OFR has bilingual firefighters that are able to bridge the communications gap, and help those residents going through a crisis.
(Cesar Hernandez, Rookie Firefighter/EMT-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
Odessa Fire Rescue reaches out to local high school students through the Field the Shield Program and also encouraging female students to join the fire service.
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Odessa, Texas/April 23, 2023-On Friday, April 21st representatives of the City of Odessa along with Mayor Javier Joven, members of the Odessa City Council, family and guests gathered at the Central Fire Station and Administration Building for the official announcement of the new Odessa Fire Rescue Chief.
Agapito Bernal, the interim Odessa City Manager introduced Jason Cotton as the new OFR Chief.
(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
Fire Chief Jason Cotton is from Odessa and a 1992 graduate of Permian High School. Chief Cotton comes from a family of Odessa Fire Fighters.
(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
Fire Chief Jason Cotton has a set of goals he wants Odessa Fire Rescue to achieve, one of those goals is training.
(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
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Odessa, Texas/January 4, 2023-Recently Odessa Fire Rescue promoted two assistant chiefs. One to the position of Assistant Chief of Administration. The other key position to the Assistant Chief of EMS.
(John Alvarez, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue-Odessa, Texas)
Bradley Reese was promoted to the key role of Assistant Chief of Administration, overseeing Emergency Management and responsible of internal investigations
(Bradley Reese, Assistant Chief of Administration and Emergency Management-Odessa Fire Rescue)
Daniel Chavez is the current Assistant Chief of EMS after the retirement of Assistant Chief Rodd Huber, who recently retired on December 30th after 27 years of service with Odessa Fire Rescue.
(Daniel Chavez, Assistant Chief of EMS-Odessa Fire Rescue-Odessa, Texas)
Odessa Fire Rescue will have a Retirement Ceremony for Chief John Alvarez on Friday, January 6th at 1:30pm at the Central Fire Station and Administration Building. Chief John announced his retirement December 6, 2022, after 30 years of service
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Odessa, Texas/December 21, 2022-The Chief Executive Officer of Ajuuas Mexican Restaurant along with officials with Odessa Fire Rescue provide a Christmas lunch for Odessa Firefighter and Odessa Police Department.
(Julian Rubio, CEO/Ajuuas Mexican Restaurant-Odessa, Texas)
Odessa is unique, in that, businesses and residents support Odessa Fire Rescue, Public Communications and the Odessa Police Department, Ector County Sheriff’s Office, and other first responders.
(Michelle Cervantes, Fire Marshal-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas)
Approximately 150 Odessa Firefighters enjoyed red or green cheese enchiladas with rice and beans and cookies. Officers with the Odessa Police Department were able to stop by the Odessa Central Fire Station and pick up “to go” boxes.
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Odessa, Texas/November 10, 2022-Odessa Fire Rescue along with the City of Odessa, and the Lee Family, held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Fire Station 6 located at 2110 Penbrook in North Odessa. This station will have a much quicker response to East and West directions on 42nd Street as well as on Grandview.
(John Alvarez, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue-Odessa, Texas)
Fire Station 6 will have 5 bays and the classroom will be able to convert to an Emergency Operations Center. Odessa Fire Rescue has incorporated the cancer initiative with exhaust fans and system placed in the truck room.
(John Alvarez, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue-Odessa, Texas)
Fire Station 6 will also serve as a satellite office for the Odessa Police Department.
(Michael Gerke, Police Chief-Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas)A
Artwork such as stained-glass windows are part of Fire Station 6 and are made possible by Odessa Arts.
(Randy Ham, Executive Director-Odessa Arts/Odessa, Texas)
Odessa Fire Rescue Fire Station 6 is now in full operation.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the passage of the American Relief Act to fund the federal government:
“Minutes ago I voted in favor of a good, clean bill to get us into Donald Trump’s presidency. We worked hard to ensure conservative wins, especially supporting our Texas farmers and ranchers. This bill wasn’t everything I wanted but it was enough to buy us time until the calvary comes in January.”
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