A note... From The Chief

It’s that time of the year when we get together with family and friends during the Christmas Holiday season and celebrate the New Year. It is also a time for reflection and an opportunity to thank those friends and loved ones that have helped and encouraged us throughout the year.

I would like to thank the citizens of St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District #4 for supporting our fire district by renewing our millage that allows your firefighters, EMS and staff personnel to continue serving our community effectively. We would not be able to provide the fire, emergency medical service and transport, hazardous material response, fire prevention programs and other services without the quality trained personnel that you the citizens continue to support.  That support allows us to continue our mission of saving lives and protecting property which has provided you with a Class 2 fire insurance rating.

I want to thank our Board of Commissioners who volunteer their precious time and talents to represent the citizens of our community and the employees of the fire district. It is the Boards prudent and sometimes difficult decisions that has enabled our personnel to be the highly trained professionals they are today, that has provided the additional firefighters needed, and has provided the proper equipment to improve our safety and effectiveness on the incident scene.
 
I want to thank our Administrative Staff, Training Division, Emergency Medical Services Division, Officers and Firefighters for their dedication, professionalism, courage and desire to be true servants of our community. I have seen your commitment to perform to the highest level and to provide the best possible care to all our citizens. You have the compassion to go that extra step that makes a real positive difference in a friend or stranger’s life.

"Life is a place of service. Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness."
--Leo Tolstoy

I want to thank the families of the commissioners and employees of the fire district for their sacrifice and willingness to allow us to dedicate our lives and time for a calling to place others first.

I wish our citizens and our Fire District #4 family a joyous and safe Christmas and Happy New Year.

Chief Merrick Tassin