Michael Crowley has devoted his career to providing fleet services for EmergencyVehicles; he served previously with the City of Longview as an Emergency Vehicle Technician.Michael began working for Smith County Emergency Services District 2 in 2017and his dedication and willingness to put in extra time and effort serving SmithCounty and the District have been noted […]
The Smith County ESD2 Board of Commissioners approved the Information Technology Services (ITS) Department to implement a new E-Meetings system for the ESD2 Board of Commissioners. The ESD2 ITS Department selected Community by Diligent. Local Government Agenda Software For Intelligent Innovation Community by Diligent is an intuitive, easy-to-use agenda and meeting management software that enables ESD2 […]
The current radios deployed are almost 10 years old and are end of life with parts no longer being manufactured. The ESD2 Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of 275 800mhz handheld radios from Motorola at the November 2nd meeting. Smith County ESD2 IT Staff are certified to program the radios so Smith County ESD2 […]
Since the beginning of the ESD2 Microwave network (see: Smith County ESD2 ITS implements new microwave network) the IT team with the approval of the board of commissioners has added an additional 7 facilities and one relay point. The network now connects 9 stations and the administration office to the primary server room. The microwave […]
Smith County, Texas- JULY 29, 2019: Smith County Emergency Services District 2 held their monthly board meeting, and discussed the future of fire protection for the district. On the agenda was a resolution to call for an election to implement a sales tax in the district. The rate would be no higher than 1.5% with […]
The ESD2 ITS department has implemented a new fire records management system called ResponseMaster. ResponseMaster allows us to manage all areas of operations including scheduling, hydrants, occupancy management and inspections, checkoffs, training tracking, and most importantly incident notification and reporting. The system receives a notice from the Smith County SO CAD system and starts an […]
In an effort to improve network connectivity to our rural facilities while reducing the reoccurring cost the ITS department has installed a microwave network for data connectivity between 2 facilities and our server room. The ITS department has developed an expansion plan to service all facilities with this network. The project cost for the 3 […]
The Smith County Emergency Services District #2 (ESD #2) Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Meeting on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 6:00 PM at the Jamestown Church of Christ located at 22022 FM 1253 in Smith County. We would appreciate your attendance and input in reference to the emergency services needs of the […]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall notice for certain Kidde fire extinguishers with plastic handles. The fire extinguishers can become clogged or require excessive force to discharge and can fail to activate during a fire emergency. In addition, the nozzle can detach with enough force to pose an impact hazard. For […]
Smith County Emergency Services District 2 Commissioners will be appointing a person to fill an unexpired term for SCESD2 Commissioner District #5. This district covers the Bullard and Flint-Gresham area. To be eligible a person must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of that district. Interested persons must submit a letter […]