2012 Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Saturday, May 26 & Sunday, May 27 Louisiana Revised Statute 47:305.58 provides for an annual state sales tax holiday on sales of hurricane-preparedness items or supplies made on the last Saturday and Sunday of each May. During the two-day annual holiday, tax-free purchases are authorized on the first…
U.S. Senator Vitter Visits Local Fire Station
For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 14, 2011 United States Senator David Vitter yesterday met with chiefs, administrators and commissioners of St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 12 at the District's headquarters near Covington to discuss his efforts towards forgiveness of federal emergency loans. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, local government agencies borrowed significant sums to maintain operations while order was restored and during the ensuing impact on tax revenue. FD12 borrowed approximately $500,000, which is now due in annual payments of $125,000 - a significant sum for an organization with an annual budget of only ...
FD12 Training Academy Graduates 12
Standing (left to right): Fernando Davis Jr. (FD13), Josh Murla (FD12), Daniel Fortun (FD12), Matthew Carter (FD12), Chief of Training Dominick Bourgeois (FD12), Donald Hebert Jr. (FD12), Jeremy Authement (FD12), Neil Navarro (FD12), Shelby Hickman (FD6). Kneeling: Brandon Wolfe (FD8), Regan Crouch (FD6), Evan Armentrout (FD12), Mark Miller (FD12). For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Twelve newly-minted firefighters graduated from St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District No. 12's Training Academy last Friday, and have begun service in four Northshore fire departments. The 16-week academy teaches the basics of fire suppression, CPR and other emergency medical procedures, fire survival, apparatus operation, and ...
20 Years of Service
Fire Chief Darrell Guilott presents District Fire Chief Michael Haley with a plaque recognizing his 20 years of service to the citizens of Fire District 12
Local Chiefs Meet With Congress About Fire Department Needs
For Immediate Release Monday, May 10, 2010 Fire District 12 Chief Darrell Guilott and Deputy Chief Stephen Krentel, Fire District 4 Chief Merrick Tassin, and 11 other fire service leaders from throughout Louisiana were in Washington the last week of April as part of the Congressional Fire Services Institute's 22nd annual event. The delegation met with Senators David Vitter and Mary Landrieu and Congressman Steve Scalise. Established in 1989 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy institute, CFSI is designed to educate members of Congress about the needs and challenges of our nation's fire and emergency services so that the federal government provides the types of ...
World Trade Center Beam Dedication
On May 7, 2010 Fire District 12 received a beam from the World Trade Center in New York as a donation from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The beam, once a piece of the Twin Towers destroyed by terrorists on 9/11, was used as evidence in the trial of some of those responsible for the attack. Now at FD12 headquarters near Covington, the beam will be incorporated into a permanent sculpture to be placed on the grounds of the facility at the intersection of Hwy. 36 and Hwy. 21. FD12 is soliciting drawings and suggestions from local ...
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ST. Tammany Fire Protection District 12 Annual Report
- March 30th, 2012
Below you find the annual Report for Fire District 12 for 2011.
Covington-area man jailed after marijuana grow lamps spark fire in his attic
- March 15th, 2012
After marijuana-farming lamps sparked a fire in his home’s attic Wednesday, a Covington-area man ended up in jail, authorities said. Personnel with St. Tammany Parish’s 12th Fire Protection District received a 911 call about 3:20 p.m. that a residence in the 19300 block of Ninth Avenue was ablaze. Firefighters on four engines and a rescue…
STRUCTURE FIRE LEADS TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
- March 15th, 2012
For Immediate Release THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 FD12 firefighters responding to a blaze south of Covington on Wednesday afternoon made an unusual discovery as they extinguished the fire: a marijuana farm in the attic of the home. At 3:20 p.m. yesterday, a 911 caller to Unifire reported the residence at 19326 9th Ave. was on fire. …
Taxation dispute now over between Covington, FD 12
- February 1st, 2012
A historic agreement between the Covington Fire Department and St. Tammany Fire Protection District 12 was signed Monday morning, putting an end to decades-old turf disputes between the two government entities. The intergovernmental agency agreement establishes the service areas of the Covington Fire Department and FD12 and ends a longstanding dispute over annexation and tax…
