Gail Schubot Elected President for Largest Combination Fire Department
Date: 2007-11-07 10:45:11

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Houston business and franchise attorney Gail Schubot was elected the first woman president of the board of directors by the member of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department in September.

She begins a two-year term as president of the largest volunteer/combination fire department in the country.

The Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department is responsible for all fire, rescue and emergency medical responses in a territory encompassing more than 167 square miles of northwest Harris County, which includes more than 300,000 residents.

With 375 volunteer firefighters, 200 employees, 11 fire stations and a 12th under construction, the department responds to nearly 20,000 emergency calls per year.

Taxing authority Emergency Services District No. 9 contracts with the fire department to provide emergency services for the community and underwrites its $13 million operating budget.

Schubot joined the department as a volunteer in 2000 and is a state-certified firefighter and EMT basic and continues to serve as chauffeur and fire engine crew member at her assigned stations where she has previously been awarded station honors including firefighter and EMS member of the year.

She has held the position of vice president of the department's board of directors for the past four years.

Together with David Grimes, a Chevron geophysicist and newly elected board vice president, they assume responsibility for the administration of the department.

With her law firm located in the same vicinity as the fire department's headquarters, she divides her time between her business clients and the community, both requiring her support and assistance in times of need.

— Houston Chronicle
November 1, 2007