WHEREAS,
30 years; and
Fire Chief Aubrey “Mack” Borchardt and his family have been an integral part of the City of Frisco for
WHEREAS,
Mack has been a lifelong resident of Frisco graduating from Frisco High School; and
WHEREAS, Mack began his fire service career in 1973 as a Frisco Volunteer Fire Fighter then after graduating from
the Richardson Fire Academy he was named as the Chief of the Frisco Volunteer Fire Department and later that year
began his fulltime fire service with the City of McKinney; and
WHEREAS,
Mack left McKinney and began his career in Frisco as the City Administrator and Fire Chief of the
Volunteer Fire Department in November of 1982; and
WHEREAS, Mack became the city’s first, and has remained its only, fulltime Fire Chief of the Frisco Fire Department
in November 1987; and
WHEREAS, the population of Frisco was approximately 1,820 at the time he began service and now has passed
123,000 citizens; and
WHEREAS,
under Mack’s management, the Fire Department has grown from an all volunteer department to a
department of over 140 fulltime members which still maintains a strong and active volunteer membership; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has grown from a single station to a network of seven stations to include Central
Station which also host the City’s emergency operations center, training facilities, and Safety Town; and
WHEREAS, Mack has long been a strong advocate of fire and injury prevention both for the public and the
firefighting staff; He has instituted a strong citywide fire prevention program and acquired apparatus and other
equipment with the latest safety equipment; and
WHEREAS, Mack has provided the enduring vision for the development and future of the City of Frisco Fire
Department, excellent stewardship of its resources, leadership, abiding love and compassion for our citizens, and
uncompromised devotion to duty; and
WHEREAS, The Frisco Fire Department would be a lesser institution but for the great skill, dedication, and acumen
of Aubrey “Mack” Borchardt.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Maher Maso, Mayor of the City of Frisco, on behalf of the City Council and the Citizens of
Frisco, do hereby bestow Special Recognition to Aubrey Mack Borchardt and his family for 30 years of service faithfully
rendered to the City of Frisco and its Citizens and do hereby proclaim December 2011 as
“Aubrey Mack Borchardt Month”
encouraging all citizens to congratulate Mack on his 30th anniversary of service, and thank him for his vision for the City
of Frisco Fire Department and his dedication to our community.