AEFPD - Basile Volunteer Fire Department

05/14/2026

Attention SLEMCO Customers that reside in the AEFPD Fire District. Please consider casting a vote for us to obtain much needed High Visibility Jackets to keep our responders safe when answering calls.
We would greatly appreciate and be ever thankful for your support in keeping responders safe.
Please use the link below to cast your vote!
Thank You for supporting your local fire department!

Through SLEMCO's customer-funded Operation Round-Up program, five qualifying first-responder organizations in the parishes we serve will receive grants of up

05/01/2026

It's time to vote! Use your SLEMCO account number to vote for the organization of your choice from the list below. You must be a SLEMCO member to vote. You can only vote once. You'll need your SLEMCO account number to vote. Before voting for your favorite applicant, take a look at what projects each organization is hoping to fund. Voting ends on May 22nd.

Organizations with the top five number of votes will each receive a grant of up to $10,000 to fund special projects in their departments. Funding for the grants comes from thousands of SLEMCO customers who voluntarily round their monthly electric bills up to the nearest dollar. With an average yearly contribution of just $6, our customers have provided grants to 5,158 individuals and organizations totaling $8.6 million, since 1995.

Vote here: slemco.com/first-responder-grants

List of Applicants:

• Arnaudville Volunteer Fire Department
• Acadia/Evangeline Fire Protection District
• Broussard Fire Department
• Cajun F.O.O.L.S.
• Coulee Croche Firefighters Association
• Duson Volunteer Fire Department
• Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office
• Iberia Parish Fire District Association
• Judice Volunteer Fire Department
• Mire Volunteer Fire Department
• Youngsville Volunteer Fire Department
• Ville Platte Volunteer Fire Department

03/06/2026

02/26/2026

Acadia Parish is under a Burn Ban

02/14/2026

It is not often that we get updates from calls we go on. This Amazing Family visited us at our last meeting with grateful hearts. We were so very happy to see them. We even took on a junior firefighter. Thank you for visiting and allowing us to be part of your family.

02/13/2026

2026 Volunteer Assistant Chiefs: (L) Adria Ashford, (C) Corey Cormier, and (R) Heather Putnam-Lantz.

02/13/2026

2026 Volunteer President Adria Ashford (L) and Vice President Heather Putnam-Lantz (R).

12/04/2025

CONGRATS to our 2025 Top Medical Responders
1st Jessica Fontenot
2nd Adria Ashford
3rd Herbert Ripp Rippeon

12/04/2025

CONGRATS to our 2025 Top Firefighters
1st Stafford Fontenot
2nd Herbert Ripp Rippeon
3rd Heather Putnam-Lantz