EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 12:00 P.M. EASTERN 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL 10:00 A.M. MOUNTAIN 9:00 A.M. PACIFIC Philip Oakes, National Program Director 307-433-8078 admin@firemarshals.org To help identify causes of fatal fires nationwide, NASFM launches online training program Training … Read more about Incident Report Training
Chief Phil Welch, Gastonia Fire Department Michael Barrett To some people, becoming the president of an organization means you’re finally able to kick up your heels and let the underlings do the dirty work. A longtime colleague of Gastonia Fire Chief Phillip Welch Jr., the newly … Read more about Gastonia fire chief overseeing state firemen’s association
Raleigh - On June 6, 2012 a group of firefighters from all across North Carolina converged upon the NC Legislature for the North Carolina State Firemen's Association's Annual Legislative Day. They visited house and senate members, as well as sat in on the vote for an important bill. … Read more about NCSFA Annual Legislative Day Success June 6, 2012
First Responders Service Team Charities is a non-profit that is supported by the North Carolina Society of Fire Rescue Instructors. The purpose for FRST Charities is to raise money to assist burn victims and their families with aftercare services provided by the UNC – NC Jaycee Burn Center and the … Read more about First Responders Service Team Charities
The wheels are probably wobbling or starting to fall off those new years fitness resolutions. As it continues to warm up across the state encourage the firefighters in your department to get out and participate in the state Walk-A -Mile wellness initiative. On the Walk-A-Mile site you will find more … Read more about Walk-A-Mile
WHEREAS, each year in the United States the fire service loses approximately one hundred firefighters in the line of duty; and, WHEREAS, annually in the United States there are over eighty thousand reported injuries to firefighters; and, WHEREAS, one of the primary goals of the North Carolina … Read more about Resolution Supporting Firefighter Safety
WHEREAS: Cooking equipment is the leading cause of residential fires and home fire injuries in the United States; and WHEREAS: Unattended cooking is the leading factor contributing to cooking fires; and WHEREAS: Electric ranges are the leading type of cooking equipment involved in these fires; … Read more about Resolution Supporting Available Technology for the Purpose of Reducing Fire Loss and Personal Injury from Stovetop Cooking Fires
