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UPDATED:
Thursday Sept 28, 2006 |
North Carolina
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Register Now for the 25 in 5 Workshops: Train the Trainer
THU SEP 28
IN COORDINATION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOC
FARMVILLE - The North Carolina
State Firemen's Association in conjunction with VFIS are holding
FREE Train the Trainer
Rollover Workshops.
Click for more information and to register.
The workshops are being held in: Asheville, Elizabeth City,
Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Hickory, Jacksonville,
Pinehurst, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Sunset Beach, Sylva and
Wilkesboro.
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HOT SHOT
THU SEP 28
SUBMITTED BY TAFT SPENCE, CFP-1661
HAYWOOD COUNTY - Haywood County
Rescue and Junalaska Fire are seen removing one of four patients
involved in this head-on collision on Mauney Cove Road.
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QUICK
TRAINING DOCUMENTS
THU SEP 28
SUBMITTED BY BUREAU CHIEF MARK BROWN, CONCORD DEPARTMENT of FIRE &
LIFE SAFETY
CONCORD - Bureau Chief Mark A.
Brown of Concord will be presenting a series of documents on
FireNews.net that gives information on how Fire Code
requirements may affect company operations on the fireground.
The articles were written for firefighters who may not be
familiar with building codes or are not employed in a fire
inspector capacity.
Each document is in pdf format.
Training Document 01:
Response to Nuisance Fire Alarm Activations
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FEATURED
SHOT
THU SEP 268
SUBMITTED BY MIKE LEGEROS, CFP-7474
RALEIGH -
The newest members of the Raleigh Fire
Department started their education last week at the Keeter
Training Center. Thirty-one recruits will spend the next 24
weeks engaged in classes including fire suppression and
emergency medical services. The graduates will help fill 15 new
positions to staff Station 28 on Forestville Road, planned for
opening in 2007. Upon graduation, the new firefighters will be
state-certified as Emergency Medical Technician and Firefighter
II. The recruit class is the Raleigh Fire Department's 33rd fire
academy.
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Shalotte Fire Department to
Participate in National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
THU SEP 28
SUBMITTED BY FIRE CHIEF PAUL DUNWELL
SHALOTTE -
On October 8th the Shallotte Fire
Department will participate in the National Fallen Firefighters
Memorial Service at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg
Maryland. This will be a first time attending this event for the
Town of Shallotte.Fire Chief Paul
Dunwell has been very involved with programs to assist North
Carolina's fallen since 2000 when he founded, with the assistance of
Sherri Deroche, Allen Monds, Chris Atkins, Shawn Savage and Gene
Moore, the North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
This past May the North Carolina's
firefighters unveiled their tribute to 163 of our fallen comrades.
The North Carolina Fallen Firefighter's Memorial is located in the
City of Raleigh in historic Nash Square across from Raleigh's busy
Central Fire Station.
This October 8th, the Nation will recognize
107 of our Nation's Fallen Firefighters. More than 3 will be from
North Carolina. For more information go to the
National Fallen
Firefighters Foundation website
or to the North
Carolina Fallen Firefighters Foundation website.
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Additional Headlines:
Greenville:
Student Indicted in Dorm Fire
Hillsborough:
Fire Escapes Fire Without Injury
Kernersville:
Town Considering Interim Fire Chief
Powellsville:
Fire Department Receives Grant
Tar Heel:
SHP Ponders Charges in Firefighter's Death
Watauga County:
Investigation Into Fatal Fire Continues
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