Officers:
Buddy White, Commander
Henry Sermons, Vice-Commander
Gordon Joyner, Secretary-Treasurer
Newsletter - October 10, 1998
Table of Contents
- COMMANDER'S MESSAGE
- VICE-COMMANDER'S MESSAGE
- FOR SALE
- BURKE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE COLLEGE
I have just walked in the door from Convention 1998 and I have to write my newsletter article. Don't want to hold up the office in its duties. I had a wonderful time in Winston-Salem and I hope those who attended did. We put together a plan and it came together and worked, thanks to a large number of squads who agreed to help at various stages of the Convention. We also could not have made it without the assistance of the N.C. Office of EMS and the Department of Insurance staffs. I can go with my duties in good conscience that we did the best we could with what knowledge and resources we had. Certainly, we will do better next year; however, for next year we will have new knowledge and new resources. Thanks again to all who helped make this convention one of the best I have attended.
The 42nd annual North Carolina Association of Rescue & EMS convention is history. Held in Winston-Salem, N.C., we had over 1200 in attendance. This was the first convention that the Association HOSTED and all of the staff and the volunteers that assisted in putting it on did an outstanding job. Thank you for all that you did. OEMS Staff and DOI staff did a super job in working up the problems and planning the competition. The teams that participated displayed outstanding knowledge and professionalism in the events. The Junior Teams in BLS competition did an outstanding performance in the way they worked on the problem and displayed skills that would make you proud of them. They are the future of this organization. Benevolent Brotherhood over the past year has shown a slight increase. We need to continue to stress to our squad members the importance to them and their families of joining the Brotherhood.
1982 HURST EQUIPMENT Hurst Spreader J1-32B, Hurst Cutter 0-150, Hurst Cutter 0-90, Chain & Shackle Package 364-R003, Multi-Tool Manifold Block 112-R020, 36" Hurst Ram JL-30B, 60" Hurst Ram JL-60B, Hurst Hydraulic Hand Pump JL-MP, Attachment Set for Rams, 5 Hurst Hoses 16', 4 Cycle Briggs & Stratton Power Unit purchased 1989.
Contact Assit. Chief Danny Lee at 919/688-8422.
October 17 & 18, 1998. Sponsored by the Continuing Education Division of Western Piedmont Community College, Burke County Firefighter's Association and Burke County Emergency Services in Morganton, N.C.
Courses offered: Arson Detection for the First Responder, Building Construction, Computers in the Fire Service, Emergency Medical Dispatcher, Farmedic, Fire Behavior/Portable Extinguishers, Fire Operations in the Urban Interface, Fire Prevention, Public Fire Education & Fire Cause, Firefighter Safety & Survival, Flammable Liquids/Foam Fire Streams, Hazardous Materials Awareness, Hazardous Materials Operations, Heavy Vehicle Extrication, High Angle Rescue, Incident Command System, Initial Response Management & Tactics for Search Operations, Introduction to Fire Pumps, Introduction to Volunteer Emergency Services Management, Land Navigation/Map Reading, Land Search Rescue, Mantracking, Personal Protective Equipment, Positive Pressure Ventilation, Pump Maintenance, Rapid Intervention, Rescue Rigging, Salvage/Overhaul, Sprinklers, Traffic Control for Emergency Responders, Vehicle Extrication and Water Rescue.
For further information, please call the Division of Continuing Education at Western Piedmont Community College at 828/438-6105 or Burke County Emergency Services at 828/433-6609.
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