14 Feb SC State Firefighters’ Association & SC Firefighter Cancer Coalition Announce SC Firefighter Cancer Legislation Posted at 15:12h in Benefits, FireWire, Health and Safety, Insurance, Legislative, News, Press Release, Uncategorized by Keith Minick 0 Comments 0 LikesThe South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association in collaboration with SC Firefighter Cancer Coalition is proud to announce that two firefighter cancer bills have been introduced in the South Carolina Senate and House of Representatives. Senators Alexander, Talley, Grooms, Martin, Young & Peeler introduced S 1071,Read More... Read More
07 Feb SCSFA Health & Safety Committee Posted at 08:00h in Benefits, FireWire, Health and Safety, Insurance, Uncategorized by Tracy Williams 0 Comments 0 Likes Hello South Carolina Firefighters, My name is Tracy Williams, and I’m serving as your chairperson for your Health and Safety Committee. The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association Constitution and By-Laws state under Section 2. Standing Committees that the Health and Safety Committee function is to serveRead More... Read More
15 Nov STATE FIRE – FREQUENCY OF REPORTING FIREFIGHTER INJURIES Posted at 09:09h in FireWire, Health and Safety by Josh Fulbright 0 Comments 0 LikesFREQUENCY OF REPORTING FIREFIGHTER INJURIES Purpose: The purpose of the Phase III Research Study is to determine frequency of firefighter injuries and the various injury reporting processes. Participants will be asked to complete an online survey at the end of each on-duty shift**. The approximate studyRead More... Read More
06 Sep SCSFA Launches New Cancer Surveys Posted at 17:59h in Data & Record Keeping, FireWire, Health and Safety, Legislative by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 LikesThe South Carolina State Firefighters' Association's Health & Safety Committee and Legislative Committee have collaborated to continue the Association's Firefighter Cancer Campaign - "This is my fight". To keep this initiative moving forward, two surveys from SurveyMonkey are being disbursed to our membership. One surveyRead More... Read More
08 Mar Frequency of Reporting Firefighter Injuries Survey Posted at 16:41h in Data & Record Keeping, FireWire, Health and Safety, Members, Uncategorized by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 LikesDear South Carolina Firefighters, State Fire is gathering information to analyze the nature and culture of injury reporting in South Carolina. As such, we would appreciate your anonymous feedback by completing the statewide Frequency of Reporting Firefighter Injuries online survey. There are 21 quick questions - noneRead More... Read More
10 Dec “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”…Or Is It? Posted at 15:28h in Benefits, Health and Safety, Recruitment, Recruitment and Retention, Retirement by Patti Graham 0 Comments 0 LikesDo you know the song “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? Andy Williams is who I most remember singing this. The song talks about the fun times of the Christmas season. I want to take a few minutes and compare parts of thisRead More... Read More
03 Dec NFFF Asks Your Support to Improve Firefighter Cardiac Health Posted at 18:14h in Benefits, Health and Safety by Rick Dangerfield 0 Comments 0 LikesAs a SC State Advocate for the NFFF Everyone Goes Home Program, Rick Dangerfield (N. Charleston Fire) want to ensure as many of our firefighters as possible, receive this opportunity to provide input into the gathering of information that will help improve Firefighter Cardiac Health.Read More... Read More
20 Nov Wills for Heroes Posted at 09:14h in Benefits, Events, FireWire, Health and Safety, Members, News, Planning, Special Events, Training & Events by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 LikesPreparing a will is an uncomfortable reminder of our mortality and surrendering to the inevitable. According to a November 12, 2007, Forbes magazine article, a Harris Interactive survey done for lawyers.com that found that 55% of the general population had no will and those numbers are evenRead More... Read More
09 Aug Upcoming SCFAST Training and Team Meeting Posted at 09:15h in Events, Health and Safety, Members, Training by Patti Graham 0 Comments 0 Likes SCFAST has a busy few months ahead. See the following events and we look forward to seeing you there. If you have questions about either event or want to know more about SCFAST, visit scfirefighters.org/FAST or contact the SC FAST State Coordinator, Patti Graham (803-968-9336) Meeting - TheRead More... Read More
09 Jul Upcoming Emotional Trauma Life Support (ETLS) course Posted at 12:54h in EMS, Events, Health and Safety, Special Events, Training, Training & Events by Patti Graham 0 Comments 0 LikesThe South Carolina EMS Association, South Carolina Firefighters Association, and DHEC are hosting two Emotional Trauma Life Support courses, taught by Sarah Mielke in August 2018. These unique and intuitive two-day, sixteen hour “modular” training program designed to train Emergency Responders in how to deal withRead More... Read More
