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 Likes Dear 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 Likes Do 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 Likes As 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 Likes Preparing 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 Likes The 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
21 Jun S.C.’s new personal emergency app, new SCEMD website Posted at 08:32h in HazMat, Health and Safety, Life Safety, Members by Rick Dunn 0 Comments 0 Likes Residents in South Carolina now have a new mobile tool to help them be personally prepared for large-scale emergencies, such as hurricanes. The S.C. Emergency Management Division recently unveiled the SC Emergency Manager, a smartphone app designed for users to build their own emergency plans,Read More... Read More
13 Jul Under The Helmet: Addressing the Hidden Problem Posted at 14:38h in Health and Safety, Recruitment, Recruitment and Retention by Patti Graham 0 Comments 0 Likes by Firefighter Matthew Going, Firefighting seems like a glorious profession to have and a honorable way to volunteer. There is a ton of camaraderie in the fire service. It gives us a sense of belonging, of worth. You get to wear the badge proudly, wear the uniform,Read More... Read More
05 Jul #ThisIsMyFight… An important campaign for all of us. Posted at 15:32h in Benefits, Health and Safety, Recruitment and Retention by Greg Bulanow 0 Comments 0 Likes Last month at the Fire Rescue Conference, the Association launched the “This is my fight” campaign in an effort to help prevent cancer among South Carolina’s firefighters. The purpose of this campaign is to create greater awareness about the risk of cancer and show howRead More... Read More
28 Mar Peer Team Training Program April 14-15 | SC Fire Academy Posted at 14:37h in Health and Safety, Recruitment and Retention, Training by Patti Graham 0 Comments 0 Likes “Reaching Out”, Helping our Own, is a program presented by our South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association, in cooperation with the South Carolina Fire Academy, the National Fallen Firefighters’ Foundation and the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, to address the behavioral health needs of ourRead More... Read More
