04 Mar House Ways & Means Committee Fully Funds Key Fire Service Legislation Posted at 10:21h in Benefits, FireWire, Health and Safety, Insurance, Legislative, Members, News, Newsletter by Josh Holzheimer 0 Comments 0 Likes News from the SC House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee! Yesterday, the Committee vote to fully fund SC FAST at $250,000 (recurring), the SC Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan at $3,784,000 (recurring) and South Carolina State Fire's Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) atRead More... Read More
12 Feb February-American Heart Month Posted at 09:20h in FireWire, Health and Safety, News, Newsletter, Training by Mike Mederios 0 Comments 3 Likes In recognition of February as American Heart Month, the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association's Health & Safety Committee discusses the importance of a firefighter wellness program. We see it every day — fire and EMS departments starting up wellness programs to help their members both mitigateRead More... Read More
11 Dec NFFF Partners with Organization to Launch Series for Widowhoods of COVID Posted at 13:18h in Benefits, FireWire, Health and Safety, Members, Newsletter, Special Events by Ashley Boltin 0 Comments 12 Likes The National Fallen Firefighter Foundation has partnered with Soaring Spirits International to develop a COVID-specific widowhood series for their Fire Hero Family community. This is a 24-week resource program for anyone whose spouse or life partner has died due to COVID. It is open to anyone,Read More... Read More
23 Sep SC General Assembly Passes Firefighter Cancer Legislation Posted at 18:28h in Benefits, FireWire, Health and Safety, Insurance, Legislative, Life Safety, Life Safety, Members, News, Newsletter by Keith Minick 0 Comments 0 Likes The SC Firefighter Cancer Coalition, South Carolina State Firefighters' Association's Executive Committee and SC Firefighters thank the members of the South Carolina Senate and House of Representatives for passing S1071, Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan. SC State Firefighters' Assoication President, Keith Minick stated, "ThisRead More... Read More
17 Sep Suicide Awareness Month Posted at 09:09h in Events, FireWire, Health and Safety, Members, News, Newsletter, Training & Events by Keith Minick 0 Comments 0 Likes While first responders are affected by suicide every month of the year, September is set aside to be remembered as Suicide Awareness Month. Just a reminder for you that we don’t have to suffer in silence, there are resources available to us and our family. One ofRead More... Read More
15 Sep SC Firefighters – WE NEED YOUR HELP! Posted at 17:52h in Benefits, FireWire, Health and Safety, Insurance, Legislative, Life Safety, Life Safety, Members, Membership, News, Newsletter by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 Likes Please watch the short video from the SC State Firefighters' Association Executive Director, Charlie King as he asks for your help with the Firefighter Cancer Bill - S1071 "Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan". [embed]https://youtu.be/eEWSvVAzFvM[/embed] The Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan, Senate Bill S1071, continues fullRead More... Read More
01 Sep Benefit Minute – Live Well, Work Well Posted at 10:17h in Benefits, FireWire, Health and Safety, Members, News, Newsletter by Zorrina Harmon 0 Comments 0 Likes Choosing an Effective Hand Sanitizer Hand hygiene is an important response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends washing hands with soap and water. If those aren’t available, using a hand sanitizer can help you avoid getting sick and spreadingRead More... Read More
16 Jun Safety Stand Down 2020 Posted at 09:56h in Events, Health and Safety, Training & Events by Tracy Williams 0 Comments 0 Likes Hello South Carolina Firefighters, The Association Health & Safety Committee would like to share 2020 Firefighter Safety Stand Down. “Safety Stand Down is a joint initiative of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the National Volunteer Fire Council.” The event focuses on the critical importanceRead More... Read More
14 Apr New Information Added Daily to SCSFA COVID-19 Firefighter Resource Page Posted at 13:30h in FireWire, Health and Safety, Members, News, Training, Training & Events by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 Likes The S.C. State Firefighters' Association continues to add information daily to your COVID-19 Firefighter Resource page. We hope this resource page continues to be informative and educational for our Firefighters and their departments while we battle the Coronavirus. The resources page currently provides: State & Local ResourcesRead More... Read More
31 Mar SCSFA Launches COVID-19 Firefighter Resources Posted at 20:00h in FireWire, Health and Safety, Members, News, Training, Training & Events by Keith Minick 0 Comments 0 Likes The S.C. State Firefighters' Association launched today, COVID-19 Firefighter Resources. We hope this resource page will be informative and educational for our Firefighters and their departments while we battle the Coronavirus. The resources page currently provides: State & Local Resources - DHEC's COVID-19 First Responder Testing Sites,Read More... Read More
