22 Dec EMT – Tuition FREE Posted at 08:54h in Benefits, Membership, Recruitment by Rick Dunn 0 Comments 12 Likes Emergency Medical Technician Classes at Piedmont Technical College are tuition free. The EMT certificate program at PTC combines classroom learning and extensive practical hands on labs. This is a great opportunity and is provided by grants to SC residences some upon approval. Don’t miss outRead More... Read More
03 Aug VA Benefits for our membership Posted at 14:03h in Benefits, FireWire, Members, Membership, Recruitment by Ross Vezin 0 Comments 0 Likes Did you know as a firefighter in our great State of South Carolina you can receive benefits as a Military Veteran? Currently, only 19 fire departments in our state and 4 % of the Military Veteran population utilize this program but every fire department canRead 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
08 May SAFER Grant and Volunteers Posted at 18:40h in Benefits, Recruitment, Recruitment and Retention by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 0 Likes [caption id="attachment_11541" align="alignleft" width="300"] Chief Barry McRoy[/caption] With Department of Homeland Security SAFER proceeds, the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association has been pleased to financially assist fire departments to provide training, fitness for duty physicals, and personal protective equipment for new volunteer firefighters in the followingRead More... Read More
02 Apr Time is ticking away Posted at 20:46h in Members, Recruitment, Recruitment and Retention, Uncategorized by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 2 Likes As we approach the final 5 months of the 2013 SAFER grant awarded to the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association, opportunities still exist for adding at least 30 new trained firefighters in these counties: Allendale Bamberg Berkeley Calhoun Chesterfield Dillon Edgefield Hampton Jasper Laurens Marion Read More... Read More
12 Mar SCSFA Asking Departments to Complete New Recruitment Profile, Seeks Firefighters to be Featured in Recruitment Campaigns Posted at 14:06h in Press Release, Recruitment, Recruitment and Retention by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 3 Likes The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association’s SAFER grant-funded recruitment efforts include features to bolster your department’s presence on our soon-to-be revamped statewide recruitment website: SCVolunteerFire.org, as well as a casting call for volunteers who showcase the best of what our fire service has to offer. We’reRead More... Read More
19 Dec South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association Seeks Bids Posted at 15:54h in Recruitment, Recruitment and Retention by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 1 Like The SCSFA is going mobile as it is soliciting bids for a trailer mounted mobile digital message board. Approval for acquiring the mobile message board came as a result of a recent amendment to our 2013 SAFER grant through the Department of Homeland Security. The digital signRead More... Read More
28 Nov Recruitment Grant Adjustments Posted at 08:34h in Grants, Recruitment, Uncategorized by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 0 Likes As grant year 3 was nearing completion, we received permission to extend the proceeds of our SAFER grant for additional firefighters into an additional 5 counties of South Carolina. Those counties are: Dillon, Edgefield, Marion, Saluda, and Williamsburg. These areas are largely rural and areRead More... Read More
21 Nov Seeking New Proposals Posted at 12:18h in Recruitment, Recruitment and Retention by Bryan Riebe 0 Comments 0 Likes A recent amendment to our 2013 Department of Homeland Security Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Responders grant is providing additional opportunities for communicating the need of volunteer firefighting personnel. These notices seek Request for Proposals for 2 separate activities-conducting a fire service needs assessmentRead 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
