08 Jan American Red Cross Response to Residential Fires and Damage Assessment Posted at 08:39h in FireWire, News, Newsletter, Reporting, Training & Events by Tony Reid 0 Comments 10 Likes As the American Red Cross continues to adapt to numerous disasters and changing environments, we have expanded the use of Red Cross/FEMA Damage Assessment Guidelines to now include small, local disasters such as single and multi-family fires. This move will help ensure that we areRead More... Read More
27 Aug Message from LLR Director Emily Farr – 2020 Census Posted at 11:04h in Events, FireWire, Members, News, Newsletter, Reporting by Charlie King 0 Comments 0 Likes Fire Service Team: If you have not completed your Census information, then Governor McMaster, Lieutenant Governor Evette, and I encourage you to do so today. It will only take about 10 minutes of your time to complete online. Your participation is vital. South Carolina currently ranks 44thRead More... Read More
27 Jun Firemen’s Insurance & Inspection Fund – Some new changes Posted at 20:40h in Data & Record Keeping, One Percent, Reporting by Jeff Oswald 0 Comments 0 Likes I would like to take this time to thank our members and their guests who attended the 112th SCSFA Fire-Rescue Conference. Your staff is already diligently preparing for the 2018 SCSFA Fire-Rescue Conference to be held in Columbia, SC. There will be many exciting newRead More... Read More
19 Nov Help the NFPA help you Posted at 09:35h in Reporting by Joe Palmer 0 Comments 0 Likes HELP US HELP YOU! Please ask the fire chief(s) or designees within your jurisdiction to complete the U.S. Fire Service Needs Assessment survey as soon as possible, and ensure that the U.S. Congress and USFA know where to allocate AFG funding among U.S. fire departments.Read More... Read More
04 Dec Funeral Arrangements for Lt. Burns Posted at 12:37h in Events, News, Reporting by Joe Palmer 0 Comments 0 Likes The funeral arrangements for Myrtle Beach FD Lt John Burns are as follows: Visitation: Thursday December 4, 2014 (4pm -7pm) Goldfinch Funeral Home 606 Beaty Street Conway, South Carolina 29526 Funeral: Friday December, 5 2014 (12pm) St. John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Church 3301 33rd Ave North Ext. Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 VisitationRead More... Read More
20 Mar What to do in case of firefigher injury or death Posted at 15:55h in Planning, Reporting, Training by Joe Palmer 1 Comment 0 Likes Nobody likes to talk about it, but you need to be prepared for firefighter injury and/or death. With the help of the Fire Chief 101 Steering committee and specifically, Mr. Jon Ryan, we can now offer you a reference manual that will help you getRead More... Read More
13 Mar ICC seeking volunteers Posted at 10:32h in News, Reporting by Joe Palmer 0 Comments 0 Likes ICC is seeking volunteers to serve on Code Committees, Code Interpretation Committees and the Code Correlation Committee for the 2015/2016/2017 Code Development Cycle. There are currently 18 Code Committees responsible for reviewing and evaluating proposed changes to the International Codes; five Code Interpretation Committees thatRead More... Read More
04 Mar The Influences on the Decline of Volunteer Firefighters by David Greene Posted at 14:10h in News, Recruitment and Retention, Reporting by Jason Pope 1 Comment 0 Likes This article reviews extant literature and identifies influences upon volunteer firefighters in the United States. The research examines Maslow’s Emergent Theory of Altruism and Self-interest to determine if altruism alone is sufficient to maintain existing and recruit new volunteer firefighters. The paper examines relationships betweenRead More... Read More
19 Dec PHMSA Requesting SCBA Cylinders for Testing Posted at 07:00h in News, Reporting by Jason Pope 0 Comments 0 Likes From the EMR-ISAC Infogram, Volume 13, Issue 47 dated December 12, 2013 The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is requesting fire departments donate eligible SCBA composite cylinders for research to determine if there is any safety risk associated with their use of beyond theRead More... Read More
04 Dec One Percent Dos and Don’ts Posted at 08:00h in One Percent, Reporting by Mike Sonefeld 0 Comments 0 Likes Your Supervisory Committee is working hard and reviewing hundreds of one percent requests as fire departments finalize their budgets for the upcoming year. During this process we see many different requests. Some are clearly not allowed by state statutes, some are questionable and the largestRead More... Read More
