PROVIDENCE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Board of Directors Meeting Monday, June 4, 2012.
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Transcript of PROVIDENCE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Board of Directors Meeting Monday, June 4, 2012.
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PROVIDENCE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTAnnual Board of Directors Meeting
Monday, June 4, 2012
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Leadership
Joshua Dye, Fire Chief Darryl Matthews, Deputy Chief Steve Carow, Assistant Chief Brian Pethel, Rescue Chief Matt Carow, Captain Kenny Schott, Captain Will Sanburg, Captain Jarrin Tucker, Lieutenant Chrys Nikopoulos, Lieutenant
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Our Members
John Burgess Michael Spika Chris Demaio Jaime Mathewson Andrew Dye Jimmy Carroll Ryan Ferrell Scott Johnston Santonio
Cunningham Mike Elliott Becca Broughton Darren Knight
Timothy Dye Daniel Modia Ryan Craig Mike Demartini Cheyanne Nash Tyler Grigston James Lopez Spencer Dobbins Matt Charron Josh Bonwell Brandon Tabor Keith Haney Alexander Martin
Randy Burch Richard Bingler Shane Lee Jessica Elliott Mike Severance Jermey Hromada Anthony Mason A.J. Duty Kevin Lambeth Peter Williams Steven Williams Steven Luisa
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Community Involvement
Participated in the Town of Weddington’s Easter Egg Hunt
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Community Involvement
Operated our annual Christmas tree lot at the station, selling over 120 trees to the local community
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Community Involvement
Collected items for the “Holiday Food & Toy Drive” and the “Union County Coats Drive” to help the underprivileged
Sent out a Holiday newsletter to the members of our local community
Hosted a successful Community Blood Bank drive, taking in 19 units of blood from 23 donors
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Major Improvements
Installed a new “station alert system”
To improve our response times, our members created a Street Guide listing detailed directions to all streets within our coverage area
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Major Improvements
Achieved North Carolina Medium Rescue Certification for Rescue 32
Approved for membership in the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services
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Major Improvements
Issued each member of the department a new @providencevfd.com email address to enhance internal communication
Replaced foam on all Providence units with a cutting-edge encapsulator fire suppression agent known as “F-500”
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Training
Our members accumulated an impressive 2,378.75 hours of fire training between July 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012 Training exercises included a live burn
simulation hosted by Waxhaw Volunteer Fire Dept. earlier this year
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Training
In addition to the in-house training provided by the department, many of our members obtained state certifications at local colleges Nearly 10 members obtained either their
Firefighter I and/or their Firefighter II certification(s) during the 2011-2012 fiscal year
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Looking Towards the Future
Providence VFD is grateful for the community’s support and we look forward to continuing a strong relationship with the Town of Weddington and local citizens
Our department prides itself on providing superior fire suppression, rescue and emergency medical services to the local community