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Western North Carolina Firefighters Association

WNCAFF Officers 2009. President

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Western North Carolina Firefighters Association

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    1. Western North Carolina Firefighters Association Kings Mountain NC July 2009

    2. WNCAFF Officers 2009 President – Ryan Cole 1st Vice President - Tommy Blanton 2nd Vice President - Scott Burnette Secretary – Anthony Penland Treasurer – Dean Coward Past President – Jimmy Hensley

    3. Secretary Report Anthony Penland

    4. Treasurers Report Dean Coward

    5. WNCAFF Scholarship Gene Gladin Memorial Scholarship WNCAFF Scholarship

    6. WNCAFF Officer & Firefighter Recognition Program Roger Hollifield Ken Briscoe

    7. Agency Reports NCSFA NCAFC NVFC OSFM Community Colleges NCFS NCFFF NCEM Presentation To Follow

    8. Domestic Preparedness and Readiness Regions (DPRR) DPR 7 Bill Summers Lincoln County Ron Fowler Monroe FD DPR 8 Ken Briscoe Lenoir FD Eric Wiseman Parkway FD DPR 9 Scott Burnette Asheville FD Richard Frady Culowhee FD

    9. Emergency Management Sub Committee Frank Burns Ken Briscoe Eric Wiseman Scott Burnette Bill Summers Richard Frady WNC EM Representative (New NCAFC Board Member)

    10. Goals of Sub Committee Assist NCAFC Board Members with Mutual Aid Program Develop WNCAFF FOG/Resource Manual Assist WNC EM With Programs

    11. North Carolina Emergency Management Mike Sprayberry Mike Cook

    12. Old Buisness

    13. Seat Belt Campaign

    14. Seat Belt Campaign Buncombe – 12 Burke – 2 Cabarrus – 2 Caldwell – 1 Catawba – 3 Cleveland – 1 Davie – 2 Gaston – 3 Haywood – 1 Henderson – 3 Iredell – 6 Jackson – 2 Lincoln – 1 Macon – 6 Madison – 1 Mecklenburg – 1 Mitchell – 3 Polk – 2 Rowan – 3 Rutherford – 5 Transylvania – 4 Watauga – 3 Wilkes - 1

    15. Seat Belt Campaign 187 Departments Have Completed The Pledge Still have 1200 to Go Could have already prevented one death in NC this year. What if you don’t help another department complete their pledge

    16. Western North Carolina Association of Firefighters 2009 Goals

    17. Administrative Goal Progress By-Laws Revision Jimmy Hensley Develop WNCAFF Guidelines Executive Committee Mission Statement (Completed) Tommy Blanton Strategic Plan Scott Burnette

    18. Marketing Goal Progress New Sales Supplies New Logo New Apparel Other Items Stickers Challenge Coins Fire Marks Other

    19. Marketing Goal Progress Identify Benefits of WNCAFF WNCAFF Brochure Increasing Membership County Meetings Identify County Association Meetings Divide Counties with Officers An Officer Attends at Least One Meeting in Every County

    20. Web Site Calendar of Events (Joey Davis) WNCAFF Events Training Events Information Sharing Discussion Group

    21. Programs Seat Belt Campaign Promote Program in County Meetings Contact Each Department Directly Officer & Firefighter Recognition Program Identify Improvements Educational Programs Identify Improvements Benefits Identify Improvements

    22. New Programs Fire Department Assistant Program Identify Assistance Capabilities Identify Needs Match Needs with Assistance WNCAFF Resource Book / FOG Manual Identify Department Contact Info Develop Field Operations Guide for WNC

    23. New Programs (cont) Accident Analysis Assistance Program Provide training on accident analysis Provide personnel to assist as outside evaluators for departments with accidents Fatality Assistance Program Joey Webb

    24. New Business

    25. Iredell County Junior FF Competition 10 Departments Committed Open to 14 Counties Raising funds for props, advertising, and awards Competition will be in late October Requesting funds to assist with competition

    26. NCFFF and Dignity Memorial Providers Bill Rhinehart With New Benefits for NC Firefighters

    27. Legislative Issues NCFS Bridge Program Continued for 09-10 studied for feasibility. 501 C-4 Organizations not eligible for sales tax Bill passed to keep organizations funded NCCCS Regional Coordinators Loss of all coordinators re-instating 3 positions. 1 per region.

    28. Legislative Issues Removal of fee exemptions for fire/rescue/EMS Volunteers Fee Exemption Reinstated All Public Safety Reinstated Change of fee exemption for fallen public safety officer dependent at CC only NCSFA will cover difference Emergency Management loosing all field staff and programs Property transfer fee will reinstate all staff and programs

    29. Legislative Issues Where we are so far The House and Senate are still in conferees attempting to reconcile the budget We have been able to have all things put back in the budget we have requested What got us here Communicating and Educating our legislatures All speaking as one voice together speaking the same thing Being nice and appreciative

    30. Positions Available WNCAFF Officer Active member with the WNCAFF NCAFC Board Active member with WNCAFF & Past Officer Certification Board Active member with WNCAFF, Instructor, & Knowledgeable of the certification process Fire & Rescue Commission Active member with WNCAFF, Instructor, & Knowledgeable of the certification process

    31. Nominating Committee Davie Summey Reggie Hassler Jeff Cash Wes Greene Will provide recommendations for WNCAFF Officers NCAFC Board NCSFA Board in 2010 NC Fire Rescue Commission NC Certification Board

    32. WNCAFF Nominating Committee WNCAFF Officers NCAFC Representative

    33. Meetings For 2009 January Meeting Swannanoa Fire Department April Meeting Gamewell Fire Department July Meeting Kings Mountain Fire Department October Meeting Spruce Pine Fire Department

    34. Workshops for 2009 Are You Covered (March) Understanding Workers Comp and Accident Policies For The Fire Service Where Did They Come From (June) Managing the End of The Alphabet Generations Beyond The Stone Age (September) Technologies Available to the Fire Service Leading The Future (Jan-Feb 2010) Leadership Conference

    35. Events of 2009 January 21st Meeting Swannanoa February 6-8 Mid Winter 18-20 Gateway March Workers Comp A&S W/S April 15th Meeting Gamewll FD May 6-9 NCSFRI Conference June Generation XYZ Mgmt July 15th Meeting Kings Mt FD August 19-23 NCSFA Conf September Technology Workshop October 21st Meeting Spruce Pine FD November December January 13th Meeting Leadership Conference

    36. Program Tommy Blanton

    37. Appreciation Kings Mountain Fire Department Door Prizes Meal

    38. Next Events NCSFA / NCAFC South Atlantic Fire Rescue Expo August 19-22 Pre Conference Workshops Aug 19th Next Meeting October 21st Spruce Pine Fire Department Bring all previous officers for recognition Golf Tournament to occur earlier in the day

    39. Door Prizes 50/50

    40. Good Night

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