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INTERNET VERSION September 15, 2011 |
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MEETING SET
The next meeting of the Northern Panhandle Firemen’s Association will be held on Saturday September 24 at the Colliers VFD at 7:30 PM. For those using GPS systems to get around the address is 339 Pennsylvania Avenue Colliers WV. For the conventional travelers take US 22 from RT 2 then take exit 3 Harmon Creek Road. Colliers VFD is about 3 miles and it will be on the left side of the road. THE MEETING Please attend this meeting. The future of the Northern Panhandle Firemen’s Association will be discussed at this meeting. We have had a hard time getting people to attend the regular meetings. We have had to cancel three out of the last four Regional Fire Schools at West Liberty because of lack of attendance. With this record staring us in the face, many people believe that the Northern Panhandle Firemen’s Association has outlived it usefulness. Times change and so do the make up of the Fire Departments in our region. Most departments are having a difficult time keeping old members and recruiting new members. Since 9/11 rules governing Fire Departments have changed drastically. New recruits must have over 100 hours of training before they are able to respond to fire calls. The sense of volunteerism has diminished and young people have different priorities than some of us older people. With all of these factors, the meeting will decide if then Northern Panhandle Firemen’s Association will continue to exist or whether we will discorporate. If we do not have departments show up for the meeting it will be assumed that those department feel we should do the latter and it will be left to the officers to finalize the demise of the Northern Panhandle Firemen’s Association. If the departments want to keep
the Northern Panhandle Firemen’s Association functioning, there will have to
be members willing to step in and take their turn as officers of the
organization. WORKERS COMPENSATIONNCCI Rule 7711 that was published today on the NCCI website - http://www.ncci.com - related to West Virginia's worker's compensation for volunteer fire departments. I strongly encourage everyone to read this document as it outlines the NCCI rules that are on file with the State Insurance Commission as it will be the default guidelines that we will be held accountabel to... A couple of questions that have popped up are: · What is the definition of, "...to benefit the community..."? · Not the exclusions to Board members. · Your reimbursement is only based on activities under the scope of 7711 - IF YOU HAVE PAID EMS/AMBULANCE, PAID STAFF (Chief, "custodians", Bingo workers, etc.) YOU WILL PAY A HIGHER RATE AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE STATE AUDITOR'S PROGRAM!
BIG WHEELING CREEK VFD DECERTIFIEDThe State Fire Marshal’s office has decertified Big Wheeling Creek VFD and the Marshall County Commission and Marshall County Fire Association are now trying to find people willing to start a replacement VFD for that area. 2011 OFFICERS President * Jim Richmond Paden City VFC 1st Vice President*
John Harto Valley Grove VFD 2nd Vice President*
Greg Sheperd Bethany VFD Secretary* Albert Bond
West Liberty VFD Treasurer* Bill Wagner West Liberty VFD 5-Year Trustee
Joe Hall Stone
Church VFD
4-Year Trustee
Paula Smith Benwood
VFD 3-Year Trustee
Don Tuttle Valley
Grove VFD 2-Year Trustee John Williams McKinleyville VFD 1-Year
Trustee* Lloyd Van Horn
McKinleyville VFD *To be elected –
The 1-year trustee position becomes the 5-year Trustee and each of the
current Trustees drop one year. CAMERON VFD OFFICERS
The officers for Cameron VFD for 2011 are the following: Fire Officers and unit numbers 810 Fire Chief Brian Marling 811 Asst. Chief Ron Walker 812 Asst. Chief Kris Osecky 813 Captain Steven White 814 Captain Nathan Lilley 815 Lieutenant Mike Simms 816 Lieutenant Andrew Warsinsky Administrative Officers: President Kris Osecky Vice President Mike Simms Treasurer Steven White Secretary Ron Walker Trustee Joe Frye 2010 Cameron VFD Firefighter of the year: Joe Frye NEW
MARTINSVILLE VFD OFFICERS The 2011 Officers for the New Martinsville Volunteer Fire
Department are: RESA
6 CLASSES
Fire Officer 1 & 2 are now available through RESA 6. Any department desiring these or any other
classes contact RESA 6 for Scheduling. Upper Ohio Valley Fire School will be held March 19 & 20 class
schedules should be mailed shortly. For a complete list of all classes available go to the RESA 6 web site at http://resa6.k12.wv.us/. NEWSLETTER
BY e-MAIL If
any member of your departments would like to receive the newsletter by e-mail
please send the name, department name and e-mail address to
William.wagner28@frontier.com SEND
NEWS If you have any news items or pictures to put in either version
of the Newsletter please send them to either address given. FUND RAISERS
If
your department is going to hold a fund raising event and you want it placed on
the web site. Please send the information to me by either email or US Mail.
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