Stoney Point District Fire Chief Shines
Not exactly known for tooting his own horn, Chief Johnson had to be tricked to attend the ceremony
so he could be formally presented with the North Carolina Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Award, on
February 4th. The 2012 Mid-Winter Fire Chief’s Conference took place in Concord, NC.
Many members have seen Chief Johnson Sr. give out plenty of awards to his crew over the years.
For a change, the one to recognize so many is being recognized himself.
This award is certainly a long overdue pat on the back for Stoney Point Fire Department's longest standing Chief.
The district should be as proud as the station membership for sure.
North Carolina Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
After a Tornado or Major Storm
Please refer to North Carolina Division of Air Quality's website for burning of yard debris.
North Carolina Division of the Environment also especially published DEBRIS DISPOSAL GUIDANCE (RELATED TO 4/16/2011 STORMS).
More information about storms on our FAQ page.
BUCKLE UP! Child Passenger Safety
The Stoney Point Fire Department is proud to provide assistance to the community
by offering FREE inspection of children's passenger safety seat installations.
Together, we can lower the number of children who are hurt or killed in auto accidents every year. Call us for an appointment or just drop by for a quick visit. We're here to help! CLICK on the image for more information!
National Weather Service NC Hurricane Survival Guide
Please refer to the Hurricane Survival Guide to help you understand this seasonal threat.
"NOAA experts are projecting a 85 percent chance that the 2011 hurricane season will be above normal this year. With expectations for an active season, it is critically important that people who live in North Carolina be prepared. Now is the time to update your hurricane plan, not when the storm is bearing down on you. Information in this brochure will help to prepare you and your family for hurricane season. NOAA recommends those in hurricane prone regions such as North Carolina finalize their hurricane plans for this years season." National Weather Services
FPD Information on Burglaries and Targeting of Residences
For Your Situational Awareness, TAKE NOTE of this very real threat.
This is information was released by the Fayetteville Police Department regarding a trend that is being used in the Fayetteville and surrounding areas to target homes and persons for burglaries and other home invasion type crimes.
Per the report - City of Fayetteville Police Media Release
"The attached photos were submitted to the Fayetteville Police Department
regarding the "branding" technique shown in the document linked here. Though
the residence pictured in the PDF document has not had a breaking and entereing
reported, the symbols are similar to the ones described in the areas. Please remember
to report suspicious individiuals to 911. Many who claim they are solicitors or, are looking
for someone, may be targeting homes." Dan Grubb, FPD Public Information officer
Asbestos and your Home
Asbestos is a known carcinogen and, contrary to popular belief, has not been banned.
It is still used today. Many homes built before 1980 contain asbestos in the
walls, roofing, and flooring.
Fayetteville area homeowners must be careful when dealing with asbestos. It
is known to cause cancer and asbestosis. It was commonly used in plasterboard, floor and
ceiling tile, wall insulation, stoves, HVAC ducts, boilers, and pipe insulation.
Removing asbestos is dangerous and should be done only when absolutely necessary as the disturbed asbestos will likely release airborne fibers. Inhaling asbestos fibers can give you the cancer malignant mesothelioma. Therefore, only qualified professionals should remove asbestos.
What is unfortunate is that this cancer can develop from a single, large exposure to asbestos or multiple exposures in small quantities occurring over the duration of several weeks to years. It can take several decades for the first symptoms of mesothelioma to manifest after the initial exposure. This is called the latency period. While it is a medical fact that the latency period is long for mesothelioma, patients and their family members often find it difficult to believe that this disease can occur after so many years have passed.
The Environmental Protection Agency website has details regarding both naturally occurring asbestos and asbestos in the home.
For more information on the dangers of asbestos exposure, visit http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/exposure.htm. This silent killer is very real!
Seatbelts Save Lives!
It does really work! Let's spread the good word!
3 Asheville (N.C.) Firefighters were slightly hurt but with no serious injuries,
after the apparatus they were responding with lost control and flipped on its
side on that morning. The pumper was en route to an automatic fire alarm when
the crash happened around 0600 hours. They were traveling eastbound when it
lost control, left the right side of the road and struck two telephone poles and
two parked cars. The truck reentered the roadway and flipped onto its
passenger side. The 3 Firefighters on the apparatus were buckled in and escaped
serious injury. What caused the truck to lose control remains under investigation
but it was going down a hill, in the rain. The apparatus sustained significant
damage.
What is an ISO Rating and What Does it Mean to You?
Your Stoney Point Fire Department is rated ISO 5. ISO which stand for "Insurance
Services Office" is an organization who collects information on fire-protection efforts
in communities throughout the United States. For each of those communities, ISO analyzes
a lot of data using a schedule from where they derive a Public Protection Classification
from 1 to 10. Class 1 represents exemplary public protection, and Class 10 indicates
that the area's fire-suppression program doesn't meet ISO's minimum criteria. While
there are ten classes, it's important to note that the highest rating affecting
residence owners is a 6 which equates to the top of the scale in terms of insurance
benefits. Check it out -->
NC Homeowners Rate Revision
By classifying communities' ability to suppress fires, ISO helps the communities evaluate their public fire-protection services and in turn helps secure lower fire insurance premiums for communities with better public protection. Here in the Stoney Point Fire district our homeowners receive the best insurance rates availabe in our area. In order to maintain those high ratings we work hard and constantly strive to improve our fire protection services. Currently ISO keeps record on more than 44,000 fire-response jurisdictions. Click on the image for more details.
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