Hazardous Weather/Flood Preparedness
We have a great opportunity the weekend of September 3 & 4 to enhance our knowledge
and responses to Severe Weather and Flood Related Incidents. We certainly had our
share of severe weather and flooding over the past couple of months.
This class is designed to assist with the mitigation of hazardous weather events.
Mr. Doug Haas (NC-EM) along with the National Weather Service will present this class.
Please open the class flyer found on the training page.
Call soon! Reservations are needed!
GROUND BREAKING NEWS!!!
A brand new station 19 is under construction! You've heard about it, we've been promising it and it's finally in the making. County citizens from the Lake Upchurch area will benefit from a newly organized station 13/19 fire department soon. The new building will allow for 24x7 manning and housing of the necessary equipment to respond quickly and swiftly to emergencies in the area. *STATION 19 IN PROGRESS*
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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.
Asbestos in Older Homes
Many homes built before 1980 contain asbestos. These days, we know that asbestos can
cause serious health problems, especially after long term exposure to high levels of
asbestos fibers in the air. Asbestos exposure has been connected to
mesothelioma, a
rare and deadly cancer. That doesn't mean that you should panic and rush right out
to have all the asbestos in your home removed, though. According to the EPA and the
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, asbestos in your home is not a danger as
long as the materials that contain it are in good repair.
More about abestos...
On The Watch!
Homeland Security Advisory
Forest Fire Advisory
Get Your OSFM Certification Transcript Here!
Print your own transcript from the NC Office of State Fire Marshall by clicking on the following link. >>> NCDOI-OSFM <<<
Child Safety Seats Restraints
Stoney Point Fire & Rescue along with the Fayetteville Fire Department and Spring Lakes
Fire & Rescue are your official state certified, child seat inspection stations. Stop by and
visit your favorite fire district station on Stoney Point Road and let us ensure that your
child restraint system is correctly installed and satisfies the NC laws and recommendations. Our
child safety seat technicians are available Monday through Sunday from 7am to 6pm.
Click on the image for more details.
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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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