Southeastern Kentucky Firefighters Association December 4, 2003 Meeting

Baldrock Fire Department received the 2003 Most Improved Small Division protecting 1-500 structures for receiving grants for improving their department. They Received F.E.M.A. Grant Monies for Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety. They purchased Personal Protective Equipment for Structural Firefighting and also Wildland Firefighting for all of their personnel. They purchased Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus {S.C.B.A.} for all their personnel. They also purchased a Cascade System to enable them to fill the B. A. Bottles. Baldrock Fire Department has 25 Firefighters operating out of 1 Station. They have 2 Fire Engines, 2 Tankers and 1 Equipment Van. They cover approximately 200 Structures. ~Top Picture~ Accepting the award on Baldrock Fire Department's behalf was Henry Cox, Treasurer of S.K.F.A. Pictured President Reggie Morgan (left), Treasurer Henry Cox (right). ~Bottom Picture~ Accepting the award for their department was Firefighter Steve Angel. Pictured First Vice-President Greg Gray (left), Firefighter Steve Angel (right).	Campground Fire Department received the 2003 Most Improved Large Division protecting 1001+ Structures for working on improving their ISO (Insurance Services Office) rating for their community that their department serves. They have recruited new members to improve their response to fires. They are working on obtaining grants to purchase more safety equipment. They recently sent their officers to Owensboro for training. Campground has 22 personnel with 1 station. They have 2 Pumpers, 2 Tankers and 1 Brush Truck serving a community of 25 Square miles. Campground Fire Department has really made changes this year in attempts to better serve their community. ISO (Insurance Services Office) is a company that rates Fire Departments nationwide on their ability and resources to fight fires. The rating is on a 1 to 10 scale, 1 being the vest possible rating, 10 being the worst (also known as unprotected). ISO then publishes these ratings for the insurance industry to use. The insurance industry uses these ratings to determine homeowner's insurance rates. Pictured President Reggie Morgan (left), Chaplin / Firefighter Charlie Brock, Campground Fire Department (right)	Jack Davis of Artemus Fire Department was awarded for 2003 Rookie Firefighter of the Year several reasons. Even though Jack has been a member of our department for a short time (1 Year) he has become a model Firefighter. He is very proud of being a firefighter and takes that responsibility very seriously. He strives to sharpen his skills as well as working for the betterment of our department. Jack attended fire schools at Lexington, London, Bell County, as well as numerous local classes. Jack plays a very important role in our "Santa" visit program as he spent many hours portraying Santa at homes. Jack recently spent over 40 hours doing repair work on one our pumpers when it malfunctioned. When another pumper was sent to Louisville for pump testing and repairs, Jack arranged for the truck to be transported and traveled to Louisville to pick up the truck when repairs were made. In a recent smoke detector campaign, Jack installed 82 detectors in local homes. He is now our maintenance officer for our department. His duties require him to ensure all our apparatus are in good order and ready to respond to all calls. He does an excellent job in this capacity. Jack's participation in educational activities, fund raising, public relations and safety programs deserve him the distinguished honor of being the Rookie Firefighter for 2003. Pictured Firefighter Jack Davis, Artemus Fire Department (left), President Reggie Morgan (right)
Charlie Brock of Campground Fire Department was awarded for 2003 Firefighter of the Year. Has showed a lot of interest in the fire service. Charlie is the Chaplin at his local fire department. He began his career on August 19, 2002 and Achieved his 150 hour level on June 6, 2003. This is a dead time of the year as far as training goes but he was certified in about 10 months. He has participated in five fire school, one as far away as Damn City, (Paducah KY). He has helped the fire department in many ways including being in charge of accruing a FEMA Grant for the 2004 year. He is a member of Weapons of Mass Destruction Regional Hazardous Materials Task Force 11, a division of Homeland Security. He worked the Presidential Detail in London with his department, and is chairman of the committee for deciding this years SKFA officers. He responds to 90% of the fires, and has only missed one meeting night since he came on (he was on vacation in Alabama). Pictured President Reggie Morgan (left), Chaplin / Firefighter Charlie Brock, Campground Fire Department (right)	Photo of Members present at the Southeastern Kentucky Firefighters Association, Inc. Meeting held at the Artemus Christian Church on December 4, 2003.	Photo of the Executive board present at the Southeastern Kentucky Firefighters Association, Inc. Meeting held at the Artemus Christian Church on December 4, 2003.
Photo of the wonderful deserts table!!!! Southeastern Kentucky Firefighters Association, Inc. Meeting held at the Artemus Christian Church on December 4, 2003.	Keavy Fire Department received the 2003 Most Improved Medium Division protecting 501 - 1000 Structures for being awarded F.E.M.A. grants for two consecutive years. The first being $61,667 for the replacement of the Personal Protective Equipment for all Firefighters. The second awarded $14,636 for training and education. The department has purchased the newest addition to their fleet of fire fighting apparatus. Pumper #1 will replace an older fire truck and will primarily be used on grass and woods fires. The fire truck is a Ford F-450 Super Duty Truck and has a 400 gallon poly tank. The department has also purchased a new hose tester. The hose tester purchased will be used instead of using the fire apparatus for testing fire hose. This will keep from damaging the very expensive pump on the apparatus. Also, the hose tester pump is so much quieter than running the pump up on the apparatus. Plus utilizing the hose tester to do the testing leaves the apparatus in service for calls when needed. Keavy Fire Department has also attended training on F-500 a special extinguishing agent. Keavy Fire Department publishes a newsletter courtesy of Tony Anders a Firefighter with the department and currently issues of the newsletter is available on S.K.F.A.'s website for everyone to view. ~Top Picture~ Accepting the award on Keavy Fire Department's behalf was Henry Cox, Treasurer of S.K.F.A. Pictured President Reggie Morgan (left), Treasurer Henry Cox (right). ~Bottom Picture~ Accepting the award for their department was Chief Ronnie Bales. Pictured Chief Ronnie Bales (left), First Vice-President Greg Gray (right), .	Campground Fire Department received the 2003 Most Improved Large Division protecting 1001+ Structures for working on improving their ISO (Insurance Services Office) rating for their community that their department serves. They have recruited new members to improve their response to fires. They are working on obtaining grants to purchase more safety equipment. They recently sent their officers to Owensboro for training. Campground has 22 personnel with 1 station. They have 2 Pumpers, 2 Tankers and 1 Brush Truck serving a community of 25 Square miles. Campground Fire Department has really made changes this year in attempts to better serve their community. ISO (Insurance Services Office) is a company that rates Fire Departments nationwide on their ability and resources to fight fires. The rating is on a 1 to 10 scale, 1 being the vest possible rating, 10 being the worst (also known as unprotected). ISO then publishes these ratings for the insurance industry to use. The insurance industry uses these ratings to determine homeowner's insurance rates. Pictured Firefighter Doug Creech (left), President Reggie Morgan (middle), Chaplin / Firefighter Charlie Brock, Campground Fire Department (right)

SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, INC. DECEMBER 4, 2003 CLICK ON ANY PICTURE TO ENLARGE

SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
DECEMBER 4, 2003
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