Stanley, NC - Representative Patrick McHenry visited with members of the East Lincoln Fire Department on Wednesday to tour the station and to view ELFD's most recent acquisition, Ladder 31.
McHenry represents the 10th Congressional District in North Carolina which includes all of Lincoln County. McHenry's Regional Director, Brett Keeter, also toured the fire station with him.
Jon Mayhew from the Lincoln Times-News covered the event.
McHenry spent time with members of the department, their families and with community members who wanted to meet and talk with him.
Federal grants and other funding options were discussed at length. Designs for the proposed new station on South Pilot Knob were also discussed.
(Photo: Rep. McHenry is presented with a commemorative ELFD 50 Year Anniversary T-shirt by Chief Tim Tench.)
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East Lincoln Fire Department Uses Technology to Better Communicate with Citizens
Stanley, NC – The East Lincoln Fire Department has added an “E-Newsletter” feature to the department’s website located at www.elfd.org.
Citizens and other interested parties can now receive timely information via a new monthly e-newsletter that will be sent to the individual’s email address.
There is no cost involved to sign up for the feature and the new addition is part of the department’s overall local marketing strategy to bring safety information to the general public.
Jason Saine, ELFD’s Public Information Officer, said that the department will also use the newsletter as a way to promote understanding of the day-to-day operations at the fire department. “This E-Newsletter will serve the community in a number of ways. First and foremost we hope that this information will help save lives and promote a safer better informed community. Plus, this will help cut through some of the misinformation that often times is spread through less-than-credible sources about departmental budgets, training and other issues. We believe that transparency in a public organization is the best public policy.”
Homeowner Acts Quickly to Extinguish Fire after Calling 911
Stanley, NC - A homeowner who awoke to find his back deck on fire acted quickly early Saturday morning and helped prevent losing his home.
Shortly after 3:00 a.m., East Lincoln Fire Department was dispatched to 7542 Sedgebrook Drive with a report of a structure fire. When paid firefighters Mike Helms and Baron Summey arrived seconds after in ELFD’s Engine 30, the fire had been extinguished by the quick thinking homeowner who grabbed a nearby water hose and was able to extinguish the flames.
Volunteer firefighters Matt Brown, Allen Marcus, Mike Turner, Brian Bishop and Jason Saine also responded to the call.
Brown and Marcus arrived with Engine 33 and Ladder 31.
Fire Chief Tim Tench arrived on the fire scene minutes afterward after first responding to an allergic reaction call at ELFD’s station. The calls came within minutes of each other.
(Photo: Members of ELFD assist with overhaul operations after a structure fire in East Lincon.)
East Lincoln Fire District Residents Encouraged to Attend;
Question and Answer Session to Follow Presentation
Stanley, NC – The East Lincoln Fire Department will host a Community Forum on July 20th, 2006 at the East Lincoln Recreation Center on Optimist Club Road at 7:30 PM.
The purpose of the meeting is to hear a report from consultant Steve Allen from Solutions for Local Government, Inc. Mr. Allen conducted a study of the current conditions of emergency services in Lincoln County.
The report was funded jointly by the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, East Lincoln Fire Department and Denver Fire Department.
Story from the Lincoln Tribune
Stanley, NC - The East Lincoln Fire Department was featured on Fox News Charlotte’s local newscast on Wednesday evening on Fox News at 10. ELFD is observing a national “Stand Down” this month in observance of firefighter safety.
The East Lincoln Fire Department is joining thousands of fire departments across the United States and Canada for the 2006 International Fire Fighter Safety Stand Down. Starting June 21, and continuing until all members of the department have participated, our fire fighters will suspend all non-emergency activity to focus on fire fighter safety.
The department will respond to all emergency calls as normal, but between calls, fire fighters, officers and chiefs will take the time to conduct safety training and drills; review our safety-related standard operating procedures; discuss accident reports and have an open conversation about fire fighter safety in the department. The regularly scheduled training meeting on June 26th will focus on firefighter safety while running routine calls.
The focus of the Stand Down is on emergency vehicle safety—in particular, on seatbelt use and safe driving through intersections.
Fox News Charlotte caught up with Chief Tim Tench and a number of firefighters while they were conducting a review of safety features on the department’s new ladder truck, “Ladder 31”.
See the video clip by clicking here.
Stanley, NC - The East Lincoln Fire Department is joining thousands of fire departments across the United States and Canada for the 2006 International Fire Fighter Safety Stand Down. Starting June 21, and continuing until all members of the department have participated, our fire fighters will suspend all non-emergency activity to focus on fire fighter safety.
The department will respond to all emergency calls as normal, but between calls, fire fighters, officers and chiefs will take the time to conduct safety training and drills; review our safety-related standard operating procedures; discuss accident reports and have an open conversation about fire fighter safety in the department. The regularly scheduled training meeting on June 26th will focus on firefighter safety while running routine calls.
The focus of the Stand Down is on emergency vehicle safety—in particular, on seatbelt use and safe driving through intersections.
Story by wsoctv.com
Employees of the Gastonia Fire Department are reported to receive a pay increase that is higher than other city workers.
City Council leaders voted Tuesday to raise the pay of firefighters beyond the usual four percent.
by PIO Jason Saine & Captain Lee Keever
Lowesville - The East Lincoln Fire Department and Alexis Fire Department were both dispatched at 08:48 PM to a structure fire at 6508 McIntosh Road on Thursday evening.
Sarah Huntley, 6508 McIntosh Road, Stanley called 911 at 9:16 pm 3-23-06 to report her house was on fire. Sarah Huntley said that Ronka Sowell was the only person that was at her residence when she left to go to down the road to “hang out”.
Engine 30 from East Lincoln was the first fire engine to arrive on the scene and reported a working structure fire that was fully involved to the communications center in Lincolnton. ELFD Engineer Ben Reagan assumed command.
Firefighters immediately began their attack. Those involved in the initial containment of the blaze were Division A team Captain Gary Styers and firefighers: Jimmy Henkle, Eric Doolittle, and Mike Helms.
Engine 33 from East Lincoln arrived shortly thereafter and Engineer Alan Marcus set up a water supply to support containment efforts.
(Photo: Firefighters from East Lincoln and Alexis perform "overhaul" and property preservation operations after a fire engulfed a home on McIntosh Road)
by Jason Saine, PIO and printed at www.lincolntribune.com
Denver – A fire that started in a trash can was reported at River Walk Apartments Sunday morning and brought two local fire departments to the scene. The fire activated a sprinkler system inside the structure.
At approximately 11:06 a.m., East Lincoln Fire Department received a call from the Lincoln County Communications Center that a small fire had started in a closet at apartment number 11 in building 251 at River Walk Apartments just off of Highway 16 North across from Subway.
One of the residents from apartment 11 removed the burning trash can to the breezeway and fire was extinguished.
Fulltime firefighters Eric Doolittle and Casey Noles were on duty for East Lincoln and were the first to arrive on the scene in Engine 30. Captain Gary Styers, also with ELFD, arrived and assumed command of the incident. Volunteer firefighter Doug Gordon with ELFD also was one of the first to the scene.
(Courtesy: Lincoln Tribune)
Iron Station - A single vehicle accident at 4948 Highway 73 near Maxwell Farm Lane was reported on Sunday evening around 8:00 pm. A driver of a Dodge pick up truck going west on Highway 73 veered off the roadway into a parked car and a number of lawn statues. One of the statues included a small gnome that was destroyed by the impact.
East Lincoln Fire Department, East Lincoln Rescue and the Highway Patrol responded to the incident.
According to eye witnesses, the driver appeared to be impaired when he swerved off the road and struck a parked car that was for sale and then collided with the stone statues.
The car had been sold that day according to the owner. There was no estimate for the property destroyed at press time but damages were believed to be several thousand dollars.
