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Thank You to who assisted and donated at the Blood Drive on August 4th.
23 Units of Blood Collected
6 First Time Donors
Thanks to all those who attended the "Are You Ready" Citizens Prepardness Training. Please continue to check our Public Education Section often for more upcoming events.
Griffith Fire Department expands to 24 hour coverage.
Griffith Fire Department will be expanding it's part-time program to 24/7 coverage beginning July 1, 2007. Shifts will be 12 hours starting at 7am. Anyone interested in applying can download an application and drop it off at the station during normal business hours. Applicants must have a current Firefighter II, EMT-Basic certification, and NC Class B driver's license. All applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
TRAINING WITH CLEMMONS FIRE DEPT, APRIL 2007
On Saturday April 28, 2007 a group of firefighters from Griffith Fire Department attended a live burn training with members of Clemmons Fire Department.
Visit the Training Pictures section for more photos of the event.
A look ahead
The year 2007 should bring many changes for Griffith Fire Department. First and foremost is the talk of a multi-department merger including Griffith Fire Dept., Midway Fire and Rescue, and Gumtree Fire and Rescue. Members of all departments met in December of 2006 to discuss the possibility. As with any change in business there was both positive and negative feedback. The merger process will take a lot of time an effort but should be a helpful step in protecting the assets and continuity of service from all the departments. The city of Winston Salem is fast approaching northern Davidson County and has already claimed a large portion of Fire District form Griffith and Gumtree and will be attempting to annex a portion of Midway's district in the next 3-5 years.
On Monday Feb. 5, 2007 all departments will again come together to discuss details of the merger and arrange a possible operational merge to include training and familiarization with all dept staff and equipment. This will help streamline the final process of a complete merger.
2007 also holds many other opportunities within our department. This year we will continue to train personnel to the highest standards. We hope that we can get more use from recent training aids purchased and built at the station. This includes the roof ventilation prop built in the summer of 2006. We should also have input about training from several other members.
And as with any other year we will gain new members and unfortunately lose several members. As always our department we will strive to keep a staff of highly trained and devoted personnel.
Christmas Party 2006
The Annual Griffith Fire Dept Christmas Party was held Saturday December 9,2006. There was a very large turn-out and plenty of food for everyone. Several awards were also given out.
Mobile Home Fire,Spanish Oaks Dr
On November 15th, Griffith Fire Department responded to Spanish Oaks Dr to assist Station 33,A-RC-H Fire Dept, with a mobile home fire. Engine 215 was first on scene to find a heavily involved mobile home.
2006 Annexation Information
After a three year battle the North Carolina Supreme Court announced that it will not hear a challenge brought by opponents to Winston-Salem’s 2003 annexation. The ruling means the annexation of nearly 20 square miles and more than 17,000 residents will go into effect on September 30.
If you live in the Griffith Fire District and want to see how the annexation will affect you click the following links.
Winston Salem Annexation Information --------- Map of Griffith Fire Disrict Annexation
Fire at Pallet Resource of NC
At approximatly 7:30 Sunday morning, August 13. Griffith Fire Department was dispatched to assist A-RC-H Fire Department with a building fire at the Pallet Resource of NC plant on NC Hwy. 150 in Reedy Creek. Units arrived to find a working building fire. The plant produces pallets, skids and other wood products. The building involved was used to store a large amount of wood. This created a very heavy fire load. Before the incident was over 10 fire departments were on scene to assist. Only the one building was damaged and employees were back to work as normal Monday morning. The incident is still under investigation by the Davidson County Fire Marshall's Office. See our Picture section for a few pictures from the incident.
The New GriffithFire.com
GriffithFire.com has now been redesigned. The new site was put into place on August 4, 2006. Several members gave their input to make the new GriffithFire.com site more user friendly for both visitors and members.
The new design includes more photos, news and information about the department and surrounding community
Take a look around and let us know what you think. Email us at station15@griffithfire.com.
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