North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs
Chief's Quarterly
October 5, 2010
In This Issue
Message from the President
New Requirements for Rating
Staying or Leaving?
Annual Fire Chief of the Year Award
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Upcoming Events


October 3-9:  Fire Prevention Week-"Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With"

February 3-6:  Mid Winter Conference-Concord

February 7-10:  Fire/Life Safety Educators Conference - Sheraton, Chapel Hill

May 4-7:  NC Fire/Rescue Instructors Conference Crown Plaza Resort, Ashville

August 10-13:  Annual Conference - Raleigh Convention Center

September 26-30:  Week One of 2011 Executive Development Program, Charlotte Fire Training Center

October 24-28:  Week Two of 2011 Executive Development Program, Charlotte Fire Training Center

February 2012:  Mid Winter Conference - Location TBD

August 1-4, 2012:  Annual Conference - Raleigh Convention Center
A Message from the President
Chief Randy Godwin

Greetings,

It is my prayer that this salutation finds you doing well.  It is also my humble pleasure to have the privilege of addressing you from the President's chair of such a fine organizaion.  Thirty years ago, I would have never dreamed of such an honor.  It is an awesome . . . (Full Story)
Looking Forward - New Requirements for Rating Coming
Tim Bradley, Assistant State Fire Marshal



In order to effectively prepare for the future, as well as try to avoid mistakes of the past, the fire and rescue community needs well informed leaders and accurate data.  This was the general consensus of members of the Gateway group at this years meeting.  Gateway, as you may know, is a . . .  (Full Story)
Staying or Leaving? 
Kenneth Mullen, Executive Director

Recently, I was talking with a fellow public safety retiree.  He shared a conversation that he had when he made a visit to his former place of employment.  He said he spoke to a couple of people he had worked with and all they could talk about was how much time they had left until retirement.  It made me wonder what type of impact such a conversation might have on . . .  (Full Story)

Sixth Annual Fire Chief of the Year Award 

(Career and Volunteer Chief of the Year will be presented)

All nominations must be postmarked by December 31, 2010
For General Information and Nomination Forms go to
www.ncafc.com

The Awards will be presented at the Mid-Winter Chiefs Banquet in Concord, NC on
Saturday, February 5, 2011