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SEPTEMBER 2014

COUNTY MEETING INFORMATION

DATE: Thursday, September 25, 2014

TIME: 7:30 P.M.

HOST: Nimishillen Twp Fire Department Station #3

LOCATION: 8000 Columbus Rd., Louisville

PROGRAM: Kenan Advantage will bring a tanker and/or other vehi-

cle and offer a presentation on tankers, cut a ways and will have handouts

available. If you are from a neighboring department to Nimishillen, PLEASE attend

this meeting; Alliance Fire, Hartville, Homeworth, Hanover Twp., Carrollton Village

Fire, Washington Twp., Lexington Twp., Marlboro Twp., Sandy Creek, etc.. ALL oth-

ers are appreciated! Refreshments will be served following the meeting and pro-

2014 SCFFA MEETING and EVENT SCHEDULE

October 30 – Navarre Village Fire

November 13 – Carrollton Village Fire

December 11 – North Canton Fire & EMS

EVENTS ***************************

October 11 – 23rd Annual County Memorial Service

Executive Board Members

President: Gary Coen - [email protected]

330-966-9142 330-499-3404

Vice-President: Jerry Markle - [email protected]

330-823-5865

Treasurer: Becky Ault - [email protected]

330-327-5261 123 Cayuga NW Canton, 44708

Recording Secy: Mark Garber - [email protected]

330-353-0756

Chaplain: Rev. Ronald Bryant - [email protected]

330-699-2546

Corresponding Secy: Cathy Hart - [email protected]

330-327-7514 306 Wooster NE Navarre, 44662

SEND NEWSLETTER INFO to [email protected] or

send pm to Cathy Garman Hart on facebook!

Zone #1 Rep: Bob Eicher - [email protected]

330-832-7477 330-418-3765

Zone #2 Rep: Randy Branch - [email protected]

330-488-2125

Zone #3 Rep: (Vacant)

Zone #4 Rep: Greg Oswald - [email protected]

330-447-7902

Zone #5 Rep: Eric Benson - [email protected]

330-936-0297

Asst. Zone #1 Rep: Bob Coen - [email protected]

330-499-8610 330-704-6303

Asst. Zone #2 Rep: Joe Hafer - [email protected]

Asst. Zone #3 Rep: Karla Nevel - [email protected]

330-484-2941 330-327-0598

Asst. Zone #4 Rep: James “Smitty” Smith 330-484-3108

Asst. Zone #5 Rep: Bill Toulson - [email protected]

330-639-7699

Webmaster Kenny Brown -

[email protected]

STARK COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

COUNTY MEETING SET-UP

Guidelines

2 - 8’ tables and 6 chairs for officers at the

front of the room

1 American flag in the room

Approximately 40 to 50 chairs for members

attending

Program: Either a speaker with general fire/

ems information for good of all OR

Certified CE (continuing education) training related information to offer those in

attendance

(anything from 20 minutes to an hour or so of

information)

Refreshments: WHATEVER your department would like to serve. Suggestions: cold cuts for sandwiches, chips and cookies; pizza, vegeta-ble tray and cake; pasta, salad and brownies; or even chili, cornbread and dessert. Drinks:

possibly coffee, soft drinks, water or punch.

We are continually asked regarding the above information. If you have any questions con-cerning a meeting YOUR department will be hosting, please just contact any board member at their telephone numbers provided on the left of this front page of the newsletter. Thanks to

all who host our meetings.

Thanks Kay and Jerry Markle

for selling shirts for SCFFA at

the Alliance Pump In!

SCFFA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2014

EMERGENCY

MEDICAL RESPONDER

Dates: Tues/Thurs 6p – 9p

October 9 -

December 4, 2014

Location: Undetermined

specifically – Alliance area

Cost: $370.00

For information or to register,

call:

Canton City Schools-Adult Career

and Technical Education

330-438-2556 X 101

ODPS #106

Canton Fire Station 4 Fill The Boot campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Firefighters have

been doing Fill The Boot for 60 years. In 1954 the IAFF committed by proclamation to

support MDA until

a cure is found. To

date the IAFF has

raised $530 million

for MDA. This

could not be

accomplished

without your

generosity. Every

penny counts!

ALLEN KEITH CONSTRUCTION WE MAKE IT RIGHT AGAIN

We restore damage caused by

Fire-Vehicle-Mold-Storm-Water-Mildew

24 Hour EMERGENCY Service - 800-392-7000

Canton: 330-455-5481 Akron: 330-699-5668

Showroom: 2735 Greensburg Rd., across from the airport

Insured Loss Specialists

Courtyard Marriott

330) 494-6494

Hotel offers a 24 hour market, breakfast buf-

fet, lobby bar, business center, indoor pool, fitness

center, free HSIA & guest laundry.

4375 Metro Circle NW, Canton, Ohio 44720

Orion

Construction

24 Hour Emergency Service Board-ups - Tarps - Rebuild Fire/Water Damage

330-244-9708 7801 Cleveland Ave. N.W., North Canton, Ohio 44720

www.orionohio.com

BLASIMAN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

& EXIT LIGHT SERVICE

Ron Blasiman

State Licensed and Insured

Office: 330-821-6107 320 Hester Avenue

Alliance, Oh 44601

Cell:330-257-2063 State ID#54-76-1006

www.blasimanfire.com

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES

SUNPRO

Corporate Offices 7640 Whipple Ave NW

Office: 330-966-0910 North Canton, Ohio 44720-6924

24 HR: 800-488-0910

Fax: 330-966-1954 www.sunproservices.com

J. BOWERS CONSTRUCTION

3113 Mogadore Rd. Akron, OH

Disaster Restoration Specialists

Toll Free: 800-289-9050

Canton:330-453-9340

Akron:330-628-4807

Fax:330-628-8473

www.J.Bowersconst.com

Dangerous Residue:

Was Your Home a Meth Lab?

Instant Results!

State of fire art sample testing

Testing methods approved by Ohio Dept. of Health CDC

safety elements, ltd. 330-715-9075

E-mail:[email protected]

Visit us at www.hazmatandmore.com

Alliance Firefighter

Brad Zachery

Retires

Brad has served

Alliance for over

25 years as a firefighter, served

his country during the Vietnam

War and lived a life of adventure

in between. We wish him well.

Congratulations and have a

happy and healthy retirement BZ!


LEADERS IN THE INSURANCE CLAIM INDUSTRY

DESIGN RESTORATION Reconstruction - New Construction Residential - Commercial

24HR EMERGENCY SERVICE

800-716-7123 or 330-563-0010

4305 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Suite 103, North Canton, Ohio

Visit us at www.designrestoration.net

Wind & Fire #89 - ACBC

If you would like to be a Special Child Sponsor,

make a donation, or become a member CALL 330-

575-1519 or 330-323-2872 Or catch us on the run!

To mail a donation: Wind & Fire #89, P.O.

Box 54, Louisville, Ohio 44641 PLEASE

make checks payable to: ACBC

(Aluminum Cans for Burned Children)

*bcr brahlers’s cleaning & restoration

111749 Strasburg-Bolivar Road NW

Bolivar, Ohio 44612

(330) 874-0008 [email protected]

888-749-7887 www.brahlersstop.com

“We Restore Beauty”

Brian J. Ice The Generator

Store GENERAC, GE

BRIGGS & STRATTON

BELVEDERE Belvedere Electric Ltd.

P.O. BOX 2269 DOVER, OH 44622-2269

License #25934 Cell: 330-340-6348

Rapid Response Restoration, Inc.

24 hr. Emergency Services: 330-605-2295

7890 Navarre Road SW, Massillon, 44646

Ph: 330-832-3288 Fax: 330-832-4008

Steve Toohey, CEO 330-904-3651

[email protected] www.mrrapid.com

CANTON POLICE & FIREMENS CREDIT UNION 530 McKinley Avenue NW Canton, Oh 44702

330-453-2467

“Serving all fire and safety personnel

and their families” Dedicated to

responding to our members financial

needs by providing a variety of quality

low cost financial services.

www.cpfcu.net

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEDIVAC

Kobie J Brooks, BA, NREMT-P

Business Relations and Development

Call: 216-509-7880

(Observer) 216-844-2678

1-877-UHC-EVAC

www.UHMEDVAC.com

BONNIE’S

ENGRAVERS GALLERY and

SIGN CREATION

330-830-1271 Trophies-Banners-Posters-

Plaques-Key Chains-Wedding

Glasses and Gifts

www.engraversgallery.com

10 Lincoln Way East, Massillon,

Ohio 44646

The Magnolia Volunteer

Fire Department

The support and generosity of our community

makes us fortunate to work here, and able to

serve. Thank you Elaina and friends!

Instead of birthday gifts, Elaina asked her friends to consider

making a donation to the Magnolia Fire Department Build-

ing Fund. Together, this awesome group of girls were able to

contribute $90 to a fantastic cause in helping our community!

Never too young to care!

Great Trail Fire Department's

new Polaris 6x6 UTV

ORDER A NEW

T-shirt

Sweatshirt

Long sleeve t-shirt or

Hoodie

Contact a board member NOW!

These new items are RED!

We are pleased to announce that the

Canton Township Board of Trustees

have appointed Acting Chief Christo-

pher Smith to be the next full time fire

chief. His appointment will be effec-

tive on July 1st with his official swear-

ing in during the regular board meet-

ing.

Congratulations to

Canton Twp. Fire

Chief Christopher Smith.


Throwback picture of Chaplain

Ronald Bryant with his daughter

Rhonda - Great picture!

Beach City

Fire

welcomes

the newest

addition to

their fleet!

SQUAD #136 Congratulations!

WILMOT FIRE & RESCUE

BENEFIT - HAM DINNER

WILMOT, OH – All-You-Can-Eat

Ham Dinner (includes scalloped

potatoes, green beans,

applesauce, coleslaw, dinner

rolls, a slice of pie and beverage)

served Family Style on Sunday,

October 12th, 2014 from

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Adults -

$8.00, Children 4-10 $4.00, Chil-

dren 3 and under are FREE. The

meal is served in the Wilmot

Fire Hall at 204 Mill Street Wil-

mot, Ohio. Church groups wel-

come. All proceeds to benefit

Wilmot Fire & Rescue

a volunteer depart-

ment. Carry Out

Available. (330) 359-5995

Would like to thank every-

one who participated in

W&F poker run 2014. We

had 460 people and 260

vehicles that rode the

route. Was a great day, had

tons of fun, great food,

great music and saw a lot of

great people. I will post pics

in the next few days. Thank

you again from all of us.

Randy

Branch;

Paul

Gartenbush;

and Paul

Hanood!

Congratulations

Lisa Bierly! She brought down the house and

took FIRST PLACE in La Pizzaria

karaoke Contest! This came with a

wonderful cash prize as well...

Lisa is a paramedic with North

Canton Fire Department and Stark

Summit Ambulance. She also is a

Clinical Assistant float at

OMNI Orthopaedics

The Stark County Fire Fighters Association will be hosting it’s 23rd Annual Memorial Service (The

Last Alarm) on Saturday, October 11, 2014. Hosting the service this

year is the Hartville Fire Department. We will be honoring all SCFFA members who died

between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014. The service will be held at the Betha-

ny Mennonite Church, 3497 Edison St. NE, Hartville, and will begin at approximately 10:15 A.M. A

silent parade of emergency vehicles will precede the service at 9:30 A.M. Stage begins at 8:45

A.M. in the parking lot on the west side of the Hartville Elementary School, 225 Lincoln St.

We are hoping that all member departments and services will be represented at the ser-

vice and in full uniform if available. We will be honoring the following 16 people: Steven Goodwin,

Hartville Fire; Roscoe Diamond, Plain Twp. Fire; Donzell Messenger, Augusta Fire; William Car-

man, Jr., Bethlehem Fire; Clarence Snyder, Plain Twp. Fire; Virgil Ringer, Hartville Fire; John H.

Fetty, Plain Twp. Fire; Dwayne Raber, Washington Twp. Fire; Scott McKibben. Canton Twp. Fire;

Kimberly Markey, Sandy Twp. Fire; Frederic “Fred” Anania, Richville Fire, William Zartman, Jr.,

Beach City Fire; Richard Hoover, Perry Twp. Fire; Thomas Babcock, Canton Fire; William “Bill”

Snyder, Plain Twp. Fire; and Kenneth Hoblitzel, Sr.

TO ALL MEMBERS:

Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month, excluding

June, July and August, with a guest speaker and topic relating to Fire Pre-vention and Fire Investigation.

All meetings are held at

Belgrade Gardens, located at 3476 Massillon Road, in Green.

Meetings start promptly at 11 a.m.

Lunch following at noon.

Cost of lunch for members is $10.

Guests are welcome to attend up to three meetings before becoming a member.

The mission statement of the FDEA is:

“To create the opportunity for repre-sentatives from the fire service, in-dustrial safety field and the insur-ance industry to expand communica-tions and share knowledge pertain-ing to Fire Prevention & Fire Investigation”

RAMSBURG INSURANCE and Financial Services

Phone: 877-903-2223

“PROTECTING YOU, SO YOU CAN PROTECT US”

Comprehensive programs designed for fire departments and

their members.

General Liability - Fire Trucks and Equipment

Group Accidents, Sickness, Life and Disability Plans

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R E G I S T E R N O W

Key Note Speaker:

"Mass Shootings -

Columbine High School &

Aurora Theater" By Christopher B. Colwell, M.D.

Chief of Emergency

Medicine, Denver Health

View our agenda and register online at:

https://www.

regonline.com/2014NORTNconference

Regional Trauma Conference

November 7, 2014

The University of Akron - Student Union

Akron, OH 44325

BREWSTER

FIREFIGHTER

ALISHA COPE

July 2014

Kent State University

Marching Golden

Flashes - This week's

member spotlight is

Alisha Cope! Alisha is

a third year member

of the MGF and sec-

tion leader of the flutes and piccolos section.

She is a biology/pre-medicine major who hopes

to attend medical school after completing her

undergraduate studies. She is also a firefight-

er and has her EMT certification. Marching

band is one of Alisha's favorite activities at Kent

State. "It's one of the best college experiences

Kent has to offer. You get to travel, the feeling

of community is wonderful, and there is noth-

ing like that moment of pride you feel at the

end of a fantastic performance!"

Alisha is the daughter of

Jenifer and Mike Mohler of Brewster Fire.

Murdocco Restoration

"A new beginning in restoration and a new begin-

ning for "YOU" after an unforeseen water, fire or

storm disaster”

24 Hour Water/Fire/Storm Service.

Phone: 330-697-2268

Emergency: 330-697-2268

Mark Murdocco-President

1224 Oak Ave. SE., Massillon, Ohio 44646

It’s a BOY!

Welcome

Colton!!!

Joe and

Courtney

Legros

Lexington

Fire Dept.

Congratulations!

Don Jordan and Dash CenCom/Nimishillen Twp FD

A bell for the Fire Tower at

the SCFFA Memorial is STILL

needed. Please let us know

if you have one to donate or

could offer for a good price

for this wonderful cause.


SCFFA and Beech Creek Botanical

Garden sign papers to move

ahead on the proposed

SCFFA Firefighters Memorial!

SCFFA Memorial Site Bell STILL NEEDED for fire tower!!!

FDRU is currently looking for additional volunteers county-

wide and beyond. If you would like to help your fellow

firefighters and be a part of the FDRU please fill out our

online application on our web site www.starkfdru.org or

contact us to make arrangements to get an applica-

tion. We are always looking for donations of equipment, gear, cash, vehi-

cles etc. if you have or know anyone that has unwanted items or that

would be interested in being a corporate or associate sponsor, please let

us know. Donations are always appreciated! Contact Chief Steve Clark

at 330-701-7852 or Asst. Chief Bill Toulson at 330-639-7699.

Waynesburg Fire Department

A few months ago, Captain

Whitacre and Captain Ely par-

ticipated in a very interesting

class. OF course it is hoped

they never have to use that

knowledge to help a resident.

The Grain Bin Extrication level

1 class was put on by the Ohio Fire Academy with their mo-

bile trailer, which was built in Sept. 2012 by OSU seniors.

Canal Fulton / Lawrence Twp fire hosted the class at their

road department building. Capt. Tom Ely

Massillon

Fire

Fighters

Local 251

Thank You Pack 916

Webelos for building

and donating this fine

picnic table for

Station #1. We will

definitely enjoy it for

years to come!

Congratulations to Truck 4 member Eric Dyrlund on his

promotion to Captain today. Captain

Dyrlund has been a member of the Canton

Fire Department for 20 years. He is a

member of the Technical Rescue Opera-

tions Team and the Stark County Hazard-

ous Materials Response Team.

Best of luck at your new assignment!

HISTORY IN

THE MAKING


"Job Well Done' to MPD Officer Curt Ricker, MPD Officer Jeff Craw-

ford, MFD Firefighters Jimmy Swain, Matt Burgasser, and Matt

Podlogar (not pictured).

Officer Ricker was on routine patrol (had just stopped another mo-

torist in the area for a traffic violation and had cleared the stop).

and was flagged down by a passenger in a vehicle. She said that her

husband was having a medical issue (possible heart-attack). Officer

Ricker got the driver stabilized, and prepared him for CPR, while

Officer Jeff Crawford assisted him. The MFD was only seconds away.

Once on scene, the three listed firefighters conducted CPR and ACLS

and the patient was taken to Affinity for emergency treatment. Staff

from Affinity ER came to MFD today to issue the officers and fire-

fighters some awards and say "thank you". Officer Ricker asked Mr

Danny Borne how he was doing since the incident, and he said with

a smile, "Well, I start back to work tomorrow!".

Very cool. Great job, guys! U-70

We would recognize that SMILE

anywhere! Hello Mike Rishmond

of Murdocco Restoration….

Kayla Adams of East Sparta was

among the students who

recently completed the State of

Ohio Emergency Medical

Technician course.

The training was held at the

Ohio Fire Academy in

Reynoldsburg. Kayla is a

member of the East Sparta Fire

Department and the daughter

of Arnie and Darla Adams.

CONGRATULATIONS KAYLA!!!

STARK COUNTY FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

CATHY HART

306 WOOSTER ST NE

NAVARRE, OHIO 44662

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