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Council Votes to Reopen Station 5 in Slocum
Please read our "NKFD in the Media" page for the latest articles on the town council's 3 to 2 vote to reopen Slocum station five.
New Audio Added
Radio transmission clips of a kitchen fire on Briarbrook Road as well as a car fire inside of a building on Oak Hill Road have been added.Several auto accidents have been added also. Please visit Audio Page 2 to listen.
Google Calendar
An interactive calendar has been added to the Meeting Schedule page. This calendar displays an infinite work schedule and will be updated soon with the monthly meeting schedule.
IAFF 2007 Media Awards
NKFFA.org took 1 of 5 honorable mentions in the IAFF national "Media Awards" in the affiliate website category. We are pleased to share this award category with Los Angeles CA, Houston TX, San Jose CA, Philadelphia PA, and Palm Beach FL Fire Departments.
Union Store
The Union Store is proud to offer some new items including a new jacket, hoodies, athletic shorts, screenprinted longsleeve t-shirts and sweatshirts, and custom golf balls. There is also updated pricing effective immediatly. Please visit the Union Store page for details.
Juniper Drive Building Fire 12/17/07 (B Platoon)
New Photo's Added
Photo's from the Juniper Drive House Fire (12/17/07) have been added. Radio Transmission ADDED!
New Audio Added
Old Baptist Road Fire 1/28/08 (D Platoon).
An early morning fire sends 5 people to the hospital.
Visit the 2nd Audio Page to listen to the actual call.
New Audio Added
Jerry Lane Building Fire 12/21/07 (A Platoon) and the Route 4 at West Allenton Auto accident (C Platoon) have been added.
Visit the 2nd Audio Page to listen to the actual calls.
Volley for Education VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Come out and support the North Kingstown Fire Fighters Association Scholarship Fund.
Vista Circle and Charles Street Fires (3/24/2008) Added
Audio has been added for a mid morning mattress fire that occurred on Vista Circle. Companies were in training at the time of the fire, making for an extended response. Audio and photos have also been added for a car fire that extended into a garage on Charles Street. The fire occurred during shift change causing the oncoming shift to handle a brush fire on Post Road.
Route 4 accident near Route 102 Added (4/8/2008)
Audio has been added for a early afternoon rollover on Rt. 4. Vehicle extrication with jaws units was preformed to remove the victim from the vehicle.
Ground Breaking for Slocum Station #5
The North Kingstown Firefighters Association and the Town of North Kingstown are proud to announce a ground breaking ceremony to be held on Saturday May 17, 2008 at 3:30 PM. The ground breaking will take place at the site of the new Slocum Fire Station #5, 121 Indian Corner Road, North Kingstown. All members of the public including the media are welcome and encouraged to attend.
North Providence Fire Local 2334 Legislation Page
The Local 2334 has published a legislation page on their web site to help spread the word on different issues and bills that come about, which pertain to firefighters. Click here to view the page, we encourage all NKFFA members and residents of North Kingstown to check this site frequently to keep up on current issues. There is also a link to find your local legislators so that you can help us fight anti-firefighter legislation.
WBZ-TV Reports on Firefighter Staffing Shortages
In an article titled, "I-Team: Local Fire Depts. Not Up To Fed Standards
Dangerous Budget Cuts Affect Firefighter Manpower, Response Time" WBZ-TV reports on how local fire departments are failing to meet federal standards on manpower and response times. See the links below:
- * If North Kingstown were included on this list, we do NOT meet either the federal manpower or response time standards. We currently have two firefighters on most of our companies with the exception of engine 6, which has three. The federal standard calls for four fighters. The response times are currently being addressed by adding the Slocum station which will help significantly. The NKFD responded to 5052 calls for service in 2006 and 5359 calls for service in 2007.
