Salisbury Professional Fire Fighters Local 2370

Congratulations to David Pollard on his re-election to District 2 Vice President. David has faithfully served the PFFPNC for over a decade. His leadership continues to guide the Salisbury Professional Firefighters. We are grateful for his wisdom and friendship.

Wednesday we wrapped up an awesome PFFPNC conference with Locals across North Carolina. We heard from several IAFF representatives on different programs and opportunities available.
- PFFPNC President Scott Mullins celebrated the decade long efforts of the PFFPNC that resulted in a cancer presumption bill in the NC legislation. Since it's ratification January 1, 2022, 139 NC firefighters have received state funded cancer payments for treatment.
- NC Senator Todd Johnson was our keynote speaker and remains instrumental in our legislative fights
- IAFF’s General President Edward A. Kelly and General Secretary/Treasurer Frank Lima are leading the federal fight for passing firefighter cancer legislation and reaffirmed our efforts towards collective bargaining in NC.
-Huge victories for due process this year in Greensboro and Winston-Salem on their civil service board passage. Greensboro Union President Dave Coker's leadership is an inspiration. We look to follow his initiatives.
- We are bringing tons of resources back to our members in healthcare, retirement, financial planning, and mental health.

2023 has been a banner year for firefighters in NC. We continue to march lockstep into 2024 for better wages, better benefits, and better safety for YOUR NC firefighters.

The 4 newest recruits go online today.

We are very proud to welcome the new members of the Salisbury Fire Department and wish them a successful career.

We have now recessed for the first day of the 2023 PFFPNC Convention. For a recap of today's activities, visit our website: https://www.pffpnc.org/news/2023_convention_day1/

*Working Fire* Salisbury Ladder 1, Engine 1, Engine 3 and Battalion 1 dispatched mutual aid to East Spencer for a reported house fire. Units arrived to find fire showing and declared working fire. Crews worked to search and extinguish the fire and went top side for ventilation.

We are proud to serve the community.

The Salisbury Professional Firefighters 1st Annual Golf Tournament was a SUCCESS! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

Thank you to all of the golfers who played and supported the cause. And thank you to all of our gracious sponsors for helping make this a reality.

We hope to see you again next year!

Mutual aid technical rescue of a dog that fell into a mineshaft, the happy pup is now back safe with it’s owner.

One of two technical rescues made today by Salisbury Firefighters

Rescue underway to bring parachutist out of tree A rescue operation is underway in Salisbury to remove a parachutist who is stuck in a tree approximately 70 feet off the ground.

LAST CHANCE! Registration closes at midnight tonight! We will see you at McCanless on Friday! ⛳️

You do not want to miss this! Last call chance to sign up is Wednesday, October 18th at midnight! We have golf towels for each golfer, gift certificates to Dick's, East Coast Wings and others, a 50/50 raffle, and more! Scan the QR code to register your team!

Ladder 1 “B” took a trip to St John’s Lutheran Church this morning for fire safety education and a look around the rig and equipment. We are fortunate to have these opportunities and greatly appreciate St John’s inviting us.

We are proud to serve the community.

*Working Fire* Salisbury Engine 3, Ladder 4 and Battalion 1 dispatched mutual aid to Franklin for the reported house fire. Units arrived to find flames showing from a single story residence and began fire attack, searches and ventilation simultaneously.

We are proud to serve the community.

A sneak peak at your Union swag! Each golfer receives this awesome towel to clip to your golf bag and there is more to come!

Spots are limited! Sign up today using the QR!

The weather is getting perfect for golf! Not too hot, not too cold. Spots are limited and you will not want to miss out on these prizes! 👀 There are more to come, but you can’t win unless you make a team! Scan the QR code and get ready to play!

Recently members completed the trench rescue TR specialty class. This is a 2 week long class to certify these members to respond to trench incidents.

We are proud to serve the community.

We are just 26 days away from our 1st Annual Golf Tournament and our list of generous sponsors grows! We have prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and much more!!!
There are still team spots available, but they are going fast! Follow the QR code on the flyer to register your 4 person team or business sponsorship!

Our list of sponsors is also growing!!! Become one today!
DICK’S Sporting Goods
Local Patriot Roasting Company
Merle Norman of Salisbury
The Big Beverage Company
Caniche
Twisted Fire Industries
Frank’s Pawn Shop, Inc.
East Coast Wings + Grill
Corbin Hills Golf Club
Esi Electronic Systems Installation
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
PFFPNC District Vice President David Pollard

Ladder 1 “B” Shift took the morning to talk fire safety and comfort being around firefighters in their full gear. Then they got to see the truck and all of its equipment!

We are proud to serve the community

We are just 28 days away from our 1st Annual Golf Tournament and our list of generous sponsors grows! We have prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and much more!!!
There are still team spots available, but they are going fast! Follow the QR code on the flyer to register your 4 person team or business sponsorship!

Our list of sponsors is also growing!!! Become one today!
DICK'S Sporting Goods
Local Patriot Roasting Company
Merle Norman of Salisbury
The Big Beverage Company
Caniche
Twisted Fire Industries
Frank's Pawn Shop, Inc.
East Coast Wings + Grill
Corbin Hills Golf Club
Esi Electronic Systems Installation
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
PFFPNC District Vice President David Pollard

Our list of sponsors grows and there are still slots available to play! Scan the QR code to register your team of 4 and come support your Local 2370 fire fighters!

Today your firefighters took part in water rescue task force training in Morganton along side members from Kannapolis, Rowan Rescue Squad, West Stanly, Concord & Locke Township. All to better their knowledge and physical ability for these type of scenarios.

We are proud to serve the community.

A special thanks to our first golf tournament sponsors! Merle Norman of Salisbury, Caniche of Salisbury, The Beverage Company of Mooresville, and Local Patriot Roasting Company of Kannapolis. We are very grateful for their donations and support of our golf tournament. Look at the top of our Social media pages for registration information

BIG NEWS FROM YOUR FIREFIGHTERS UNION! Local 2370 is hosting our first annual golf tournament to benefit Local 2370 and the IAFF Burn Fund. Burn Fund is dedicated to fire prevention and burn awareness education, advocacy and research and improving the quality of life for burn survivors. We are looking forward to a great day of fun to benefit this amazing organization. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, a first place team prize, and more! Follow the QR code on the flyer to register. Also available are sponsorship spots if you would like to have your business be a title or hole sponsor. Email us at [email protected] if you have questions about sponsorships

We will never forget

Congratulations to our newest firefighters coming off probation!
Emily Bame is assigned E6 B shift and Chandler Bassinger is assigned E1 B shift. We are proud of their hard work and look forward to their success.

We will be speaking at tonight’s city council meeting to address growing safety issues. Please support your Local 2370 firefighters in person or online!

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Did you know that Salisbury Fire Department provides the hazmat response for Rowan County? Kyle Munday and Ethan Chirico spent the last two weeks earning their Hazmat Technician certification. The course had long days with lots of technical information to memorize, but they are ready to respond.

We are proud to serve our community.

*Working Fire* Salisbury Fire Department dispatched to a report of a residential fire on foster lane. First arriving units found smoke showing from a single story duplex and began fire attack and simultaneous searches for victims. Quick knockdown time and units have since cleared.

Bonus of the new firehouse dog for station 1 got to ride for her first fire.

*Working Fire* Salisbury Engine 6, Rescue 2, Engine 1 & Battalion 1 dispatched mutual aid to Locke Fire District for a reported house fire. Engine 6 arrived as the first engine to find heavy fire showing from a mobile home. Units made quick work with fire attack and searched both targeted and oriented to clear the structure for occupants.

We are proud to serve the community.

*Working Fire* Salisbury Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 1000 block of Kenly St. First arriving units found heavy fire showing from a single story wood frame residential. Units made an aggressive fire attack and search of the residence simultaneously.

We are proud to serve the community.

We are mourning the loss of a great man and a great firefighter. Firefighter Goodman was assigned to Ladder 34 at Kannapolis Fire Department and also use to work for Salisbury Fire. Many members knew him very closely and it is a tragic loss to both friends and family. We continue our thoughts and prayers with the family in this difficult time. You will be greatly missed. Cabarrus Professional Firefighters Association

*Resigned* Firefighter Leone works his last shift today after 2 years of service to the citizens of Salisbury and 23 years total as a fire service veteran. Moving on to a neighboring municipality for more money to support his wife and growing family.

Firefighter Leone accomplished many things in service of the city including
2 Residential fires with victims trapped as the nozzle man
Helping instruct multiple academies
Helping on the physical agility panel for new hires
Assisted with many committees including turn out gear, new apparatus, etc.

He will be missed and it is a big loss to the citizens to be losing such an asset to the department.

Local 2370 stands in full support of the Cabarrus Professional Firefighters Association

Harrisburg Fire Department back in service following closure over busy Fourth of July weekend Station 3 said it had to close twice in 48 hours due to a shortage of command staff.

*Working Fire w/Rescue* 6/3 at approximately 0001 hours units are dispatched to a fire alarm in the 800 block of Confederate Av. Engine 3 arrived first to find nothing showing initially, upon further investigation smoke conditions were found in the residence and it was upgraded to a working fire. Engine 3 stretched an attack line while also getting information about a possible trapped victim. Quick entry was made for both suppression and search of life by Engine 3 & Ladder 1 and a victim was located and rescued by your Salisbury Firefighters.

This was just one of the 39 calls ran by crews in the 24 hour time frame. Multiple other alarms, shootings, vehicle accidents and medical emergencies tied up crews for the entire day and night, even after this fire. We are proud to serve our community.

The City of Salisbury should take note of the failure to retain firefighters after their 3rd year. These firefighters take skills, experience, and confidence that can not be replaced overnight. Not to mention adding to the list of staffing shortages.

In two months we have lost expert firefighters from Rescue 2; Cody Martin and Zach Peeples. We are going to miss them dearly but wish them luck and success in their futures.