We will have a meeting on October 12th at 17:30. Please attend, we will need help with the golf tourney.
Do you have a locked gate or chain?
September 19, 2010 By
FREE PADLOCKS
The fire district has received a grant to place a commonly keyed padlock on many locked gates and chains in our area. If you have a gate or other device that could restrict our access to your home in an emergency we have padlocks available for free. These locks will greatly increase our response time to emergencies in your areas. If interested email
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New GCFFA Merchandise!
September 8, 2010 By
The Groom Creek Fire Fighter’s Association has added 3 new products to help with fund raising. These include 2 new shirt designs and a bumper sticker. They can be found on our merchandise page but here are some previews. These items will be available at the 3 remaining bingo nights and our annual run on 9/19. Click here for details about our events.
HERE’S OUR TWO SHIRT DESIGNS
Prices range from $12-$17 depending on size and style.
AND HERE’S OUR BUMPER STICKER
$2.00 ea
Groom Creek Community Classic
August 30, 2010 By
1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K & 2 Mile Fun Run
Join us on September 19th for our 6th annual Groom Creek Classic.
Register at active.com or fill out a Registration Form and mail it to us.
GCFFA meeting
August 4, 2010 By
We will have a GCFFA meeting onAugust 17th at 5:30 p.m. at the fire station. We need to get ready for our spaghetti dinner and the Groom Creek community classic. All Groom Creek Volunteers, Full timers, and Reserves are highly recommended (mandatory) to help with the race. Please attend the meeting and come with an “open and wanting to help attitude”. We should also have an update on the adopt a highway and watercatchment information. Thank you.
GCFFA meeting
July 9, 2010 By
Tuesday July 13th at 5:30 p.m. This meeting will be to discuss up coming events including our bingo games, golf tournament, Groom Creek community classic, and the poker run. Please attend.
Fuels Crew Scheduled Through October
July 1, 2010 By
The Groom Creek Fuels Crew is scheduled through October and all new requests will be delayed at least until that time. We remind homeowners that our grant is good until October of 2012. We apologize for the inconvenience and will be happy to address any firewise concerns that you may have. If you are interested in getting fuels work done please contact jeff(at)groomcreek.org
Off district team and our Volunteers
May 2, 2010 By
For those of you who will be participating in our off district response this year, it is absolutly imperative that you have a “new generation” fire shelter in your pack when you leave. You may switch with your other firefighters and let your engine boss know who you switched with.
Volunteers, please check the shift calendar for your assigned shifts. Review the requirements for signing up, one half month early, if you can not make the assigned shift you must find a trade with your fellow volunteers.
Dumpster Program To Start 4/26
April 21, 2010 By
Our annual dumpster program is scheduled to start on 4/26. The dumpster will be in front of the fire station through June. If you do any work on your property to make it more fire safe, please fill out a sweat equity form to help us with our grant reporting.
- Needles and leaves only
- NO
- Branches
- Logs
- Trash
- Bagged material
REMINDER: Pancake Breakfast & Firewise Day are this Saturday.
Budget Update
April 12, 2010 By
As we begin preparing the upcoming fiscal year’s budget (2010-2011), we are looking at a reduction in tax revenue of 15%. We will be able to maintain the current level of service with this reduction which equals over $80,000 by cutting out all non-essential functions (like producing newsletters, free CPR classes, free snow removal, etc.) We will be doing everything we can to control costs in every aspect of our operations while ensuring that a minimum of 2 fully trained firefighters are available to respond to emergencies at any time. [Read more...]