Department Awarded Duke Energy Foundation (Severe Weather Preparedness Grant)

On August 28th, we were awarded a $5,000 dollar Duke Energy Foundation grant for Severe Weather Preparedness.

This grant will enable us to work with Alexander County 9-1-1 & Emergency Management to increase there weather station system that is already in place in parts of the county. Working with our local weather service office we have found some dead zones where there is no data. This grant will allow us to purchase 4 new weather stations and help cover the dead zones in the county. These weather stations, like the others already in place we send out real time weather data to all county emergency services and to US National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC.

In addition to the weather stations this grant will also fund new weather radios to all Alexander County Schools. Thank you again to the Duke Energy Foundation for this grant.

Below pictured is:

Assistant Chief: Chris Brown

Chief: Matthew Jordan

Duke Energy District Manager: Robin Nicholson

Alexander County Emergency Management Coordinator: Daniel Fox

100 Year Celebration Video

 

Central Alexander Fire Department Celebrates 100 years

 

PRESS RELEASE: New Initiative Announced

We are excited to announce a new initiative with a partnership between our department and the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal. This new initiative will allow us to distribute and install smoke alarms in homes in our district. In the coming weeks we will receive a shipment of smoke alarms. We will release an online form that can be accessed via our website or our Facebook page. This online form will allow residents to request a smoke alarm. We are only allowed a certain amount of smoke detectors at a time. This will be a first come, first serve basis. We will focus on homes with children, elderly, and special needs people living in the home. Please see the attached sample request form to see what information will be asked.

Department receives largest grant to date

     The Central Alexander (Taylorsville) Fire Department has received a Federal grant which will help the agency replace its nearly three dozen firefighter air packs.

    CAFD Chief Matt Jordan said the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) will provide $233,333.33 and the fire department will provide a 5 percent match, or $11,666.67, to purchase 35 air packs and masks. Some of the current firefighter air packs the station uses are 15 to 25 years old.

    "We're very excited to have received this grant," said Chief Jordan. "We've worked on this project for a year, gathering information and applying for this grant. This will help us better serve our community and is essential to the safety of our firefighters."

Source: The Taylorsville Times (August 5, 2020) Edition (Front Page)

Department Sees Improvement in ISO Inspection

Please see the attached Public Information Release regarding our ISO Inspection.

Department Receives Pet Oxygen Mask Donation

Please see the attached press release regarding the Pet Oxygen Mask Donation from Invisible Fence Company.