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Valdosta Fire Department Monthly Newsletter |
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Welcome to The Second Alarm, the Valdosta Fire Department's Monthly Newsletter. The objective of this newsletter is to communicate information to our members and the citizens we serve. Communications in any organization are pivotal to its success. Though this newsletter does not replace the day to day communication within our organization, we hope this newsletter will aid in sharing valuable information about our department to you. This is YOUR department! We continue to provide you service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. Our doors are open at the stations. Please stop in at your neighborhood station and say hi.
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 We love receiving visits from the Valor Service Dogs! Betty and Bradley showered our firefighters with hugs and slobbery kisses while also showing off their trained talents. Valor Service Dogs not only visit as service support to firefighters but to accumulate dogs in training for different environments and sensory experiences.
We were honored to participate in Valdosta State University’s public safety training exercise. VSU staff and students used special effects materials, or moulage, to create lifelike injuries and wounds for a realistic triaging and emergency preparedness training.
This was a joint initiative with the Lowndes County Emergency Management, Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, South Georgia Medical Center, Moody AFB, Valdosta Police Department, and other emergency response agencies.
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Live Burn Training for current recruits |
We collaborated with Thomasville Fire Rescue and Brooks County Fire to host a live burn training for fire recruits at the Valdosta Fire Training Facility.
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Hosting station tours are one of the highlights of careers because we are able to interact with our community and inspire the little ones.
 Our firefighters always have fun, even during their Occupational Physical Agility Test (OPAT)! The OPAT evaluates a firefighter's ability to perform physically demanding tasks successfully. Firefighters test their upper and lower body strength and aerobic endurance. Thank you to Crunch Fitness for hosting our OPAT!
CFAA News
CFA Alumni—Meeting
Next Meeting July 12th!!
Fire Station 1 @ 5:30
Events must be presented at general meetings and approved to be added to the calendar or by special request through the Chief and the VFD.
If you have completed a CFA course and would like to receive more information on the alumni, email: CFAAVALDOSTA@GMAIL.COM
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Points of Interest
Submission to the newsletter should occur before the 20th of each month
Feel Free to submit photos with your submissions
Have a strong opinion about a topic of concern to our fire department?
Feel free to submit a piece for review and possible publication in the newsletter.
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On June 15, 2022, VFD held a promotion ceremony to announce Joshua McBride, Roger Chastain, and Nicholas Bishop were promoted to Lieutenant. We are also proud of Melissa Roe, Anthony Williams, Daniel Carder, and Conner Bennett for their promotion to Sergeant. Congratulations and thank you for your diligence and commitment. Click to watch.
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