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RIAFC Featured Item (scroll down for more items & posts)
New granite cap and statue permanently installed on monument at the RI Firefighters Memorial
The new granite cap and the bronze firefighter gear and helmet statue has been permanently installed in the primary monument at the RI firefighters Memorial. A special thank you goes out to Chief Scott Kettelle, NKFD, and Kettelle Building Movers, for doing the heavy lifting and completing the final installation. It looks great! New memorial […]
Important Updates from RIAFC
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raifcadmin2020-07-02 09:01:422020-07-02 09:01:42RI Fire Academy Class 011 graduates at the RI Firefighters Memorial
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raifcadmin2020-06-29 09:36:192020-06-29 09:45:53New granite cap and statue permanently installed on monument at the RI Firefighters Memorial
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raifcadmin2020-04-13 15:30:122020-04-13 15:30:12RI receives 70 donated Protective Aerosol Boxes made by Massachusetts firm building 1000 for Massachusetts and beyond
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raifcadmin2020-02-04 08:37:252020-03-23 15:43:28Roll out of the $822,698 RIAFC Foundation 2019 SAFER Grant for Recruitment & Retention of Volunteer Firefighters in RI
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raifcadmin2019-12-06 09:49:572019-12-06 09:49:57All Fire Service families & friends should support the 100 Club of RI
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raifcadmin2019-11-17 10:57:142019-11-17 10:57:25Spring 2020 PPA dates posted, online registration open
About the Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs
The Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs (RIAFC ) was established to further the professional development of the fire service; to insure and maintain greater protection of life and property from fire and disasters; to promote a bond among chiefs, chief officers, vendors and friends of the organization; to promote policy; to provide an exchange of information and ideas between fire chiefs; and to advocate or oppose legislation affecting the fire service.
About the Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation
The Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation was established in 2011 as a fundraising arm of the RIAFC in order to support programs that further the advancement of the fire service, public education in fire prevention, expansion of fire training facilities, programs that support the health and safety of firefighters and fire service training and education.
