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Buy A Brick at the RI Firefighters Memorial
To Buy A Brick at the RI Firefighters Memorial click here.
You will be linked to the dedicated website for brick sales at the RI Firefighters Memorial and you will be able to scroll through the list of over 50 logos representing fire departments and fire service organizations across the state.
Simply scroll down to the online form where you will put in your information and choose your logo (if any) and brick size and wording. You will pay online and your order will be placed.
As always, if you have any questions, or would prefer to send in a hard copy form and check, please contact us at rifirechiefs@gmail.com or call at 401-692-0795. CLICK Here to link to the hard copy form, which can be mailed to the RIAFC, PO BOX 6041, Providence RI 02940.
Rhode Island Fire & Life Safety Summit November 8th
The RI Fire & Life Safety Summit will be held on Friday, November 8th at the East Greenwich Veteran Fireman’s Club, 80 Queen Street in East Greenwich. The doors will open at 8am with vendors tables registration and refreshments. The program will begin at 9 am and conclude by 3 pm. Lunch will be provided.
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100 Club presents $50,000 check for RI Firefighter Memorial! Construction update included.
The 100 Club of RI presented a $50,000 check to the RIAFC Foundation and the RI association of Fire Chiefs at the 100 Club annual dinner. The money is in support of the building of the RI Firefighter Memorial, located at the entrance of the RI Fire Academy. The project has been spearheaded, and is being built by the RIAFC Foundation and the RI Association of Fire Chiefs.
100 Club president Jim Grundy (right) and vice president Joe Terino (left) presented the check to RIAFC Foundation president, Chief Tim Walsh, Chief Scott Kettelle, RIAFC board member and project chairman, and Chief Rick Susi, Ret., RIAFC Executive Director.
The project is currently under construction with footings and foundation already completed. The area has been backfilled and two large dead trees in close proximity have been removed. The bronze centerpiece statue is being crafted with delivery expected in July. Bronze inlays as well as a 25foot detailed Maltese cross at the center of the plaza have also been ordered, with similar delivery dates.
Over $50,000 worth of personalized memorial pavers have been ordered and will be installed in the plaza by summers end, when the bulk of the project is expected to be completed. A dedication ceremony is tentatively scheduled for October 26, 2019.
Anyone interested in purchasing personalized memorial pavers should click here
There are still multiple ways to support the project by both personal and corporate contributions. For example, Bronze plaques are being placed at the base of each of the five flagpoles recognizing their sponsors. Other plaques will recognize in kind donations of contractors donating their services during construction, as well as specific personalized memorials. If you have any questions how you can be a part of the first RI State Firefighters Memorial, please contact Chief Rick Susi at 401-692-0795 or rifirechiefs@gmail.com
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Nine members of the RI LAST Team attend training in Portland ME.
The NFFF scheduled a 1 ½ day LAST class in Portland, ME on June 3-4 and nine members of the RI LAST attended. The class was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton about 2 miles from the Portland Airport. Day 1 was a basic LAST class, with a working lunch. Day 2 covered Funeral Planning, PSOB 2.0 and Organizational Management/Team Deployment in the morning. After a working lunch, the CAST (and designated co-CAST) were invited for a working session with the training team to help identify more specific ways to support your team and enhance the program.
Red Cross “Sound The Alarm” event held 5/11/19
Here is the group of Red Cross volunteers this morning getting psyched and revved up to go out and install over 1,000 smoke detectors. They are an amazing group doing some amazing fire safety work in the community. They are definitely saving lives today! Thank you to all involved!
