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The Fire Wire Page 4 Join The Fire Corps Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services is currently recruiting volunteers for the Fire Corps program. The Fire Corps program was launched in 2004 in effort to help departments face increasing demands. Fire Corps mission is to increase the capacity of departments through the use of community volunteers in non-emergency roles. Nonemergency volunteers allow departments to expand their services, such as enhancing fire prevention programs and public outreach. Capt. Bill Hamby (center) and Sgt. Babette Davis (right) speak to Cherokee County Fire Chief, Raymond Gunnin, about the Fire Corps. Volunteers can help provide services that the public wants but that responders may not have time to furnish. All activities of the fire corps are nonemergency support roles. Fire Corps falls under the umbrella of Citizen Corps nationally. Fire Corps programs help Fire & EMS departments by utilizing volunteers for non-emergency support functions allowing emergency personnel to concentrate on their core duties of emergency response. Fire Corps volunteers can provide many services including: Installing smoke alarms and other fire prevention activities, inventory and record keeping, fire and life safety education to people of all ages, newsletter and web page development, fundraising, grant writing, public relations and outreach and much more! If you are interested in learning more about the Cherokee County Fire Corps program contact Babette Davis at bdavis@cherokeega.com or call (770) 721-7809 or Captain Bill Hamby at whamby@cherokeega.com or call (678) 493-6291. Plus, there will be an informative meeting on the Fire Corps on Monday, August 1st, 2011 at the Cherokee County Administration Building, located at 1130 Bluffs Parkway in Canton, Georgia beginning at 6:30 pm. Come Be A Part of Us!
The Fire Wire Page 5 Chief Prather Walks in the Fight Against Cancer Cherokee County Assistant Fire Chief, Tim Prather, recently participated in the Relay for Life in Pickens County. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a lifechanging event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camped out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length. Cherokee County Assistant Fire Chief, Tim Prather, holds his certificate for receiving the “Most Individual Paper Clips.” According to Chief Prather, “I exceeded my goal. My goal was 100 laps and I completed 102 laps. One lap was approximately 1,627 feet, so Chief Prather walked a total distance of over 31 miles. I began at 2 o’clock on Saturday with 10 lap blocks and approximately 30 minute breaks in between. I completed 60 by midnight. However, sometime around 3 am, I had refigured and realized that I could not complete the goal by the deadline by 6 o’clock Sunday morning. So, the last two blocks had to be increased to 15 laps with only a 15 minute break,” added Prather. Chief Prather completed lap 100 at 5:47 Sunday morning, only 13 minutes shy of the 6 o’clock deadline. Hi total walk time was just over 9 hours. Cherokee County firefighter, Tim Milburn, also participated in the event and completed 50 laps. “We sat down for approximately 45 minutes and had a hard time getting back up. Some of us dozed off for a few minutes. Sunday was a bad day. I was hurting pretty bad in my calves and feet. But, I did not blister. I carried several changes of socks and rotated shoes between blocks to prevent the blistering. But, the aching, I could not prevent”, continued Prather. During each lap, team members were to pick up a paper clip to keep up with the amount of laps completed. Chief Prather received the award for “Most Individual Paper Clips” during an awards program last week. Prather also said, “Overall, it was a blast. Our team is already looking forward to next year's Relay for Life now that we know what to expect. I believe our team will also receive the award for the most "team" laps walked. I would like to thank the local fire department union for their donation in sponsoring my participation in this walk. As we all know, it does go to a good cause. “
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