Thank you for visiting our new Internet page. As an up-to-date organization,                        we want to give you the opportunity to stay up to date.  A new content                  management system will enable us to always keep you up to date.  Let us                    together unlock the future of education.

NC Insurance Commisioner Wayne Goodwin, new State Fire Marshal, spoke at our 2009 NCFLSE Conference in Greenville, NC in February.    

NCFLSE Conference-- Make plans to join us in 2010 Asheville, NC at the Grove Park Inn---February 6-10, 2010.

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WHAT IS NEW ON THE SITE as of 5/03/09

State Council page= Feb 09 minutes of the meeting and the State Council ByLaws are posted

Shared Ideas  Get Alarmed NC Grant, Chemtrec, NC Novelty Lighter ban Bill, A free presentation from NFPA on Arson,  The Camp Celebrate wish list of items for the 2009 burn camp

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NFPA launches new initiative to help Bring Safety Home with fire sprinklers Campaign will focus on encouraging sprinkler adoptions for new one- and two-family homes on a statewide and local level. Read more about it:

Fire Sprinkler Initiative
Exposing an invisible killer: The dangers of carbon monoxide National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) urge families to inspect, protect and detect to safeguard loved ones from the "Silent Killer"
Read More about it: The Silent Killer
<http://www.nfpa.org/newsReleaseDetails.asp?categoryID=488&itemID=41884>http://www.nfpa.org/newsReleaseDetails.asp?categoryID=488&itemID=41845>

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Thank you for helping to spread the word about gasoline safety!

Burn Awareness Week is Feb. 1-7!
Burn Awareness Week is next week, so mark your calendars and place your orders today! Your help is needed to kick off a year-long campaign focused on preventing gasoline-related burn injuries.
We appreciate your past participation and just wanted to remind you that coloring books, crayons, DVDs, fact sheets, lesson plans and other materials are available at no charge to help you share information about burn prevention and gasoline safety with children, teenagers, parents and caregivers in your local communities. 
Representatives from Shriners Hospitals for Children and Shriners International are also available to provide information about Shriners Hospitals for Children and the Burn Awareness campaign. To request a speaker, click here to find your local chapter of Shriners International or send an e-mail to shrinepr@shrinenet.org.
For more information about Shriners Hospitals for Children’s Burn Awareness campaign, visit www.burnawarenessweek.org/.

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NC Map: If you wonder what region your county is served by, please                                  check the map and get active in your region.  ttp://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/InjuryPrevention/Documents/Fireand LifeSafetyEducator(map).pdf

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NC 2008 Fire Deaths Map

This link to the “NC 2008 Fire Deaths Map” on the FLSE website? This will be an excellent tool for FLSE’s when they need to have fire death statistics for program justification.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=100399972819050745832.00044d6431e4341c46e65&ll=35.012002,-78.991699&spn=8.274627,14.39209&z=6 Frank Blackley, Wilmington FD did this map and will be maintaining it. 

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State Council- see the new dedicated web page

The North Carolina Fire & Life Safety Education Council (NCFLSEC) promotes and provides safety education to reduce the loss of life, property, and injuries caused by fire or other emergency situations.

State Council Officers

Chair- Tommy Curry (tcurry@co.rockingham.nc.us)

Vice Chair- David Watson (david.watson@conovernc.gov)

Secretary - Dolly Hultin  HulinD@ci.thomasville.nc.u

Immediate past Chair - Randy Sexton rksefd3@yahoo.com

 Regional Chairs

Eastern- Meg Langston (Vice-Chair)  smeg.langston@wilmingtonnc.gov 

            Kim Wittig (Vice-Chair)  kimberly.wittig@rockymountnc.gov

Central- Jennifer Rumley Fogleman – Chair Jennifer.fogleman@greensboro-nc.gov

Western- David Watson (david.watson@conovernc.gov)

BT Fowler Form
 http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/InjuryPrevention/IP_FLSE_aoe_form.asp

Award of Excellence form  http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/InjuryPrevention/Documents/ AwardExcellenceEntryForm.doc