Happy New Year to everyone on the Mountain! We have certainly enjoyed the holiday season and hope you and your families were able to spend time together and enjoy each other – safely, of course!
Once again, we have completed our annual fund drive. We only do this once a year and only request donations by mail. While we do get funds from Hamilton County for fuel and capital expenses, and the Town of Walden is very generous with funds for our operations, we could always use a little more to enhance our operations and safety. Although we have a budget in excess of $100,000, more than 20 percent of that goes just to cover the annual cost of insurance. We exist and prosper as an emergency department due to the support we receive from the residents of Signal Mountain and very much appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you!
We hope you sincerely enjoyed the holiday spirit that was on display at Station One this past December. We participated in the Signal Mountain Window Contest put on by Real Estate Partners and took the challenge to heart. We put a Red Ryder BB gun under the tree, and displayed a firefighter rescuing Flick because his tongue was stuck to the flag pole. We hope the swirl of lights on the Station was not too distracting as you passed on the highway! Thanks to everyone who voted for us in the contest.
December is also the month we choose a new slate of officers to run operations at WRES. Jimmy Hillis remains our chief, and Jim Gault is our deputy chief. Randall Hawkins will continue as assistant chief of the department. Captain Jody Clift will remain our training officer and will be joined by Lt. David Atkinson. Training positions are often the most difficult and overlooked positions but one of the most important for the good of all members! Other appointments are Lt. Robert Clark, Lt. Sam Guin, Capt. Jason Lockery, and Capt. Sherman Ford. Together, these officers represent years and years of service, so know that your local emergency service is in good hands for the coming year.
Capt. Gary Sivley stepped down as caption of Station Two, and we would like to thank him for his years of service. He will remain with the department and serve the community as a firefighter.
We would also like to acknowledge the great service of Patrick Stocker. Patrick and his wife are moving out of state, and we will miss his organizational and administrative skills, which are crucial to maintaining our ISO ratings.
If you happen to have great organization skills and are good at administrative tasks and want to know how you can help WRES, well, this may be your chance! Not everyone who is a member of the department is a trained firefighter or medical technician. We also have a role for those who want to be involved but have no desire to ever jump into bunker gear and climb onto a truck to run a call at any hour of the day or night. There are business and administrative tasks that we are required to complete monthly. Here is your chance, so feel free to step forward!
If you want to know more, please reach out to us at (423) 886-5974 or leave us a message on our Facebook page. We will be happy to provide more details. Or, if you just have a general question or comment, we are all ears and invite general feedback from anyone on the mountain as we consider all of you our customers. But as always, if you have an emergency, or even think you may be having an emergency… always call 911 for immediate assistance and the fastest response. Best to all in the new year!
Once again, we have completed our annual fund drive. We only do this once a year and only request donations by mail. While we do get funds from Hamilton County for fuel and capital expenses, and the Town of Walden is very generous with funds for our operations, we could always use a little more to enhance our operations and safety. Although we have a budget in excess of $100,000, more than 20 percent of that goes just to cover the annual cost of insurance. We exist and prosper as an emergency department due to the support we receive from the residents of Signal Mountain and very much appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you!
We hope you sincerely enjoyed the holiday spirit that was on display at Station One this past December. We participated in the Signal Mountain Window Contest put on by Real Estate Partners and took the challenge to heart. We put a Red Ryder BB gun under the tree, and displayed a firefighter rescuing Flick because his tongue was stuck to the flag pole. We hope the swirl of lights on the Station was not too distracting as you passed on the highway! Thanks to everyone who voted for us in the contest.
December is also the month we choose a new slate of officers to run operations at WRES. Jimmy Hillis remains our chief, and Jim Gault is our deputy chief. Randall Hawkins will continue as assistant chief of the department. Captain Jody Clift will remain our training officer and will be joined by Lt. David Atkinson. Training positions are often the most difficult and overlooked positions but one of the most important for the good of all members! Other appointments are Lt. Robert Clark, Lt. Sam Guin, Capt. Jason Lockery, and Capt. Sherman Ford. Together, these officers represent years and years of service, so know that your local emergency service is in good hands for the coming year.
Capt. Gary Sivley stepped down as caption of Station Two, and we would like to thank him for his years of service. He will remain with the department and serve the community as a firefighter.
We would also like to acknowledge the great service of Patrick Stocker. Patrick and his wife are moving out of state, and we will miss his organizational and administrative skills, which are crucial to maintaining our ISO ratings.
If you happen to have great organization skills and are good at administrative tasks and want to know how you can help WRES, well, this may be your chance! Not everyone who is a member of the department is a trained firefighter or medical technician. We also have a role for those who want to be involved but have no desire to ever jump into bunker gear and climb onto a truck to run a call at any hour of the day or night. There are business and administrative tasks that we are required to complete monthly. Here is your chance, so feel free to step forward!
If you want to know more, please reach out to us at (423) 886-5974 or leave us a message on our Facebook page. We will be happy to provide more details. Or, if you just have a general question or comment, we are all ears and invite general feedback from anyone on the mountain as we consider all of you our customers. But as always, if you have an emergency, or even think you may be having an emergency… always call 911 for immediate assistance and the fastest response. Best to all in the new year!
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