BLOUNT COUNTY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

COORDINATE AND FACILITATE THE EFFORTS OF ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUADS IN BLOUNT COUNTY, ALABAMA. PROVIDE TRAINING FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMS, AND RESCUE PERSONNEL IN BLOUNT COUNTY AS WELL AS OTHER ALABAMA COUNTY PERSONNEL AS NEEDED. PROVIDE SPECIAL OPERATIONS (HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND/OR TECHNICAL RESCUE) RESPONSE AS IS NECESSARY TO ALLEVIATE HAZARDS TO THE PUBLIC, OTHER FIREFIGHTERS, OR THE ENVIRONMENT IN BLOUNT COUNTY OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS AS REQUESTED. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF THE HAZARDS OF FIRE AND SMOKE, THE PROTECTION AVAILABLE TO THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE PROPER USE AND MAINTENANCE OF SMOKE DETECTORS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, THE PRINCIPLES OF FIRE PREVENTION AND THE HAZARDS OF IMPROPER STORAGE AND HANDLING OF FLAMMABLE AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT TRAUMA, BURNS, CARDIAC, AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS, PREVENTION, AS WELL AS AWARENESS OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THESE CONDITIONS AND TO CALL 911. THE ASSOCIATION IN ITS ACTIVITIES SHALL NOT BE PARTISAN,