1. PROVIDENCE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Board of Directors Meeting Monday, June 4, 2012

2. Leadership  Joshua Dye, Fire Chief  Darryl Matthews, Deputy Chief  Steve Carow, Assistant Chief  Brian Pethel, Rescue Chief  Matt Carow, Captain  Kenny Schott, Captain  Will Sanburg, Captain  Jarrin Tucker, Lieutenant  Chrys Nikopoulos, Lieutenant

3. Our Members  John Burgess  Michael Spika  Chris Demaio  Jaime Mathewson  Andrew Dye  Jimmy Carroll  Ryan Ferrell  Scott Johnston  Santonio Cunningham  Mike Elliott  Becca Broughton  Darren Knight  Timothy Dye  Daniel Modia  Ryan Craig  Mike Demartini  Cheyanne Nash  Tyler Grigston  James Lopez  Spencer Dobbins  Matt Charron  Josh Bonwell  Brandon Tabor  Keith Haney  Alexander Martin  Randy Burch  Richard Bingler  Shane Lee  Jessica Elliott  Mike Severance  Jermey Hromada  Anthony Mason  A.J. Duty  Kevin Lambeth  Peter Williams  Steven Williams  Steven Luisa

4. Community Involvement  Participated in the Town of Weddington’s Easter Egg Hunt

5. Community Involvement  Operated our annual Christmas tree lot at the station, selling over 120 trees to the local community

6. Community Involvement  Collected items for the “Holiday Food & Toy Drive” and the “Union County Coats Drive” to help the underprivileged  Sent out a Holiday newsletter to the members of our local community  Hosted a successful Community Blood Bank drive, taking in 19 units of blood from 23 donors

7. Major Improvements  Installed a new “station alert system”  To improve our response times, our members created a Street Guide listing detailed directions to all streets within our coverage area

8. Major Improvements  Achieved North Carolina Medium Rescue Certification for Rescue 32  Approved for membership in the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services

9. Major Improvements  Issued each member of the department a new @providencevfd.com email address to enhance internal communication  Replaced foam on all Providence units with a cutting-edge encapsulator fire suppression agent known as “F-500”

10. Training  Our members accumulated an impressive 2,378.75 hours of fire training between July 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012  Training exercises included a live burn simulation hosted by Waxhaw Volunteer Fire Dept. earlier this year

11. Training  In addition to the in-house training provided by the department, many of our members obtained state certifications at local colleges  Nearly 10 members obtained either their Firefighter I and/or their Firefighter II certification(s) during the 2011-2012 fiscal year

12. Looking Towards the Future  Providence VFD is grateful for the community’s support and we look forward to continuing a strong relationship with the Town of Weddington and local citizens  Our department prides itself on providing superior fire suppression, rescue and emergency medical services to the local community