Due to November 6th’s incident at Strthcona County Library, we have lost access to the meeting room at Station Six, where we originally planned on hosting the Heroes Behind the Heroes event. However, our Fire Department Chaplin, Greg Hochalter, has generously offered us space in his church, Sherwood Park Alliance. We are now meeting at 5pm in room 240 (upstairs)… Read More
Archives for November 2018
Contact Form Malfunction
It’s come to our attention that SCFPSA website contact forms haven’t been delivering all mail. We are so sorry about the glitch, and have incorporated a secondary contact submission collection plug-in as of 10am November 3rd to make sure no messages are lost in the future. We usually answer all emails and contact form submissions within a few hours, so… Read More
Build A Grinch Tree Event (In Support of the Women’s Shelter)
On Sunday, December 9th, SCFPSA members Shelley Montemurro and Michelle Brady are hosting a “Build Your Own Grinch Tree” event in order to raise money for our local women’s shelter. From the Facebook Event Page: Let’s get together and do awesome Christmasy things together, this event is one of my favorites. In support of A Safe Place (the Women’s Shelter),… Read More
Heroes Behind The Heroes is A Go!
Date: November 7th, 2018 Heroes Behind the Heroes is a workshop led by Psychologist Stephanie Baker of Evolution Psychology. Also the spouse of a Paramedic (not on our department), Stephanie specializes in PTSD in First Responders. This workshop will cover the basics of trauma, PTSD, and will explore coping strategies with stress in relationships, self-care, and existing resources for First… Read More
SCFPSA Outreach Team
As discussed during SCFPSA’s October meeting, our group sees value in forming an Outreach Team. The outreach team would be made up of personable, compassionate, outgoing, and discreet SCFP Spouses in our group. Ideally, there would be one or two Outreach Team Members from each platoon, however, we will take ALL nominations at this time. It would be each Outreach… Read More
2018 Convocation and Awards Ceremony
Tomorrow morning, Saturday, November 3, 2018, our department will be welcoming new hires with a Convocation Ceremony at 10:30am at Festival Place in Sherwood Park. Citation medals will also be issued to those who deployed to fight the Fort McMurray Wildfire, and the department will be recognizing the work of our retiring members. All department members and their families are… Read More