North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will stop by fire stations and an emergency services center during a trip to Harnett and Lee counties on Monday, July 20.
Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will discuss efforts to improve volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention during the stops. He will also listen to firefighters’ concerns.
Commissioner Causey will also congratulate Harnett County on the Work Force Solutions grant awarded to the Harnett County Chiefs Association, which is comprised of 19 fire departments. Commissioner Causey and the Department of Insurance’s Office of State Fire Marshal have supported the N.C. Association of Fire Chiefs’ and Work Force Solutions’ efforts to reach out and recruit minority volunteer firefighters. The Office of State Fire Marshal has also been involved in these recruiting efforts.
Here is Commissioner Causey’s public schedule for Monday:
9 a.m. – Dunn Emergency Services
101 W. Cumberland St., Dunn, N.C.
9:45 a.m. – Coats Grove Fire & Rescue
91 N. McKinley St., Coats, N.C.
10:30 a.m. – Lillington Fire Department
823 S. Main St., Lillington, N.C.
11:05 a.m. – Summerville Bunnlevel Fire & Rescue
111 E. Harnett St., Lillington, N.C.
1:15 p.m. – Cape Fear Rural Fire Department
100 Johnson St., Broadway, N.C.
2 p.m. – Carolina Trace Volunteer Fire Department
37A Indian Trail, Sanford, N.C.