The FIOANH's 2011 John T. Ayers Fire Instructor of the Year Award and Peter J. Carver Fire Officer of the Year Award were presented at the 20th Annual New Hampshire Fire & Emergency Medical Services Committee of Merit Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011.  The ceremony took place at the New Hampshire Fire Academy.

The 2011 John T. Ayers Fire Instructor of the Year Award was presented to Chief Christopher T. Silver, Hampton Fire/Rescue.  Chief Silver was nominated in recognition of his longstanding commitment to improving fire service education in New Hampshire, throughout New England, and beyond.

Chief Silver is an instructor at the New Hampshire Fire Academy, the Interstate Emergency Unit, Safe-IR, and is a Hands-On Training Program Instructor at Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC).  He co-authored the New Hampshire Rapid Intervention certification program and has been involved in numerous other aspects of program development.  Chief Silver's teaching style of delivering a high quality education with great respect for the student has positively impacted countless firefighters while simultaneously mentoring the next generation of instructors.

The 2011 Peter J. Carver Fire Officer of the Year Award was presented to Battalion Chief Guy T. Newbery, Concord Fire Department.  Chief Newbery was nominated in recognition of his over 31 years of service and his dedicated leadership as a Shift Commander.

Chief Newbery is well known as an exceptional Incident Commander.  He is also known to be fair but demanding of those under his command.  He demonstrates his concern for all current members and retirees of the department though his leadership of the Concord Firefighters Relief Association.  Chief Newbery is said to embody the values that we all seek in a leader: fairness, integrity, commitment, compassion, deep pride in the department and fire service, technical expertise, and unrelenting devotion to his community and coworkers.

Please join the Board of Directors in congratulating this year's two very deserving recipients!

NH 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb a Success!!

The Board of Directors, especially event Co-organizers Bill Campbell and Greg Bolduc, would like to thank everyone who particpitated in the NH 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb.  Whether you climbed or volunteered to help run the climb your efforts made the day a success and helped to show that New Hampshire will Never Forget the events of September 11, 2001.

We had a total of 42 teams and 291 climbers who through registrations and dontations raised approxmately $24,000 that will be donated to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in memory of our 343 FDNY Brothers!

We would like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Brady Sullivan Properties & Melanie Sanuth
• The City of Manchester & Samantha Piatt
• The City of Manchester Fire Department
• Jillians
• Kelly Jackson

Again, thank you to everyone who participated and helped and we hope to see you again next year to show that we will Never Forget!

Online Registration for the NH 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb is now OPEN!

The Fire Instructors and Officers Association of New Hampshire (FIOANH) is very excited to have been chosen by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to host their New Hampshire 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb.  This is currently the ONLY NFFF 9-11 Stair Climb being held in New England!

The event will be held on September 11, 2011,in Manchester, NH, offering 343 local firefighters the opportunity to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center by repeating the footsteps of our 343 fallen FDNY Brothers in climbing 110 stories.

Share in this special event to show each other and the rest of the world that the sacrifice made by fellow Firefighters will never be forgotten.

Registration is $25.00 plus a modest administrative fee for the online processing (less than $30 total).  100% of registration fees will be donated to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Assistance is also needed in a number of support roles.  People are needed to assist with parking, participant registration, rehabilitation, staffing rapid intervention teams, and Intermediate and Paramedic-level EMS standby.

Please visit www.nh9-11stairclimb.org today for more information and to register!

The Board of Directors of the Fire Instructors and Officers Association of New Hampshire would like to take this opportunity to support the efforts of the FealGood Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the ongoing health effects suffered by 9/11 First Responders. The organization strives to not only raise awareness of the tremendous health issues, but also works to provide financial assistance and advocacy for Ground Zero workers healthcare issues.

Please take a few moments to visit the foundations website at:

www.FealGoodFoundation.com

Additionally, please tune in to WAAF (93.7FM/107.3FM) on Saturday, August 20^th from 12noon to 2 pm as they broadcast live from Manchester Fire Headquarters in an effort to raise public awareness of the Feal Good Foundation.