Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads, Inc.

What's New!

...as of 5/20/2013

''''''''''''''''''RESCUE SQUAD WEEK IS MAY 19-25, 2013'''''''''''''
Colored copies of the Proclamation signed by the Governor are being mailed today to the Unit Directors. Please send these to your local newspapers and promote your unit. If you need a copy in .pdf form, please let me know and I can e-mail it to you.

*****************INTEROPERABILITY RADIO CHANNELS********
Any squad wanting a copy of the state interoperability channels, please send an e-mail to stacy@tnars.org and I will e-mail them back to you.

********************* TARS History on DVD*******************
We now have 2 historical short films that were made in conjunction with TARS, TVA, and The United States Coast Guard on DVD. These films were made in the early 1970's. The first movie titled "Not By a Damsite" is about TVA Dams and their dangers to boats. The second movie titled "Inland Water Search Rescue and Recovery" is about dragging operations and recovery. Both movies are just over 15 minutes long. These historical movies are great to watch and despite being approximately 40 years old, a lot of the the information covered in them is still being used today.

Copies are available for purchase.
Cost is $10 per DVD to pick up at the office. Or we can mail them to you for an additional charge of $2 per DVD.They will also be available at the Region Meetings in June.
For more information, please contact Stacy at the State Office at 865-689-3256 or stacy@tnars.org.

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''MEMBERSHIP DUES REMINDER''''''''''''''''

Please remember that membership dues were due and payable on January 1, 2013. If your squad has not paid their membership dues, they have until March 1, 2013 to have their dues into the state office.
Article IV of TARS By-Laws states the following:
Section 6: Membership dues shall be due and payable on January 1st of the current year.
Section 7: Any unit or individual member who fails to pay their annual dues within sixty (60) days following the due date shall be automatically dropped as a member of The Association and reinstatement as a member shall be handled as a new member, according to Article III, Membership.

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“On behalf of the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads, it is with deep regret that we must announce that State Training Coordinator Rusty Williams has recently been charged with some personal circumstances involving allegations of wrongdoing. TARS believes strongly that everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and to maintain the integrity and trust of the public we serve, the state officers are waiting until the issue is resolved with the Justice System before deciding on any course of action(s). It should be noted that these allegations of wrongdoing are personal in nature and have nothing to do with the TARS organization, its operations, and the activities performed by Mr. Williams on behalf of our organization.”

John Weaver
State President

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**2013 MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE BEING MAILED NOVEMBER 20, 2012**

The 2013 Membership Packets are being put in the mail today November 20, 2012. Please remember that our by-laws state the following:

Article IV, Section 6 states “Membership dues shall be due and payable on January 1st of the current year”.

Article IV Section 7 states “Any unit or individual member who fails to pay their annual dues within sixty (60) days following the due date shall be automatically dropped as a member of the Association and reinstatement as a member shall be handled as a new member, according to Article III, Membership”.

Please be looking for this packet in the mail. If you do not receive your packet within a couple of weeks after the above date, contact the state office and we will re-send your membership forms.

*****NEW CANINE SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM IN REGION II*****
Sevier County Rescue Squad is proud to announce that they have a certified canine search team. This team is available for mutual aid calls. For more information please contact Asst. Chief Todd Spence at (865) 356-4855.

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Any unit that would like a copy of the physical addresses of all Full Member Units, please send me an e-mail and I will send it to you.