Up & Coming Weekly

June 26, 2012

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www.cityoffayetteville.org www.facebook.com/cityoffayetteville Twitter @CityOfFayNC Bryant continued was promoted to Captain in 2005 and assigned to the Service Bureau to serve as the Support Services Division Commander responsible for training, central records, technical services, and accreditation. In 2008 she was promoted to the position of Assistant Chief. 1FAY At Your Service Do you need to report a missing street sign or did your trash get missed? The City of Fayetteville is at your service for these and other customer service related issues with www.1FAY.com and (910) 433-1FAY (1329). Television Time Watch Kaleidoscope on Time Warner Cable Channel channel 7 every Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. To view Kaleidoscope online, visit http://www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us/videos/. Each month, you can also make a connection with PWC, Fayetteville's Hometown Utility, through Your PWC Connections. Your PWC Connections airs Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Carolina 60 and the second and fourth Tuesday at 8 p.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 7. Facebook and Twitter page at www.facebook.com/cityoffayetteville and follow us on Twitter at . Follow the City on Smoke Detector Saves Lives in Fayetteville The Smoke Detector Giveaway program sponsored by the Fayetteville Fire Emergency Management Department can be credited with helping to save the lives of three people by installing a smoke detector in their home at 235 Laraine St, back in April of 2012. On little brother Cody Harris awoke to the sound of a newly installed smoke detector going off in their home. Having been taught to recognize and respond to the sound, they alerted their mother, Mellissa Sheets, asleep in another part of the home. The Fire Department was called and arrived a short time later to thick smoke coming from the dwelling. Ironically it was the same crew that installed the smoke detector. They found all inhabitants safe outside thanks in part to the working smoke detector. The family dog and several puppies were not as lucky. The entire residence with dangerous smoke. Smoke inhalation is a prime cause of death in most house they heard the smoke detector it may have taken the family longer to exit the building. from City Fire Station 9 A shift for installing the smoke detector that most likely saved their lives, and to her very alert youngsters. She credits the Fire Department Public Education Program and Smoke Detector Program with potentially saving all of their lives. Station 9 personnel installed smoke detectors at all of the units at the mobile home park where the family resided as part of the Smoke Detector Give Away Program sponsored by the Fayetteville Fire Emergency Management Department. Since 1997, the Fire Department has given away over 3,000 smoke detectors, approximately 150 so far this year. For more information on the Smoke Detector Giveaway Program, individuals may call (910) 433-1730. BOOKKEEPING POSITION AVAILABLE UP & COMING WEEKLY publications UP & COMING WEEKLY publications is currently seeking a quali ed individual for the position of bookkeeper. • Candidates must have experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll as well as other related duties. • QuickBooks experience is a must • Experience in Account Scout is bene cial but not required. • Must be a team player Please fax resume to 910.484.9218, email Editor@upandcomingweekly.com or send to Up and Coming Weekly, P.O. Box 53461, Fayetteville, NC 38305 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 910.484.6200 JUNE 27 - JULY 3, 2012 UCW 7 Calendar of Events JUNE 27 - PWC Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m., PWC Administration Building, 955 Old Wilmington Road JULY 2 - Joint City & County Appearance Commission Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Cape Fear Room, 433 Hay St. 3 - Linear Park, Inc. Meeting, 4 p.m., City Hall Lafayette Room, 433 Hay St. 3 - Stormwater Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Lafayette Room, 433 Hay St. 3 - Parks & Rec Advisory Commission Meeting, 5:45 p.m., Parks & Rec Conference Room, 121 Lamon St. 4 - 9 - City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chamber, 433 Hay St. 10 - Sr. Citizens Advisory Commission Meeting, 2:30 p.m., City Hall Lafayette Room, 433 Hay St. 10 - Fayetteville Advisory Committee on Transit (FACT) Meeting, 6 p.m., Transit Conference Room, 455 Grove St. 10 - Zoning Commission Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chamber, 433 Hay St. 11 - Redevelopment Commission Meeting, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion, or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services or activities. Your Community Handbook News, Views, Arts and Entertainment. 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