Blue Ridge Energies Partners With Lenoir Fire Department


For Immediate Release 

Contact: Renee R. Whitener, Director of Corporate Communications, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, Phone: (828) 758-2383, Pager 800-471-1323, or E-mail:  Renee Whitener

Lenoir, North Carolina (January 26, 2005) – Blue Ridge Energies, a provider of propane and heating fuels to business and residential customers, recently assisted Lenoir Fire Department in safety training to achieve their Rescue Technician (RT) certification from the state of North Carolina.

The safety training Blue Ridge Energies provided to Lenoir Fire Department for propane gas and heating fuel tankers was one of a series of training sessions associated with rescue efforts involving large vehicles.

The training sessions were arranged by Chief Ken Briscoe after the addition of a new rescue vehicle to the department’s fleet. RT certification will help ensure Lenoir Fire Department is equipped and ready to respond to potential situations involving school buses, public transportation vehicles, tankers and other large transport vehicles.

“Blue Ridge Energies places a strong emphasis on safety and training, so we are proud to assist the Lenoir Fire Department in their certification process,” said Glenda Christian, chief operating officer of Blue Ridge Energies.

Blue Ridge Energies is wholly owned propane and heating fuels subsidiary of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation. Serving Caldwell, Catawba, Watauga, Ashe, Avery and parts of Alleghany counties, Blue Ridge Energies has showrooms in Lenoir, Boone, and West Jefferson featuring gas logs, fireplaces, stoves and heaters.




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