MAY 28th Union Meeting
05/22/13 - IAFF Local 3598
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING NOTICE
To: Gurnee Firefighters Local 3598 Members
From: Jeremy Hagstrom
Date: Tuesday May 28th, 2013 (BLACK Shift)
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Location: Holiday Inn
***NO BREAKFAST RECAP***. |
Tornado Disaster Relief
05/22/13 - Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters
To make a $10 donation, text DISASTER to 50555*
Click donate now to make an online donation
More than 500 IAFF members are located in the path of the massive tornados that devastated Moore, Oklahoma and a number of other Oklahoma cities, as well as several communities in Kansas. |
MDA Boot Drive - June 8th
05/22/13 - Nashua Fire Fighters Union
June 8th
9:30 - 1:30
DW Highway at Spitbrook Road
Please bring a Boot, Vest, and Smile. |
Honoring a Fallen Soldier
05/22/13 - IAFF Local 2647
Used by permission from Iberkshires.com
http://www.iberkshires.com/story/44047/Hundreds-Line-Pittsfield-Streets-to-Mourn-Fallen-Soldier.html
Hundreds Line Pittsfield Streets to Mourn Fallen Soldier
By Andy McKeever
iBerkshires Staff
04:00PM / Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Army Spec. |
Oklahoma Tornadoes
05/22/13 - Billerica Firefighters
All those affected by the tornadoes have been in the thoughts and prayers of the Billerica Firefighters Local 1495. Specifically, Dennis Grove of Moore, Oklahoma. Dennis is an instructor for the IAFF and has conducted training for the Billerica Fire Department in the areas of Confined Space Rescue and Hazardous Materials. |
IAFF Tornado Disaster Relief
05/22/13 - Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire
IAFF
Tornado Disaster Relief
To make a $10 donation, text DISASTER to 50555*
Click here to make an online donation
More than 500 IAFF members are located in the path of the massive tornados that devastated Moore, Oklahoma and a number of other Oklahoma cities, as well as several communities in Kansas. |
IAFF Disaster Relief Fund
05/22/13 - Southern Federation of Professional Fire Fighters
To make a $10 donation, text DISASTER to 50555*
Click donate now to make an online donation
More than 500 IAFF members are located in the path of the massive tornados that devastated Moore, Oklahoma and a number of other Oklahoma cities, as well as several communities in Kansas. |
IAFF response to deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma
05/22/13 - P F F P N C
Here is an update regarding the IAFF response to the deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma.
To start with, first responders are being asked not to self-dispatch themselves to Oklahoma. You will only be turned away. There are enough fire fighters on scene to handle the job.
Assessments are still being made as to how many members are affected and what they will need. |
Local 31 LODD
05/22/13 - IAFF 3711
It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that we have lost Brother Albert Nehmeh on the line of duty. Albert, who worked for Tacoma, was working a code when he himself went into cardiac arrest. Albert later passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. The memorial service will be Friday May 31st, 2013 at 1300. |
Welcome Brother Grytdal
05/22/13 - IAFF 3711
Through a cooperative effort between the Local and the District our long time mechanic, Mike Grytdal, has been reclassified to a Firefighter/Maintenance Technician. Mike is now a proud member of Local 3711. |
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Family Outing - June 1st
05/22/13 - Nashua Fire Fighters Union
Artillery Lane Field
11 am
BBQ, Bounce House, Cow Train Rides, Dunk Tank, Music
Please sign up in Stations. |
Orr: 6 weeks to gauge whether Detroit can be fixed outside bankruptcy court
05/21/13 - Paul Hufnagel
Sounding at once hopeful and deadly serious about the city he’s trying to turn around, emergency manager Kevyn Orr said Monday he’ll know in as soon as six weeks — after good-faith talks with creditors, unions and others — whether Detroit’s financial meltdown can be resolved outside of a municipal bankruptcy. |
Oklahoma disaster
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 1014
Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief
How can we help?
To make a $10 donation, text DISASTER to 50555*
Yesterday we watched on the news the loss of life and property, those precious things we are sworn to protect, destroyed in Oklahoma. The sad news is at least 24 people, including nine children, were killed, according to the Oklahoma state medical examiner's office. |
What bankruptcy looks like: Lessons for Detroit from California | Bridge Magazine
05/21/13 - Paul Hufnagel
Here in Stockton, the standard postcards show a palm-lined City Center, without revealing that under those palm trees, the homeless sometimes outnumber the homed. |
Saginaw grapples with proposed public safety cuts; to reconsider city budget next week
05/21/13 - Paul Hufnagel
SAGINAW, MI — In a tie vote Monday, May 20, Saginaw City Council resolved not to pass a budget that would result in deep cuts to public safety staffing for the fiscal year starting July 1. |
Police officers, firefighters spared cuts in 2014 Flint budget that eliminates 27 jobs
05/21/13 - Paul Hufnagel
FLINT, MI – Police and firefighters are spared the budget-cutting ax in a 2014 budget that lays off fewer than 30 city workers. Flint officials detailed the balanced budget for the Flint City Council on Monday, May 20. |
Volunteers
05/21/13 - Laredo Fire Fighters
Hello members,
The Local is asking for members(and spouses/families, if they wish to participate) who want to volunteer in helping to organize and plan our 2nd Annual Family Picnic. They will be involved in organizing and running this event. |
Memorial For Brother Albert A. Nejmeh
05/21/13 - Pierce County Professional Fire Fighters
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LODD Memorial Service
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 1296
Line-of-Duty Death
It is with great sorrow that WSCFF and IAFF Local 31 Tacoma report the Line-of-Duty death of Albert A. Nejmeh. Tacoma Firefighter Al Nejmeh died in the line of duty of a heart attack the evening of May 14, 2013. Al passed away while performing CPR on a citizen of Tacoma.
Al served faithfully on Tacoma Fire Department Ladder 2 since January of 2001. |
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Local 947 Family Day
05/21/13 - Professional Fire Fighters Of Greensboro
Local 947 Family Day. |
Do you have a CalPERS Long-term Care Policy?
05/21/13 - Sacramento Area Fire Fighters
Do you have a CalPERS Long-Term Care Policy?
In October of 2012, the CalPERS Board of Administration approved an 85% premium increase to be spread over two years (2015 and 2016), for some, but not all Long Term-Care policies. The first deadline for making changes to a CalPERS Long-Term care policy is May 29, 2013. |
Al Nejmeh LODD Service Info
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 2819
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Local 21 Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 21
The 2013 Local 21 Memorial Service will be on Saturday, May 25 at 0830.
This years ceremony will be at Oakland Cemetery located at Sycamore and Jackson.
All department members, families and friends are encouraged to attend. |
Update for Brother Nejmeh's Memorial Service
05/21/13 - IAFF 7th District
The memorial service for brother Albert Nehmeh with be held Friday, May 31, 2013 at 1:00 pm in the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall located at 2727East D Street Tacoma, WA 98421. Class A uniform requested is requested by the family and Local 31. There will NOT be an apparatus procession. Parking is available on site, including apparatus parking*. |
PERA's View of Pension Maximization
05/21/13 - Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters
Below is an Article from the PERA Web Site.
Pension Maximization
Think twice before substituting insurance for survivor benefits
The pitch can be so persuasive. "Maximize" your pension by foregoing PERA’s Survivor Options and, instead, protect your loved one by purchasing life insurance. |
Fire Fighter Night with the Rainiers
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 2819
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MEMORIAL SUNDAY
05/21/13 - Cambridge Fire Fighters
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Guns vs Hoses
05/21/13 - CDA Fire Fighters
1st Annual Guns vs. Hoses Benefit Hockey Game
We are pleased to announce that on June 21, 2013 at Frontier Ice Arena (3525 W. Seltice Ave., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho), local Idaho Law Enforcement and Idaho Fire Fighters will be playing in a benefit hockey game to raise money for two local charities. |
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ACBC SUMMER CAMP PHOENIX
05/21/13 - Northern Ohio Fire Fighters
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Lincoln EMS slated to take over July 1
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 3038
Lincoln-East Millinocket Ambulance Service, a joint venture between East Millinocket and Lincoln, is scheduled to take over area EMS responses July 1. PVH has approved a measure which will end their EMS service and donate their ambulances to East Millinocket and Howland. |
URGENT NEED TO CONTACT YOUR SENATORS ASAP
05/21/13 - IAFF 1032
To: ALL PFFM Members
From: The Office of the President
Date: May 21, 2013
RE: URGENT NEED TO CONTACT YOUR SENATORS
Brothers and Sisters,
As the Senate debates the FY 2014 budget this week, PFFM Members have two extremely important amendments that require you to contact your Senator and ask for their support. |
Disaster Relief
05/21/13 - Odessa Fire Fighters Association
Our hearts and prayers go out to Dave's family in his time of need. We all hear of tragedies like this on a regular basis, but when one of your own brothers’ gets affected it really hits home. Two months ago in the March meeting we approved to start putting $2 per member into a disaster relief fund every month. |
Police officers, firefighters spared cuts in 2014 Flint budget that eliminates 27 jobs
05/21/13 - Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union
May 21, 2013: Police and firefighters are spared the budget-cutting ax in a 2014 budget that lays off fewer than 30 city workers. Flint officials detailed the balanced budget for the Flint City Council on Monday, May 20. |
Dave Davis
05/21/13 - Odessa Fire Fighters Association
Our hearts and prayers go out to Dave's family in his time of need. We all hear of tragedies like this on a regular basis, but when one of your own brothers’ gets affected it really hits home. Two months ago in the March meeting we approved to start putting $2 per member into a disaster relief fund every month. |
295 Rescue Box
05/21/13 - IAFF Local F-281
At approximately 0630 hours Tuesday May 21st, 2013 IAFF Local 281 Members responded with Truck 45 on the initial dispatch of a Rescue Box on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Truck 45 and Anne Arundle County Engine 291 arrived simultaneously to find one vehicle off the roadway, approximately 30 feet down a ravine with at least one trapped in the vehicle. |
Garrison Commander is a Firefighter for a day!
05/21/13 - IAFF Local F-281
On Monday May 20th, 2013 Fort Meade Garrison Commander Colonel Rothstein was a Firefighter for the day, or at least a few hours. Although there were no calls for him to respond to during his time at the station, the Colonel did assist the Driver of Engine 452 with his daily preventive maintenance checks and performed other duties while he was at the station. |
FF Joe Mawn
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 1631
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Sterling Heights eyes 2.5-mill tax increase for police, fire, roads
05/21/13 - Paul Hufnagel
The Sterling Heights City Council on Tuesday is to consider putting a millage proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot to levy a special 2.5-mill property tax for police and fire and for road improvements. |
May 18th Structure Fire
05/21/13 - IAFF Local 892
At 13:34 on May 18th, numerous calls were received reporting a structure fire at 609 Boswell Ave. Headquarters and Engine 2 were dispatched, along with Mohegan Tribe for RIT. E2 was first due and found heavy fire on the C side of a 1 1/2 story wood frame house. Two lines were in operation with possible extension to the attic. |
Downtown Bellevue once again slated for major growth
05/20/13 - IAFF 1604
Downtown Bellevue is once again slated for massive growth in the near future. |
CrossFit for Colbert
05/20/13 - Garland Fire Fighters Association
Follow this link to register:
https://secure.unasecure.net/activestore/index.cfm?zone=category_browse. |
1014 MDA Fill the Boot update #1
05/20/13 - IAFF Local 1014
TRADITION
MDA FILL THE BOOT. |
PFFNH Press Release SB 152
05/20/13 - Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire
Firefighters say casino revenue needed for 'public safety' - Union Leader
Firefighters urge N.H. House to pass casino bill - Seacoast Online
"Berlin L-1088 President Roland Berthiaume said money for economic development in the casino bill is badly needed to help communities like his. |
EMS Appreciation Week
05/20/13 - IAFF Local 3990
This week kicks of National EMS Appreciation Week. Many times in the rush and stress of a call, the on scene paramedics and EMT's go un-thanked. This week was created to take a moment to recognize them and have an opportunity to say thank you. Fire Departments and EMS systems though out the nation are staffed with trained Paramedics & EMT's to respond at a moments notice. |
Condolences From Local 456
05/20/13 - Stockton Firefighters
Stockton fire fighters send our thoughts and prayers to the families of fallen fire fighters from the Dallas Fire & Rescue and the Phoenix Fire Department. Both departments suffered tragic losses these past 2 days. RIP Brothers. |
"Carry the Load" Comes through Memphis
05/20/13 - IAFF 14th District
The charity organization " Carry the Load" came through Memphis today and was greeted by Memphis Local 1784 officers President Thomas Malone and S/T Matt Tomek and members of the Memphis Fire Department. |
