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2010
IAFF Burn Foundation Calendar Makes a Great Gift
The 2010 IAFF Burn Foundation Calendar makes a great gift! Be sure
to also order copies for your local's firehouses and union halls and
for members of your community as a reminder of the important work
fire fighters and emergency medical personnel do.
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News
from the IAFF
"Secretary-Treasurer Vincent J. Bollon to Retire"
"10
Years Later, IAFF Remembers Fatal Worcester Cold Storage Fire"
"IAFF
Instructors Meet in San Antonio"
"Online Resource Helps Develop Wellness-Fitness Programs Based on
the WFI "
"2010 IAFF Burn Foundation Calendar On Sale Now"
"Economic Crisis News Headlines"
Fire Fighters in the News
"Call for Reform in Wake of Boston Fire Fighter Death"
(International Association of Fire Fighters)
"Fall River Fire Fighters Help Laid-off DPW Workers"
(The Herald News)
"Man
Dies in Fire; City Budget Cuts Blamed"
(WBAL Baltimore)
"New
Orleans City Council Raises Tax to Pay Fire Fighters"
(WWLTV New Orleans)
"Bullhead City Fire Fighters to Begin First MOU Negotiations"
(International Association of Fire Fighters)
"Chief Insists on Seeing Medical Records of Firefighters Before
Paying Claims"
(Medford Transcript)
"Wis. Emergency Responders Get Free Estate Planning"
(Chicago Tribune)
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sponsors like the IAFF. To find out more, call (800)
572-1717 or visit
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Secretary-Treasurer Vincent J. Bollon to Retire
(12/10/09)
IAFF Secretary-Treasurer Vincent J. Bollon has announced his
retirement effective January 15, 2010.
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10 Years Later, IAFF Remembers Fatal Worcester Cold Storage Fire
(12/03/09)
On the 10th Anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse
fire, which claimed the lives of six Worcester Local 1009 fire
fighters, the IAFF pays homage to Brothers Paul Brotherton, Jeremiah
Lucey, Joseph McGuirk, Timothy Jackson Sr., Thomas Spencer and James
Lyons III. “We will never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by six
of our best that dark day,” says IAFF General President Harold
Schaitberger. “They served every day on the job with dedication and
professionalism and will not be forgotten.”
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IAFF Instructors Meet in San Antonio
(12/03/09)
More than 140 IAFF Hazardous Materials/WMD, Partnership Education
Program (PEP) and Peer Fitness Trainer (PFT) instructors are in San
Antonio, Texas, this week for the annual IAFF Instructor Development
Conference (IDC). The Conference is an opportunity for instructors
from the three programs to jointly practice proven instructional
techniques, network and learn from experts and each other to enhance
the IAFF’s ability to provide superior-quality, job-specific
education across all spectrums of the fire service to its members.
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Online Resource Helps Develop Wellness-Fitness Programs Based on
the WFI
The IAFF has developed a new online resource with specifics on fire
departments across the United States and Canada that have developed
wellness-fitness programs based on the IAFF/IAFC Joint Labor
Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative (WFI). IAFF affiliates can
use this resource to learn from these successful programs and
develop or enhance wellness-fitness programs in their own fire
departments.
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2010 IAFF Burn Foundation Calendar On Sale Now
This holiday season, give a gift that helps improve the quality of
life for burn survivors across North America. Your purchase of the
2010 IAFF Burn Burn Foundation Calendar will help fund fire
prevention and burn awareness education programs, advocacy and
research. Calendars are available for $17.95, plus shipping and
handling and feature full-color photos from the annual IAFF Media
Awards Contest.
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Economic Crisis News Headlines
The economy is affecting IAFF members throughout this union through
staffing reductions, station closures, cost shifting and wage
concessions as local governments lose revenue. To help IAFF members
get a clearer understanding of the depth of the financial crisis,
the effect it's having at every level of the economy -- including
local and state budgets -- the IAFF has prepared the following
summaries of and links to "economic crisis" news articles related to
cuts in state and local budgets, fire fighter staffing, health care
benefits, compensation, pension plans and other areas as a result of
the economic downturn.
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Fire Fighters in the News
Call
for Reform in Wake of Boston Fire Fighter Death
International Association of Fire Fighters (12/15/09)
After an 11-month investigation by Boston, Massachusetts, police
detectives, forensic motor vehicle experts and the Suffolk County
District Attorney’s office, sub-standard equipment maintenance and
insufficient training have been determined to be among the leading
causes in the death of Boston Local 718 fire fighter Kevin Kelley.
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Fall River Fire Fighters Help Laid-off DPW Workers
The Herald News (12/11/09); Holtzman, Michael
Giving back takes a different twist when one’s a fire fighter,
recalled to the job after a long layoff, but others still need one.
Especially at this time of year. That’s when the Fall River
Firefighters Relief Fund sprang into action, continuing what they’d
been doing this year after 44 of their ranks lost jobs in mid-March.
The “brothers” the young fire fighters said they wanted to help, in
turn, were laid-off Department of Public Works workers, struggling
to make ends meet and enjoy a bit of Christmas.
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Man Dies in Fire; City Budget Cuts Blamed
WBAL Baltimore (12/10/09)
Baltimore's fire union has called on Mayor Sheila Dixon to restore
$3.5 million to the City's budget for emergency services, following
the death of a man in a recent early morning fire. Union leaders
said deep budget cuts have put the lives of residents at risk. As a
result of the budget cuts, the fire department has been rotating
closures of fire stations since July. Many fire fighters believe Sam
Davis, 76, would not have died if Truck 18, the closest search and
rescue company to the scene, had been on assignment. Also, Engine 8
was closed. "In this case, many of the members on the fire ground
assured me that if these closings hadn't occurred, there probably
would have been a different outcome," said Baltimore, MD Local 734
President Bob Sledgeski. An investigation will be launched to
determine whether the closed fire station led to delays in the
response to the fire.
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New Orleans City Council Raises Tax to Pay Fire Fighters
WWLTV New Orleans (12/07/09)
The New Orleans City Council agreed to raise the citywide property
tax to pay off a court judgment for City fire fighters. The $3
million judgment stems from a decade-old lawsuit. Fire fighters
claimed for years that the City did not give them the required pay
raises. Rolling forward the tax by 1-mil will cost the average
household in the City an additional $15 a year. A judge ordered the
payment to bring retirees into line with current fire fighter
benefits.
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Bullhead City Fire Fighters to Begin First MOU Negotiations
International Association of Fire Fighters (12/04/09)
Bullhead City, Arizona, fire fighters – represented by Colorado
River Professional Fire Fighters Local 3647 – have become one of the
latest IAFF affiliates to gain meet and confer rights.
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Chief Insists on Seeing Medical Records of Firefighters Before
Paying Claims
Medford Transcript (12/10/09); Reid, Matthew
A grievance was filed on behalf of two Medford, Massachusetts, fire
fighters who say they were denied payment for medical injuries
sustained while on the job, according to Rick Jordan, president of
Medford, MA Local 1032. Fire Chief Frank Giliberti has demanded to
see medical test results on the advice of the company that oversees
the department's job-related injury claims. Lt Brian Cronin, one of
the injured fire fighters, said, "The chief's rationale is that he
is entitled to the results of the blood work, which he's not. The
United States Supreme Court even says that the results are private,
between my physician and myself."
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Wis. Emergency Responders Get Free Estate Planning
Chicago Tribune (12/09/09)
The State Bar of Wisconsin has offered free financial planning to
emergency personnel, including fire fighters, under its "Wills for
Heroes" program. These services include creating wills and living
wills, and providing power of attorney for financial and health care
issues. This program was created by the Wills for Heroes Foundation
after the September 11 attacks, and was launched this fall.
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