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 Memphis Hosts Second Fire Ops 101
May 18, 2012 – With the looming threat of closing four engine companies and a budget to balance, Memphis, TN Local 1784 hosted its second Fire Ops 101 at the Chester Anderson Training Center. Eighteen participated, including Memphis City Councilors, Shelby County Commissioners, the Shelby County District Attorney, state representatives, a state senator, members of the media, community activists and business leaders. Read More...
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 Pawtucket Fire Fighters Tells Mayor to Put Safety First
May 17, 2012 – Pawtucket, Rhode Island Mayor Donald Grebien has spent his two years at office whittling away at Pawtucket Local 1261’s life-saving resources. Now, Local 1261 members are asking the public for help. Read More...
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Third Annual Cokis Staggs Memorial Softball Tournament October 6-7
May 10, 2012 – The members of Yuma, AZ Local F-142 are planning their 3rd Annual Cokis Staggs Memorial Softball Tournament October 6-7 at the Kennedy Sports Complex in Yuma. All proceeds benefit Bridget’s Gift, a local charity that assists cancer patients. Read More...
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Florida IAFF Leader Honored for Dedication to Labor and Employment Law
May 9, 2012 – IAFF leader Charles Kossuth Jr. has been posthumously inducted into the inaugural class of the Hall of Fame of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar. The retired member of Metropolitan Dade County Local 1403 was given the honor in recognition of his contributions to public sector labor law throughout the state of Florida. Read More...
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Former Fort Nelson, BC Local President Don Wagner Dies
May 9 2012 – The IAFF is sad to report of the untimely passing of former Fort Nelson, BC Local 2782 president and Canadian Forces veteran Don Wagner. Read More...
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 Toronto Fire Fighter Hopes Death Boosts Awareness of the Job’s Insidious Hazards
May 9. 2012 -- Peter Czulinski never thought cancer would deliver the fatal blow. Like all fire fighters, he thought he might die — if he thought about death at all — in a roaring blaze, working side by side with his colleagues, fighting to save lives. “Near the end, when we had some quiet moments together, he kept saying the same thing: ‘I can’t believe I am going down this way,’” says Mark Daniels, a close friend and colleague and acting captain at Toronto fire station 332. Czulinski died May 3, four months after being diagnosed with an unknown cancer that spread, quickly and dangerously, throughout his abdominal cavity. He was just 45.
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 New York Fire Fighters Unite Community to Help Young Cancer Patient
April 27, 2012 – After Watertown, NY Local 191 fire fighter Allen Mullin’s five-year-old son Grant was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, fellow Local 191 members were the first to offer help, organizing a head-shaving fundraiser which generated $23,405 for Grant’s medical expenses. Read More...
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Operation Awakening Kicks Off in Support of Our Troops
April 23, 2012 -- Last December, Retired Montgomery County, MD Local 1664 member Bob Moody asked IAFF affiliates to support Operation Awakening, a personal initiative being undertaken by his friend and fellow Marine Corps veteran Tim Tuomey to raise money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides immediate financial assistance for critically injured members of the Armed Forces and their families.
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Missouri Golf Tournament to Benefit Special Needs Kids
April 19, 2012 – St. Joseph, MO Local 77 is hosting its 5th Annual Aces Fore Aiden Golf Tournament May 4-5 at Cameron Veterans Memorial Golf Club in Cameron, Missouri. Proceeds benefit the Aiden McVicker Charitable Fund. Read More...
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Union Brotherhood Rescues St Charles, MO Local 757 Fire Fighters
April 19, 2012 – Thanks to the strong, family-like bond between IAFF members – whether they know each other personally or not – several Missouri fire fighters delayed by a significant vehicle malfunction were able to return home in time to pay their final respects to a fallen brother. Read More...
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Clark County Commissioners Back Fire Chief on Off-Duty Fundraising
April 19, 2012 -- Clark County commissioners voted to overrule Fire Chief Bertral Washington's decision that fire fighters must be off-duty while collecting money for charity, clarifying the intent of a 12-year-old resolution supporting fire fighters' fundraising efforts MDA's Fill the Boot program because it appeared to conflict with the recent policy, according to County Manager Don Burnette. Ryan Beaman, president of Clark County Local 1908, said donations are used to purchase wheelchairs and provide funding for a MDA kids summer camp in Lake Tahoe.
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 Effort to Help New Mexico Fire Fighter Goes Nationwide
April 19, 2012 – The five members of Albuquerque, NM Local 244 who were one number shy of winning the $640 million Mega Millions jackpot are putting the $10,000 they did win toward a fund to help fellow member Vincent Cordova, who was recently diagnosed with a very rare, but serious type of brain tumor. Read More...
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 Oklahoma Fire Fighters Rally to Help IAFF Local Post-Tornado
April 17, 2012 – More than 100 tornadoes tore through the Great Plains area over the weekend of April 14. With a death toll of six, Woodward, Oklahoma, was one the hardest hit areas. The town, which has a professional fire department with members of Woodward Local 2560, is also fairly isolated.
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Membership Continues to Rise In Pennsylvania
April 17, 2012 – The Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association (PPFFA) has welcomed two new locals – Montgomery Township Local 4890 and Radnor Local 4883. The two affiliates received their charters at the recent Del-Val Association meeting (which includes locals around Philadelphia, southern New Jersey and Delaware) hosted by Philadelphia Local 22. Read More...
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 FDNY Lt. Richard Nappi dies in Brooklyn fire
April 17, 2012 -- An FDNY 9/11 hero died battling a three-alarm blaze that ripped through a Brooklyn warehouse April 16, the first city fire fighter to perish in the line of duty since 2009. Lt. Richard Nappi, 47, of Engine 237, was leading his crew’s efforts inside the box-crammed Bushwick building when he became overheated, suffered exhaustion, collapsed and then went into cardiac arrest, officials said.
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 Orange County Fire Fighters Raise Money for MS
April 16, 2012 – Orange County, FL Local 2057 fire fighters and their family members joined several thousand others for MS Walk Orlando to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The route was 2.34 miles. Read More...
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 Colorado Fire Fighters Now Free to Fill the Boot on the Street
April 16, 2012 – Colorado’s fire fighters now have fewer limitations on where they can fill the boot on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). State legislators passed and Governor John Hickenlooper signed a measure to revise Colorado state statutes to allow fire fighters to collect donations from street intersections. Read More...
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 Third Day of Fun Planned for New York Pediatric Cancer Patients
April 13, 2012 – Scarsdale, NY Local 1394 is preparing to host its 3rd Annual Day of Fun on July 19 for children staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Manhattan. Last year, more than 20 children participated. Read More...
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 FDNY Hockey Team Ends Season With Games in Moscow
April 12, 2012 – For the second consecutive year, the FDNY Hockey Team – comprised of members from the Uniformed Firefighters Association Local 94 and Uniformed Fire Officers Association Local 854 -- will face the EMERCOM Hockey Team of Russian fire fighters and police officers later this month. Read More...
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2012 IAFF-MDA Softball Tournament Is September 7-9
April 11, 2012 – The 39th Annual IAFF-MDA Softball Tournament is scheduled for September 7-8, 2012, at Watkins Regional Park in Prince George’s County, Maryland. All proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Read More...
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 Presumed Oldest Active Fire Fighter Retires
April 10, 2012 – Pantex, TX Local I-1117 member Bill Hickman is retiring after 42 years of service. At 78, he is presumably the oldest active fire fighter in the United States, surpassing Billy-Gene Holder, a 77-year-old Irving, Texas, fire fighter who retired last year. Hickman’s last day was April 9. Read More...
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Denton Chief’s Public Opinions on Fire Station Staffing Contradicted in Private
April 5, 2012 -- Denton firefighters Association members had what amounted to a captive audience at a candidate’s forum, and used the opportunity to inform City Council and mayoral candidates about staffing standards recommended by the National Fire Protection Association that are not supported by their own chief. Battalion Chief Ken Gold used a Power Point presentation to show statistics to the eight candidates for two at-large positions and mayor. They came from a national study that supports a recommendation that fire engines use crews of four for the safety of the fire fighters, people inside homes that are on fire and the property itself. Interspersed with the statistics were quotes from emailed messages Fire Chief Ross Chadwick sent to city administrators that contradicted the national data and indicated that he was working against the idea of strengthening the crews to meet the national standard.
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Barrie Local 1753 Members Recognized in Canadian Parliament
April 5, 2012 -- Barrie, ON Local 1753 members were recognized March 9 for their daring rescue on Kempenfelt Bay when 27 fishermen, including a 12-year-old boy, were sent adrift after a two-kilometre piece of ice had broken from shore. Five Local 1753 members are nominated to receive the Ontario Medal for Firefighter Bravery.
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 Battlefield Fire and Police Get Vote of Confidence
April 4, 2012 -- Battlefield police and fire services got a boost from voters April 3 when two tax proposals were approved for the public safety agencies. Members of Battlefield, MO Local 3904 had been going door-to-door over the last few weeks educating people on the upcoming vote. Read More...
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Anne Arundel County Fire Fighters Help Local Families in Need
April 4, 2012 -- When a major holiday comes, it usually serves as a reminder to give back to those in need. The Anne Arundel County Professional Fire Fighters, along with the Anne Arundel County Battalion Chiefs Association, took time out of their busy schedules to donate Easter Baskets to local families in need.
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 Albuquerque Fire Fighters Win Lotto, Donate to One of Their Own
April 2, 2012 -- A group of Albuquerque fire fighters win a piece of the Mega Millions jackpot and here’s what they did: donate part of their share to a fellow fire fighter in need of brain surgery. The men had never started a lotto pool at the station, but with so much at stake, they thought, why not? So they procrastinated the day away (ran a few calls, saved a few lives), then picked up their tickets right at the last minute.
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