INTERNATIONAL contents JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS / VOL 94. NO. 1 FEATURES

ON THE COVER: Fighting Fire With Fire IAFF answers attacks against first responders...... 20

On The Legal Front Line

IAFF is a loyal ally in legal matters ...... 12 P. 18 Fort Worth, TX Local 440 prevents staffing cuts

Way Beyond Chili Fire fighter chefs spice up the kitchen ...... 14 General President’s Message Fighting Fires, Fighting Lies ...... 3

Do You Know ISO? General Secretary-Treasurer’s Message Boosting this can protect staffing ...... 18 If You Think 2010 Was a Big Year...... 5

Letters to the Editor ...... 6

Local Scene ...... 8

Always on the Frontline ...... 25

Across the IAFF ...... 28

Fully Involved ...... 34

On the Road...... 38

Retirees ...... 39 P. 10 Missouri tornadoes In Memoriam/Last Alarm ...... 42

Eddie Sell P. 14 cooks well.

On The Cover Attacks against fire fighters pay, pensions, jobs and worker rights are coming from all sides. The IAFF is fighting back to protect its members.

2 January/February 2011 From the General President Fighting Fires, Fighting Lies

he attacks on fire fighters and paramedics are making off with taxpayers’ money, creating debt everywhere have never been more fierce or and deficits and crippling federal, state, provincial Tmore sustained. and local budgets. There is no doubt about it, we are at war with As former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich wrote multiple battle lines. recently in his thoughtful op-ed, public servants have Make sure to read our story in this issue of become convenient scapegoats, so we need to remind International Fire Fighteron the widespread threats people and public officials who you are — critical that you are facing throughout North America. It emergency service providers, coaches, boy scout and outlines in no uncertain terms that our enemies are girl scout troop leaders and philanthropists who raise using many different tactics to chip away at what money every year for the Muscular Dystrophy we’ve built. It also emphasizes that the attacks are real Association and so many other good causes. and they are pervasive. So we are pushing back to give you back your Harold A. I am not being an alarmist. I am not making this identity that you’ve earned over your careers and give Schaitberger up. Our enemies want our union dead. They want you a voice. You don’t deserve the abuse and the lies. organized labor dead. You represent the best of what this union is and the Public officials on both sides of the aisle aren’t just best of what government has to offer, and we will “The future of coming after our pensions. They are trying to weaken make sure everyone knows that. collective bargaining laws. They want to roll back We have developed a broad, multimedia public labor could presumption laws. They want to make dues check-off relations campaign to do just that. Our first salvo was likely be illegal, they want to under staff our rigs, and close launched February 9, when we ran a full-page ad in our companies or brown them out. And they will USA Today. decided over stop at nothing to accomplish their goals because we We ran that ad to send a very clear message to the represent the last bastion of fully unionized workers public and the pundits that public officials are doing the next two across our two great countries. fire fighters and paramedics a disservice by trying to years as we The future of labor could likely be decided over the pin the blame for the recession on workers. Wall next two years as we wage the fight of our lives. Street’s recklessness caused our nation’s financial wage the fight We know we are right. We know we haven’t done collapse. Public employee pensions didn’t cause the anything wrong. But we are being demonized in the problem. Taking aim at workers with laws like of our lives.” court of public opinion. Gingrich’s hair-brained bankruptcy scheme will It has become a badge of honor for governors and destroy the retirement security of millions of other public officials to blame fire fighters for the Americans, but it won’t contribute to our nation’s fiscal problems confronting our two countries. It’s recovery. wrong. It’s opportunistic. It’s a lie. Several years ago we launched a media campaign Now there are people like Newt Gingrich who are asking “Which Side Are You On?” It challenged trying to convince lawmakers in Washington, DC, politicians either to stand with fire fighters or have that states should be able to declare bankruptcy so the courage to publicly attack us. Today, regrettably, they can walk away from their moral and legal we are facing that battle again. obligations to our members. Today I need to know which side you are on. The Mr. Gingrich and other current and former battles before us are real and threaten your lives and members of Congress are entitled to a very generous livelihoods. pension plan and free health care for the rest of their No member has the luxury of sitting back and lives, but he’s not suggesting that politicians should letting someone else carry the fight. The days of make sacrifices. He’s suggesting that the retirement enjoying the benefits won by the hard work of your security of fire fighters and paramedics be sacrificed. local and state leadership are over. We are fighting to This is what we’re up against — hypocrites and survive. opportunists. Will you become involved? Will you sacrifice your Politicians are demonizing us because it’s easier off-duty hours to battle our enemies? Will you stand than taking responsibility for the fiscal problems they with your local, state and provincial leadership to say created and Wall Street created. “NO” to politicians who are trying to scapegoat you The discussion surrounding public employee for doing your job? pensions is riddled with mistruths and Ask yourself which side you are on. Ask yourself generalizations, and it’s time to inject some truth into how far you are willing to go to fight for your job, the dialogue about fire fighters. your benefits and your future. So we are fighting back. It starts with putting a personal and professional face back on our membership — those of you who work so hard in your communities. Our enemies are attempting to dehumanize us, calling us faceless bureaucrats. They are portraying us as hooligans who

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4 January/February 2011 From the General Secretary-Treasurer

If You Think 2010 Was a Big Year...

as it been a year already? The days also fall relationships with the IAFF Financial Corporation. quickly from the calendar when you and all Working through a new insurance broker we have Hof those around you are working hard to been able to negotiate better pricing. serve 298,000 fire fighters in the way that they We also took a close look at our needs for pension deserve. plan advice, management and reporting. We Meetings, decisions, details, mini crises averted, decided to move our pension management to solutions discovered, a flight to catch, and another, IceMiller — and no, we didn’t do that just because and another. It is time to reflect a bit, and then lay the company had “Miller” in its name! IceMiller down bold plans for this most important year for allows us to bring all of our pension services under the IAFF. On January 20, 2010, I took the reins of one umbrella, eliminate redundancies and phase the General Secretary-Treasurer’s Office after the out unnecessary services. Thomas H. Miller retirement of Vincent J. Bollon. Taking over for We have also begun the process of providing our Vinnie was a true honor, one that left me humbled per capita statements to locals electronically. Those and with a solemn sense of duty for all of my of you who count on seeing a hard copy will still brothers and sisters in the fire service. It was also get one. You can also receive that statement like stepping onto an up elevator moving at triple electronically. In the coming year we will also be speed. working on the General Secretary-Treasurer’s I had to suit up, get busy and learn quickly. portion of the IAFF Web Site Looking back over the previous year, I am proud of (www.iaff.org/union/gst.html). Soon this will what we have been able to accomplish for our become a go-to site for secretary treasurers at all members. I realize that though it may feel like the levels of our organization in need of information, calendar is flipping fast, there is quite a bit of good best practices and the like. Sometimes technology work we can pack into a year. feels like an annoying, nerdy friend who often Much of what we do here is to find ways to be frustrates. But technology isour friend and we more efficient. You may not notice all of this but need it more than ever to continually improve on efficiency at the top makes the whole organization what we do. run better. I want to thank all of you for your hard work in One of the biggest things we were able to the past year. I especially want to thank those of accomplish in 2010 — and by “we” I mean all IAFF you who I have been fortunate to meet face to face members — was at the IAFF Convention in San and learn from as well. When we stop learning it Diego when we voted to increase our per capita. stops being fun. I have learned so much in the past Trust me, I know the last thing anybody wants to year and I look forward to continuing this journey do right now is open up the wallet. But that per into 2011. capita vote was both brave and wise. We are already This is a big year for us. Some out there hope to putting some of it to use in the epic fight to take down Labor in 2011, member by member, preserve our pensions from an all-out, coast-to- benefit by benefit. Thanks to all of our hard work coast attack. Thanks to you, we are well armed and in 2010 we are ready for them. And by the end of able to fight back. 2011 our opponents won’t know what hit them. The only thing that seems to be moving faster than the calendar these days is the pace of technology. The General Secretary-Treasurer’s Office has spent a lot of time in the last year taking a deep look at all that we do and looking for ways to use technology to make things run better. From that assessment, we decided the time had come to change our insurance broker and to expand our

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we were able to secure funding deem thankless jobs. We are Tracking Your SAFER Grant through Governor Deval never recognized when things Patrick to return some of my go well and chastised when Dear President Schaitberger: selection process would have members and others in the they don’t. This is just one After reading “SAFER Success been excellent to include in the Commonwealth to work under incident which I feel at a Story” in the last issue of the magazine. stimulus money for one year. minimum required me to International Fire Fighter, I’m That money was due to contact you and thank you sure lots of IAFF locals Roy Hollenbacher expire in November of 2010. personally for all of your thought, “Hey, what happened 1st District Vice President With help from the efforts in helping to secure this to our grant application?” Ohio Association of International, we applied for funding. Information on the award and Professional Fire Fighters and were successful in being On my behalf and my awarded the highest Staffing membership, please extend our Dear Roy, Applications are then ranked for Adequate Fire and gratitude to your excellent staff Thank you for your in order according to their Emergency Response (SAFER) at the International for all of question. We are often asked scores. FEMA will continue to grant in the nation — nearly their hard work on the SAFER what happens once a grant is award grants until the funds $11,000,000 to fund not only program and the impact it has submitted. The SAFER grants allocated by Congress for the the laid-off fire fighter on our entire membership and are administered each year by program run out. The grants positions, but also the my community. the Department of Homeland are awarded in rounds that additional positions lost This is just one incident, and Security’s Federal Emergency can spread over many months. through attrition to restore I’m sure there are others of a Management Agency (FEMA). It is not uncommon to submit our staffing levels to the 2006 similar nature but felt that I SAFER applications undergo an application without any complement and return us to would be remiss if I did not two rounds of review. The follow-up from FEMA for an adequate staffing levels. notify you of the impact and first is a computer-scored extended period of time. Fall River has had a rash of success. review that determines Priority for SAFER funding recent fires — approximately Thank you once again for whether the application meets for career fire fighters is seven working fires in two your leadership and the funding criteria outlined layoffs first, followed by weeks — that have occurred dedication. I wish you and in the grant guidance positions lost to attrition and for several reasons. At a fire in yours a happy, healthy, and document. finally expansion of fire the south end of the City, my prosperous New Year. Applications that score high department staffing to meet members were able to rescue enough in the first round are NFPA 1710. an 80-year-old woman from Sincerely, then reviewed by a panel of The general rule is that if the fire and remove her to Michael J. Coogan experts made up of you don’t hear anything, you safety. President, IAFF Local 1314 representatives of the various are still in the running until The reason for this letter is to national fire service you get either a turndown let you know some of the Editor’s Note: See the story, organizations, of which the notice or a grant award. So details of the rescue, as it truly “SAFER Grant Saves More IAFF is one. no news can be good news. is a success story on more than Than Jobs in Fall River,” on Applications that score well For a list of awards to one level. The heavy rescue — page 8 of this issue. enough in panel review to be date, visit which had previously been funded are given a technical www.firegrantsupport.com. shut down — was responsible Leadership Training review by FEMA staff who for the rescue. This unit was Is the Future check to determine, among Sincerely, staffed with an acting officer other things, whether the costs Jennifer Stewart and two fire fighters. The Dear President Schaitberger: are reasonable for the project Development Director acting officer and the driver I cannot thank you and the being proposed. were previously laid-off fire rest of the wonderful staff fighters and the third fire enough for providing such fighter had just graduated excellent training! I just from the fire academy — it Saving Jobs Saves Lives percent of our membership — attended my third Affiliate was his first day on the job. which decimated the Leadership Training Summit This apparatus and these Dear President Schaitberger: department and jeopardized (ALTS) and I'm still individuals would not have I am writing to thank you for the safety of my members and completely hooked! been working or been able to all of your hard work and the citizens of Fall River. I am an up-and-coming succeed had it not been for the dedication on behalf of not During the layoff period we leader from a small local. I SAFER grant that we were only my membership, but the had engines, ladders and our have been preaching the value awarded. entire International. It’s not only heavy rescue shut down. of ALTS since the last one in I have already spoken with often enough that we hear Through the hard work of Phoenix and we finally had a both District Vice President that, and I wanted to many people, including good turn out from other Mullane and President personally extend my gratitude Professional Fire Fighters of locals in the area, too. McCarthy with regard to this and share a wonderful story. Massachusetts President Bob You should be commended incident, and wanted to make As you know my local, Fall McCarthy, IAFF 3rd District for providing this training to sure that you are aware of it as River, MA Local 1314, suffered Vice President Mike Mullane, the entire leadership. Our well. Again, all too often we are massive layoffs — almost 25 yourself and countless others, future lies in the education of in positions which people our membership, and

6 | LETTERS January/February 2011 especially the smaller locals. Labor Movement's history and ALTS 2011 The New Leadership current challenges some Seminar is fabulous. For those context for the training. who do not have the benefit of I really love ALTS and I want a mentor in our various roles to see it continue to grow and in the union, there is nothing improve! Lord knows, we need to compare with the great all the help we can get down information from the panel of here! experienced officers. I also really liked the keynote Jamie Edmonds speaker for giving new leaders Secretary, San Diego County who don't understand the Council of Firefighters

Corrections Got a Great  In the story, “Mid-Term Elections a Mixed Texas State House of Representatives, should Picture to Share? Bag,” in the November-December issue, Gary have been included in the list of IAFF member Farley was listed as an IAFF member candidate candidates for public office. Send your photos to for public office on page 16. While Mr. Farley [email protected] for the new did win his election to County Commission, he  The list of new locals on page 24 of the Picture of the Day feature was incorrectly identified as a member of November-December issue is a duplicate of on the IAFF Frontline Blog. Murfreesboro, TN Local 3035. Mr. Farley was the list that was published in the September- The IAFF is also asking promoted in the department and is no longer a October edition. All new locals that joined the members to send in their member of the local. IAFF in August, September, October, firehouse recipes for Fernando Herrera, a member of Houston, November and December are published in this inclusion on the Frontline TX Local 341, who lost his bid for a seat in the issue on page 33. Blog and Facebook page.

International Fire Fighter 7 Local Scene All Signs Point to “Because of attrition, we are fighters. Local 176 took several steps to SAFER in Tulsa stop the layoffs, including packing a key down about 50 fire fighters budget meeting with 200 off-duty fire fighters and family members and working he City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is right now. This SAFER award to elect more fire fighter-friendly City among several cities to receive a Council members. TStaffing for Adequate Fire and could not have In January 2010, Local 176 members took Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. Both come at a better time.” an additional step of giving up another 5.2 Representative John Sullivan (R-OK) and percent of their benefits. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) have notified — Dennis Moseby, President By September 2010, with a more fire Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett that Tulsa will Tulsa, OK Local 176 fighter-friendly City Council, councilors be officially awarded a $4.2 million federal worked with Local 176 to apply for the grant to enable the City to hire 46 new fire Moseby adds, “This SAFER award could $4,238,856 SAFER grant. fighters. not have come at a better time.” “They were able to put a solid grant Since the City of Tulsa fell on hard times, The subject of layoffs first came up in July application together with a lot of assistance Tulsa Local 176 has been working hard to 2009 when the City announced it needed to from the IAFF,” says Moseby. ensure than as many fire fighter layoffs as give 21 fire fighters pink slips to balance the Since then, the City of Tulsa has been on possible are prevented. budget. Understanding that the City was in the financial rebound and returned both “Because of attrition, we are down about true financial distress, Local 176 agreed to the 3 percent and the 5.2 percent 50 fire fighters right now,” says Local 176 give up 3 percent in pension pick-up, concessions back to Local 176. President Dennis Moseby. Tulsa fire annual satisfactory performance increases, The SAFER grant was expected to be fighters have been accommodating the clothing allowances and physical fitness pay. formally announced in early- to mid- short-staffing through overtime and The City came back four months later, February.  occasional brownouts. saying it would need to lay off 140 fire

SAFER Grant Saves More Camara, fire fighter Mark Madeiros and a second floor apartment. Two people in Than Jobs in Fall River fire fighter Glenn Eddington Jr. — headed that apartment fled, leaving the front door into the building in search of victims. open, pulling flames and billowing smoke As recently as October, both Camara and into the hallway and up to the third floor. hree Fall River, MA Local 1314 fire Madeiros were out of work due to budget Using an imaging camera, the rescue team fighters — back on the frontlines, cuts. The Rescue One apparatus also had raced to the third floor apartment where Tthanks to a $10.8 million federal been put out of service pending new they found an 80-year-old woman grant — rescued three people from a funding. Eddington was on his first shift as unconscious. They brought her outside to multi-family unit structure fire in the early a fire fighter. safety while the rest of the fire fighting hours of December 21. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and team attacked the fire with hoses. The fire fighters responded to the call at Emergency Response (SAFER) grant put all “This fire rescue serves as a stark reminder 1:57 a.m. Within minutes, the three fire three men back on the rig. of the importance of the SAFER grant fighters — acting lieutenant Matthew The fire had started from a lit cigarette in program in helping to keep not just Fall River, but similar communities across the country, fully staffed,” says Michael Coogan, president of Fall River Local 1314. “Thanks to the SAFER grant, these fire fighters were on the job and lives were saved.”  “This fire rescue serves as a stark reminder of the importance of the SAFER grant program in helping to keep not just Fall River, but similar communities across the country, fully staffed. Thanks to the SAFER grant, these fire fighters were on the job and lives were saved.”

From left: Fall River Local 1314 members Mark Madeiros, Matt Camara and Glen — Michael Coogan, President Edington are back to work, thanks to funding through the SAFER grant program. Fall River Local 1314

8 | LOCAL SCENE January/February 2011 IAFF Comes Together for British trees in exchange for donations. Columbia Member Following Dunkley was visited constantly while in hospital by fire fighters from across British Tragedy Columbia and responded to the faces of many family, fire fighters and friends despite his ut of the tragic death of a British severe injuries and limited level of Columbia fire fighter is a touching consciousness. Oreminder that the bonds shared by A professional fire fighter for 10 years, IAFF members and their families extend Dunkley was extremely proud of his beyond borders and can thrive in the most profession and his union. A natural leader, he difficult of circumstances. stepped forward to take the local presidency Langley City Local 3253 member Ron early in his career despite being the youngest Dunkley, a former president of the local, died member of the department. in a Seattle hospital on January 4, two months Having those two months with him after the after he was struck by a train and severely accident were “a miracle,” Dunkley’s mother injured. Dunkley, an avid sports fan, was in Sandy told those attending a celebration of life Seattle for an NFL game with some fellow fire Ron Dunkley held January 11 in Langley City that drew an fighters when the accident happened. estimated 2,000 people. What followed were two difficult months Local 1763, Langley Township Local 4550, Members of neighbouring Langley for Dunkley, his family and the IAFF family. IAFF 7th District Vice President Ricky Walsh Township Local 4550 staffed the Langley City He endured 42 surgeries to fix his broken and 6th District Vice President Lorne West. firehall during the celebration of life so that all body before infections claimed his life, in On January 2, just before Dunkley died, 21 members of Local 3253 could attend. spite of a massive outpouring of support members of Langley Township Local 4550 Donations in Dunkley’s name are being and assistance from IAFF members from were out in the community raising funds for accepted by the British Columbia Children’s British Columbia and Washington state, Dunkley’s medical bills by chipping Christmas Hospital Burn Unit and by the Red Cross.  from his family and many friends and from the public as well. IAFF members on both sides of the border Cincinnati Fire Fighters Give Up Grant to Prevent Layoffs provided countless examples of assistance and or many financially-strapped $5 million in concessions from the fire limitless gestures of support for Dunkley and municipalities needing to hire fighters. When the fire fighters did the his family, and to Local 3253, from the time of Fadditional fire fighters or to math, they realized that the City was the accident right through to the difficult days maintain existing fire personnel, the actually asking for $35 million. following his death. Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency This brought negotiations to an impasse. President of Langley City Local 3253 Scott Response (SAFER) program has been a A fact finder was brought in, and Kennedy says Dunkley was “very much a saving grace. And for others, even a recommended minor changes to the people person” who will be sorely missed. SAFER grant can’t spare IAFF locals like contract and a two-year wage freeze. Local At first Dunkley was not expected to survive Cincinnati from the threat of layoffs. 48 voted 95 percent in favor of the revised the first hour, then the first week. But as “We did all the right things,” says contract. After ratification, City officials Christmas approached, there was hope that he Cincinnati Local 48 President Marc announced plans to lay off 147 fire fighters, might recover. Sadly, news came early in the Monahan. “We applied for the SAFER about 20 percent of Local 48’s New Year that would not survive. When the grant. We applied for a special waiver to membership. “We had already been forced news came, many Local 3253 members “made further alleviate the financial burden on to begin browning out companies in 2009,” a beeline for Seattle” to be with Dunkley and the City. Still, the City wanted 147 of our says Monahan. “This 20 percent personnel his family during his last days. fire fighters, and we’re already trying to cut would have meant the permanent “The news at the end was devastating,” operate with 40 vacant positions.” closures of 11 companies and continued Kennedy says. “There was one miracle after He adds, “We knew we had to engage in brownouts.” another, but ultimately, the last miracle the political process right away and gain Other City labor unions were under didn’t happen. But there were so many along public support. And that’s what we did.” threat of heavy layoffs, including police the way.” When the City of Cincinnati applied for officers and sanitation workers. Local 48 Following his death, Marysville, WA Local the SAFER grant in 2009, City officials and the unions for both police and 3219 members stepped forward and brought agreed to it with some apprehension sanitation agreed to stand together. When it the remains to the U.S.-Canadian border in because of the City’s extreme financial came time for City Council to hold a an ambulance. They were met by a large distress. In order to accept a SAFER grant, hearing on the subject of layoffs, more than procession of fire and other emergency the City would need a waiver from the 200 families showed up to make their vehicles, including British Columbia Federal Emergency Management Agency opposition to the layoffs known. Ambulance and the Royal Canadian Mounted (FEMA). To qualify, the economic While Local 48 was unable to prevent Police. About 150 fire personnel in dress hardship must affect the entire public the SAFER grant from being turned uniform and turnout gear lined the route. safety sector in their jurisdiction, not just down, Cincinnati fire fighters were able to Surrey, BC Local 1271 provided ladder trucks the fire department. stop layoffs. Layoffs for police and draped with the Canadian flag during the When Cincinnati was awarded a $6.9 sanitation workers were also avoided. repatriation. million grant and waiver, the City still said it Still, the City faces a $54.7 million deficit Kennedy says he is extremely grateful to all needed more money from the fire fighters. in its general fund. Therefore, rumors are those who assisted in the wake of the tragedy, When Local 48 met with the City at the still circulating that future layoffs are still including Seattle Local 27, Marysville WA bargaining table, the City said it needed possible.  Local 3219, Surrey, BC Local 1271, Delta BC www.iaff.org LOCAL SCENE | 9 Local Scene IAFF Locals Respond to Missouri Tornadoes California Fire Foundation Thanks Pro-Golfer for Generous Donation AFF locals throughout the St. Louis, Missouri, area responded to the he California Fire Foundation, a of fire fighters killed in the line-of-duty. Iaftermath of 18 tornadoes (confirmed by statewide charitable organization Couples responded by saying that he felt the National Weather Service) over the Tassociated with the California compelled to make the donation after New Years’ weekend. The storm system Professional Firefighters (CPF), had an watching fire fighters fight the fire storms claimed the lives of four Missourians and opportunity to thank professional golfer that broke out near his Santa Barbara home damaged 280 homes and structures. Fred Couples during the 2010 Champion’s for three years in a row. He commented Three of the 18 tornadoes were F-3 Cup at the Harding Park Golf Course in that before that experience, he knew what tornadoes. One of those hit Sunset Hills, San Francisco the California Fire fire fighters did, but was impressed by the where about 100 homes were damaged and Foundation held a press conference to extent of it after that and wanted to do 20 families were displaced. Members of the deliver its public thank you to Couples. whatever he could to give back.  Professional Fire Fighters of Eastern Addressing Couples, Missouri Local 2665 (Crestwood Fire California Fire Department) and Mehlville, MO Local Foundation Secretary- 1889 responded. Treasurer Lew Stone said, “The majority of the calls that our “This donation makes members responded to were natural gas you a founding member leaks,” reports Local 1889 President Nick of our Endowment. Your Fahs. “But, they also visited effected support will go to neighborhoods searching for any trapped providing scholarships to victims. It appears that everyone was able children of fire fighters in to walk away from their homes.” California. Thank you for Eastern Missouri Local 2665 is made up going beyond yourself of several fire departments and districts. and giving to this cause. Also, heavily involved with tornado It means the world to us.” response were Valley Park Fire District, The California Fire Kirkwood Fire Department and the Fenton Foundation created the Fire District. California Firefighters A strong tornado made a destructive path Endowment in 2009 when it saw the need to California Professional Firefighters (CPF) Secretary- along Route 30 in Fenton, damaging Treasurer Lew Stone, California Foundation Director several homes and two churches and even provide funding beyond Vanessa Errecarte and members of the California flipped a car. the $2,000 scholarships it Professional Firefighters as they thanked Fred Couples for his generosity. “Our tornado warning system went off, currently gives to children so we knew it was coming,” says Fenton Fire District Shop Steward Doug Ruse. Fenton fire fighters did make one rescue area, but we were on hand for search and “Trees were down and debris was after a woman’s car was turned over by the rescue efforts,” says Rolla Local 3905 everywhere, making it difficult to get to twister. Fire fighters were first on the scene President Steve Huffman. some of our calls. But we were able to to pull her out of her vehicle. Huffman adds, “For a storm system like make it to the most heavily damaged areas Three of the four tornado-related deaths this to come through in December was and made sure citizens were okay and happened in Rolla. “The fatalities definitely unusual for us.It usually happens utilities were shut off.” happened outside of our normal response in the spring and we rarely have one touch down.” In St. Louis County, about 30 homes were damaged. “We saw a lot of roofs taken off and walls blown down,” says former St. Louis County Local 73 President and current fire department Public Information Officer Dan Sutter. “We had an F-1, so we didn’t have as much damage as others. Still, we were quick to establish a command post, check buildings and offer assistance to neighboring departments.” In response to the widespread damage, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon enacted a state of emergency, which allows state agencies to coordinate directly with local jurisdictions to provide emergency services. 

Mehlville, MO Local 1889 fire fighters on the scene of a tornado ravaged neighborhood, offering citizens assistance.

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eather Baity lost her husband in “When the IAFF says that it families toward any one legal remedy. the tragic line-of-duty deaths that But through its Front Line policy, the Hoccurred in the Sofa Super Store is always with you on the IAFF can offer immediate and expert fire in Charleston, South Carolina, in frontlines, that ‘always’ legal assistance following a line-of-duty June 2007. Her two young children, Noah injury or death. (4) and Mariah (9), lost their father. includes legal issues that “When the IAFF says that it is always But because she reached out to the may arise from an injury or with you on the frontlines, that ‘always’ IAFF, Heather was able to recover includes legal issues that may arise from substantial court settlements under the death in the line of duty. an injury or death in the line of duty,” IAFF Front Line Policy, a program that Not only is the IAFF ready, says IAFF General President Harold provides assistance and legal willing and able to assist in Schaitberger. “Not only is the IAFF representation through the IAFF ready, willing and able to assist in these General Counsel’s office. these matters, but legal matters, but legal decisions made in Brad Baity, an officer of Charleston decisions made in Front Front Line injury or death cases may Local 61, was one of many Charleston well set precedents that protect fire fire fighters who responded to the fire. Line injury or death cases fighters in the future.” There was an initial report of an may well set precedents The IAFF Front Line Policy makes employee trapped in the building, and available legal representation through Brad and other fire fighters entered the that protect fire fighters in the IAFF’s General Counsel’s office for showroom to attempt a rescue and the future.” cases in which it is determined that the attack the fire from within. IAFF and its members have a significant The fire progressed rapidly through the —General President Schaitberger interest arising from the death or void spaces above the ceilings, and the serious injury of an IAFF member as a thick black smoke and toxic gases caused result of defective products or the by burning furniture and other fuels negligence of a third party. made it virtually impossible to see. Brad and contractors. To date, Heather and The Front Line policy also provides became separated from his fellow fire her family have recovered more than $1 financial assistance from the IAFF to fighters, and when the metal roofs and million in settlement funds, and the cover initial out-of-pocket costs related walls collapsed, he died at the scene. remaining court action is moving to cases handled under the policy. Though Heather Baity was reluctant to forward against the store, the owners of For a number of reasons, IAFF members talk with lawyers after her husband’s the facility and other defendants who or their families confronting an injury or death, she reached out to the leadership bear the bulk of the responsibility for death-related legal matter should consider of Local 61 to discuss the matter. That the fire and its tragic consequences. contacting the IAFF. The first and smartest difficult but wise decision helped put Would Heather have reached the same reason is that initial consultation is free. In into motion the IAFF Front Line Policy, outcome if she had retained the services the immediate aftermath of a major fire which offers legal assistance to members of just any personal injury lawyer? service-related accident, there will no and their families in the event of a line- Perhaps not. doubt be a swirl of anxiety, confusion and of-duty injury or death. You’ve seen the ads you see on tension. No matter what final decisions are IAFF General Counsel Tom Woodley television: “If you have been injured on made regarding legal representation, a no- met with the then local president and the job through no fault of your own cost initial consultation with IAFF Heather Baity to review the facts and give us a call! You may be entitled to a attorneys who are very familiar with fire legal options. lucrative settlement!” Or: “If you suffer operations and state tort law will likely After Baity elected to take advantage of from any one of these symptoms after help clarify a legal strategy. the International’s Front Line program, a taking this medication — rapid eye Secondly, the IAFF’s experience lawsuit was filed on behalf of Heather blinking, jerky arm movements, shaking regarding fire operations, equipment Baity and her two young children. The hands, dementia, anxiety, acne or aching and gear, as well as on-duty injuries and named defendants include the Sofa Super bones, call this law firm now!” deaths, provides a level of expertise that Store, Inc., the Goldstein Family Limited Some call law firms that pay for those is unmatched. Using that expertise has Partnership (owners of the store), ads ambulance chasers. And if you or proved invaluable. furniture manufacturers, the contractors any of your brothers and sisters on the Third, the IAFF General Counsel’s responsible for constructing additions frontlines has been injured in the line of office charges significantly reduced rates and modifications to the store, and the duty, you may have encountered one of for tort cases that it takes on, typically corporations responsible for the design, these firms. Such law firms may know a constituting a smaller percentage of installation, inspection and maintenance little bit about squeezing settlements final awards than outside legal of the fire doors at the facility. out of corporations. But they probably representation. While the suit threatened to be a long, know next to nothing about fire A handful of critical factors will drawn-out affair, significant settlements operations and safety. determine loss or victory in a tort case: were achieved early in mediation with a The IAFF is no ambulance chaser, and the quality of representation, the judge number of the furniture manufacturers it would never push members or their and the quality of expert witnesses

12 January/February 2011 the potential that a member’s case will to free the platform, the parapet wall gave help to set important precedent that could way and the platform sprang back from protect the lives of other brothers and the top of the building whipping violently sisters in the fire service. After all, back and forth, tossing Galloway out of manufacturers — and others whose the riser and down 80 feet to his death. products, property or practices could The suit claims that the truck impact fire fighters’ lives — will think manufactured by E-One, and sold by twice about putting an unsafe product on distributor Hall-Mark to the City of the market, or leaving property in an Kilgore Fire Department, failed to include unsafe condition if they are aware of even safety harnesses or comply with standards the potential of a costly lawsuit against set by the National Fire Protection The IAFF Front Line Policy helped Heather Baity them. Association. The suit will demonstrate that win a substantial court settlement from defendants named in a lawsuit filed after the In another ongoing Front Line case, the the platform was improperly designed to Super Sofa Store fire in Charleston, South IAFF legal team is representing Regina prevent against the situation that claimed Carolina killed nine fire fighters in 2007. Her Galloway in her suit against E-One, Inc. and the lives of two fire fighters, and that the husband, Brad, a member of Charleston, SC Hall-Mark Apparatus of Texas in fire fighters were not adequately trained to Local 61, was among the nine who perished. conjunction with the tragic death of her son. use the truck by E-One or Hall-Mark. brought into the courtroom. IAFF Cory Galloway, 23, was a member of Additional Front Line court actions have Assistant to General President for Kilgore, TX Local 2996 and a career fire also been filed on behalf of two IAFF Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine fighter with the City of Kilgore Fire members who were injured while in the Rich Duffy states, “The IAFF is second-to- Department when he was one of two platform during the incident, and another none in terms of expertise on all issues killed during a training exercise on member who provided immediate assistance relating to fire service health and safety, January 25, 2009. Galloway was in the to Cory and others hurt at the scene. with a large internal staff dedicated to fire aerial platform of a new truck which was In sum, IAFF members and their families fighter health, safety and medical research, extended to the roof of the tallest building should rely on the International’s Front Line as well as knowledge of and access to in Kilgore when the platform became Policy if they are faced with a tragedy numerous professional experts.” stuck on a concrete parapet wall on the involving the serious injury or death of a Another important reason to consult the roof of the building. As Galloway’s fellow member as a consequence of defective IAFF on tort cases for union members is fire fighters used the truck’s controls to try products or the negligence of a third party. 

International Fire Fighter 13 Regis and Kelly” in May as part of the show’s “Coast to Coast Firehouse Cookoff.” His signature recipe that got him on the show was a Thai beef salad. Ross Signorino, a fire fighter from Mishawaka, IN Local 360 also made it to the Regis and Kelly competition with his signature Rossome Ribs.

Representing Fire Fighters Sell, a fire captain with Local 372, also runs a catering business called Firehouse Chefs (wwwfirehousechefs.com). Most of his catering jobs are for events in and around the fire service. Sell catered for a Fire Ops 101 event during the IAFF 2010 Convention in San Diego, sponsored by San Diego Local 145. Sell’s catering business includes several firehouse chefs hailing from IAFF affiliates across the West Coast. He is on a unique hearts-and-minds mission to use his stellar culinary skills to help people get a little icture if you will, clocking in for an Every firehouse has a fire fighter with some closer and become more familiar with evening shift as a not-so-subtle kitchen skills, and quite a few have won what fire fighters are all about. Paroma wafts about the firehouse. local accolades. “One of my goals is to make people aware Smells a little like Dijon mustard and herb- Thomas Cavallo of Yonkers, NY Local 628 that the faces have changed in today’s fire filled roasted pork loin, paired nicely with was featured last fall in a New York Daily service,” says Sell. “America is much more roasted sweet potato puree, dirty rice and News Five Alarm Cook Off competition diverse today, and that is reflected not just chorizo and apples stuffing. among New York area fire fighters. The 28- in the firehouses but in the food that is Or, imagine being passed a heaping bowl year-old fire fighter, who actually attended prepared in firehouse kitchens.” of Pasta Il Pompiere (Italian for fire fighter), culinary school, won the day with a dish of Sell has been working with television a simple assembly of penne pasta, garlic Boursin Tilapia and Shrimp. production company KPI based in New sautéed in olive oil, fresh tomatoes, arugula, Dave Wrast of Vancouver, WA Local 45 York, to produce a Firehouse Chefs diced mozzarella and parmesan cheese. found himself on the set of “LIVE with cooking show. As the host, Sell would Firehouse cuisine has undergone a bit of travel around the country visiting fire a seismic shift in recent years. Dog-eared kitchens and highlighting the culinary old cookbooks and rusted and encrusted efforts of other firehouse chefs. He is pots have been tossed aside as a more particularly interested in exploring health-conscious and ethnically diverse different ethnic cultures within the fire generation of fire fighters has moved into service and the food that comes with that. the fire service. When we caught up with Eddie Sell in the From coast-to-coast, fire fighter cooks are fall, he was just walking out of a meeting channeling their inner Bobby Flay and with the company that is going to build the embracing their hidden Rachel Ray to Firehouse Chefs “food rescue vehicle,” an make the most of their turn with the ambulance converted into a catering truck. firehouse spatula. And quite a few, like It will be unveiled at the Firehouse World Eddie Sell, a member of Long Beach, CA Expo in San Diego in February. Local 372, and Joseph Bonanno Jr., a The truck will serve double duty in his retired member of Uniformed Firefighters catering business and in the Firehouse Association (UFA) of New York Local 94, Chefs show. are reaching for the stars hoping to “The appeal of my show, I hope, is that it is become the next television chef sensation. not going to be just another stand-and-stir Both Sell and Bonanno are close to cooking show,” says Sell. “I want to bring to becoming on-air chefs, presenting an the fore that there are many people besides opportunity not just to open the public’s myself who are great firehouse chefs.” eyes to the evolving firehouse kitchen, but Despite his sideline business as a also to present a positive image of fire firehouse chef, first and foremost, Sell says fighters and the fire service. he is a fire captain. He schedules his These two may be among the most likely Joseph Bonanno, retired from the FDNY and catering events around his fire service fire fighters to cross into celebrity chef UFA Local 94, is hoping to be a television schedule, and he caters primarily to fire stardom, but they are by no means alone. chef. service-related events.

14 January/February 2011 Eddie Sell, a member of Long Beach, CA Local 372, has a catering business called Firehouse Chefs. Pasta Il Pompiere (Italian for Firefighter!) Serves 4-6 graduate of New York University, where he studied fitness and From Joseph Bonanno Jr. nutrition. He has combined his decades of (www.chefbonanno.com) fire fighting, culinary expertise and knowledge “This recipe was served the morning of nutrition to become a of September 11, 2001 by Joseph cookbook author, Bonanno, to the members of Ladder 3 consultant and frequent for a Ronzoni Firefighter Cook Off live co-guest chef on live TV appearance on WB 11. Twelve television talk shows firefighters of Ladder 3 were lost in the (www.chefbonanno.com). World Trade Center disaster. This Bonanno has made the recipe is named in honor of them, may circuit of top morning and God rest their brave souls.” daytime shows, including “The Ingredients: “I really see my project helping to boost the Today Show,” “Good Morning  1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil image of fire fighters,” says Sell. “This is a way America,” “Martha Stewart” and “Live with to see fire fighters for who they are day to Regis,” promoting his two cookbooks: The  6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thin day. The show is a great way to erase Healthy Firehouse Cookbook and The  6-8 ripe plum tomatoes, chopped misconceptions about fire fighters. Yes, we do Firehouse Grilling Cookbook. He also has  1/2 teaspoon salt served as celebrity spokesperson for several take time to shop and cook, but the other  1 bunch fresh Arugula part of this is balancing our time for products including Butterball Turkey and mandatory training, public education, school Sorrento Cheese.  1/2 pound fresh Mozzarella, cut into fire alarm demonstrations and our primary On the morning or September 11, 2011, dice sized cubes Bonanno was serving Pasta Il Pompiere to function of responding to emergencies.”  1 pound Penne pasta some of the members of Ladder 3 for a  Parmesan cheese to taste The Next Level Ronzoni Firefighter Cook Off live  Dried red pepper flakes For Sell — and for Joseph Bonanno — the television appearance on WB 11. The key to launching their culinary endeavors to recipe was later named to honor 12 fire the next level will be getting a television fighters from Ladder 3 who were lost in the Directions: network to agree to pick up a show for a full World Trade Center collapse that day. Heat oil to medium. Add garlic and season. Bonanno, working every bit as hard as saute´ until just before golden, do not Sell, though at it for a bit longer, is still More Than Salads burn. Pour into large bowl. In another waiting for a network to agree to let him do a As a celebrity firehouse chef, Bonanno bowl, toss tomatoes with salt. show. continues to make public appearances and Bonanno, who retired from the fire consult with fire departments about Cut Arugula into strips and toss most service in early 2001, is a graduate of the healthy nutrition. He saw an opportunity with tomatoes, saving some to top dish before serving. Mix together with oil, Culinary Institute of Long Island and a Continued on Page 18 garlic, greens and tomatoes.

Cook pasta according to directions.

Drain pasta and immediately, while pasta is hot, mix all ingredients with hot pasta.

Toss well to melt cheese, sprinkle top with remaining arugula and red pepper flakes.

Eddie Sell and his crew of firehouse chefs cater major fire service events with multicultural menus.

International Fire Fighter 15 “One of my goals is to Dijon Mustard and Remove the pork and allow it to rest for 15 minutes so that it will be nearer to make people aware that Fresh Herb Roasted room temperature when you put it in the Pork Loin oven. the faces have changed From Firehouse Chefs Preheat oven to 350°. Meanwhile, in a in today’s fire service. (www.firehousechefs.com) large skillet add the olive oil and heat to America is much more med-high heat. Once the pan is hot, sear “A tangy and delicious pork recipe that is the pork loin for about a minute per side, diverse today, and that light, healthy and a great addition to your or until a brown crust starts to form on favorite meat recipes. This pork loin pairs the outside of the pork — this effectively is reflected not just in well with roasted sweet potato purée, dirty locks in the juices and ensures that it will rice, and chorizo & apple stuffing. Also be juicy & tender when done roasting. the firehouses but in the great with your favorite grilled, sautéed or roasted seasonal veggies.” Place the seared pork in a roasting pan & food that is prepared in roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes, or Marinade Ingredients: until an inserted meat thermometer reads 155-160° internal temperature. (Leftover firehouse kitchens.”  3 tablespoons Dijon mustard marinade can be saved to make a pan  3 tablespoons honey sauce that can be poured over the pork.*) —Eddie Sell, Long Beach, CA  1 tablespoon fresh mint, washed & Local 372 finely chopped Remove the pork loin from the oven  1 tablespoon fresh basil, washed & and allow it to rest 5-10 minutes before finely chopped slicing - this allows the meat juices to  1 1/2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, soak into the meat & not get lost on the washed & finely chopped carving board. Continued from Page 17  4 garlic cloves, minced Quick Mustard / Apple Pan Sauce: to use his culinary skills to help  1/4 cup white wine (whatever variety Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a improve the fire fighter diet. you prefer) skillet (optionally, you can use the “So many firehouses serve big meals,”  1 teaspoon Spanish paprika roasting pan you just used; this would says Bonanno. “Fire fighters tend to  Kosher salt & freshly cracked black allow the roasted-on ingredients to want to eat heartily because their shifts pepper, to taste contribute even more flavor to your sauce are long and taxing. But I wanted to  2 tablespoons olive oil (see Deglazing, below)). Turn heat to demonstrate that you can fill up and medium; when hot, add 1/2 diced onion,  2 lb pork loin roast become satisfied with healthy foods.” 1 diced apple, and 2 minced garlic cloves. Bonanno’s recipes are designed to Sauté for 3-5 min or until onion & apple provide all of the energy a fire fighter Optional: Quick Mustard / Apple Pan become tender. needs for several hours of arduous Sauce: labor. They tend toward the traditional  2 tablespoons olive oil Deglaze** the skillet with the reserved but with some of the fatty and  1/2 onion, diced cooked marinade, 1 cup of white wine, 1 cholesterol boosting ingredients taken  1 apple (your favorite), diced cup of chicken broth, and salt & freshly out. For instance, when he produces a cracked black pepper, to taste. Allow the  2 garlic cloves, minced big batch of mashed potatoes he sauce to reduce for about 5 minutes. Add substitutes chicken stock for butter.  Reserved cooked pork marinade* cream and stir well; taste and check your He says fire fighter attitudes toward  1 cup white wine (again, your seasoning. food are changing as a new generation preference) grows into the fire service. “Everybody  1 cup chicken broth Spoon atop the pork loin and enjoy! wanted to eat healthy but nobody wanted only a salad,” says Bonanno.  Kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper, to taste **Deglazing is where you add liquids to a “Now more fire fighters are eating pot or skillet you’ve already used in order  1/4 cup cream more fruits and vegetables and it is a to remove from the surface any cooked-on trend that is feeding on itself. More fire deliciousness that you want incorporated Directions: fighters see each other into whatever it is that you’re making - in In a large bowl or Ziploc bag, combine eating healthy so this case, the sauce will be tastier if you all of the marinade ingredients, making more are embracing take the time to access & mix in the flavors sure that the pork loin is coated well with the idea.”  of the apple, onion & garlic (or that much the marinade. more tasty should you reuse the pan that Place it in the refrigerator for an hour was used to roast the pork). (and up to 8 hours).

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Would City Council members rethink its plans to cut fire department staffing if they discovered their actions would raise fire insurance costs for their constituents? This answer in Fort Worth — and in many other cities with forward-thinking IAFF affiliate leaders — is yes.

ast fall, the Fort Worth City Council savvy move took time, hard work and the help backed off its plans to cut fire fighters and of an outside consultant — Mike Pietsch, P.E. Lclose companies after Fort Worth, TX Local Consulting Services, Inc. — with expertise in 440 President Jim Tate presented the City improving fire department ISO ratings to help Council with a report detailing how such a move the department identify ways to improve its would damage the City’s Insurance Service ability to respond to fires. The final report Operation (ISO) rating and cost residents identified numerous ways for the department to collectively much more than the City would save. improve, such as retrofitting pumpers to add the ISO measures a fire department’s ability to ability to use compressed foam to fire successfully respond to a fire on a sliding scale of suppression. one to 10, and those ratings or classifications are Another key improvement was to return the used by insurance providers to determine the department to full staffing. In a bid to save amount of fire insurance coverage local money, the City of Fort Worth had cut residents must pay. A Class One rating means responding crew sizes to three persons. The ISO the department is as good as it can be, while a analysis was instrumental in convincing the City Class 10 rating indicates that fire coverage is Council to return to four-person crews. Four- ineffective and that residents will be compelled person crews are known to respond more to pay high fire insurance premiums. effectively to fires and that added response The ISO analysis measures a number of factors capability saves property owners money in fire from amount and quality of equipment to insurance coverage. adequate staffing and training. Local 440 paid about $3,500 for the consulting The Fort Worth Fire Department for several work. “We took the report and provided it to the years had an ISO rating or classification of three, city manager, the fire chief and the entire City which is fairly good but with room for Council, and then we had the consultant come improvement. If it could get to a Class Two in and address the City Council,” says Tate. “We rating, Fort Worth property owners would stand did not have to say anything more really. It was to save 8 percent on their fire coverage. clearly understood that a move forward with Sounds pretty straight forward, but Local 440’s staffing cuts while allowing increases in fire

18 January/February 2011 “We took the report and provided it to the city manager, the fire chief and the entire City Council, and then we had the consultant come in and address the City Council. We did not have to say anything more really. It was clearly The Fort Worth, TX Local 440 Executive Board, including President Jim Tate (center) at the local’s union hall. The Local demonstrated that improving the fire department’s ISO Rating would prevent understood that a move staffing cuts. forward with staffing cuts insurance rates could become a campaign consultant can gather may well be available while allowing increases in issue down the road.” by the ISO and provided before, during Consultants like Pietsch can be found all and after an assessment. fire insurance rates could over North America, including in Wasilla, “The ISO offers training all over the become a campaign issue Alaska. country,” says Robert Cobb, ISO Wasilla fire officials contacted the National Director of Community down the road.” consulting firm ISO Slayer. Hazard Mitigation. “When we are To save City funds, the City of Wasilla preparing to assess a department, we had cut staff at the fire department and will send a field representative and try to —Jim Tate, President had begun sending just three fire fighters get all entities involved in fire protection in Fort Worth, TX Local 440 at a time to structure fires. The cuts the same room to explain the process.” threatened to push Wasilla’s ISO rating The IAFF and other stakeholders have from a four all the way down to a 10. been engaged in discussions with the ISO ISO Slayer’s David Doudy produced a about revisions and additions to the report that showed returning staffing back current fire service measures used in the to four-person crews would get Wasilla rating system. back to a four rating and save residents a “We look forward to the revision of the bundle on fire insurance coverage. ISO metrics as they will make the rating “There are some things you just can’t cut system a much more accurate measure of a no matter how broke you are, and fire fire department’s true capability and protection and police protection are just availability to respond to fire events,” says two of these,” says Doudy. “Both of these Lori Moore-Merrill, IAFF Assistant to the should be funded no matter the cost.” General President. Before considering hiring a consultant, Cobb says the ISO is reviewing IAFF affiliates are urged to visit the ISO recommendations about updating its web site (www.iso.com) for a wealth of rating system and says that any information about the ISO assessment adjustments made to the system could be process. Much of the information a announced sometime this year. 

International Fire Fighter 19 Sounding the Alarm! IAFF Fights Back Against Attacks on Fire Fighters

o you remember where you were from policymakers at all levels of chip away when the attacks against fire fighters government under the encouragement of a at fire fighters’ Dbegan? tenacious bloc of anti-labor interest compensation and reduce Most likely you do not. Unlike seminal groups. their ranks. Too often those attacks are events like Pearl Harbor or September 11, “This effort is coming from two political laced with crass rhetoric suggesting fire the assault on unionized fire fighters is parties that are simply bankrupt when it fighters do not deserve adequate happening like a slowly building storm. In comes to political courage,” says Bruno. compensation, a safe retirement or job community after community, the attack on “Both Republicans and Democrats are security. our members has been mounting steadily Such sentiments sting when one since the start of the recession in 2008- “Anti labor forces will be considers how hard fire fighters work to 2009. And by all accounts the struggle will keep the citizenry safe. Overpaid? get more difficult in the coming year as coming at us from all sides Undeserving? Really? Beyond the day-to- public officials at all levels of government day grind, one need not look too far back face massive fiscal shortfalls, and then look this year, and there is no into history for examples of how fire for easy scapegoats. doubt in my mind that we fighters have responded to a nation in “What you are seeing is a politically distress. orchestrated effort to demonize public are entering one of the most Like January 8, when fire fighters and servants in an effort to promote pension paramedics from several departments reform,” says Robert Bruno, Professor of challenging times for the raced to the scene of the bloody shooting School of Labor and Employment labor movement, and fire in Tucson to administer life-saving Relations and Director of the Labor emergency care to the wounded. Or Education Program at the University of fighters in particular. Our December 22, 2010, in Chicago, when an Illinois. foes and too many of our ice-laden warehouse roof collapsed during And it’s unclear when — or if — it will a fire on nearly two dozen fire fighters, end unless we fight back. These attacks — friends have forgotten what it killing two and injuring 17. Though that on fire fighters, their pay, pensions, jobs, warehouse was not in commercial use right to bargain collectively — and their means to be a first those fire fighters had heard homeless public image — are actually a full-throttle responder. We must get to people might be inside. assault on this nation’s entire middle class. Fire fighters are always there when they If we lose, the nation will be less safe and work protecting all that we are needed. The fact, though it should not working conditions will decline for most have to be mentioned, seems forgotten Americans. have won for our brothers from the smallest city halls to Capitol Hill. Fire fighters from New York to San and sisters over the years.” In Washington, anti-labor lawmakers Francisco and just about every stood fast against IAFF efforts to win municipality in between are engaged in —General President Harold Schaitberger collective bargaining rights for all fire this war, whether they want to be or not. fighters. The Zadroga bill providing Unionized workers have always had to looking for easy answers to the nation’s benefits to Ground Zero workers — which fight for every right, every pay increase and problems. They’re not actually trying to should have been a no-brainer — was benefit they and their brothers and sisters solve those problems, only make political finally enacted in the final ticking hours of now enjoy. Legions of IAFF leaders have gains by attacking the most visible the 111th Congress after the heroic battled at negotiating tables, city council elements of our society.” And that visible lobbying effort of our New York affiliates, meetings, state houses and picket lines to element is US. legislative leaders and the IAFF. preserve the safety and the integrity of the The attacks against fire fighters are A non-stop media blitz by satirist Jon fire service. coming in both deed and rhetoric. Anti- Stewart also put pressure on Congress to But what’s happening now is different. union policymakers at all levels of pass the bill. IAFF members face an onslaught of blame government are doing their level best to If you think 2010 was a tough year for

20 January/February 2011 federal legislation, make no mistake, the unions and get out from under pension likely those darts landed in a state and near incoming class of this 112th Congress just obligations. a municipality where top lawmakers are underway is crowded with lawmakers eager Legal experts have said such a move considering proposals to reform fire to go after public workers and weaken would be unconstitutional because states fighters’ pensions by raising costs on unions. are sovereign entities. But that is not workers, raising the retirement age, or even “Anti labor forces will be coming at us from all sides this year, and there is no doubt in my mind that we are entering one of the most challenging times for the labor “When you attack the labor movement, you are really movement, and fire fighters in particular,” attacking America’s entire working class. You are making says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. “Our foes and too many of it harder for all workers, not just union members, to our friends have forgotten what it means benefit from the gains of the labor movement. That is why to be a first responder. We must get to work protecting all that we have won for the Democrats have become less responsive to labor and our brothers and sisters over the years.” the GOP has become downright hostile to labor.” Bleak Forecast —Robert Bruno, Professor of School of Labor and Employment Relations and Much of what unions have gained in hard-fought battles over the last 40 years is Director of the Labor Education Program at the University of Illinois. now under attack, including mandatory Social Security, health care, staffing, collective bargaining, pensions and wages, stopping anti-union forces from forging replacing current plans with defined and other benefits. ahead and exploring legal avenues to help contribution plans. It goes without saying that pushing any states avoid meeting their obligations on The strategic playbook behind these labor-friendly legislation onto the pensions, compensation and staffing. assaults, which includes conveniently president’s desk will be challenging, but ignoring the chronic underfunding of not impossible. The IAFF will need to Pension Battlefront pensions while simultaneously demonizing mount a strong defense in the coming The greatest challenge for our members public employees, has been designed in months to fend off anti-labor forces’ right now is protecting and preserving conservative think tanks like the American efforts to damage our union’s influence in their pension benefits. Anti-labor groups Legislative Exchange Council and the the public workplace. have always wanted to destroy government National League of Cities. Those playbooks While conditions look bleak in worker defined benefit pension programs. have been distributed, and governors from Washington, they are downright grim at In part, they oppose pensions on coast to coast have begun the process of the state level where a new crop of philosophical grounds believing that pecking away at government-sponsored governors is determined to bring budgets government should not be involved in pensions. into balance on the backs of public sector helping workers save for retirement. But These pension rollback efforts are being workers by freezing wages, laying off they also see government employee spearheaded by conservatives and workers, reducing or eliminating their pensions as a wasted opportunity for Democratic lawmakers alike who are bargaining rights and cutting pensions and private sector investment firms, which seeking political fortune in going after health benefits. In addition, at least 16 hope to profit mightily by replacing public employee pensions. states are mulling payroll protection bills defined benefit pension plans with defined  In New Jersey, the state legislature has that would prohibit unions from using contribution plans. It would become the signed on to Republican Governor Chris payroll deductions to fund political next cash cow for Wall Street. Christie’s pension reform mantra, activity. Several other governors, with Ohio The financial crisis, which has drained proposing a measure that would force Governor John Kasich leading the way, are local government coffers of tax revenue, government workers to pay more for their considering Right to Work legislation to was parallel to the collapse of the financial pensions. Though they are insisting that prevent workers from being required to markets, which in turn also delivered a the state — which has skipped payments pay union dues. crushing blow to pension balance sheets, into the fund for most of the past decade As states and municipalities continue to creating short-term unfunded liabilities. — commit to start paying into pensions. struggle with budget shortfalls, some This has opened up an opportunity for  Democrat Andrew Cuomo made policymakers — egged on by former pension opponents to launch attack after attacking unions a cornerstone of his House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is attack on our pension systems, arguing successful bid to become governor of New eying a presidential run in 2012 — are that taxpayers can no longer afford to York. Now that he is seated, Cuomo has exploring the possibility of putting forth cover the cost of public worker pensions. signaled he plans to eliminate 15,000 jobs federal legislation that would make it easier Finding places in America where fire from the state workforce and reform for states to file bankruptcy. The thinking fighters’ pensions are under assault is quite pensions in a bid to close an $8 billion behind this concept is that filing for simple. Put a map of the United States on a deficit, while the state fire and police plan bankruptcy would offer states an wall and grab a few darts. Now close your is 90 percent funded. opportunity to tear up their contracts with eyes and throw them at the map. Most Continued on Page 22

International Fire Fighter 21 Continued from Page 21 “The IAFF recognizes that the challenges we face are  In Massachusetts, Democratic Governor Deval Patrick proposed serious.The International will be taking a serious, increasing the state’s retirement age for 90 percent of state workers to 60 from 55, and proactive approach to ensure the members of this great requiring public employees to work until union are protected during this malicious time.While we they are 67 to receive full pension benefits. Fire fighters would not become eligible for will continue to use strategies that have proven full pensions until age 57. successful in the past, the IAFF recognizes that the  Rick Scott, the new republican governor of Florida, has put his state on notice that ‘same ole,’ same ole’ is not going to work this time. he intends to lead an effort to work with cities there to reform pensions, calling the That’s why the IAFF is heavily engaged in devising whole system a “ticking time bomb.” He is new, more aggressive methods designed to help all of wrong, whether he knows it or not. Florida’s pension system is 88 percent funded, which you keep the staffing levels, working conditions and pension industry experts say is well within an acceptable and sound range. benefits that you have worked so hard to get.” One critical fact that anti-pension —General President Harold Schaitberger lawmakers seek to gloss over is that most state pensions are in fairly good shape, financial assistance to fire fighters widows Tying our Hands despite the crushing financial crisis — the and children, it’s more than cold hearted, Similarly, new Ohio Governor John worst since the Great Depression. The it’s criminal.” Kasich has made dismantling the state’s states facing the most pension trouble are Andrew Cuomo in New York has signaled collective bargaining law a top priority for ones where governors neglected to fully that he, too, is willing to go up against his administration. But his focus is more pay the state’s obligated portion into the unions over jobs and benefits in order to specific. Kasich says Ohio’s binding system. New Jersey, for example, has not erase budget shortfalls. arbitration laws award unions too made its required contribution to its generously, causing cities to go bankrupt. pension system in 15 years. Christie Striking at the Heart of Unions “I don’t think he understands the process,” himself refused to pay $3.1 billion it owes While pension protection will be a top says Ohio Association of Professional Fire to the system in 2010. priority for the IAFF, members also face Fighters President Mark Sanders. “An another battlefront on collective arbitrator is required to consider whether or Fair Weather Friends bargaining. Like the pension attacks, not the jurisdiction has the ability to pay for One of the more surprising elements of efforts to roll back and deny fire fighters any award. In fact, I think it is fair to say this rising tide of attacks on the public collective bargaining rights are taking place that arbitrators have been very conscious of sector is that lawmakers who were once at all levels of government: federal, state the fact that times are tough and have made allies are increasingly seeking political and local. In some cases, it is a result of their awards accordingly.” value in opposing our unions. political posturing. And in others, it’s Other potential threats to collective “This anti-tax era has turned Democrats attempts at union-busting under the guise bargaining in Ohio include proposals to into political cowards,” says Bruno. of saving a few dollars in a strained eliminate pensions as a subject for One of the more startling examples of economy. negotiations or even replacing collective this alarming trend occurred last fall in In December, the U.S. Senate voted 55-43 bargaining with meet and confer. Pennsylvania where outgoing Governor Ed to bring up the IAFF’s collective bargaining “Governor Kasich and his supporters fail Rendell, a Democrat and former chair of act for consideration, and was five votes to understand that collective bargaining the Democratic National Committee, short of the 60 needed to overcome a benefits both sides,” Sanders says. “They blocked an overwhelmingly popular state filibuster waged by anti-labor senators. ignore the fact that many Ohio unions have bill that would have provided cancer- A united GOP Senate Conference voted been sympathetic during recent tough times presumption benefits for fire fighters. The en bloc to oppose a cloture motion on the and agreed to furloughs and pay freezes.” measure passed the Pennsylvania House by bargaining bill until an extension of the Collective bargaining, in fact, is saving a vote of 195 to 1 and sailed through the Bush-era tax cuts was approved. Three government money in Ohio and in other Senate with just four nay votes before Democratic quislings — Senators Michael places. In Maine, Lewiston Local 1773 Rendell vetoed the bill. Bennet (CO), Mark Warner (VA) and Kay waived its right to a 2.6 percent cost of living The move left Pennsylvania Professional Hagen (NC) joined with Senate increase. Stockton, CA Local 456 offered Fire Fighters Association President Art Republicans in shunning workplace rights $5.7 million in concessions after the Martynuska enraged. In a letter to for fire fighters. Stockton City Council declared a fiscal Pennsylvania fire fighters he said: “The last On the state level, some newly elected emergency to deal with a $23 million deficit. time we checked, we found that we still live fiscally conservative governors are using Fairborn, OH Local 1235 was among in a democracy and when you have more the still-weak economy as an excuse to Fairborn’s other labor unions that agreed than 90 percent of the states’ elected attack collective bargaining. These not to take any raises in their contracts. That representatives voting in bi-partisan favor governors contend that it is necessary to move alone enabled the City to bring back of a bill that will give some comfort to abolish or weaken collective bargaining to four public service employees. Those are just terminally ill fire fighters and some help balance their budgets. a few examples; there are many others.

22 January/February 2011 Hitting Us in the Paycheck same ole’ is not going to work this time. good times and bad,” Schaitberger says. Another way state governments are trying That’s why the IAFF is heavily engaged in Meanwhile, state leaders are rallying the to weaken unions is to partner with the devising new, more aggressive methods troops and getting ready to deploy. In National Right to Work Legal Foundation designed to help all of you keep the staffing traditionally anti-union states like South to promote laws prohibiting unions from levels, working conditions and benefits that Carolina — where new Governor Nikki assessing a fee to people who do not want you have worked so hard to get.” Haley is publically assembling a team to to join the union. The IAFF will be unveiling a full- squash unions — boosting member These laws — already in place in 22 states throttled campaign at the district, state and numbers will be a top priority. — make it difficult for unions to function local levels to beat back these concerted “There is definitely strength in numbers because the non-union member can enjoy attacks on IAFF members, with President in the Palmetto state,” says South Carolina all union negotiated benefits without Schaitberger visible at the state and local Professional Fire Fighters Association contributing dues. level and on the frontlines to defend IAFF President Mike Parrotta. “The more we Lawmakers in Indiana made it the first members. “We are developing a major organize, the more labor supporters we order of business, but the state’s governor push-back effort to respond to the attacks have. We have to ban together and look quickly put an end to further discussion of by politicians and in the media,” says after ourselves.” the right-to-work legislation, saying “now Schaitberger. “This will be an aggressive In non-collective bargaining states, is not the time.” But, such legislation could campaign to fight back.” political prowess may be the most effective still be on the table in Maine, Missouri and The IAFF has already established a new way to protect fire fighter resources. seven other states. pension department (see story on page “When it comes to fighting the good fight Some Missouri lawmakers say they 34), and coupled with a multipronged to keep our jobs, benefits, pensions and support a right-to-work law because they public relations/media campaign, will wages, we have to put our political believe it will attract business to the state. burnish the image of fire fighters that too positions on social issues and the like However, it has been speculated that pro- many politicians have sought to tarnish. aside,” says Professional Fire Fighters labor Governor Jay Nixon would likely “We must remind wayward politicians Union of Indiana President Tom Hanify. veto such a bill. that fire fighters are not the enemy; we are “We have to work with those who will “This isn’t the first time that we have had always there to protect the public, in both work with us.”  to fight against anti-labor initiatives,” says Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters (MSCFF) President Tony Kelley. “Pensions Battles From State to State have been under attack over the last several years. Last year, legislation to enact defined overnors and state legislatures Paycheck Deception contribution plans was proposed, but it across the country are taking aim Paycheck deception legislation prohibits failed. at our members in an effort to public employee payroll deductions for Kelley adds, “The success or failure of Gblame them for the massive budget union dues unless the union does not use these efforts to thwart the labor movement shortfalls at all levels of government and the dues for any political activity. depends on how all of labor reacts.” to vilify fire fighters and turn public Alabama just has passed a paycheck The stakes could not be higher, not just sentiment against them. deception law, and legislation has also for fire fighters but for the entire American It’s open season on fire fighters, and the been introduced in Arizona, Kansas, workforce. attacks are coming from all sides on pay, Mississippi and Missouri. Ballot language “When you attack the labor movement, pensions, collective bargaining and other in favor of paycheck deception has been you are really attacking America’s entire worker rights and benefits. filed in California. In addition, paycheck working class,” says Bruno of the Many states have passed and deception bills are expected in 17 states University of Illinois. “You are making it introduced or plan to introduce (Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, harder for all workers, not just union legislation to strip fire fighters of these Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, members, to benefit from the gains of the hard-earned benefits and protections. Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, labor movement. That is why the New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Democrats have become less responsive to Right to Work Texas and Wisconsin. labor and the GOP has become downright Right to Work legislation isn't what it hostile to labor.” seems. The more appropriate term should Collective Bargaining be the “Right-to-Work-for-Less” bill, Fire fighters’ rights to negotiate with Time to Fight Back because these bills are designed to weaken their employer regarding working “The IAFF recognizes that the challenges and eliminate collective bargaining. conditions, wages and benefits are under we face are serious,” says President Currently, Right to Work laws exist in threat, with bills attacking collective Schaitberger. “The International will be approximately 20 states, but now bargaining rights being introduced in taking a serious, proactive approach to legislation has been filed or is about to be Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska and ensure the members of this great union are filed in several states, including Alaska, Oklahoma. Legislation outlawing public protected during this malicious time.” Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, sector collective bargaining is also being These efforts include a full-page ad in Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire considered in South Dakota.  USA Today (see page 24). Pennsylvania, Washington and West He adds, “While we will continue to use Virginia. In addition, bills are expected in strategies that have proven successful in the Montana, Ohio and Wisconsin. past, the IAFF recognizes that the ‘same ole,’

International Fire Fighter 23 This ad was published in the February 9 issue of USA Today.

24 January/February 2011 Always on the Frontline The Chairman’s Council Is FIREPAC’s Newest Donor Level

he IAFF has unveiled its newest IAFF members who want to join the program should contact the IAFF Political FIREPAC donor club level — the Chairman’s Council and who contribute to Action Department at (202) 824-1582 to TChairman’s Council — for members FIREPAC via the recurring online deduction change donor levels.  who contribute $750 or more per calendar year. “We created the Chairman’s Council to acknowledge those members FIREPAC Tops $5 Million Mark who have continuously or the first time in its 32-year FIREPAC’s continued growth can be given above $750 a year, history, FIREPAC has topped the $5 directly attributed to the FIREPAC but were only recognized Fmillion mark in fundraising during Check-Off program. Today, 233 IAFF for being members of an election cycle (2009-2010). As of affiliates in the United States participate the Leadership Trust December 31, FIREPAC has raised a total in FIREPAC via a Check-Off program. In donor level,” says IAFF of $5,104,327 for the 2010 election cycle. 2010 alone, 21 IAFF locals started a General President The $5 million total exceeds last cycle’s Check-Off program. Harold Schaitberger. total of $4.6 million by 8.5 percent. “I am proud of our members for their Members who Despite tough economic times, IAFF continued support, and I am proud of the contribute at the members around the country have work our IAFF staff has done to assist our Chairman’s Council level will receive a new stepped up to help make a difference. membership in these trying times,” says custom-designed FIREPAC pin, along with “This is not the time to step back,” says Schaitberger. a gold-and-black FIREPAC wind shirt. Schaitberger. “We are experiencing To start a Check-Off program for your IAFF members who want to join the attacks on our pensions, pay and other local, visit the FIREPAC section of the Chairman’s Council and who participate in benefits and our members understand IAFF web site or contact the IAFF Political the FIREPAC Check-Off program through the importance of our political program Action Department at (202) 824-1582.  their local must notify the local in writing to and the work that FIREPAC does.” increase the level of giving.  HERE’S MY FIREPAC CONTRIBUTION

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International Fire Fighter ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE | 25 Always on the Frontline Alberta Locals Active in Municipal Elections

ith a round of municipal elections positively to the local’s on tap for late 2010, a number of position on fire protection WIAFF locals in Alberta turned to during the campaign, and political action to gain traction on key Local 255 is now positioned issues. And after the votes were counted on to bring the issue forward October 18, fire fighters were counting new before the new council. levels of support at city halls around the Already, Local 255 has province. succeeded in getting council Calgary Local 255, a local that has put an to unanimously approve a increasing emphasis on political action in motion calling for a review Edmonton, AB Local 209 members were a visible presence at a recent years in the face of staffing issues and of service delivery resource mayoral forum and throughout the municipal election campaign. ongoing labour relations problems, made requirements. The local’s mayoral candidate and 10 of their 12 council picks effective use of a survey in order to make fire Calgary Local 255 were elected. protection a hot issue during the City’s President Mark Faires says colours, customizing them with each election campaign. the survey and the overall political action candidate’s name. Fire fighters working on The local began planning for the 2010 City campaign were successes because they not candidates’ campaigns wore the shirts at all elections three years ago, and sought only educated the public about fire fighter times. professional assistance from a Calgary public staffing and made it an election issue, but The election results were spectacular for relations firm, which helped the local because the local educated its own members Edmonton fire fighters, with their mayoral develop a communication strategy. It at the same time. Another key ingredient of candidate and 10 of their 12 council included a survey of Local 255 members Calgary’s success was money. The local has a candidates elected. One of the elected and the publics’ views on fire protection. $2.50 biweekly per-member deduction for councillors backed by Edmonton fire The survey cleverly exploited the city’s political action, which generates $75,000 fighters is the former head of a coalition of traditional rivalry with Edmonton. Survey annually. city employee unions. respondents were advised that Edmonton “Obviously when conducting political Local 209 President Greg Holubowich says residents enjoyed a higher level of fire action business, you have to know what you the shirts and the visibility they created were protection because of a better staffing want. Our number-one goal is to correct a key element of their success, as they model. Not surprisingly, a majority of our substandard staffing and deployment showed voters that the candidate had fire citizens indicated they agreed fire fighter model. We, like most, believed that our best fighters on their side. staffing had fallen behind growth in Calgary hope of achieving that is through political “The power of those shirts was amazing,” and that they deserved higher response action and public education,” Faires says. Holubowich says. “Each one of the standards. Edmonton Local 209, which has made politicians was thrilled that we were working The survey results were packaged with a breakthroughs on staffing and other key with them, whether we were handing our media release that successfully made fire issues since it began being politically active leaflets or putting up signs.” Fire fighters protection a hot issue during the election at the local level 10 years ago, set a new were a visible presence at a mayoral campaign, and which forced mayoral and benchmark for success in its City’s recent candidate forum held during the campaign, council candidates to express their positions elections. and responded to endorsed candidate’s calls on the issue. The local took the strategy of actively for assistance on the fly. The local didn’t endorse a specific mayoral endorsing a mayoral candidate and a council A thank you party the local threw for candidate, but assisted with three of the candidate in each of the City’s 12 wards. Fire members who helped during the initiative candidates’ campaigns. The winning fighters used “Fire Fighter For” T-shirts in and their spouses was attended by five of the candidate, Naheed Nenshi, had responded the IAFF’s trademark gold and black elected councillors. “This was a new benchmark for us,” Holubowich says. “And our relationships with council just continue to grow.” Grande Prairie Local 2770 used the opportunity of the election campaign to introduce itself to candidates and learn about their backgrounds and goals while ensuring candidates were familiar with the union and its role. “This seemed to work well as we have been able to maintain a very positive working relationship with council,” says Local 2770 President Todd Russell. Fort McMurray Local 2494 endorsed a mayor and six council candidates with a colourful newspaper advertisement that urged residents to vote for a “modern and progressive fire service.” Incumbent mayor Fort McMurray, AB Local 2494 members pose with the candidates they endorsed in the city’s Melissa Blake and four of the local’s six recent municipal election. Their mayoral candidate and four of the six council candidates they  backed were successful. council picks were elected.

26 | ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE January/February 2011 Manitoba Introduces Canada’s First Breast Cancer Coverage egislation that creates Canada’s first Convention in August that urged affiliates breast cancer coverage for “The Manitoba government to wear pink T-shirts on duty during the Lprofessional fire fighters has been is responding fully to our month of October to raise awareness about introduced in the Manitoba legislature. breast cancer and raise funds for women’s The legislation, introduced by the concerns about the impacts cancer organizations. Manitoba government on December 7, will Winnipeg, MB Local 867 participated in also add prostate cancer, skin cancer and of carcinogens on our the campaign and produced a public multiple myeloma to the list of cancers women fire fighters, and all service announcement titled “Real Fire presumed occupational among Fighters Wear Pink.” professional fire fighters in the province. fire fighters affected by the Naaykens notes that the prostate cancer When passed the legislation will increase four cancers named in this coverage, which will benefit male fire the number of cancers deemed fighters, is also particularly welcome. The occupational among the province’s legislation.” legislation proposes a minimum professional fire fighters from 11 to 15. employment period of 12 years for breast “This legislation is certainly welcome as it —Manitoba Professional Fire Fighters cancer coverage and 15 years for prostate and significantly broadens the number of cancers Association President Dave Naaykens skin cancer and multiple myeloma, and calls deemed job-related in Manitoba, and adds a on the coverage to be retroactive to 1992. new and important layer of protection for In 2002, Manitoba became the first our members and their families,” says Canadian province to enact presumptive Manitoba Professional Fire Fighters fire fighters among its 1,050 members. cancer legislation for professional fire Association President Dave Naaykens. The groundbreaking bill, introduced with fighters. The legislation was a direct result “The Manitoba government is MPFFA members — including several of political action by the Manitoba responding fully to our concerns about the women and their children watching from Professional Fire Fighters Association, and impacts of carcinogens on our women fire the gallery of the Manitoba Legislature — set a precedent that has since been fighters, and all fire fighters affected by the received national media attention. It also followed by six other provinces.  four cancers named in this legislation.” followed on the heels of a resolution Manitoba has approximately 50 female adopted by delegates at the IAFF 50th

International Fire Fighter ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE | 27 Across the IAFF IAFF Leader Passes and union man, holding various union Association of Alabama, serving as its Away at 100 offices for 40 years. president for three years. Perry is a former “Even though Brother Perry has been Vice President of the Birmingham Labor retired from the IAFF for more than 30 Council, and served as delegate to the ormer IAFF years, his contributions will never be Alabama Labor Council for many years. 14th District forgotten,” says IAFF General President Perry spent his time as an Alabama union FVice President Harold Schaitberger. “Our condolences go officer helping new IAFF locals form, and Executive out to the Perry family.” fighting for better working conditions and Assistant to the A few years after graduating high school, working to reduce the fire fighter General President Perry began his career as a union man with workweek to safer, manageable hours. Raymond Perry, the United Mine Workers. After he became In the late 1950s, Perry was elected IAFF 100, passed away a fire fighter and joined Birmingham Local 14th District Vice President, representing January 7. Perry 117, he held elective office within the local fire fighters in Alabama, Arkansas, was a dedicated fire for 28 years, eight of those as president. Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. He fighter, spending 30 Raymond Perry He was also one of the five founding held that position for nine years. He also years with the members of the Professional Fire Fighters served as the chair of the IAFF Executive Birmingham Fire Department in Alabama, Board’s Committee on Education, and was a member of the Policy Committee, the Chicago Local 2 Loses Two in the Line of Duty Public Relations Committee and the Redmond Memorial Committee. housands gathered during the professionalism. He was In 1967, Perry and his family relocated to holidays to pay their last respects smart, efficient and eager.” the suburbs of Washington, DC, when Tto fallen Chicago, IL Local 2 fire Of Ankum, Schaitberger Perry was appointed as the first IAFF fighters Edward Stringer and Corey said, “His brothers and sisters in Local 2 General Field Service Representative. In Ankum. The two paid the ultimate called him a natural leader. And his this capacity, he provided direct assistance sacrifice fighting a fire in a vacant generosity knew no bounds.” to IAFF locals under the direction of the building. Local 2 President Tom Ryan says that General President. The two fire fighters were conducting while brothers Stringer and Ankum will The following year, he was designated as a search for homeless victims after the forever be missed, he and his members the first Executive Assistant to the General fire was put out when the roof and wall appreciate and will always remember President under then-IAFF General collapsed. Numerous Maydays were the outpouring of support they have President Howard McClennan. Behind the transmitted and fire fighters attempted received during this difficult time. scenes, Perry worked hard to raise money to find the buried crews in the collapse Ryan especially thanked his IAFF for MDA, even earning the MDA Gold area. They were unable to save Stringer brothers and sisters. “We will never Service Medallion Award. and Ankum. Nineteen other fire fighters forget the fact that many of them took Perry retired from the IAFF in 1980 and were injured in the incident. time out of their own busy holiday moved back to Birmingham where he Two separate services with full fire schedules to attend the services,” he continued to be an active participant in his fighter honors says. “For those community. were held. Fire who couldn’t He is survived by his son Ray Jr. and his fighters and make it, the wife Deborah and granddaughter Cami apparatus — thoughts and Lemley and her husband Ed. Perry was including prayers expressed predeceased by his wife Helen and Stringer’s Engine by way of cards daughter Linda.  63 and Ankum’s and e-mails were Truck 34 — lined greatly From Coast to Coast to the streets, appreciated. We Coast, Fire Fighters Fill escorting the fallen will keep moving Big Boots for MDA fire fighters to Edward Stringer Corey Ankum forward, as we their final tributes. always do, and IAFF members from throughout the make sure that the sacrifices made by ant to be among the top United States and Canada, as well as our fallen are never forgotten and that fundraising IAFF local for the family and friends, made their way to their families are given the assistance WMuscular Dystrophy Association Chicago to honor and pay their they need to carry on.” (MDA)? There’s no big secret to success, respects. IAFF General President Harold Stringer is survived by his mother according to Carrie Dalton of MDA’s Schaitberger spoke at both services and Joyce Lopez; his siblings Michael Torres, Houston regional office. presented the families with the IAFF Joseph Torres and Jeannette Stephanian; “It’s just 16 hours of our guys giving 110 Medal of Honor. his children Edward Jr. and Jennifer percent, and kind-hearted citizens giving a Of Stringer, Schaitberger said, “He Stringer; and his grandmother, buck where it can make a difference,” may be gone, but we will not forget Dominga Rodriguez. Dalton says of Houston, TX Local 341, the him. He was a devoted friend and a Ankum is survived by his wife top IAFF fundraiser for MDA for nine of dutiful neighbor. He loved his Harley, Dameka, son Torey, step daughters the past 11 years. the peacefulness of a long ride.” Baylee and Damia, sister Charmain Fairfax County, VA Local 2068 and He added, “On the job, he was a Ankum and brother and fellow Local 2 Houston Local 341 have vied for the top shining example of dedication of fire fighter Gerald Glover.  fundraising honor for several years now, and this year, Fairfax came out on top,

28 | ACROSS THE IAFF January/February 2011 Fairfax County, VA Local 2068 and Houston TX Local 341 were the top fundraisers for MDA in raising a total of $561,487 for MDA in 2010. 2010. Houston Local raised $489,981. CAL Fire Local 2881 came in a close third, with $477,562. “We do Fill-the-Boot over Labor Day weekend, but that’s not all we do,” says Joel Kobersteen, an engine driver with Local 2068 who serves as MDA fundraising coordinator for Fairfax Local 2068. The training academy collects and Local 2068 holds raffles, auctions and bake sales, among other activities. Kobersteen says the rivalry with Houston is one of the main motivators for Fairfax Local 2068 members.

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IAFF Mourns Former Canadian Director Jack Jessop

he IAFF is mourning a leader who union. What he lacked in resources he was the face of the IAFF’s Canadian more than made up with his TOperations during a formative time determination to advance the working in the International’s history. conditions of our Canadian members,” Jack Jessop, a Toronto fire fighter who Schaitberger says. became the IAFF’s first Canadian “He was a smart man and a hell of a Director, died January 8 of cancer. He fighter, he was a role model for a was 89. A funeral service was held generation of IAFF leaders in Canada and January 15 in Smiths Falls, Ontario, in the United States as well.” where Jessop lived following his Jessop joined the Toronto fire retirement. department when fire fighters worked six The IAFF Canadian Office opened in 24-hour shifts in a row. He was involved Ottawa on June 3, 1969, with Jessop as in a key arbitration that reduced the Canadian Director, a post he held until his workweek to 42 hours and also ordered retirement in 1990. During Jessop’s tenure, the City to hire 240 fire fighters. He also the Canadian Office flourished as a focal served as president of the former Toronto Jack Jessop (left) was a union leader and role point for Canadian members’ legislative Local 113 before moving to Ottawa to model for other IAFF leaders in Canada and demands, and as a direct conduit between open the IAFF Canadian Office. the United States. IAFF headquarters and its growing Long before there was a Canadian number of Canadian members. Legislative Conference, Jessop was taking pensions for professional fire fighters. IAFF General President Harold fire fighter issues straight to Parliament In his retirement, Jessop remained in Schaitberger saluted Jessop, saying he will Hill and fighting hard to make things regular contact with the IAFF Canadian remember the passion and conviction better for his fellow fire fighters. George Office and maintained an active interest with which he fought on behalf of his Richardson’s 1974 book,Symbol of in issues affecting professional fire fellow fire fighters. Action, which chronicles the IAFF’s fighters. He attended the 48th “Jack was the face of the IAFF in history to that time, documents Jessop’s Convention in Toronto in 2006.  Canada during a difficult time for our determined fight to increase federal

International Fire Fighter ACROSS THE IAFF | 29 Across the IAFF Continued from Page 29 “Per capita, we are kicking some serious Union Sportsmen’s Alliance “Some Local 2068 fire fighters have been tail,” he says. Unveils New Logo Symbolic to MDA summer camp, some have a While the rivalry between Houston and personal attachment to the cause, and Fairfax County has been heating up, of Conservation Mission some just do it for the T-shirt or to beat another competitor is closing in fast — he Union Sportsmen’s Alliance the guys at the next station — but CAL Fire Local 2881 has raised its total (USA) begins the New Year with a whatever it is, we get tremendous support from about $140,000 two years ago to more than $477,000 this year, and is now Tnew look and big plans for 2011 and all around,” says Kobersteen. beyond. Launched in It’s a great source of pride for Kobersteen the number-one MDA fundraiser in the state of California. July 2007 as a hunting and other members of Local 2068 that and fishing club for “We’ve been able to increase our totals their local is the nation’s highest union members, retirees just by educating the staff about what fundraising local in the country. and their families, the a great cause this is, the fact that it’s USA cast a new line in MDA, and that this is something that the spring of 2010 to affects our families and friends and all become a stand-alone, the citizens of California,” says Scott non-profit organization. As part of this McLean, a CAL Fire captain who serves effort, the USA landed a brand new logo. as MDA fundraising coordinator for “The heart of the USA is the sportsman Local 2881. or sportswoman, not a specific species of Local 2881 raises money through Fill game or fish,” says USA Executive Director the Boots, music festivals, pancake and CEO Fred Myers. “So developing a breakfasts, spaghetti dinners, rodeos and logo that reflects the diverse interests of other events. our members and their commitment to Looking at the diverse locations of the conservation was more challenging that we three top locals, it’s apparent that in imagined, but we think patience paid off every corner of America, IAFF members and union hunters and anglers will view and the citizens they serve are a the new USA logo with pride.” Houston, TX Local 341 raised $489,981 for big-hearted bunch.  The USA is a community of fire fighters, MDA in 2010. electrical workers, machinists, roofers, painters, sheet metal workers, boilermakers, Don’t Let Retirement Become planning is to fail to include all of your plumbers and members of many other An Emergency expenses, or to underestimate your expenses unions. Their hunting and fishing pursuits in retirement. You will eat more, drink are as varied as their trades, but according f you are nearing retirement, stop more, take more medications and perhaps to surveys, a majority of USA members procrastinating! Roll up your sleeves and travel more in retirement. As an example, if hunt whitetail and fish for freshwater Istart planning. a married couple spends $5 per meal for 20 species, particularly bass. A large percentage Retirement will be here before you know it. years — factoring in inflation — that’s of USA members also hunt waterfowl. Unfortunately, you probably spent more time about $294,000 just to eat in retirement! Therefore, whitetail, bass and duck icons planning your last vacation than planning for were chosen to reflect the outdoor interests retirement. Retirement is the longest Calculate Your Retirement Benefits of USA members in the logo. vacation you will ever take. If you are nearing Where will your paycheck come from Like sportsmen and women across North retirement, it is time to determine where you once you retire? Many fire fighters have a America, access is an issue that hits close to are, where you want to be and how to get there. pension, a deferred compensation account, home for most USA members. In fact, 89 a health trust account and a retirement percent of respondents in a 2010 USA Do Your Homework account. Determine how much you have in member survey said they are “very As a fire fighter, you likely have a pension, each, and then compare it to your expenses concerned” with the loss of quality places but will it be enough in retirement? from above. Will you be able to generate to hunt and fish. The first step is to calculate how much enough income to cover the expenses? Protecting, improving and creating access income you will need (and want) in and habitat are at the core of the USA and retirement. This is no time to guess. Start Plan On Living a Long Time the goal of its new “Boots on the Ground” by adding up all of your monthly expenses How long will you live in retirement? program, which uses the diverse skills of to determine what they will be when you You will likely live longer in retirement union members to tackle conservation hang up the bunker pants for good. Once than you have been a fire fighter. Many projects in critical need of support and you know what you will need, calculate IAFF members can’t imagine living 40 assistance. With that in mind, the USA your “wants” so you can enjoy retirement years in retirement, but you should plan chose for the logo a circular design and a the way you want to. on it. While your pension lasts for the rest color scheme reflective of the earth and the of your life, you will need your other woods and water that union sportsmen Don’t Underestimate Your Expenses accounts to supplement your income until The most common mistake in retirement strive to protect.  Continued on Page 32 Across the IAFF Continued from Page 31 costs of these items in the future, but a real one looking out for you? Just you are gone. Also, you want to you can plan for these costs to because someone in the firehouse says he is make sure your spouse will have continue to increase over time. going to invest in something, doesn’t mean enough if you die first. it is right for you. The problem is that Review Your Asset Allocation your expenses, financial, family, tax, real Remember to Consider As you get older, it’s a good idea to estate, debt and tax situations are unique Inflation review how you are invested. The to you. If you want to achieve your goals, According to the U.S. Department of investments you’ve had for years may make your own plan. Labor, in the past six months, gasoline need to change to meet your needs. In costs have increased 23 percent, meat retirement, you probably should not take Prepare for the Worst prices have increased 6 percent, and the same risks, but your income must keep Less than 5 percent of fire fighters have a alcohol is up 2 percent. Unless you are a up with inflation. will, medical directives and a durable non-driving, non-drinking vegetarian fire power of attorney. These are legal fighter, these costs are going to affect you. Don’t Do What Your Buddy Does documents that protect you and your Unfortunately, you cannot predict the Do you have an armchair quarterback or family from all of the ugly things that could happen to you when you run into a burning building to save a stranger’s life. These documents can’t be taken care of once you’ve been killed or incapacitated. Regardless of your age, get them done now.

Don’t Forget Uncle Sam Taxes are going to affect you in retirement. In fact, taxes represent the largest bill you will have. Consider which accounts to withdraw money from, how to minimize what you pay in taxes on those withdrawals, and be sure to avoid unnecessary penalties.

Minimize the Investment Fees The financial industry is really good at hiding the fees and commissions that investors pay. In retirement, when you are most concerned about conserving money, these fees are a substantial drain on your accounts and mean less income for you. For example, for a $250,000 account, you could save more than $57,000 in fees over 10 years by investing in institutional funds vs. the exact same funds in a “C” share or wrap account . There is a less expensive way to purchase and own your current and future investments. Remember, the day you decide to retire is the day the vultures begin circling for the commissions and fees.

Get Advice, and Beware It is never too early or too late to start planning, regardless of your age and time to retirement. Get advice from a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), so you know your interests are first before any commissions or asset-based fees. At the very least, get a second opinion. To start planning, or for more information, visit www.investforless.com, or call (888)537-7250. This article is courtesy of Kevin Knull, CFP®, CEO and Founder of InvestForLess. 

32 | ACROSS THE IAFF January/February 2011 Join the IAFF’s IAFF-FC Uses Value of InvestForLess® Social Networks Financial Advisors to Help Miami Local et instant updates, the latest news and other information by joining n October of 2010, the City of Miami or wrap fees), so the advice they provide to Gthe IAFF’s social networks. breached its labor agreement with Miami, members is unbiased. The IAFF Facebook fan page has nearly FL Local 587. With very little notice, fire IAFF members around the country are I 4,000 members and is growing every day. fighters were expected to absorb pay cuts up facing pressure on pensions, benefits and Visit www.facebook.com/iaffonline. to 40 percent. To help Local 587 assess this wages (see the story, “Sounding the Alarm,” You can also follow the IAFF on Twitter new financial reality, the IAFF Financial on page 20) as municipalities attempt to at www.twitter.com/iaffnewsdesk for Corporation (IAFF–FC) tested a new pilot manage their own financial crises. up-to-minute news and information. program, sending financial advisers to Miami. Now more than ever, it is important to start The IAFF Frontline Blog provides These financial advisers — chosen by the looking at your own finances. The IAFF and commentary and news on issues important IAFF-FC — represented InvestForLess to IAFF-FC will continue to assist, provide to IAFF members and to the IAFF. provide onsite financial triage to the 685 solutions, and help fight the battles that need Watch IAFF TV featuring nearly 40 IAFF members who suddenly found to be fought, but every IAFF member should videos, including IAFF General President themselves with substantially less income. take action now to get their finances and Harold Schaitberger’s address at the InvestForLess held more than a dozen retirement plan in order. Affiliate Leadership Training Summit in seminars at the local’s union hall and in For more information, visit the Financial Phoenix. firehouses across the City. During these Advice and Investments section of the IAFF- For more information, email [email protected] sessions, InvestforLess provided practical FC web site at www.iaff-fc.com.  or visit www.iaff.org. advice and tools to assist in determining where each member stood financially. The planners at InvestForLess® adopted Miami’s triage tag system to classify the varied financial situations each member IAFF Welcomes New Locals faced, and conducted individual breakout sessions to identify solutions to help. The new IAFF affiliates listed below joined the International The most challenging but salvageable cases in October, November and December 2010. were taken first, with the initial goal of preventing any fire fighter from unnecessarily Local 1305 Local 4814 Local 4821 Local 4831 becoming a “Black Tag.” By acting quickly, Prichard Fire Fighters Ankeny Career Murray City Somers Professional the planners from InvestForLess prevented Association Fire Fighters Fire Fighters Fire Fighters Prichard, AL Ankeny, IA Murray, UT Somers, WI these fire fighters from taking actions that President: President: President: President: Aaron Strom could have led to bankruptcy and William Blake Sexton Jesse Nielsen Richard Carver 9 members foreclosure, and pointed them in the right 17 members 10 members 25 members direction to get back on track. Local 4833 ® Local 3621 Local 4816 Local 4823 South Elgin InvestForLess financial advisors answered Richmond Lake Chelan Columbus Township Professional Fire the call to assist Local 587 members in Professional Fire Fire Fighters Professional Fire Fighters remarkable fashion and proved their value. Fighters Association Chelan, WA Fighters Union South Elgin , IL During this pilot program, the IAFF-FC Richmond, KY President: Columbus, IN President: confirmed that its business model is sound President: John C. Ray Dale Rodman President: Richard Stumbaugh 53 members 7 members Brent Andrew Banister 27 members and provides IAFF members with an 6 members opportunity to access quality advice without Local 3967 Local 4817 Local 4834 excessive fees. Isle of Palms Northwest Homer Local 4827 Grambling Fire InvestForLess® advisors and planners do Professional Fire Professional Suttons Bay-Bingham Fighters Association Fighters Association Fire Fighters Professional Fire Grambling, LA not sell financial products (no commissions Isle of Palms, SC Plainfield, IL Fighters President: President: President: Suttons Bay, MI Orlando Logan William J. Pesature Robert Krupa President: Mark Bowen 7 members IAFF Launches New 23 members 7 members 6 members Online Job Center Local 4836 Local 4327 Local 4819 Local 4828 Santa Rosa County Snowmass Fire Cochrane Fire Brookfield Professional Fire he IAFF has launched a new online Fighters Fighters Association Professional Fire Fighters Job Center listing employment Snowmass Village, CO Cochrane, AB Fighters Santa Rosa County, FL Topportunities with fire departments President: Dave Kruse President: Brookfield, IL President: 11 members Jared Wallace President: Robbie Whitfield in the United States and Canada, as well 60 members Bradley Pacyga 10 members as job openings at the IAFF, other labor Local 4808 19 members unions and municipal, state or federal Lexington County Fire Local 4820 agencies. And EMS Officers Pedernales Local 4830 The service is free for members and Association Professional Fire Campbell County Lexington, SC Fighters Association Professional Fire employers. To submit a position opening, President: Brad Amick Spicewood, TX Fighters email [email protected]. 11 members President: Campbell County, VA Visit the new Job Center at Jason Atkin President: 14 members Jeremy Painkin www.iaff.org/jobs. 17 members

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IAFF Establishes Pension Resources Department cross the nation, fire fighter education modules online for IAFF and grievance arbitration. The IAFF also pensions have become a target of leaders and plan trustees. These maintains a contract and wage schedule Apublic officials, the media and the modules were piloted at the 2011 library that is used to prepare wage and public. Affiliate Leadership Training Summit benefit exhibits to help affiliates in Recognizing the severity of these threats, in Phoenix. negotiations and arbitration. at the IAFF 2010 Convention in August, In addition, the IAFF provides municipal delegates passed Resolution 24 to provide 5. Communications and Media – The financial analyses of affiliate jurisdictions pension-specific resources to assist IAFF is developing a comprehensive to determine their true financial condition. affiliates in combating attacks on pension public relations campaign with targeted This information is essential for affiliates plans. In conjunction with that Resolution, messages to rebut elected officials, public facing staffing and budget cuts and is a Pension Resources Department has been comment and negative media coverage required in collective bargaining states to established within the Technical Assistance regarding fire fighter pensions. As part evaluate a jurisdiction’s ability to pay. and Information Resources Division of this effort, the IAFF is preparing within the IAFF. pension-specific messages The new department staff hit the ground for IAFF leadership — as running in an effort to assure resources are well as customized in place when IAFF affiliates need them. materials for affiliates to Several efforts are underway, including: use in fighting pension- related attacks. 1. Establishing a Pension Plan Database - This work is already in progress, and 6. Pension Resources when completed will allow benefit and Available as Requested - costs comparison of pension plans. The IAFF Pension Handbook and Survey of 2. Providing Customized Technical Pensions publications are Assistance - to include plan funding available on request. analyses, overall plan evaluation, plan comparisons and preparation of For more information, exhibits for negotiations, arbitration or contact Pension Department public officials. In addition, IAFF staff Director Ron Saathoff at The IAFF assists affiliates in preparing geographical will assist with exhibits and talking [email protected]. information system analyses. points for local leaders to use with The IAFF Technical their membership. Assistance and Information Resources Fire and EMS Operations Division also assists affiliates with labor The IAFF is fully resourced to assist affiliates 3. Compiling a List of Pension Related and collective bargaining issues, Fire and with fire and EMS operational issues, such as Experts - to include actuaries, EMS operations and field services. privatization, EMS system design and EMS attorneys, consultants, public sector integration. The IAFF also conducts advocates and plan experts. Labor Issues and Collective Bargaining geographical information system (GIS) Through this Division, the IAFF conducts analyses of response time, geographic 4. Education – The IAFF is creating a extensive research on issues affecting wages, coverage, staffing and resource deployment, pension resources web site to help benefits and working conditions. This EMS integration costing, and fire/EMS affiliates fight back. In addition, the research is used to develop resources for system design. The IAFF can also provide IAFF has developed pension-specific affiliates on staffing, collective bargaining information and resources related to specialty areas, such as Airport Response Fire Fighting (ARFF), emergency management and federal Buy It Union other sites built by like-minded fire fighting regulations and standards. Americans and Canadians for finding The Fire-EMS Operations Department he IAFF has built a new “Get It products made in the United States or also manages the Web GIS application Union” web site Canada. available to IAFF affiliates. T(www.getitunion.com) as a This web site is open to everyone resource to help IAFF members find and because there are a lot of consumers out Field Service Operations buy union made products. The site uses there who, like fire fighters, want to “Get The IAFF coordinates field service what’s already on the Internet, including It Union.” operations, including training for District many resources from other unions, to The IAFF will continue to improve it, Field Service Representatives (DSFRs) and provide links on the web to products with your help — so please send your support for specific assignments. District made and services performed by union feedback and favorite links and lists to Field Services Representatives, along with workers. The site also features links to [email protected]. state and provincial affiliate representatives, deliver onsite services to affiliates, including collective bargaining assistance, first contract negotiations, mediation, paralegal support, expert testimony, organizing and grievance procedures. 

34 | FULLY INVOLVED January/February 2011 The Importance of the flashover or collapse due to increased fire been established prior to the order…While Rapid Intervention Team loads and lightweight construction are the RIT was advancing their line to the top realities IAFF members deal with every of the stairs, the building started to shake day. Assembling a RIT as crews are and a loud crash was heard…We his National Near-Miss Reporting engaging in the fire fight affords a higher immediately directed our line towards the System report illustrates the level of safety and wellness for fire fighters. fire and a Mayday was called… Command Timportance of the Rapid ordered all companies to evacuate the Intervention Team (RIT) for fire fighter “We responded to a two-story wood frame building…A second alarm assignment was safety. A RIT should be in place on every residence with heavy fire showing at the B/C requested and we were ordered to fire scene and ready for action. corner…The initial attack line was rehab…One fire fighter received second The job of the RIT on the fireground advanced through the front door towards the degree burns to the face.” needs to be carefully thought out and B/C corner…A secondary back-up line was planned in accordance with the incident. positioned by the front door by the Rapid To read the entire report go to, Rapid Intervention Teams provide Intervention Team (RIT)…The RIT was www.firefighternearmiss.com, click on incident commanders with an ordered by Command to advance their line report number search, enter 10-273 and “uncommitted reserve” to ensure fire to the 2nd floor…No additional RIT had click on find report.  fighters in trouble get an organized, focused reaction team. A RIT builds on the initial “2 out” to provide more hands to Discussion Questions: • Chiefs, do you mandate a rescue plan ensure the rapid response to a Mayday. A from your RIT? well-trained RIT armed with an effective • Does your department have a Rapid rescue plan is a critical component to the Intervention Team policy? Note: The questions posed by the reviewers overall risk assessment for any incident. are designed to generate discussion and Failing to include a robust RIT on today’s • Fire Fighters, are you familiar with all thought in the name of promoting fire fireground is like entering an IDLH of the components and tools in your fighter safety. They are not intended to pass without SCBA. RIT Pack? judgment on the actions and performance Fire fighters continue to risk their lives of individuals in the reports. on the frontlines every day. Fire fighting is • Officers, is the implementation of a a high risk profession – fast paced with RIT part of your IAP early in the Enter your near-miss report at success and failure measured by fire attack? www.firefighternearmiss.com. fighters’ actions. The early occurrences of

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36 | FULLY INVOLVED January/February 2011 IAFF Legislative Conference to Feature 2011 IAFF Symposium on Attacks on Public Employees Upcoming Events

he IAFF will host a special retirement security, health and safety Political Training Academy symposium during this year’s are under assault , and the IAFF will February 27-March 4, 2011 TAlfred K. offer whatever assistance Baltimore, MD Whitehead Legislative we can to aid our Conference to discuss brothers and sisters IAFF Alfred K. Whitehead how to combat anti- facing these attacks.” Legislative Conference fire fighter attacks The symposium will be March 13-17, 2011 from governors and held on Monday, March Washington, DC state legislators on 14 and will include a IAFF Canadian Legislative public employees and presentation about the Conference their pensions. IAFF’s newly established April 10-13, 2011 The 2011 Legislative Pension Department Ottawa, ON Conference is (see story on page 12) scheduled for March designed to help IAFF Crossroads: Health, Safety 13-17, 2011, in affiliates defeat attacks and EMS Conference Washington, DC. on defined benefit August 14-18, 2011 Online registration is pension plans. New York, NY available at The Legislative Conference will also IAFF Canadian Policy Conference www.iaff.org/Events/2011LegCon. feature a lineup of keynote speeches August 22-24, 2011 “While federal legislation will and issue briefings. Markham, ON remain a primary focus of the For more information, visit Legislative Conference, none of us www.iaff.org/Events/2011LegCon IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial can afford to ignore the critical issues or contact the IAFF Governmental September 17, 2011 we see arising in state after state,” says Affairs Department at (202) 824- Colorado Springs, Colorado IAFF General President Harold A. 1581.  Schaitberger. “Our members’

International Fire Fighter FULLY INVOLVED | 37 On The Road With The General President Throughout his travels on behalf of the IAFF and its affiliates... General President Harold Schaitberger visits firehouses and union halls and attends other state and provincial events.

In Arizona for the Affiliate Leadership Training Summit, General President Harold Schaitberger took a detour to Tucson to visit Northwest Firefighters Local 3572 members at their Station 38. Some members of North Tucson Local 3832 (Golder Ranch) and the United Emergency Medical Professionals of Arizona Local I-60 (Southwest Ambulance) were also in attendance.

In Tucson, Schaitberger also thanked members for their life-saving efforts on January 8, when a lone gunman opened fire at Representative Gabrielle Giffords’s public appearance outside a Safeway grocery store. All of the members pictured here were involved in the response to the shootings. Giffords and 19 other people were shot. Six died. Northwest Firefighters Local 3572, North Tucson Local 3832 (Golder Ranch), Tucson Local 479 and United Emergency Medical Professionals of Arizona Local I-60 (Southwest Ambulance) responded to the incident. In less than five minutes, law enforcement signaled to fire fighters that it was safe to enter the scene where they promptly set up a treatment area and Local I-60 provided hospital transport for injured patients. Local members report that they were able to call on their training to ensure the best possible outcomes during this tragic incident. Since 9-11, mass casualty training has been mandatory for these responding locals.

38 January/February 2011 Richardson, L0747 St. Petersburg Association Of Fire Fighters—Wayne Dusi, Vernon Hampton, Allie Hood, Kenneth Liebich, Bob Martin, Gary Reitz, David Warden, L0754 Tampa—Jerry Bradford, Larry Vidal, L1102 Hialeah Association Of Fire Fighters—Geraldo Insua, Mark Ramirez, L1951 Melbourne Fire Fighters Association— James Tolley, Dana Tolley, L2117 Reedy Creek Fire Fighters Association—William Donahue, Brian Draves, Rick Gorsuch, James Owen, Douglas Robison, L2157 Gainesville Professional Fire Fighters—Robert Gasche, L2201 Indian River County Fire Fighter/Paramedic—Robert Von ALABAMA L0117 Birmingham—Hugh Alford, Fire Fighters—Ben Dominguez, Joshua Roten, Buelow, L2282 Professional Fire Fighters Of Saint Richard Brasfield, Oliver Brooks, James Carroll, L1684 Oxnard—Peter Chavez, Tiloi Tuitama, Augustine—Charles Cooper, L2396 East Naples Glendon Colvin, Michael Daniel, James L1689 Fremont—Darrell Lorenzi, L1699 Fire Fighters Association—Karl Potteiger, L2546 Fernambucq, Lynn Glover, Donald Graham, Milpitas—Gary Evans, L1775 Marin Professional Suncoast Professional Fire Fighters & Richard Gregg, Jimmy Howell, Clyde Johnson, Fire Fighters—William Cain, Albert Curtiss, Erik Paramedics—Francis Fuss, Stephen Gibson, Mark Michael Martin, Michael Martin, Joel Palmer, Sterne, L1927 Culver City—Richard Siler, L1934 Kinley, Larry Starr, Karl Swan, Norman Wrona, Johnny Puccio, Roy Shaddix, James Smith, George Redding—David Krautkraemer, L1974 L2794 Spring Hill—John Liparito, L2928 Weeks, L0980 Bessemer—Derek Payne, L1349 Livermore-Pleasanton—Stephen Shamblin, Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Of Palm Mobile—Paul Connolly, L4035 Hoover—Kenneth Danielle Stefani, L2180 Chula Vista Fire Beach County—William Baker, Wayne Dorcas, Booth, Claude Nichols, L4309 Orange Beach— Fighters—Gary Keller, L2197 San Gabriel City— Gordon Drake, Lawrence Esteban, Scott Grady, Daniel Capella Scott Harvey, Todd Smith, L2342 Hemet—Arthur Edward Moser, Armand Nault, Thomas Owens, ALBERTA L0209 Edmonton Fire Fighters Deyo, L2400 San Mateo County—Lawrence Batti, Tom Phillips, Richard Queller, Jay Remington, Union—Gary Burke, Lorne Green, Joseph L2728 Lemon Grove—Michael Ott, L2881 CDF L2959 Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Patricio, L0237 Lethbridge—Robert Embury, Fire Fighters—James Geib, Leisha Jackson, Susan of Martin County—James Ritchey, James William Mellafont Magdaleno, Roger Mattson, Daniel McKinley, Sebastian, L2969 Brevard County Professional ARIZONA L0493 Phoenix—Donna Pierce, Dana Matthew McWilliams, Joseph Palmer, Michael Fire Fighters—Greg Cusick, Douglas Eddleman, Von Kolen, Russell Walker, L4492 Professional Pezzoli, Curt Rose, Earl Russell, James Sasules, David Kessluk, Arlene Kidd, Justin Kregear, L2992 Fire Fighters of Sierra Vista—Thomas Fair Carl Thomas, Ricky Ulvevadet, Del Monte Professional Fire Fighters Of Palatka—William ARKANSAS L0034 Little Rock—Dennis Free, Walters, L3124 Napa City—Charles Martignoni, Dixon, L3138 Rockledge Professional Fire L3007 Springdale—Dennis Biazo L3354 Huntington Beach—Robert Swenson, Fighters Association—James Lester, L3865 St. BRITISH COLUMBIA L1271 Surrey—Charles L3371 Hermosa Beach—Kim Bridges, Lee Johns County—Gerald Thompson, L3884 Gardner, L1525 West Vancouver—Steve Gye, Lickhalter, Brian Scott, L3546 San Ramon Zephyrhills Professional Fire Fighters—Shawn Martin LeDuc, Ross Penhall, Mike White, L1667 Valley—Jeffrey Lusareta, Anthony Simi, L3631 Baptist, L4321 Broward County—Mark Cantor, Port Alberni Professional Fire Fighters Orange County Professional Fire Fighters James Pruitt, S0020 Florida State Fire Service Association—Peter Vandermolen Association—Geoffrey Hull, Leroy Watt, L4603 El Association—Jack Hart, Raymond Mehaffey, CALIFORNIA F0053 Edwards Air Force Base— Cajon Fire Fighters—Frank Battaglia, Tony William Sellers, Raymond Stephens Efrain Gutierrez, L0112 Los Angeles Cincotta, Warren Johnston, Lawrence McKim, GEORGIA L4785 City of Douglas Professional City—Manuel Aguilar, Floyd Deslonde, Michael Kari Moore, Ken Oeland, Steve Owen, David Fire Fighters—Johnny Jowers Griffin, Robert Smith, L0246 Bakersfield—Gary Richardson, Kevin Schwab, William Simmons, HAWAII L1463 Hawaiian Islands—Guy Fujio, Bergman, Lance Bowman, Tim Capehart, Charles Rob Trout Alan Kawahara, Paul Mallo, Harryson Nicholas, COLORADO Carlsen, Jim Cross, Jerry Gambill, Dan Haining, L0858 Denver—Danny Perez, Solmon Ono Steven Hollon, Randy Kozy, Dan Kullrich, John George Popish, James Sestrich, L1290 Aurora— ILLINOIS L0002 Chicago—Eduardo Aviles, Rick Leon, Michael Mathis, Bryan McBride, Richard John Sullivan, L2203 North Metro—Russell Biskup, Darryl Bowen, Michael Brannigan, McCorkle, Greg Moore, Steven Myers, Steven Williams Doreen Chambers-Grabowski, John Hatzis, Terry CONNECTICUT Nichols, Stephen Phillips, Charles Poynor, Frank L0760 Hartford—Daniel Ayala, Knight, Robert Lucas, Theodore Luga, Patrick Ramos, Edward Rangel, Allen Roberts, Steve Thomas Barry, William Call, Brian Dibella, Raul Malone, Robert Novak, Robert Scott, Wayne Silvius, Elijah Smith, Paul Smith, Derek Tisinger, Guinazu, Paul Hanson, Richard Kureczka, Duane Shadden, Robert Thauer, Anthony Thomas, Larry Toler, Edward Watts, Doug Webb, L0372 Milner, L0773 Bristol—Scott LeFoll, Peter Munn, Christopher Ulrich, L0044 Joliet—Joe Fleischauer, Long Beach—Robert Thurston, L0522 L0830 Norwalk—Kenneth Bovi, Frederick L0099 Aurora—Louis Popp, Charles Van Horn, Sacramento—Leo Baustian, Steven Beck, Michael DeFinis, Gregory DeValda, Michael Foley, Charles Edward Ward, Charles White, L0429 Danville— Bonham, Jay Bowdler, Lynne Burgan, Stephen Juhasz, John McGuirk, Michael Simso, Robert Todd Bailey, John Comrie, L0822 Highland Cantelme, James Doucette, Mark Gregory, Randy Talloni, John Tatun, L0834 Bridgeport—Glenn Park—Robert Anthony, Steven Drake, Thomas Johnson, Steven Kidwell, John Laubinger, Martin Bardinelli, L1219 Naugatuck—Louis Grella, Wilson, L1897 Canton—Ronald Cozad, L2977 Monterrey, Robert Myers, Robert Santee, Martin L1579 Manchester—William Cox, Dominic Marion—Bob Fleming, L3005 Bolingbrook— Scott, David Sinclair, Michael Updegraff, Fred Cutaia, Carlo Piacentini, L4120 Mansfield— Michael Manis, L3046 Sycamore—Marc Doty, Wudell, L0525 Santa Barbara City—Steven Felix, Richard Balogh Kevin Mikkelson, Jacob Spartz, L3105 Arlington DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Stanley Thompson, L0753 Fresno—Greg Jepsen, L0036 Heights—Thomas Whitt, L3405 Oak Lawn— L0778 Burbank—James Finerty, Robert Lanning, Washington— Harold Linsdey, Jeffery Sosebee Gregory Neal, Gary Patrick, Eugene Shipanik, FLORIDA L0798 San Francisco—Alexandra Alexander, L0122 Jacksonville Association Of Fire L4092 Schaumburg—Paul Henders, L4186 James Barden, Rock Crawford, John Forbes, Peter Fighters—Eugene Callahan, Jeffrey Gerbert, Glenview—James Neihengen, L4302 Naperville Green, Thomas Leeper, L0809 Pasadena—Rudy Ernest Greene, Ronald Jolley, Odell Norris, Professional Fire Fighters—Lawrence DeGuisne, Flores, L1067 Riverside City—William Aviles, Anthony Roseberry, Thomas Tison, Linda Don Dobberstein, William Haas William DelaHoya, L1165 Santa Clara County— Treadwell, Stephen Witham, L0587 Miami INDIANA L0362 South Bend—Allen Price, L0365 William Sylvester, Monique Vandenberg, L1301 Association Of Fire Fighters—Miguel Alvarez, East Chicago—James O’Donnell, L0556 Kern County—Darrell Buck, Loren Lange, Kenneth Marshall, Ricardo Mayan, Kimberly Hammond—David Serbin, L0664 Vincennes— Richard Reeder, L1401 Santa Rosa—Brian Flohr, McKusker, Billy Rodriguez, Raul Rodriguez, Angel Bruce Tromley, L1634 Princeton Area Fire Dana Kelley, Mark Lundquist, Ronald McDonell, Secada, William Sheridan, Colleen Sheridan- Fighters—Stanton McNeece, L1649 Alexandria— Mike Piloni, Mark Richardson, Joseph Swindt, Leonard, L0707 Pensacola Professional Fire Danial Ingram, L4416 Hamilton County L1430 Ontario—David Hopkins, R. N. Willemse, Fighters—Timothy Scallan, L0727 West Palm Professional Fire Fighters Union—Marshall L1434 San Miguel—Larry Parker, L1592 Roseville Beach Association Of Fire Fighters—Arron www.iaff.org RETIREES | 39 White, L4747 Greenfield Fire Fighters—Charles MISSOURI L0042 Kansas City—Eric Deselich, McDonough, Daniel McGovern, Robert McGrath, Rutledge William McNeel, Donald Young, L0073 Union of Michael McLaughin, Stephen McNally, Sean IOWA L0004 Des Moines—Aaron Bowen, Donald Prof. Fire Fighters Paramedics EMT’s and McNally, Thomas Meehan, Anthony Mikolich, Brown, Mary Davis, Billy Dodson, Dennis Frisk, Dispatchers of St. Louis Mo—Charlie Chancellor, Eugene Moore, Steven Mormino, Joseph Mullady, Timothy Hartman, David Hershey, Devin Juel, Dennis Roemerman, L0671 Jefferson City—Keith Anthony Mussorfiti, Anthony Nicosia, Steven Gary Lathrum, Kevin Mienke, Dennis Moore, Eveler, L0781 Professional Fire Fighters of Nuzzo, Patrick O’Mahoney, Lance Ogren, Richard Garland Shirley, L0007 Sioux City—Ross Beisner, Independence—William Anderson, Gregg Eckert, Patterson, George Perry, Joseph Petrucci, Robert L0011 Cedar Rapids—Leonard Drake, L0610 Phillip Hazelrigg, Laurence Horne, Michael Pino, Richard Posavetz, Michael Puzziferri, Barry Iowa City—Brian Platz, L3190 Bettendorf— O’Hara, Jerry Quick, L2665 Professional Fire Quackenbush, John Quealy, James Rallis, Stephen Edward Voelliger Fighters of Eastern Missouri—Lee Barton, Tim Rasweiler, Robert Ravert, Frederick Reich, Paul KANSAS L0135 Wichita—Gregory Jones, L0782 Mikel Rhodes, Kevin Richardson, Joseph Rimassa, Salina—Harold Smith, L2612 Sedgwick MONTANA L0271 Missoula—F. P. Johnson, Gerard Roche, James Rosinsky, James Ryan, County—Kenneth DeHoff, David Edwards Robert Rajala, Rick Sm Matthew Ryder, Paul Samodulski, Patrick Savage, KENTUCKY L0045 Newport—Dan Schultz, NEBRASKA L0385 Omaha—David Poulicek, Keith Scharfenberger, Michael Schmidt, John James Sharp, John Volz, L0345 Louisville— L1015 Fremont—Glen Koplin Schnaars, John Seibert, Paul Shannon, William Roxanne Hack-Smero, L0870 NEVADA L0731 Reno—Karen Cox, L1607 North Siegel, Giancarlo Sini, Robert Sohmer, Jack Owensboro—Jeffery Belcher, Marcus Swift, L1017 Las Vegas—Gregory Davis, Wayne Reilly, Michael Taddeo, Thomas Thompson, Terrance Thornton, Frankfort Professional Fire Fighters—David Steele, Stephanie Wuthrich, L1883 Henderson— John Travers, James Urkonis, Gary Velilla, Frank Harney Richard Zeedyk, L1908 Clark County—Michael Visco, Kenneth Voisin, Stephen Wall, Robert LOUISIANA L0632 New Orleans—Anthony Elliott, Robert Laubach, Stanley Taylor, Harold Weinman, Richard Weldon, James Weldon, James Behrens, Stephen Cordes, Paul Hahn, Philip Wyatt Wendling, Stephen Zaderiko, L0895 Larchmont— Labruyere, Donald Maitre, L1468 Saint Bernard— NEW HAMPSHIRE L4392 United Professional John Veteri, L0932 Corning—David Swan, L1071 Barry Boos Fire Fighters of Derry—Edward Gannon, Michael Rochester—Frank Barbato, Robert DeCook, MANITOBA L0803 The Brandon Professional Peterson, Carol Sanchez Stephen Erb, Michael Pellitiere, L2343 Peekskill— Fire Fighter/Paramedics Association—Heather NEW JERSEY F0313 Joint Base New Jersey Dave Engel, L2393 Arlington—Richard Andersen, McMillan, Debra Smith, L2200 Thompson— Federal Fire Fighters—Jeffery Daniels, Thomas Harry Briggs, L2737 Cortland Professional Fire Wendell Fitzpatrick, Dennis Neill Nicometi, Jeffrey Silagy, L1064 Jersey City Fire Fighters Association—William Knickerbocker, MARYLAND L0734 Baltimore—Melvin Officers—Thomas Gardner, L1860 Newark Fire L2859 Geneva Fire Fighters—Joseph Shane, Claiborne, Jerry Robusto, L1311 Baltimore Officers—James Smith, Herbert Volkert, L3198 L3166 Lackawanna—Neil Rogers, S0025 Buffalo- County—Warren Davis, L1563 Anne Arundel Cherry Hill Professional Fire Officers—Francis Niagara Airport—Robert Malone County—Debbie Bowen, Kevin Pile, Barton Segrest, L3874 Monmouth-Ocean—Kenneth NORTH CAROLINA L0548 Raleigh—Jimmie Shortall, L1619 Prince George’s County— Byrnes, L3950 North Hudson—Alexander Majors Barnes, Percy Evans, Charles Jones, Michael Theodore Armstrong, Patricia Ayres, Christopher NEW MEXICO L0244 Albuquerque—Carlos Kimbrell, L0660 Charlotte—Amanda Wood, Djangali, Nicholas Dubich, John Gatland, Fred Arguelles, Kenneth Goodyear, Daniel Harada, L0947 Professional Fire Fighters Of Haas, William Lea, Eric MacKay, Leroy Smith, Jerry Ironside, Ron Lucero, Eulogio Lucero, Sam Greensboro—Tony Lewis, L3393 Concord—John Ricardo Summers, Gonzalo Tambaoan, L1664 Sanchez, Rex Urbany, L3279 Los Alamos—Eric Frame, James Hicks, John Hilfirty, Rusty Starnes Montgomery County—Vanessa DeVries, Roybal NOVA SCOTIA L0268 Halifax—Douglas Castel, Katherine Draper, Ira Gold, Jose Gutierrez, Tina NEW YORK L0028 Schenectady—Rodney Patrick MacIntyre Hanns, Raymond Henry Rosate, L0094 Uniformed Fire Fighters Assoc. Of OHIO L0048 Cincinnati—James Davis, Thomas MASSACHUSETTS L0143 Everett—Thomas New York—Jeffery Attridge, Christopher Boggan, Lepera, L0092 Toledo—Edward Granados, Jeff Kulakowski, L0146 Lawrence—Paul Reitano, Eric Brodin, Daniel Cassidy, Christopher Johns, L0093 Cleveland—Thomas Callaghan, L0762 Gloucester—Jack Day, Jerome Frontiero, Coughlin, Keith Devenish, William Gaughan, James Hageman, Richard Stark, L0109 Newark— L0827 Newburyport—Richard Sullivan, L0902 William Gillman, William Heaney, James Johnson, Garry Kennard, Bradley Smith, L0136 Malden—Thomas Tully, L1009 Worcester— Claude Kebbe, Michael Lambert, John Malley, Dayton—David Bratton, Donald Coleman, L0216 Ronald Armstrong, Ruben Burgos, Robert LaRose, Mark Munley, Stephen O’Hagan, Joseph Papillo, Coshocton—Max Lingo, L0249 Canton—Jack Richard Layte, Jose Merly, L1268 Randolph— Jason Romance, Arthur Schwab, James Seaman, Phifer, L0402 Cleveland Heights—Robert Szabo, Ronald Casey, Paul Pasquantonio, L1397 Daniel Ward, Mark Wrobleski, L0461 Kingston— L0442 Marietta—Robert Thrasher, L1057 Falmouth—Laurene Parsons, L1459 Robert King, L0709 Elmira—Gregory Dunn, Fairview Park—Charles Dill, David Haas, Swampscott—Robert Randall, L1637 Belmont— L0737 Ithaca Professional Fire Fighters Clement Schneider, Jeff Ziros, L1065 South Stephen Hodgdon, L1658 Andover—Lincoln Association—David Burbank, Lenore McGarry, Euclid—Karl Kramp, L2079 Solon—Thomas Clark, Armand Guilmette, James Landry, L1691 L0854 New York Uniformed Fire Officers Poelking, L2156 North Royalton—George Cisar, Methuen—Michael Callahan, Jeffrey Crocker, Association—Norman Anderson, Joseph L2967 Plain Township—Kevin VandeGrift Kenneth Doherty, Robert Piantigini, John Bacherty, John Bassi, George Becker, Jeffrey OKLAHOMA L0157 Oklahoma City—John Stepanian, L1714 Marlborough—David Adams, Bednar, Michael Borst, Peter Bosco, Stephen Parasich, L2551 Broken Arrow—Gregory Neely, Paul Polewacyk, L1839 Chelmsford—William Byrne, Kevin Byrnes, Michael Capasso, Stephen L3567 Professional Fire Fighters Of Pryor— Campbell, L2647 Pittsfield—John Duda, S0002 Carbone, Ronald Carritue, Stephen Chase, George Stump, L4236 Weatherford—Tracy Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Fighters— Michael Checco, Lawrence Cleary, Gerald Coffin, Watkins Ronald Clark, Thomas Comeau, Martin Connolly, Robert Collis, Robert Condon, Peter Cooney, Neil ONTARIO L0284 North Bay—Kirk Caverly, Arthur Croce, James Houlihan, Douglas Leonard, Coplan, John Corrao, James Costanza, John L0288 Hamilton—Robert Bodden, Dave Lyons, Michael Lewis, William Sukerman Cullen, Robert Daly, Philip Davey, James Day, L0447 St. Thomas—John Boe, L0498 Kingston— MICHIGAN L0344 Detroit—Carl Cook, Larry Philip Del Vecchio, Dennis Derosier, Paul Larry Hogan, L0499 Cambridge—Roy Turner, Gordon, James Wright, L0366 Grand Rapids—Les Fitzgerald, Brian Fitzpatrick, John Flynn, John L0791 Waterloo—Brian Dietrich, Robert Jared, L0376 Pontiac—David Agar, Matthew Foppiano, Donald Gander, Philip Gibbs, Kevin Misselbrook, L1068 Brampton—Anthony Feast, Fowlkes, Mike Lyons, L0643 Marquette—Elijah Griffith, Brian Grogan, Craig Groth, John Hassett, Don Loveless, L1100 Orillia—Ralph Carter, L2307 Porter, L1029 Southfield—Barry Savickas, L1206 Michael Hayes, Thaddeus Jankowski, Richard Port Colborne—Wayne Benner Redford Township—Brian Lafferty, L1315 Jaques, Jules Keitt, Thomas Kelly, Dennis Kenahan, OREGON L1062 Gresham—Mike Kelly, L1660 Midland—John Haag, L1335 Waterford Patrick Kilgallen, Michael Laurinaitis, Frank Tualatin Valley—Harold Weaver Township—John McIntosh, Walter Thompson, Leandro, Stephen Licursi, Dennis Lindsey, Kevin PENNSYLVANIA L0022 Philadelphia—Fred L1357 Madison Heights—Jeffrey Lessnau Loughran, Albert Loyola, Kenneth Macko, Endrikat, Raymond Glinski, Juan Gonzalez, MINNESOTTA L0101 Duluth—Peter Dane, Matthew Malecki, Michael Marrone, Patrick Joseph Lannutti, Sean Milligan, Christopher Mark LaValier, L0520 Rochester—Thomas Junge, Martin, Robert Maynes, Thomas McCafferty, Russell, Larry Shellenberger, John Singer, Ralph Michael Sell James McCluskey, Brian McConville, James Smith, John Tasker, L0428 Harrisburg—Steven

40 | RETIREES January/February 2011 Schnoke, L0463 Johnstown—Joseph Moehler, Heath Moore, Gregory Radliff, Lloyd Shelton, L2803 Chesterfield County Professional Fire Gregory Ressler, Michael Slezak, L0735 Kenneth Whitehorn, L0367 Texarkana—Steve Fighters Assn.—Calvin Hypes, Mark Lowe, Bethlehem—Gary Salabsky, L1803 Reading— Weed, L0432 Wichita Falls—Weldon Adams, Gary Michael Pennino, L3306 James City County Douglas Folk, L2045 Hanover—Jeffery Spielman Bumgardner, Al Garcia, Brent Lucus, Don Myer, Professional Fire Fighters—Thomas Ezell, L4314 RHODE ISLAND L1774 Barrington— L0440 Fort Worth—Anthony Rodriguez, Chesley Caroline County—Christopher Rigsby Christopher O’Neill, L1949 Portsmouth—Joseph Sanders, L0936 Corpus Christi—Michael WASHINGTON L0469 Yakima—Ronald Bento, L2334 North Providence—Robert Cardin, Hernandez, Landy Leon, Michael Rittgers, Daniel Johnson, Jim Kennard, Frances Moritz, Carol David Charello, Douglas Randall, Angelo Silkwood, L0975 Austin—Joseph Biddle, Schneillman, L1760 Shoreline—Robert Riccitelli, Andrew Zarlenga, L3372 Central Alejandro Garza, Daniel Inman, L1293 Garland— McMurray, L1789 Spokane Airport—Terry Coventry Fire District—James Peltier David Hickman, Jack James, Robert Smith, L1518 Shaffer, L2694 Snohomish—John Hinchcliffe, SOUTH CAROLINA L0061 Charleston Fire Mesquite—Paul Carpenter, Richard Range, Tom L2829 Redmond—Dan O’Banion, L3825 Fighters Association—John Butler, Brian Conley, Smith, L1550 Corsicana—Darrell Stevenson, Thurston County—Brent Strong, L4378 Marvin Harrison, William Johnson, Darryl L1954 Richardson—Roger Austin, Alan Dundas, Vancouver Fire Command Officers—Michael Mitchell, Marvin Richard, John Schaak, L4614 L2731 Conroe—Leon Martin Senchyna, Gerald Yung Myrtle Beach Professional Fire Officers UTAH I0057 Thiokol Fire Department—Scott WEST VIGINIA L0089 Clarksburg—Richard Association—Bobbie Ballard, Richard Cote Hofler, Blair Westergard, L1645 Salt Lake City— Lafferty, Mark Mayer, Charles Walsh, L0091 TENNESSEE I0002 X-10 Industrial Fire Richard Berrett, Shawn Graves, Dick Tuttle, L1696 Parkersburg—Carl Sizemore, L0313 Fighters—Duane Williams, L0140 Nashville— Salt Lake County—Ralph Putnam, L3162 Morgantown—David Custer, L0795 Beckley— Vernon Pierce, Reuben Sanders, Johnny Webb, Sandy—Dave Olearain, Brian Schmitt Justin Ragland, Stacy Weidensall, L0948 L1784 Memphis—Raymond Chapman, Donnie VIRGINIA F0025 Tidewater Federal Fire Weirton—Jeff Bertha, L0968 Williamson— Davidson, Steven Destefanis, Harold King, Fighters—Lynwood Yeatts, L0068 Norfolk— Robert Ryan William Ledford, Russell Murchison, Gary Jeffrey Wise, L0539 Portsmouth—Keith WISCONSIN L0215 Milwaukee—Thomas Parham, L3748 Cleveland Professional Fire Virnelson, L0794 Newport News—Anthony Balistreri, Linda Ballman, Richard Herrera, Fighters—Rick Whitten, L3858 Germantown— Giannini, Jim Patterson, Lynn Perry, L0995 Leonard Kosier, Chris Underwood, L0368 John Redden Richmond—A. Huband, L1146 Lynchburg Fire Manitowoc—Michael Herzog, L1004 West Allis— TEXAS F0089 San Antonio—Ralph Garza, F0294 Fighters Association—Samuel Bryant, L2068 Richard Beres, L1594 Kaukauna—Doug Bartelt, White Sands Missile Range—Guillermo Rendon, Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters And L1963 Greenfield—Richard Scharf, Peter Schmid, I1117 Pantex—Rufino Ramirez, L0051 El Paso— Paramedics—Clayton Beall, Gary Branton, L2740 Caledonia—James Emmerling Joel Ramos, Victor Verdugo, L0341 Brendan Harris, Peter Michel, James Moore, Houston—Albert Austin, Arthur Broussard, Alfred Mullins, Roderick Schmidt, Dennis Gregory Budewig, John Crotchett, Gilbert Diaz, Thompson, L2141 Alexandria—Norman Smith, Thomas Dowdy, Shannon Everitt, Russell Harris, L2363 Charlottesville—Peter Carpenter, David James Harrison, Robert McCrary, Jerrold Meyer, Hartman, L2449 Chesapeake—L. Curtis Nealey,

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F0033 Raleigh Burbank ...... San Diego ...... CA L0288 Lawrence Power ...... Hamilton ...... ON F0116 Sean Fleming ...... Vandenberg ...... CA L0313 Joseph McCardle ...... Morgantown ...... WV F0189 John Adric ...... N.A.S. New Orleans ...... LA L0317 Robert Silman ...... Charleston ...... WV L0002 John Butterly ...... Chicago ...... IL L0522 Jeremy Spyrow ...... Sacramento ...... CA L0002 John Rust ...... Chicago ...... IL L0539 W. J. Vick...... Portsmouth...... VA L0012 David Naumann ...... Wheeling...... WV L0539 Billy Williams ...... Portsmouth...... VA L0012 Kenneth Tillman ...... Wheeling...... WV L0556 Don Dixon ...... Hammond ...... IN L0022 John Blackwell...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0556 Samuel Flitar ...... Hammond ...... IN L0022 James Brady ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0556 Robert Ignas ...... Hammond ...... IN L0022 John Connolly ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0556 Jerry Keilman...... Hammond ...... IN L0022 William Faulls ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0556 Joseph Miecznikowski ...... Hammond ...... IN L0022 George Gaughan ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0561 Nathan Thibodeaux...... Lake Charles ...... LA L0022 Robert Hauser...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0610 Steven Cook ...... Iowa City ...... IA L0022 Raymond Hemmert...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0632 Kevin Abascal ...... New Orleans ...... LA L0022 Lindbergh Hopson...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0632 Milton Saling ...... New Orleans ...... LA L0022 Wallace Jaep...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 Worthington Childers ...... Baltimore...... MD L0022 Joseph Magee...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 Donald Mackey ...... Baltimore...... MD L0022 John Webb ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 Melvin Seward...... Baltimore...... MD L0022 David Young ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0858 Douglas Wilder ...... Denver...... CO L0036 Edward Dougherty ...... Washington ...... DC L0864 Joshua Baker ...... Renton...... WA L0036 John Marsden ...... Washington ...... DC L1014 Dean Stewart...... Los Angeles County ...... CA L0036 John Schellenberg ...... Washington ...... DC L1067 Nicolas Barrios ...... Riverside City ...... CA L0042 Glen Durbin ...... Kansas City ...... MO L1102 Joseph DesRochers ...... Hialeah ...... FL L0042 Sam Pascuzzi ...... Kansas City ...... MO L1197 Herbert Eayres ...... Edison Township ...... NJ L0073 Robert Schmittling...... St. Louis, Mo...... MO L1403 Dennis Cox ...... Metropolitan Dade County ...... FL L0094 Rory Oflaherty ...... UFA New York ...... NY L1463 Bernard Ho ...... Hawaiian Islands...... HI L0122 Clarence Baker ...... Jacksonville ...... FL L1463 Lawrence Suganuma ...... Hawaiian Islands...... HI L0122 Edward Harden ...... Jacksonville ...... FL L1526 James Donegan ...... Franklin Park ...... IL L0122 W. F. Powell...... Jacksonville ...... FL L1526 Paul Schultz...... Franklin Park ...... IL L0124 Richard Hale ...... Fort Wayne ...... IN L1563 Elizabeth Nahory...... Anne Arundel County...... MD L0140 Erskine Duffey...... Nashville...... TN L1664 Dome Poonjumnern ...... Montgomery County...... MD L0140 Henry Helmers ...... Nashville...... TN L1696 Bruce McGowan ...... Salt Lake County...... UT L0140 Thomas Mayberry...... Nashville...... TN L1978 Peter Regan ...... Wayland...... MA L0157 Paul Allred ...... Oklahoma City ...... OK L1984 Terrance Protzeller ...... Lynnwood ...... WA L0157 Willard Jenkins ...... Oklahoma City ...... OK L2157 Robert Gasche ...... Gainesville ...... FL L0157 Edward Russell ...... Oklahoma City ...... OK L2881 Danny Davis ...... CDF Fire Fighters ...... CA L0215 Jerome Borowski...... Milwaukee ...... WI L2959 James Smith ...... Martin County...... FL L0215 Daniel Bruder...... Milwaukee ...... WI L3096 Johnny Bottoms ...... Davidson County ...... NC L0215 James Kowalski ...... Milwaukee ...... WI L3165 Pete Fiala...... Tri-State ...... IL L0215 Stanley Kowler ...... Milwaukee ...... WI L4102 Charles Renninger ...... Alice ...... TX L0215 Dennis Przybyla ...... Milwaukee ...... WI L4310 Kevin Criss...... Avon...... OH L0215 Ervin Winkel...... Milwaukee ...... WI L4321 James Holland...... Broward County ...... FL L0270 Danny Haddock ...... Florence ...... AL L4321 Anthony Salerno ...... Broward County ...... FL L0288 Vincent D’Onofrio ...... Hamilton ...... ON L4346 Kenny Davis ...... Smyrna...... TN L0288 John Martin ...... Hamilton ...... ON S0002 Thomas Joyce...... Massachusetts Port Authority ....MA

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