INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009

2009 IAFF John P. Redmond Symposium — Page 30 contents NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009 JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS / VOL 92. NO. 6 FEATURES

Proud to Wear Pink Fire fighters campaign for breast cancer awareness ...... 14

Springfield Fire Fighters Pass Pension Sales Tax Voters say yes to fund pension plan ...... 16

Massachusetts Fire Fighters Receive Stimulus Money Affiliate Leadership Training Summit offers Governor commits money to public safety ...... 19 P. 33 education and networking for IAFF leaders

Colorado Local President Back on the Job Snowmass president was wrongfully fired ...... 20 General President’s Message Staying Alive ...... 3 ON THE COVER: General Secretary-Treasurer’s Message Redmond Symposium Includes Fire Ground 2009-2010 Budget ...... 5 Survival Program ...... 30 Letters to the Editor ...... 6 Local Scene ...... 8 Always On the Frontline ...... 21 Across the IAFF ...... 26 Fully Involved ...... 30 On the Road ...... 34 Retirees ...... 35 Fiire Ops 101 can change attiitudes about In Memoriam/Last Alarm P. 12 fiire serviice safety and resources ...... 38

Give a gift P. 32 to improve the quality of life for On The Cover burn survivors Fire Ground Survival program teaches fire fighters life-saving skills

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—PHOTOS BY DOUGLAS MORRISON, LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTO UNIT

November/December 2009 2 From the General President

Staying Alive

n the world of every county executive/mayor/city Fire Ground Survival’s goal is to bring you Typically in manager/county or city council member and fire cutting-edge training from a program we developed Idistrict board across Canada and the United using more than 30 of our affiliates and their fire the fire service States, money drives every decision. They’re the departments across the continent. ones who control your fire department’s budget, set Typically in the fire service we train for success. we train for priorities, raise or cut staffing levels, say yes or no to We drill by dragging in the hose, putting out the success. We major equipment acquisitions and approve and fire and planning for everyone to go home. That’s negotiate your contracts. not reality. drill by dragging Simply put, those people have a major role in your Fire ground operations go wrong and our health and safety and they definitely do not wake members lose their lives. We owe it to ourselves to in the hose, up every day and say, “What can we develop training that prepares you do for our fire fighters and for when things do go wrong. putting out the paramedics today?” The sole objective of the training is fire and That’s where this union comes in. to literally train you how to survive Everyone knows their local fights WHEN you get into trouble in a fire; planning for for better wages, benefits, a secure to teach when and how to call a retirement and to defend members Mayday and to reaffirm that it isn’t a everyone to go against unjust discipline. weakness to call for help quickly, home. That’s But what many members never while help can still get you out alive; realize is the incredible work this and to give you the needed skills to not reality. union does at every level to make survive when you are trapped, sure you have the best equipment, disoriented, entangled or when the training and staffing every time you only way out is through a window a respond to a call. number of stories up. Over the years, the IAFF has led We are now working on the system the fight to develop the national Harold A. to enable us to deliver this IAFF standards that govern your Schaitberger program to all our members and turnouts, SCBA, communication their departments. As I have equipment, apparatus, operations, watched the development of this training and staffing levels — leading to too many initiative, I am convinced that not only will this NFPA, CGSB and federal/state/provincial standards training make our members better and safer fire to list here . fighters, it will save lives. We’ve worked with a number of partners along Also, in January 2010, the final report from the the way to spearhead the development and field experiments associated with the Department implementation of our Wellness-Fitness Initiative, of Homeland Security funded Fire Fighter Safety Fit to Survive, Stop-Drop-Control High Blood and Deployment Study will be released. Pressure Awareness Program, Campaign for a This critical, multiphase study was conducted by a Smoke Free Union, and to develop and maintain coalition of partners, including the National the Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting database. Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), We are the lead organization fighting to make sure Worchester Polytechnic Institute, CFAI, IAFF and you have the proper precautions, respirators and IAFC. And it will finally provide the empirical immunizations in the current H1N1 pandemic and evidence to measure how crew size affects fire for all other infectious diseases. fighter safety and your ability to rescue occupants Today, we ’re leading the development of the next in a structure fire. generation of turnouts through our Project That means we will now be able to arm you with HEROES program and the revolutionary SCBA the decisive statistics and clear evidence you need pressure vessel technology that will have you when explaining to politicians across Canada and wearing a two-inch thick backpack in the very near the United States the importance of adequate future instead of the bulky and heavy cylinder that’s staffing levels and the objectives in NFPA 1710. on your back today. That’s just some of the critical work we’re doing. And if you become ill, it’s your union that has So while those elected officials and their appointees fought for and won heart, lung, cancer and may not wake up every day wondering what they infectious disease presumption legislation to further can do for fire fighters, this union sure as hell does. provide for you and your family. And I’m proud to say that we will continue to We’re very proud of the work that has led us to be work every day to make sure we help you stay alive considered the most powerful force working to and well.  enhance fire fighter safety and health in the world . And you need to know that we’re not stopping there. On the cover of this edition of the magazine is a photo from what I believe is an incredibly important and innovative new program we’ve launched , called our Fire Ground Survival training program .

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November/December 2009 4 From the General Secretary-Treasurer 2009-2010 Budget

he IAFF Executive Board approved the following line-item budget at its September 23-24, 2009, meeting. Based on 279,000 members, the budget is $36,493,200 from per capita and $7,691,914 from Tanticipated revenue for a total budget of $44,185,114 .

PROPOSED PCT & PROPOSED PCT & LINE DESCRIPTION BUDGET NON-PCT LINE DESCRIPTION BUDGET NON-PCT

100 Office of the General President $1,553,169 0.4639 571 Scholarships (HTUP,NLC,LCC) $48,750 0.0146 101 Conference & Event Planning $387,103 0.1156 572 Human Relations Committee $90,000 0.0269 102 Grant Administration $224,768 0.0671 573 Human Relations Conference $228,750 0.0683 103 IAFF/MDA Fundraising $281,298 0.0840 574 Chaplain $6,250 0.0019 104 Alumni $245,799 0.0734 575 Education (ALTS) $382,500 0.1142 Vincent J. Bollon 106 Global Alliance/Direct Affiliation $81,951 0.0245 576 Grant Peer Reviewers $51,660 0.0154 200 Office of the General Secretary-Treasurer $1,606,719 0.4799 577 Partnership Education Program $625,880 0.1869 300 Vice Presidents $3,117,603 0.9312 600 Canadian Office $697,983 0.2085 305 Executive Board Meetings $143,500 0.0429 605 Canadian Office Rent $112,455 0.0336 325 Trustees $409,052 0.1222 610 Canadian Legislative Conference $61,700 0.0184 350 Office of General Counsel $1,340,228 0.4003 615 Canadian Legal Retainer Fee $90,000 0.0269 351 TA/LI (Legal/Guardian) $0 0.0000 650 Benefit Compensation Plan $30,000 0.0090 352 TA/LI (Legal/FLSA) $34,966 0.0104 651 Heath Insurance/Retirees $567,240 0.1694 400 Communications and Media $577,150 0.1724 652 Officersʼ Retirement $544,600 0.1627 405 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial $191,250 0.0571 653 Pension Plan /Professional Fees $50,000 0.0149 450 Governmental and Public Policy $432,256 0.1291 654 Accrued Benefits $450,000 0.1344 455 Public Relations/Publications $646,533 0.1931 700 Budget and Finance $2,023,197 0.6043 456 PR Journal $1,067,200 0.3188 702 Currency Exchange Items $500 0.0001 457 PR/Media Awards $31,000 0.0093 703 Miscellaneous Taxes $62,000 0.0185 460 Governmental Affairs $661,950 0.1977 750 Human Resources /General Administration $435,605 0.1301 461 U. S. Legislative Conference $425,100 0.1270 751 Membership $248,443 0.0742 462 Non-Collective Bargaining Committee $19,500 0.0058 753 Mail Room $238,492 0.0712 470 Political Action $934,326 0.2791 800 Information & Technology Division $1,625,139 0.4854 471 FIREPAC $4,185,000 1.2500 801 Database Administration $140,050 0.0418 500 Tech. Assistance & IR $570,691 0.1705 802 IT Operations & Support $304,600 0.0910 505 Labor Issues /Collective Bargaining $984,502 0.2941 803 Web Operations $72,000 0.0215 507 TA/First Contract Policies $60,000 0.0179 901 Leasehold Improvements $32,000 0.0096 508 Pension Protection Initiative $95,440 0.0285 902 Affiliation PCT $2,237,136 0.6682 515 Fire and EMS/GIS $1,445,343 0.4317 903 Printing/General $80,000 0.0239 516 EMS Conference $0 0.0000 904 Membership Cards $12,000 0.0036 517 EMS Standing Committee $59,488 0.0178 905 Rent/United Unions, Inc. $1,548,857 0.4626 521 District Field Services Representatives $322,921 0.0965 906 Telephone & Fax $50,000 0.0149 522 Service Representatives $500,710 0.1496 907 Office Supplies/Maintenance $70,000 0.0209 523 Organizing $100,000 0.0299 908 Insurance & Bonding $200,000 0.0597 524 Human Relations Technical Assist. $22,500 0.0067 910 Postage $190,000 0.0568 525 EDF $1,138,320 0.3400 911 Sundry Items $200,000 0.0597 526 PROP $334,800 0.1000 912 Copier Leases/Purchases $85,000 0.0254 550 Education /Training and Human Rel. $423,895 0.1266 913 Office Equipment $37,000 0.0111 551 Burn Foundation $188,439 0.0563 914 Minimal Resolutions $142,500 0.0426 552 Occupation Health, Safety & Medicine $448,437 0.1339 925 Disaster Relief Fund $15,000 0.0045 NOTICE OF LOCAL 553 Disaster Relief Operations $1,219,427 0.3642 950 2008 Convention $1,050,000 0.3136 SUSPENSION 554 Behavioral Health, Wellness & Mem Support $601,373 0.1796 975 Contingency $60,000 0.0179 Pursuant to Resolution 76 555 Health & Safety Department $288,828 0.0863 adopted at the 1986 Convention 556 Medical Resident $194,100 0.0580 TOTAL $44,185,114 13.1975 the following locals are under suspension per Article XIII 557 PSOB Coordinator $25,600 0.0076 Section 2 for nonpayment of 558 LODD $26,640 0.0080 Proposed Revenue per capita tax: 560 Redmond Foundation $133,920 0.0400 $10.90 per capita based on 279,000 members $36,493,200 10.900 561 L/EAP Committee $33,861 0.0101 995 Revenue from non-per capita sources $7,691,914 2.297 Local 207, Laurel, MS Local 3043, Jackson County, FL 562 Standards Committee $64,500 0.0193 Local 4181, Wake County 563 Standing OSHA Committee $55,016 0.0164 Paramedics, NC Local 4367, Keene, TX 564 Wellness Fitness Committee $65,761 0.0196 Local 4570, Westview 566 Peer Fitness Trainer Program $65,573 0.0196 Fairforest, SC Local 4649, Vernon Parish, LA 570 Department of Education $920,321 0.2749 Local 4726, East Niceville, FL

www.iaff.org 5 Letters Don’t Tax My Health one member of Local 943 trained committee for next year’s Kaffenberger. This move comes for free right in our own city was FireCon, as he felt the course after years of questionable Dear President Schaitberger: an opportunity that our chief was very worthwhile. moral and ethical decisions by I am very much concerned at could not pass up. Our members the city manager. what I see in Congress in feel more confident now that we Sincere thanks, Recently, the city manager reference to the plan offered by have taken the course. hired Leonard Matarese and the Senate Finance Committee Our Chief, Warren Brinkman, Fred Ralko , President International City/County Chairman Max Baucus that also sits on the organizing Kenora Professional Fire Managers Association (ICMA) indicates that beginning in 2013, committee for “FireCon,” a Fighters Association to conduct a study of the Lake insurers would be taxed for any training weekend held every Local 943 Havasu City, Arizona, fire and family plan that costs more than September in Thunder Bay. In police departments. This was a $21,000 a year and any plan for attendance are numerous fire Lake Havasu City no-bid contract given to ICMA individuals that costs more fighters from around Manager Terminated in the amount of $60,000. than $8,000. northwestern Ontario. Included This resulted in a poor, untrue As I understand this proposal, are IAFF members from Dear President Schaitberger: and heavily biased report individuals with what’s being Thunder Bay, Fort Frances and On October 20, the Lake attacking our fire department. referred to as these “Cadillac” Kenora. Chief Brinkman will be Havasu City Council That report was rejected by our health care plans will be taxed 40 bringing the idea of hosting terminated the employment of City Council (see the story, percent for these benefits. I another Haz-Mat course to the City Manager Richard “Lake Havasu Fire Fighters understand that most union workers in the United States — not just fire fighters and police Can You Count to Three? officers — depend on these high- Dear President Schaitberger: (their mistakes) as an KISS — Liberal, value health care plans. I also Let’s start with the simple argument to dismantle our conservative, far left, far right, understand that some of these mantra that fire fighters across defined benefit pension plans. dead down the middle or labor unions are beginning to the nation are familiar with: 401(k)s for all! don’t care? Count to three! speak out against this proposal. Keep It Simple Stupid. Wages! Fire fighters — now more Wages, benefits, working I am writing to you to implore Benefits! Working Conditions! than ever — can ill afford to conditions. that it is time the AFL-CIO and When it comes to political be battling against each other I am not the sharpest knife all union leaders get together to support, it’s these Big Three, about politics. Sooooo… in the drawer, and I get it. I let the president and the and it’s that simple! KISS — Our union mission hope my brothers and sisters Congress know that this tax of It continues to puzzle me of the IAFF can our important health benefits is how the IAFF, one of the understand and buy into unacceptable. I also implore you best, most active and one of this simple concept. Now to lead a march on Washington the few still-growing labor more than ever, we need if necessary to make the people unions, has been unable to our membership to and politicians of this country deliver this simple concept understand and be know the negative impact that about political involvement unified . this proposal will have on our Wages, Benefits, to all of our membership. And here’s a deal for health and welfare. Evidence the divisive and Working Conditions you, General President unproductive conversations Schaitberger: Stay focused Yours in fire safety, within our own locals when statement is about improving on wages, benefits, working affiliate leaders ask for help fire fighter wages, benefits, conditions, and stay out of my Kenneth G. Metcalfe supporting a local politician. and working conditions. personal stance on the hot Battalion Chief, Retired On a national level, evidence Period! We are not paying potato issues, and I promise to the hate mail our General dues and making PAC proudly wear the gold and Worthwhile Training President receives when we contributions through the black in support of our decide on a national candidate IAFF for socializing. Count mission statement. Dear President Schaitberger: to endorse. to three! Additionally, should my We had the great pleasure of We are currently in an KISS — When the personal feelings on a hot hosting the IAFF Haz-Mat First economic and political climate membership questions why a potato issue take me in a Responder Operations Training where the fate of our wages, Republican, Democrat or different direction from the Initiative right here in Kenora. benefits and working Independent gets our support, position of our union, I In attendance were 11 IAFF conditions and particularly count to three! Wages, promise to leave my gold and members from Kenora Local the crown jewel of the Big benefits, working conditions. black shirt at home and not 943 and our Fire Chief Warren Three — our defined benefit KISS — When the mislead the public, nor Brinkman. pension plans — is on the membership tries to discuss embarrass my brothers and From start to finish, the course line. Add now to our political the hot potato issues like sisters of the IAFF. was extremely interesting and foes an aggressive attack from abortion, gun control, prayer informative. The instructors, Joe Wall Street. That’s right! The in schools, same-sex marriage Dan Givens Gorman and Kirk Fudge, did a folks who took the economy or you name it, count to three! Miami Local 587 great job in keeping what could into the toilet are aggressively Wages, benefits, working be boring book work fun, fast using the tanked stock market conditions. and enjoyable. To have all but

LETTERS November/December 2009 6 | Send ICMA Packing,” in the More Firefighters Not Less” trucks by MFB; and and your efforts on the day September-October 2009 rally such a success. More than  Removal of fundamental confirmed the strength of the issue). Within the last month, 1,000 fire fighters attended the employment conditions by Global Alliance to our the city manager attempted to event. The response from the CFA and MFB that provide membership and the public. push through another no-bid public was fantastic with the a safe workplace for fire The Victorian Branch of the contract for our City sewer streets filled with people taking fighters and enable them to United Firefighters Union expansion project. This photos, asking questions and support their families. thanks you for your contract was in the amount of some even joining in the contribution. You will always $1.9 million and was in march. One of the key messages was be welcome in our campaigns, violation of Arizona statutes. The rally served to highlight that the state government will and we look forward to The City Council voted 4-3 to the following issues be kept accountable because it standing shoulder-to-shoulder terminate the employment of confronting fire fighters and is being watched — in with you again in the future. Kaffenberger and is now their impact on community Melbourne, throughout looking for an ethical and safety in the lead-up to Victoria, around Australia and Yours in fraternity, trustworthy city manager to potentially Victoria’s worst fire internationally. Your speech as take his place. season: leader of an international fire Peter Marshall  Inaction by the state fighting union greatly Branch Secretary Clint Nelson government and CFA in contributed to this message. United Firefighters Union — President, IAFF Local 2974 implementing the Your speech was concise but Victoria Lake Havasu Professional recommendations of the pointed, and a number of National Secretary Firefighters Association independent Board of members commented with United Firefighters of Reference for more surprise and pleasure at the Australia Global Alliance Works professional fire fighters in continent-spanning extent of 24 locations: the fire fighting community. Dear President Schaitberger:  Elimination of minimum The International Fire Fighter Thank you for your support staffing and Unions Alliance (IFFUA) is in helping to make the “UFU decommissioning of fire truly a worldwide movement

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International Fire Fighter LETTERS | 7 Local Scene Fredericton Member Disaster Relief Fund helps IAFF members San Bernardino Fire Fighters Supports Disaster Relief and their families who suffer losses during Offer Berdoo Bucks disasters such as September 11 and Fund, Wins Signed Guitar Hurricane Katrina. an Bernardino City, CA Local 891 IAFF members can support the new fire fighters have launched their own member of Fredericton, NB Local recording by purchasing or downloading it 1053 who downloaded a rockin’ Seconomic stimulus program called from iTunes, CDBaby or Amazon.com and Berdoo Bucks to help encourage citizens to Acountry tune to by calling or emailing support area businesses. support the IAFF Disaster country music radio stations Working with the San Bernardino Relief Fund is the lucky to request they play the tune. Chamber of Commerce, Local 891 created winner of a special piece of Nichol, who entered the the Berdoo Bucks voucher system. For the music memorabilia. drawing through the next 18 months, San Bernardino fire Captain Todd Nichol won blevemusic.com web site, fighters will distribute the Berdoo Bucks a guitar signed by country says he was thrilled to have vouchers — each worth $20 — to select music legend Ronnie won the hand-signed guitar. residential and civic groups that will then Milsap, whose song “My “I was telling the guys at the manage distribution to individual citizens. First Ride” is the debut station I thought it was a Citizens will have one month to redeem single on a new BLEVE hoax at first, because I never the voucher at participating businesses. Entertainment Group win anything!” he says, Retailers will return the vouchers to Local recording. The song is a duet with fellow adding that his dad, who’s also a Ronnie 891 and the local will reimburse the country star Trace Adkins and the title Milsap fan, was excited too. business using money set aside for track of a compilation CD (see story on Nichol is a guitarist and country music fan community outreach. page 28). who used to be shy about playing in front of “When the economy slows, it affects all of The contest was the result of a other people, but that changed after he us,” says Local 891 President Scott Moss. partnership between the IAFF and BLEVE, played at a fire fighters’ cottage party. He has “This program will help encourage people whose founder and CEO Mickey Milam is a friend who works at a country music radio to spend money and help keep our local a retired Nashville police officer who is station, and hopes the connection will lead to businesses open.” dedicated to assisting fire fighters and some more air time for “My First Ride” and Local 891’s Charity Committee developed police officers. more support for the IAFF Disaster Relief the idea for Berdoo Bucks as a way to A significant portion of the sales from Fund. “That’s what it’s all about,” he says. thank local businesses for supporting fire every “My First Ride” download or concert For more information about how to fighter issues in the past. ticket sold will benefit the IAFF Disaster support “My First Ride” and the IAFF For more information, contact Local 891 Relief Fund and the Fraternal Order of Disaster Relief Fund, visit Police Disaster Relief Fund. The IAFF fire fighter Tom Rubio at (909) 229-5655 www.blevemusic.com .  or [email protected]. 

Columbia Fire Fighters Honored by MDA Ohio Locals Stop City Government Attacks on he Muscular Dystrophy Association 793 President Michael Cosola. “Because Minimum Staffing (MDA) bestowed its 12th District the City Council and the fire chief have TMDA 2008 award on Columbia, SC supported our efforts for MDA, we have inimum staffing for Mansfield, Local 793 for raising $119,070 — the most been able to raise more than $100,000 OH Local 266 and Marion, OH of any IAFF local’s per capita in the district. each of those 10 years.” MLocal 379 has been restored after IAFF 12th District Larry Osborne In addition to filling the boot, Local 793 separate legal battles with their respective presented the award at the 16th Annual traditionally organizes a golf tournament, city governments. In both cases, good South Carolina Professional Fire Fighters adding between $4,000 and $5,000 to its contract language was a deciding factor. Association (SCPFFA) meeting. “I am very fundraising totals.  In Mansfield, it was an all too familiar proud of the dedication story. The City administration blamed our brothers and sisters tough economic times for cutting corners in Columbia displayed everywhere, including the fire service. this year filling the Local 266 offered the City several cost- boot,” says Osborne. saving measures — such as delaying “Because of their hard longevity pay and giving up certain work, many children holidays — but it did not consider these suffering from muscular ideas adequate. dystrophy and related On June 26, 2009, the City laid off 20 fire disorders will receive fighters, effectively reducing minimum the help they need.” manning from 21 to as low as 13 fire “For the last decade, fighters per shift. Total fire suppression we have had 100 positions were reduced from 88 to 68. percent participation From left: SCPFFA President Michael Parrotta, IAFF 12th “Not only did the staffing reduction put District Vice President Emeritus Dominick Barbera, Local public safety at risk, but the City’s actions by members on shift,” 793 members Eddie Baughman and Steven Buff and IAFF says Columbia Local 12th District Vice President Larry Osborne. were in clear violation of Article 18 of our contract that plainly states we are not to go

LOCAL SCENE November/December 2009 8 | below 21 per shift and 88 overall,” says Local 266 President Phil Dollish. New Mural Helps Heal Young Burn Survivors The minimum staffing article has been part of successive collective bargaining he DC Firefighters Burn agreements since 1979. In 1988, the Foundation (DCFBF) — staffing provision was linked to a 0.5 Tadministered by active and percent safety forces levy that was passed retired Washington, DC Local 36 fire to secure funding for fire and police fighters — is hoping the new mural in services. the Children’s National Medical Soon after the layoffs, Local 266 filed a Center’s Emergency Trauma and Burn grievance. Meanwhile, Local 266 also Services Unit will help ease the worked to stop the layoffs by court discomfort of medical injunction. The judge ruled that the City treatment for some young was indeed in breach of contract, but burn victims. requested that Local 266 acquire a surety The Foundation bond of $600,000 — the amount the City commissioned artist Gayle claimed it would lose without the layoffs. Mangan Kassal to create a 234- But a surety bond would have held the square-foot coral reef mural. fire fighters responsible for the money. “Treatment for burn injuries “Even though the judge said we were right, uses alot of water,” says DCFBF President Jason Woods. “The artist suggested the underwater scene to create a calming effect.” “The truth is you can do Artist Gayle Mangan Kassal painted murals The DC Firefighters Burn at Children’s National Medical Center’s more with more fire Foundation has a long-standing Emergency Trauma and Burn Services Unit relationship with Children’s National to help ease treatment for young burn fighters. You can’t do Medical Center, which treats more survivors. than 800 children with burn injuries more with less.” each year. The Foundation is able to make these generous donations by —Local 266 President Phil Dollish conducting fundraisers and with generous sponsors such as Macys and George Washington University’s Pi we do not have any collateral for a bond. Kappa Alpha fraternity. We had to continue with the grievance For more information about the process,” says Dollish. Foundation, visit Because of the staff reductions, one fire www.dcffburnfoundation.org. station was closed and another was subject Kassal is an artist from Annapolis, to intermittent brownouts. “Obviously, Maryland. She also created a similar there is no way to prove that certain fires mural for the Hasbro Children’s could have caused less damage had we Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.  been at normal staffing levels,” says Dollish. “But the truth is you can do more with more fire fighters. You can’t do more with less.” When the grievance finally made its way to arbitration, the arbitrator found that the City was in violation of Article 18 and was ordered to hire back enough fire fighters to comply with the requirement to keep 21 minimum per shift and 88 overall. Additionally, the City was ordered to make the recalled fire fighters whole with wages and benefits. Meanwhile, the City of Marion, also claiming financial distress, handed down a directive in December 2008 to cut minimum staffing from 13 to 12. With the reduced staffing, one fire station was left with three fire fighters to answer both fire and medical calls. If a medical call came in, fire fighters took the ambulance, leaving the fire engine

Continued on Page 10 www.iaff.org LOCAL SCENE | 9 Local Scene covered by less than 65, the overtime costs staffing been at 13, but the chances certainly Continued from Page 9 ate up any money that would have been would have been greater,” says Lytle. unattended and vice versa. Sometimes, saved by the reduced staffing. It was In July 2009, Local 379’s grievance was because too many fire fighters were on because of overtime costs that minimum finally heard before an arbitrator. The injury and other types of leave, a fire shift staffing was reduced to 12. arbitrator in the case handed down a station was temporarily closed. Unfortunately, the grievance was not ruling favorable to Local 379 based on the On behalf of Marion Local 379, President heard before an arbitrator until after the past practice article (instead of the Kevin Lytle filed a grievance based on lives of two young children were lost in an minimum staffing clause) in its contract. contract language that called for a apartment fire. Only three fire fighters The City was ordered to recall and make minimum total of 65 fire fighters and 13 were available to respond to the call whole all of the laid-off fire fighters. “We fire fighters per shift unless changed by city because all others on shift were responding handle more than 6,500 calls per year council ordinance. to other calls. which is a lot for a small department,” says However, the City had previously While mutual aid from a neighboring fire Lytle. “Needless to say, we are pleased with changed the minimum for the department department did respond, fire fighters were the ruling.” to below 65. The City believed that not able to get the children out before Both Local 266 and Local 379 were overtime would be cheaper than paying they died. represented by Ohio Association of additional fire fighter salaries. “We cannot say with certainty that we Professional Fire Fighters legal counsel Because local emergencies could not be could have rescued those children had our Henry Arnett.  Five Fire Fighter Jobs Saved in Connecticut

n 11th-hour agreement has saved the jobs of five Thompsonville, CT ALocal 3059 fire fighters. With assistance from the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association (UPFFA) of Connecticut, Thompsonville, CT Local 3059 convinced the Fire Commission to accept its proposal to use the fire marshal or training officer to cover for fire fighters who call in sick Monday through Friday. This came after the Thompsonville Fire Commission had previously voted in favor of the layoffs as a cost-cutting measure. The deal enables the department to save in overtime costs and keeps minimum staffing to four per shift. “For the safety of fire fighters and the citizens we serve, we are pleased that the Commission decided to make this deal,” says Local 3059 President Thomas Fighting the Fight in Kirkuk, Iraq Brocuglio. “We cannot thank UPFFA President Pete Carozza, UPFFA Staff ixteen IAFF members fighting the fight in Kirkuk, Representative Matt Flor, fire fighters from Iraq, represent 11 affiliates — one of the largest around the region and the citizens for all Snumbers of IAFF members to serve together at of their assistance and support.” Kirkuk Regional Air Base. All are members of the 22nd Air In August 2009, facing budget shortfalls, Force Reserve Command. Pictured are: Sgt William Burley the Commission told Local 3059 it would (Winthrop, MA Local 1070); CMSgt John Fugelo (Upper need to make concessions, including Moreland Township, PA Local 3407); SSgt Jeremy Williams reducing minimum staffing from four to (Winthrop, MA Local 1070); TSgt Jason Browne (Mobile, AL Local three per shift. 1349); MSgt Rodney Wilkinson (Buffalo, NY Local 282); SSgt George Romvos Local 3059 worked hard to develop a (Malden, MA Local 902); MSgt James Twist (Buffalo, NY Local 282); SrA Devon concession plan that did not include layoffs Parsons (Youngstown/Warren Rgl Aprt ARS Vienna, OH Local F-154); TSgt Edwin and presented its proposal to the Ortiz (Buffalo, NY Local 282); MSgt Toby Scott (Fort Dix, NJ Local F-115); SSgt Commission. The fire fighters’ only request Mike O Connor (Buffalo Niagara Airport, NY Local S-25); TSgt Ismael Alicea was for the chief and assistant chief to agree (McGuire Air Force Base, Trenton, NJ Local F-106); MSgt Christopher McArdle to the same concessions. The chiefs refused. (914th Tag, NY Local F-214); TSgt Michael Coleman (Hattiesburg, MS Local 184); The Thompsonville fire fighters came TSgt Timothy Zak (914th Tag, NY Local F-214); and SrA Christopher Baer (914th back, offering even more cost-saving Tag, NY Local F-214). measures, including a contract freeze and no pay raises, that would have saved the fire district more than enough to balance

LOCAL SCENE November/December 2009 10 | the budget. But still, the Commission said “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon 2009” with the an outreach counselor of Iraqi and it was not enough. help of his fellow Local 876 fire fighters Afghanistan veterans at the center. UPFFA President Carozza stepped in and and members of Spokane Valley Chiefs “Fire fighters really can make a helped Local 3059 organize an informational Association Local 3701 and Spokane difference,” says Coldiron. “That’s why I picket the night the commissioners were set County Fire District 8 Local 3711. am challenging other IAFF locals to plan to give final approval on the fire fighter “When something traumatic happens, their own veterans’ retreats.” layoffs. More than 200 fire fighters from military personnel often don’t have the For more information, contact Coldiron around Connecticut and Massachusetts opportunity to deal with it immediately at [email protected] .  and many of the area’s citizens turned out because they are still inside a war zone,” for the picket. Coldiron explains. “Once they return, The Commission then agreed to use on- many are reluctant to discuss what they’ve duty fire marshals and training officers to seen, even with their own families. What fill in for any absent fire fighters.  this retreat does is help to rebuild trust and confidence so that veterans can talk about Spokane Fire Fighters Help it with qualified counselors.” Participating in the event were 18 Returning Vets Readjust veterans, three veterans’ center staff and 20 fire fighters. Fire fighters provided food fter the nation’s military proudly and set up bonding activities, including serve their country in the wars in kayaking, skeet shooting, cow roping, rock AIraq and Afghanistan, many come climbing and water skiing. home to find few services available to help Veterans center staff report that the them readjust to life at home. retreat was very successful. “Now many of With a brother and some friends who our veterans are getting together on their had completed some military service, own and that is big for us,” says Mike Ogle, Spokane Valley, WA local 876 fire fighter Darrin Coldiron is responding to the call for services. After he delivered a donation from the Spokane Valley Firefighters Benevolent Association to the Spokane Veterans Outreach Center, Coldiron was inspired to develop a veterans retreat to provide fun physical challenges and recreation, as well as psychological and peer support. “When I visited the center for the first time, one of the coordinators showed me a video of the Wounded Warrior Project’s outdoor rehabilitative effort — Project Odyssey,” says Coldiron. “I was so impressed that I asked if something like that was offered in the Spokane area. When the coordinator told me no, it motivated me to create one.” Modeling the retreat — which was held Spokane, Washington-area fire fighters help veterans returning from Iraq and over three days in September — after Afghanistan readjust to being back at home through a series of bonding exercises, Project Odyssey, Coldiron developed including archery (top) and horseback riding (above).

Spokane area fire fighters, war veterans and Spokane Veterans Outreach Center staff participated in the first “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” retreat. Already, veterans are showing progress by getting together on their own, unfacilitated by center staff.

International Fire Fighter LOCAL SCENE | 11 Anchorage Hosts First Fire Ops Alaska decision-makers test their fear of heights as they climb an aerial nchorage, AK Local 1264 hosted 21 truck ladder during a Fire community leaders, including state Ops 101 in Anchorage. Asenate and house members, local assemblymen, business owners and the media at its first Fire Ops 101 on October 23. IAFF 7th District Vice President Ricky Walsh, who was there for the event, says, “The attendees were able to experience, for the first time, what it’s like to respond to a car accident, heart attack, live burn and a search and rescue.” “The best part about Fire Ops is that the tasks speak for themselves,” says Local 1264 President Tom Wescott. “I believe everyone left understanding that everything we do is time critical, highly technical and staffing intensive.” On his blog, Alaska Representative Bob Lynn (R) wrote, “The Anchorage Fire Department is one of the best fire departments in the nation. I’m ready to join. But I admit. I couldn’t keep up. No way. No how.” One assemblyman said that he came to the event believing he had a good understanding of the fire fighting profession. After the event, he realized there was a lot he didn’t know. All resources were provided by Local 1264 with some assistance from three Fairbanks Local 1324 fire fighters.  Fire Ops Warms Relations smouldering, with the participants on a Macdonald says the event definitely had raised platform above the blaze. the desired effect on those who Between Alberta Fire “It was a real eye opener,” says Craig participated. “You could see the Fighters, Government Macdonald, president of the Alberta Fire relationships starting in the morning and Fighters Association (AFFA). just growing throughout the day,” he says. he relationship between Alberta’s Participants then took part in three “Our focus was relationship building.” IAFF affiliates and their provincial scenarios: a high-end EMS call using a The next day, the AFFA learned that a bill Tgovernment took a huge leap sensored rescue doll; a hands-on vehicle adding esophageal and testicular cancer forward, thanks to a combined Fire Ops extrication; and a hose line exercise that coverage to its existing list of presumptive 101 event and lobbying day. involved exterior suppression followed by cancers had cleared the hearings stage and Results from the event and the goodwill it interior hose line advance with search. A is expected to be passed in the spring, and generated were evident almost immediately, final observation involved a simulated another bill protecting fire fighters from as two pieces of key fire fighter legislation apartment fire inside a customized railway lawsuits by insurance companies has also advanced in the Alberta legislature shortly car. The black smoke that poured out of been passed in the legislature. after the event took place. the unit was an excellent illustration of And in what is believed to be a first for The Fire Ops and lobby, held October 21 why fire fighters pursue presumptive the AFFA, Macdonald received a personal at the Edmonton Fire Department’s cancer legislation, Macdonald says. invitation to attend the official opening of training facility, included eight members of The Fire Ops was followed by an evening the fall sitting of the Alberta legislature. the legislative assembly, two assistants and reception where fire fighters held informal “Everyone made a point to look up and see two other guests. lobby talks with the Fire Ops participants who the fire fighter was, and I think our The first exercise involved a fire and with several other members of the association took a step forward at that demonstration from incipient stage to legislative assembly. moment,” Macdonald says. 

LOCAL SCENE November/December 2009 12 | Fairfield Local 1426, Stratford Local 998 and Westport Local 1081 guide lawmakers and media through five fire and emergency service evolutions.

Three Connecticut Locals Hold Joint Fire Ops

airfield, CT Local 1426, in conjunction Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters with two other IAFF Connecticut Association (UPFFA) of Connecticut One Fire Ops participant tries her luck at auto extrication. Faffiliates — Stratford Local 998 and President Pete Carozza was on hand to Westport Local 1081, conducted the second kick off the event. annual Fire Ops 101 program at the Fire fighters then took the attendees attitude toward the fire service and a Fairfield Regional Fire School. through five evolutions: forcible entry, willingness to make smart decisions Decision-makers and members of the search and rescue, roof ventilation, EMS about life-saving resources.” media from Easton, Fairfield, Stratford and (CPR instruction), vehicle extrication and After the event, Representative Fawcett Westport, including State Representatives advancing the hose line to extinguish a fire. stated publically that she would be a Kim Fawcett (D) and John Harkins (R), “We all came away feeling like the lifelong advocate of the fire service. dressed in turnout gear to get a complete program was a success,” says Local 1426 Using the IAFF Fire Ops 101 guide, the understanding of the challenges fire President Bob Smith. “This year and last, Connecticut affiliates are planning a third fighters face on a daily basis. we had participants emerge with a new joint Fire Ops for next year. 

Stamford Local 786 Fire Ops Demonstrates Importance of Public Safety

s the economy shows signs of labor-management relations,” says Local Fire Ops participants learn what improvement, Stamford, CT Local 786 President Brendan Keatley. Stamford to expect during a flashover. A786 conducted its annual Fire Ops Fire Chief Robert McGrath backs the 101 as a reminder of how crucial fire program each year . department resources are to public safety. This year, Local 786 began its Fire Ops “We continue to do this event because of with a PowerPoint presentation, followed the support it generates from our decision- by three evolutions: a flashover simulator, a makers and because it helps strengthen HazMat demonstration and an auto extrication exercise. Participating were U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), State Senator Andrew McDonald, State Representatives Gerald Fox, Jim Shapiro and Bill Tong, several incumbent local leaders and mayoral candidates Michael Pavia and David head,” he wrote. Martin. Himes added, “It gave me an up-close In an electronic newsletter produced by and personal appreciation for the his office, Representative Himes discussed incredible work our first responders do, his experience in the flashover simulator. “I and the risks they take as a matter of simply can’t describe the feeling of being in course. It made me recommit myself to the Decision-makers are detailed on how superheated close smoky darkness with work I do on the Committee on Homeland specialized fire service equipment is used. tongues of flame ‘flashbacking’ over your Security.” 

A Fire Ops 101 pre-conference workshop will be offered January 26 in conjunction with the Affiliate Leadership Training Summit in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. For more information, visit www.iaff.org/ALTS www.iaff.org LOCAL SCENE | 13 IAFF Fire Fighters Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness

hen Tyler, TX Local 883 fire Broward fighter Wes Malcolm’s wife, Tonya, County, FL Wdiscovered she had breast cancer, Local 4321 Local 883 fire fighters quickly rallied around their brother and fire fighters his family, organizing a pink T-shirt campaign to raise money for worked to raise the Malcolms and cancer charities. awareness Fire fighters exchanged their regular duty shirts for the pink T- and dollars shirts, which they also sold to the public, who bought more than for breast 3,800 T-shirts. This year, Local 883 is donating 50 percent of its cancer by wearing pink proceeds from T-shirt sales and two golf tournaments to the for 30 days Susan G. Komen Foundation. “The other half will go to Tyler fire on duty. fighters and family members who suffer from cancer,” says Local 883 President Tony Gumber. In addition, as part of its 2009 breast cancer awareness campaign, Local 883 submitted and passed a resolution at the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters (TSAFF) convention to other states independently conducted their own pink T-shirt support the cause. campaigns during the month of October — Breast Cancer Dubbed the “Cares Enough to Wear Pink” Campaign, the Awareness Month. resolution encourages affiliates to wear and sell pink T-shirts to Initiating the resolution in Missouri was the Professional benefit cancer charities. “All of us have been affected by cancer in Fire Fighters of Eastern Missouri Local 2665 . some way,” says TSAFF President Guy Turner. “It is great to see so Wentzville fire fighters, represented by Local 2665, hosted a many of our members getting involved in such a worthy cause.” fundraising festival that included a run-walk, parade and balloon launch. “It was a great success,” says David Marlo, 6th District Vice President for Local 2665 and one of the event’s organizers. “We had more than 2,000 in attendance and raised $12,000 to help women in our community suffering from cancer.” Specifically, the money went to 11 women, all of whom received a free week’s worth of food and financial assistance to pay off some medical bills. Local 2665 helped one cancer patient from being evicted from her

Wear 83 “Cares Enough to f the Tyler, TX Local 8 The success o s Texas to conduct red fire fighters acros Pink” campaign inspi similar campaigns.

Local 883’s success inspired at least 47 other Texas locals to conduct similar campaigns , including Frisco Local 3732 , where — in addition to T-shirt sales — fire fighters organized a chili cook- off and fundraiser at a local restaurant. “The restaurant made a special pink-colored drink with all proceeds going to charity,” says As part of a fundraising festival, Eastern Missouri Local 2665 fire Local 3732 President Christopher Beck. fighters held a parade, including a float dedicated to cancer Texas is not alone. The Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters survivors. (MSCFF) passed a similar resolution and IAFF affiliates in several

November/December 2009 14 Local 4561 fire fighters hosted their third annual ice cream social, raising more than $1,000 for Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Phoenix affiliate. The event was held at Water and Ice, a chain that serves ice cream, smoothies and flavored ice. “For the first two years, we donated the money raised to our local’s fire fighter relief fund, but this year, we wanted to raise money to help those suffering from breast cancer,” says Local 4561 Vice President Carlos Schultz, who organized the event. The pink T-shirt campaign concept is also gathering wind in Florida. Broward County Local 4321 fire fighters traded their regular duty shirts for pink ones for 30 days and sold more than 500 shirts. “A local company — Waste Management, Inc. — donated the shirts so that we could donate 100 percent of sales to breast cancer research,” Battlefield, Missouri fire fighters, says Local 4321 President represented by Southern Missouri Local 3904, raised more than $1,500 for the Walt Dix. Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. In addition, Dix reports that local fire fighters home by paying her back rent, have had luck generating plus extra. breast cancer awareness in Lake A their own communities by The Battlefield Fire District fire rea Fire Figh to ters, MO Loc speaking about it and fighters, represented by Southern the Lake Reg al 3987 dona ional Cancer ted more tha Missouri Local 3904, and Lake Area Foundation. n $650 wearing the pink T-shirts Fire Fighters Local 3987 were also among the IAFF at neighborhood association affiliates participating in the campaign. meetings.  Local 3904 fire fighters wore pink shirts throughout October, raising more than $1,500 for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. “It wasn’t until we started organizing this event that we realized how many of us were affected in some way by breast cancer,” says Local 3904 President Lee Morris. And in Lake Ozarks Lake Area Fire Fighters, Local 3987 fire fighters sold more than $650 in pink T-shirts.“We are matching the shirt sales amount to benefit the Lake Regional Cancer Foundation at Lake Regional Hospital,” says Local 3987 President David Radlund. In Lynnwood, Washington, Local 1984 was inspired by one if its own members, Christine McCroskey. “When she started her battle with cancer, many of us realized that we had someone close to us that had been affected,” says Local 1984 President Scott Dibenedetto. United Emergency Medical Professionals of Arizona Local 1984 wore pink duty shirts for one week and sold more Local I-60 lent their pink ambulance as a visual reminder than 300 shirts to the public. All proceeds benefit the Susan G. of the importance of breast cancer awareness during a fundraiser organized by Maricopa Local 4561. Komen Foundation. In Maricopa, Arizona, in addition to wearing pink duty shirts,

Maricopa, AZ Local 4561 wore pink for the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Phoenix affiliate.

International Fire Fighter 15 palatable during the 1990s — cash flows were healthy, taxes were kept low and employees received enhancements in their pay and benefits package.” Martin says the local worked with the City to create a task force to study the problem and address the issue. The City of Springfield knew it had a legal obligation to provide these earned benefits, and if funding was not available to honor those commitments, it faced litigation. The fire and police unions made it clear that they would sue the City if the ballot issued failed. “We had to hold a hammer over their head to show how serious we were,” he says. The City lobbied for passage as hard as anyone, sending letters offering to make s municipal budgets continue to was that the sales tax was as much about presentations to more than 300 civic tighten in this uncertain economy and public safety and supporting those who groups. The City Council also passed a Aelected leaders look for places to cut risk their lives for others.” resolution not to initiate any new citywide back, fire fighter retiree pensions are During the 1990s, the pension fund had a sales taxes for at least five years. caught in the fray, often unfairly blamed 2 percent build rate where an employee Local 152 and the police union also for unfunded liabilities in communities could max out at 35 years of service with a worked with the advocacy group Citizens across the United States and Canada. The pension of 70 percent of final average Keeping Our Commitment to generate fallout has put retirement security for salary. Over three years, this stair was community support for the sales tax many IAFF members at stake . stepped up to a 2.5 percent build rate with increase, knocking on doors, mailing But in Springfield, Missouri, fire fighters, 28 years of service for a 70 percent postcards and talking to voters . The police, the City Council, city manager campaign committee also produced and the mayor found a solution to television commercials to air one overcome a $238.5 million shortfall in week before the election. the police and fire pension fund — Martin says one of the biggest more than three times greater than challenges was to show people that the City’s general fund — that was there was a real need for the tax, also endorsed by the Chamber of despite a bad economy. “It was the Commerce and the local newspaper. cheapest and easiest way out,” This unanimous support for a ¾- he says. cent sales tax referendum to fund the Addition ally, IBEW was interested pension is unique in these tough in the tax because the City’s utility economic times, but all sides came company was likely to lose its bond together to persuade the electorate to rating if the City was sued or went vote yes on the tax increase. “We had bankrupt. Without a bond rating, to walk hand in hand to get this done,” says pension. This benefit was given in lieu of union electricians would be laid off. Shawn Martin, president of Springfield raises, with the City hoping to fund the Similarly, the carpenters, sheet metal Local 152. cost of the benefit with increased employee workers and pipefitters were concerned When the City leadership first put an contributions going from 7 percent to 8.5 that a capital improvement tax up for initiative on the ballot in February 2009 percent and with returns on investments. renewal in 2010 would be diverted to fund seeking approval for a 1 percent sales tax to In 1995, the pension plan for other City the pension. Targeting this tax would only fund the pension, Local 152 spearheaded employees became non-contributory, and dig the City deeper into an economic pit. the campaign, but the initiative was those employees received a return of all A no vote would have forced the City to defeated by just 441 votes. their pension contributions as a benefit. put all of its resources toward the pension, With the tax on the ballot once again in Police and fire were offered half of this resulting in less money for capital November, fire fighters were more benefit and continued to be contributory improvements, fewer jobs, less demand for determined than ever to pass the tax but with all contributions being returned union services and lower wages. increase to fund the pension plan. “It was at retirement. This was to be funded by “We were on the verge of becoming a important not just for now, but for 30, 40, the raise that was diverted to the pension model for success or failure,” notes Martin. 50 years from now,” says Martin. and returns on investments. The build rate But the effort gained speed, and on The local focused much of its efforts on changed to 2.8 percent, maxing out at 25 October 18, the Springfield News-Leader educating the public. “People didn’t years of service for a 70 percent pension. endorsed the tax increase — a measure it understand what caused the problem,” This was to be funded 100 percent by had opposed during the first attempt . explains Martin. “They were just looking employees. Supporters of the tax increase flooded the for a head on a platter.” “It was a flawed system,” explains Martin. paper with op-eds, but dissenting opinions IAFF 2nd Vice President Mark “The City offered benefits to be paid in were nowhere to be found. Woolbright says, “In addition to fixing the some future administration’s budget year With momentum on the side of sales tax problem, the message we needed to send instead of raises. The result seemed proponents, Local 152 held a rally six days

November/December 2009 16 before election day to solidify support for the measure. IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger attended the rally to motivate labor to get out and talk to citizens and encourage a yes vote on the sales tax issue. “There is a coalition of everyone supporting this measure,” said Schaitberger. “We can’t let this referendum fail.” On November 3, when the votes were counted, the measure had passed 55 percent to 45 percent. The final tally showed more than 4,500 additional voters turned out compared to the February election. Of those additional votes, more than 80 percent were in support of the ¾- IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger urged fire fighters and other union members cent pension sales tax. Almost 13,000 to use the days remaining before the election for grassroots campaigning in support of the sales tax. voters cast yes, compared with 9,160 in February, while the number of no votes was comparatively unchanged. help the City reduce its current New fire and police employees will be Revenue from the new sales tax will be contribution of 52 percent of police-fire enrolled in the statewide LAGERS system collected until the $238.5 million payroll to 35 percent, freeing up for public employees, a fund that is stable unfunded liability is eliminated. Revenue approximately $5 million in the next fiscal and professionally managed and covers all will be used to fund the hiring of more fire year’s budget. other City employees. Benefits offered by fighters and police and to end brownouts According to the ballot language, the tax LAGERS are determined by state statute (the City shut down as many as two fire increase will sunset once the pension funds and are not subject to negotiation.  units a day). The new revenue will also are fully funded.

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W Massachusetts Governor E

N Deval Patrick drew applause D L with his announcement in October of A R

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in his state, communities got it quickly. After the October 7 decision to give $8.1 million to 13 communities, fire fighters were back on the job November 15 in Bridgewater, Easton, Fall River, Hull, Lakeville, Lawrence, Methuen, Monson, New Bedford, North Attleboro, Quincy , Walpole and Worcester. Fall River was among the hardest hit in Massachusetts — the city laid off 44 fire fighters. To help the community cope with layoffs caused by the recession, the governor gave Fall River nearly $2.8 timulus money hasn’t done much to Department. “With these stimulus funds, million in stimulus finding on October 7, stimulate fire departments, but we can eliminate dangerous understaffing, and another $188,000 on November 23. SMassachusetts is an exception. put people to work and give our police and “Morale was in the toilet after the 44 While many governors are using loopholes fire departments the resources they need to layoffs,” Fall River Local 1314 President that allow them to use money intended for keep our residents safe.” Michael Coogan says. “Now morale in the public safety and allocate it elsewhere — Money for Massachusetts’ fire department is better all around because such as closing budget deficits — the departments came from the state’s share of we’re not short staffed any longer. It’s Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts the American Recovery and Reinvestment better for the men and women in the (PFFM) has convinced its governor to Act, which includes $210 million for local department and for the community allocate more than $20 million to rehire fire fire departments to support the renovation because everyone is safer now.” fighters and bolster public safety. and construction of local fire stations, but It also helped that Local 1314 engaged in Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick does not specifically earmark any stimulus some aggressive political action to remove announced November 23 that 85 fire money to fire departments to bolster an unfriendly mayor. Local 1314 backed departments in his state will receive $12 staffing or for programs that have been political newcomer Will Flanagan, who million to pay for overtime and ensure safe reduced or eliminated as a result of the defeated the mayor in the primary and staffing levels and fill positions that were current recession. defeated his challenger with 60 percent of eliminated due to lack of funding. The PFFM led efforts to lobby Governor the vote in the November 3 general election. That follows a decision on October 7 by Patrick and worked hard throughout the Local 1314 vigorously opposed its sitting Governor Patrick to give $8.1 million to year to convince him to use stimulus money mayor because he wouldn’t work with rehire 127 fire fighters in 13 communities. to fund fire fighter salaries and restore jobs Coogan to avoid layoffs. “There are a lot of people who will keep in cities hammered by the recession. “He wouldn’t work with us, so we got their jobs because of this funding. It’s going The watershed moment in PFFM’s him out. The new mayor has promised to to make our jobs a little safer,” said Robert lobbying efforts came in April, when work with us,” Coogan says. McCarthy, president of the PFFM, at the President McCarthy and IAFF 3rd District Like efforts to remove an unfriendly governor’s November 23 press conference. Vice President Michael Mullane brought mayor in Fall River, convincing the The decision by Governor Patrick to give scores of laid-off fire fighters to the governor to give Massachusetts fire stimulus money to fire departments statehouse to meet with Governor Patrick departments more than $20 million proved throughout his state is unprecedented. to press their case for stimulus funding. that the hard work of political action and Massachusetts is believed to be the only “That was huge. I think that’s when he got building alliances pays off, Mullane says. state whose governor has used stimulus the message that he could help these people,” “The General President gave all of us a money to bring back laid-off fire fighters. says Mullane. “He was able to look them mission to get some of the stimulus money “The economic crisis has hit cities and right in the eyes and understand that these to help address the layoffs and the effects of towns hard and forced communities to lay were real people who had no money for their the recession,” Mullane adds.  off the men and women sworn to protect mortgages and that he could help them.” us,” Governor Patrick said November 23 at Once Governor Patrick decided to use a press conference at the Worcester Fire stimulus money to help fire departments

International Fire Fighter 19 ustice has been served in a long legal battle evidence showing that the vandalism incident was a between Colorado’s Snowmass-Wildcat Fire pretext for the real reason he was fired — for his status JProtection District and former Snowmass, CO as a union president and the fire chief’s anti-union Local 4327 President Paul Blangsted. Blangsted, who motives. The court also found that the purpose of the was fired for his union organizing and leadership union involved matters of public concern, including activities in 2004, has been reinstated as a fire fighter having a smoke detector battery drive and providing and is back on the job. fire fighters with hazardous materials training. “The saying, ‘Good things come to those who wait,’ At the end of the trial on July 24, 2008, handled by could not be more accurate in this case,” says IAFF Doug Steele, a partner of IAFF General Counsel Tom General President Harold Schaitberger. “After Woodley, a jury returned a favorable verdict awarding Blangsted’s First Amendment rights were violated, the Blangsted substantial compensatory damages against International stepped in to assist, prepared to see this the District, and punitive damages against the chief. case through until this egregious wrong was corrected. Upset with the jury’s verdict, the District filed post- After five years, I am pleased to say that things are trial motions to nullify the award and dismiss the suit. right again.” On August 5, 2009, the judge rejected the District’s “As my predecessor and friend, Mike McNeill, would arguments, and recognized that the jury could properly have said had he lived to see this day is that this is a true find that he was actually fired for exercising his First victory for the IAFF Guardian Policy,” says IAFF 9th Amendment rights of free association. District Vice President Randy Atkinson. “Whether you are Regarding Blangsted’s reinstatement as a fire fighter, a member of a big local or a small local like the the District argued that it was moving toward a Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protect District, no one can workforce comprised of all cross-trained, dual-role fire violate the rights of our members and get away with it.” fighters/paramedics to better serve the public, and that The late IAFF 9th District Vice President McNeill and he should not be reinstated because he did not have a Blangsted organized Local 4327 in January 2004. paramedic certification. However, the judge directed Almost immediately, the Snowmass-Wildcat Fire that he get his job back because he did not need a Protection District and its fire chief made their paramedic license when he was unlawfully discharged opposition to the union clear and began engaging in in 2004. union-busting activity. The jury’s verdict and the court’s recent ruling In April 2004, Blangsted was accused of vandalizing a provided a leveraged position to obtain a fair settlement sign at the Snowmass Club, a recreation club where fire regarding full relief and avoid an appeal by the District. fighters use the workout facilities for free. After denying After discussions in mediation, a settlement was finally the allegations, he was charged with insubordination and reached with the Fire District. The positive terms of the lying during an investigation. The District fired him. court settlement include, most importantly, reinstatement “The disciplinary action against me was excessive,” of Blangsted to his former job on September 27, 2009, says Blangsted, who says the termination was primarily with all rights restored. due to his union organizing and leadership role, and in “Words cannot express how thankful I am to be back violation of his First Amendment rights of free on the job,” says Blangsted. “For the first couple of association. weeks, I worked hard to update my training. Today, I Then-IAFF 9th District Vice President McNeill am back working a regular shift.” advocated for the handling of the case under the In addition, Blangsted also received $260,000 in Guardian Policy. The District and its lawyers have economic damages, which is about four times the total aggressively fought this litigation since 2004. However, amount of pay and benefits he lost. Also, the settlement efforts to persuade the federal judge to throw out the provided for the IAFF’s full recovery of attorneys’ fees suit proved unsuccessful. and costs in this hard-fought Guardian case.  In previously denying the District’s motion to dismiss the case, the court determined that there was sufficient

20 Always on the Frontline Battle Over Taxing Health The IAFF has made it health plans they sold that exceeded a Benefits Heats Up certain threshold. Insurance companies clear it will not support would then pass these costs on to the employer and employees. he IAFF remains at the forefront of an excise tax that will The tax on health plans would be almost the debate over taxing health care affect the nation’s as bad for the nation’s fire fighters as the Tbenefits as a way to pay for direct tax on workers. The most likely reforming our nation’s health system. The fire fighters. result of the tax would be to force next few weeks will prove crucial as insurance companies to slash benefits in Congressional action enters its final phase. proposed during last year’s campaign and order to lower the cost of their plans and The IAFF was instrumental in defeating was a key reason the IAFF endorsed avoid the tax. Since many fire proposals considered earlier this year to Barack Obama for president. fighters enjoy good health impose a direct tax on workers on the Baucus was forced to abandon his tax benefits, the result value of their health care benefits. This proposal, but he then suggested an would be a idea, championed by Senate Finance alternative tax on health care benefits. decrease in Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT), Rather than tax employees on the value of the current was similar to the plan that Republican health benefits, the new Baucus plan health coverage presidential candidate John McCain would tax insurance companies on any IAFF members enjoy. The IAFF has led the House Passes Legislation Improving effort to prevent this insurance plan excise tax, FIRE Act/SAFER Grant Programs and convinced the House of Representatives to reject he FIRE Act grant program, examine ways the federal government can using the tax to pay for officially known as the Assistance to promote fire department compliance with health reform. The TFirefighters Grant (AFG) program, NFPA safety standards. legislation that has passed has provided billions of dollars to fire The primary reform of the FIRE Act the House used revenue generated by departments since its inception in 2001, program is a guarantee that professional taxing families that earn more than $1 but the program has long suffered from a fire departments receive at least 25 percent million a year, rather than taxing health distribution formula that discriminates of the funding each year, with combination benefits. against metropolitan fire departments. and volunteer departments also guaranteed The Senate Finance Committee, however, That is about to end, if legislation to receive 25 percent each. The remaining adopted Baucus’s plan to tax insurance approved by the House of Representatives 25 percent would be competitive, going to plans that cost more than $21,000 for a becomes law. HR 3791, the Fire Grants the best grant applications from any type of family plan, and $8,000 for an individual. Reauthorization Act of 2009, makes major department. Under current law, volunteer The Baucus bill contains a special carve changes to both the FIRE Act and the departments receive a specific percentage of out for employees, including fire fighters Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency funding, but there currently is no set-aside who face high insurance costs because of Response (SAFER ) grant program to for professional departments. the dangerous nature of their job. The make it easier for professional fire In addition to guaranteeing a portion of threshold for these dangerous occupations departments to secure federal funding. funding, the legislation makes several would be $26,000 for a family and $9,850 The IAFF played a leading role in crafting other changes beneficial to professional for an individual. However, these higher a compromise with other fire service fire departments, including reducing the limits would only apply to insurance plans organizations, and securing support from local match from 20 percent to 10 that predominately cover hazardous key members of Congress. The legislation percent, increasing the size of grants that occupations, and would be of minimal passed the House Science Committee in larger jurisdictions may receive, giving benefit to fire fighters who are part of a October, and was approved by the full priority to grant applications from broader plan covering all municipal or House of Representatives on November 18 departments that protect large state workers. by a bipartisan vote of 391-31. populations and have high call volumes, The Senate will begin debate on a health “Reforming the FIRE Act and SAFER and allowing the local match to be waived care bill that includes a modified version of grants is of critical importance to for jurisdictions facing financial hardship. Baucus’s excise tax. The proposal unveiled protecting the health and safety of IAFF The bill also simplifies the rules by Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D- members,” says IAFF General President governing SAFER, making it significantly NV) increased the threshold to $23,000 for Harold Schaitberger. “The changes easier for municipalities to commit to a a family and $8,500 for an individual. This contained in this legislation will go a long SAFER grant. Amendments include has not satisfied the IAFF and others who way toward ending the long-standing bias shortening the grant period from five to continue to work to eliminate its inclusion against professional fire departments .” three years, implementing an across-the- in health care reform. During consideration of HR 3791, the board 20 percent local match, and While some version of the excise tax House also approved another IAFF eliminating the current funding cap on is likely to be included in any bill that legislative priority as an amendment to the the size of grants. It also makes passes the Senate, the final decision will bill. By a vote of 358-75, the House adopted permanent the temporary authorities be made in a joint House-Senate an amendment offered by Representative approved by Congress to waive the conference committee. The IAFF has made Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) to add the SAFER local match and other restrictions. it clear it will not support an excise tax that Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act to HR The U.S. Senate is currently working to will affect the nation’s fire fighters.  3791. The Perlmutter amendment would craft companion legislation.  www.iaff.org ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE | 21 Always on the Frontline Voters Reject TABOR Saskatchewan Locals Active in Municipal Elections Measures in Maine and Washington number of IAFF affiliates in other unions’ support is what likely put Saskatchewan are looking forward him over the top. oters in Maine and Washington to new doors opening at their city In Saskatoon, IAFF Local 80 had the A defeated ballot initiatives November halls thanks to political action campaigns good fortune to endorse incumbent V3 that would have severely affected conducted in advance of municipal Mayor Don Atchison and the entire professional fire fighters and other public elections held October 28 across the Council for re-election. All were safety personnel. In both states, voters province. successfully re-elected. rejected a proposal known as the Taxpayer The members of Swift Current Local Local 80 President Bruce Siemens says Bill of Rights (TABOR). 1318, tired of ongoing antagonism at the the decision to endorse the existing Under TABOR, government spending hands of a right-leaning city council and Council reflected the good support the increases are capped by a formula that is an anti-union city manager, rolled up City’s fire service has received from City based on the state’s rate of inflation and their sleeves and conducted the most Hall. “Mayor Atchison’s support for the population growth. Any increase in vigorous political action campaign in fire service has led to proper staffing, government spending above that cap requires their history. response times and funding, which in statewide voter approval. Had these TABOR With assistance from the FIREPAC turn has led to a safer community and measures passed, they would have slowed Canada Fund, Local 1318 held a meet- safer working conditions for our economic recovery and left Washington and and-greet event for candidates. Almost all members,” Siemens says. Maine in a permanent recession. of the candidates turned out for food and Prince Albert Local 510 used FIREPAC With the economy the number-one issue, drinks while meeting the fire fighters and Canada funds to support a mayoral voters in Maine and Washington state learning about fire fighter issues. Local candidate. While the local’s choice was not rejected these anti-government measures. 1318 also joined with two other City successful, Local President Lloyd Zwack Maine’s measure went down with a unions to endorse a slate of seven says the initiative was very worthwhile in resounding defeat (60 percent-40 percent), candidates. When the votes were tallied, terms of identifying fire fighters as players while Washington’s campaign came from six of their seven candidates were in the local political scene. behind with a 55 percent-45 percent rebuff. successful, including the City’s new mayor. Zwack says the local has been treated In Maine, this was the second time voters “I’m quite happy with how it went,” fairly by the City in the past, and he is rejected TABOR; the first was in 2006. Local 1318 President Wade Sutherland hopeful that the new Council follows “TABOR II worried us a little more this says, adding that the results of its political through with a plan adopted by the time as people are struggling with the action are already evident. “We’ve met previous Council that calls for a staffing economy, and tax reform measures that the with the mayor about negotiations and it increase and a new fire station. Maine legislature has worked on have yet was actually quite positive.” In Yorkton, two fire fighter-friendly to show any visible signs of relief,” says Sutherland, who thanks IAFF 6th councillors both ran for mayor and Local John Martell, president of the Professional District Vice President Lorne West for his 1527 made the strategic decision not to Fire Fighters of Maine (PFFM) excellent advice and assistance during the endorse one over the other. Local 1527 The PFFM joined with a coalition, initiative, notes that he ran into one of President Neal Matechuk says his “Citizens United for Maine’s Future,” made the newly-elected councillors downtown, members weighed the benefits and risks up of union members and retirees. and the councillor reaffirmed his door of choosing one of the mayoral Working with various field offices around was open to fire fighters. The councillor candidates and in the end decided to step the state, PFFM held phone banks, told Sutherland he was in a tough race for back, knowing they’d have a fire-friendly conducted literature drops, put up signs his seat, but that the fire fighters’ and mayor regardless of the outcome.  and worked on get-out-the-vote efforts. A number of PFFM affiliates undertook efforts to help defeat TABOR. Lincoln Local 3038 included flyers in the local newspaper just before the election. Bar Harbor Local 4666 talked to people about TABOR and its effect on public safety. A number of members from Bangor Local 772 also gave presentations and made calls to identified swing voters. “This was a team effort to defeat TABOR,” notes Martell. “State Vice Presidents Michael Crouse, Mike Williams, Mike Scott and Ronnie Green worked tirelessly on this campaign.” Martell is also thankful to the leadership of IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger and 3rd District Vice President Mike Mullane in supporting the campaign. Saskatoon, SK Local 80 endorsed Mayor Don Atchison for re-election, along with the entire City Council in recognition of its support of the City’s fire In addition to defeating TABOR, the PFFM department. All were re-elected. also worked to defeat an excise tax measure. The ballot initiative sought to reduce Maine’s automobile excise tax by half, a move that

ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE November/December 2009 22 | could have had dire consequences for the Between 2005 and 2009, President Harold Schaitberger and 7th funding of fire services in the state. When the District Vice President Ricky Walsh.” votes were counted, the initiative had failed TABOR was introduced During this decade, voters and state 26 percent-74 percent. legislatively in 28 states, legislatures across the United States have In Washington state, ballot initiative guru consistently rejected TABOR, including in Tim Eyman attempted to create a TABOR and failed to be referred Nebraska, Oregon and, most recently, in law, and was defeated resoundingly, to the ballot. Colorado California. Despite aggressive paid garnering only 45 percent support. In a signature drives by Americans for Tax surprising development, the mere mention remains the only state to Reform and other TABOR proponents, of Tim Eyman’s name associated with the have adopted TABOR, and TABOR initiatives have failed to make the TABOR initiative was enough to lower ballot in Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma, support for the idea. it’s suffered the Montana and Michigan in previous cycles. “Tim Eyman has the financial backing of consequences as a result. Between 2005 and 2009, TABOR was anti-government proponents, so that every introduced legislatively in 28 states, and failed time he has an ill-conceived, anti-public Fire fighters in Washington state to be referred to the ballot. Colorado remains service idea, he has a million dollars to collectively contributed more than $50,000 the only state to have adopted TABOR, and pursue it,” says Washington State Council of to the campaign, hosted phone banks and it’s suffered the consequences as a result. Fire Fighters President Kelly Fox. “Since spoke at several forums and on several “I’m proud of what our state leadership 2003, he has proposed nine statewide levels to oppose the initiative. The and affiliates did in Maine and Washington initiatives , and seven of them have failed. We combined efforts of the greater labor to defeat these anti-government measures have opposed nearly every one of these community, including private sector unions , that, if passed, would have a dramatic proposals, marshalling numerous resources raised more than $2 million to help reach effect on public safety services,” says IAFF to defend public safety services. Thankfully, each and every one of their members. President Schaitberger. “Despite these wins, the IAFF and state affiliates answered the “From top to bottom, it was a total team we still need to be vigilant, as we will bell big-time by responding with their time, effort,” says Fox. “We are grateful for the continue to see these initiatives rearing money and energy.” support and leadership of IAFF General their ugly head.” 

Election Day Recap eviscerate the collective bargaining rights The outcomes of local elections like of public safety officers in New Jersey. these impact the day-to-day lives of he outcomes of the November 3 In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the professional fire fighters and cannot be elections proved to be a mixed bag IAFF and the Virginia Professional Fire overlooked. Every effort of every IAFF Tfor professional fire fighters, with Fighters (VPFF )-endorsed candidate for member counts. This was borne out in both wins and losses for various fire governor, state Senator Creigh Deeds, has Seattle, where Local 27 not only helped to fighter-friendly candidates, as well as had a 100 percent voting record on fire successfully unseat an incumbent mayor decisive victories in defeating three fighter issues as a state senator. in the primary, but also worked tirelessly potentially disastrous ballot initiatives However, the prevailing political to push its endorsed candidate, Joe (see story on page 22). headwinds led to the defeat of Deeds. This Mallahan, to within 5,000 votes of victory In Virginia and New Jersey, statewide is particularly unfortunate given that from more than one million ballots cast. elections were held for governor. Virginia is one of only two remaining In another extremely tight mayoral race, Virginians also elected a lieutenant states (along with North Carolina) that Atlanta, GA Local 134 endorsed City Council governor and attorney general. absolutely prohibit by law any collective member Mary Norwood, who took 46 In New Jersey, the IAFF and the bargaining rights for public safety percent of the vote in the November 3 Professional Fire Fighters of New Jersey personnel. Governor-elect Bob McDonnell election. Norwood then faced former state (PFFNJ) endorsed incumbent Governor has made it explicitly clear that he opposes Senator Kasim Reed in a December 1 run- Jon Corzine, who has returned more than the establishment of any collective off. Reed has been certified as the winner, $3.5 billion to the state pension fund for bargaining rights for public safety workers. but by a margin of only 715 votes. Given the retired fire fighters and police officers At the municipal level, a number of IAFF closeness of the race, a recount is anticipated. during his time in office. Governor affiliates endorsed candidates in mayoral The IAFF also congratulates all of its Corzine has also prevented public safety races this year. The IAFF congratulates member candidates in their election layoffs in the state, allowing New Jersey Pittsburgh, PA Local 1 on the re-election endeavors (see the story on page 24). fire departments to continue to keep their of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Detroit, MI Finally, the IAFF is pleased to announce communities safe despite the recent Local 344 on the re-election of Mayor the election of two new fire fighter- strains on the state’s economy. Dave Bing. In addition, Toledo, OH Local friendly candidates to the U.S. House of Unfortunately, the dire impact of the 92 was successful in its efforts on behalf of Representatives. On the West Coast, country’s recession on the state of New Mayor-elect Mike Bell, a former Toledo California Lieutenant Governor John Jersey proved to be insurmountable, and fire chief and Ohio state fire marshal. Garamendi was elected to serve as the new Governor Corzine lost his bid for re- Other affiliates that worked extremely Representative of California’s 10th election by 4 percent to former U.S. hard on behalf of fire fighter-friendly Congressional District in the Contra Costa Attorney Chris Christie. As part of his mayoral candidates included Boston, MA County area. And on the East Coast, campaign, Christie promoted the Local 718, New York Local 94 and Local retired Air Force captain Bill Owens was elimination of the state’s public safety 854, and Seattle, WA Local 27. Although elected as the Representative for New officer pension system to instead force New these endorsed candidates were not York’s 23rd Congressional District. Both Jersey’s career fire fighters into a defined- ultimately successful in their bids, the candidates were IAFF FIREPAC supported.  contribution 401(k) plan. Christie has also IAFF commends these affiliates for their advocated policies that would largely hard work this election season.

International Fire Fighter ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE | 23 Always on the Frontline IAFF Fire Fighters and Political Training Academy graduate. leadership capacities of both my Family Members Elected Bellevue, WA Local 1605 fire fighter Del positions,” says Cafarella. Spivey, also an IAFF Political Training Academy In Madison Township, Ohio, recently graduate, has been re-elected to Bothell City re-elected Edward G. Dildine, a he IAFF political action mantra, Council. “It is very rewarding to not only be Republican, is the son of the newly elected “Elections Matter,” is especially true the voice of Bothell Local 2099 fire fighters, Edward B. Dildine. Both are members of Twhen IAFF fire fighters or their but also the voice of all labor,” he says. Madison Township Local 2507. The father, family members are on the ballot. For the Also elected or re-elected to office are: a former Local 2507 president, will be 2009 election cycle, eight IAFF members St. Bernard, Ohio City Council member serving as Madison Township Trustee. were elected or re-elected.  Peggy Brickweg (wife of former Local In Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, Cleveland “No one can be a better voice for issues 450 President Kurt Brickweg) Local 93 fire fighter Todd Bloam was elected important to fire fighters than our St. Bernard City Council Member Patty to his first political position on the Village of members,” says IAFF General President  Hausfeld (sister of Local 450 Secretary- Cuyahoga Heights Council. Harold Schaitberger. “On behalf of the Treasurer Jon Hausfeld and member Cuyahoga Heights Local 702 President IAFF, I congratulate both re-elected and Robert Hausfeld) Rick Bacci says the local looks forward to newly elected fire fighters.” Groveport, Ohio City Council member Bloam being their voice on the council. The Ohio Association of Professional Fire  Edward G. Dildine (secretary of Bloam, a 14-year veteran Cleveland fire Fighters (OAPFF) First District Vice President Madison Township Local 2507) fighter who lives in Cuyahoga Heights, says, and retired member of Lima, OH Local 334 Edward B. Dildine (member of “I want to do what I can to protect public Roy Hollenbacher has been re-elected to his  Madison Township Local 2507). safety and other crucial Village resources.” fourth term as Bath Township Trustee. Niagara County, New York Legislator For more on the IAFF Political Training “I credit much of my success to lessons I  Jason Cafarella (Niagara Falls, NY Academy or information on electing fire have learned from the IAFF through its Local 714). fighters to political positions, call the Political Training Academy and through Cafarella will also begin serving as Local IAFF Political Action Department at my experiences with political action with 714 Vice President on January 1. “I am (202) 824-1582. the OAPFF and my home affiliate — Lima  looking forward to working in the Local 334,” says Hollenbacher, a 1998 IAFF MEMBER CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE

Name Local Name State Local Office Sought Won Matthew Scarrozzo Middletown CT 1073 Middletown Common Council Silas Kevil Atlanta GA 134 Atlanta City Council Charles Asher Battle Creek MI 335 Battle Creek City Commission Jason Frattini Eastpointe MI 1561 Harper Woods City Council Angelo DeMaio Atlantic City NJ 198 Atlantic County Freeholder Jim Ennis Syracuse NY 280 Onondaga County Legislator Dominick DiPaulo Syracuse NY 280 Salina Town Council Jason Cafarella Niagara Falls NY 714 Niagara County Legislator X Paul Denault Lake Mohegan NY 2956 Cortlandt Town Board Todd Bloam Cleveland OH 93 Cuyahoga Heights Village Council X Andy Drwal Lorain OH 267 Lorain City Council X Roy Hollenbacher Lima OH 334 Bath Township Trustee X Peggy Brickweg St. Bernard OH 450 St. Bernard City Council X Patty Hausfeld St. Bernard OH 450 St. Bernard City Council X Edward B. Dildine Madison Township OH 2507 Madison Township Trustee X Edward G. Dildine Madison Township OH 2507 Groveport City Council X Thomas Williams Bloom Township OH 3465 Greenfield Township Trustee James Hempstead Richland WA 1052 Kennewick City Council Del Spivey Bellevue WA 1604 Bothell City Council X Keven Rojecki SeaTac WA 2919 Tacoma City Council

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Across the IAFF Missouri Fire Fighters Help Weiss agrees, “I have already seen within Unify Union Women my own community how quickly CLUW can unify people to work toward common goals. I am hoping to find similar success wo Kansas City, MO Local 42 fire in my new national-level position.” fighters have been elected to serve in The Coalition of Labor Union Women Tleadership roles within the Coalition was formed in 1974 to unify all union of Labor Union Women (CLUW). women and to work toward four basic Representing IAFF members, Michele goals: to promote affirmative action in the Newby, a 10-year veteran fire fighter, will workplace; to strengthen the role of serve on the CLUW National Officers women in unions; to organize the Council as Vice President. Julie Weiss, a unorganized women; and to increase the seven-year veteran fire fighter, will Michele Newby (second from right) and involvement of women in the political and represent the interests of smaller unions as Julie Weiss (second from left) with the legislative process. a National Delegate to the CLUW Greater Kansas City delegation at CLUW’s  Executive Board. national convention. IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger says, “I am proud that two secretary. The chapter already represents IAFF women leaders will be playing key nearly 100 members. IAFF Welcomes roles in CLUW’s mission to protect the “As soon as I became a fire fighter, I made rights of America’s workers and to ensure a conscious decision to be active within my New Locals that women have a voice as decisions about union and to do what I can to help my the future of the labor movement are made.” brothers and sisters,” says Newby. “The The new IAFF affiliates listed Newby, who serves on the Local 42 more coalitions we form with other labor below joined the International in Executive Board as a Business Agent, and organizations, the stronger we become in September and October 2009. Weiss were instrumental in organizing the the labor movement as a whole. That is Greater Kansas City Chapter of CLUW. why I became involved with CLUW and Local 3308 Local 4774 Newby was elected its first president and am looking forward to seeing what we can Burley Fire Fighters Hope Professional Fire Weiss was elected as the recording accomplish together.” Burley, ID Fighters Association President: Justin Hope, AR Jensen President: Wayne 7 members Carlton Fort Wayne Fire Fighter Jim Ridley Appointed to IAFF Post 8 members IAFF Director Elizabeth Harman Nominated to FEMA Position Local 4769 Camden County Local 4775 Professional Fire Byron Fire Fighters he IAFF has appointed James Jim’s experience makes him a perfect fit Fighters Byron, IL Ridley director of the IAFF for this important job at the IAFF,” says Camden County, GA President: Chris Hazardous Materials and Weapons IAFF General President Harold President: Joseph Logston T McGee 9 members of Mass Destruction Training Schaitberger. 28 members Department. Ridley, a career fire fighter Ridley replaces Elizabeth M. Harman, Local 4776 for 29 years, was president of Fort Wayne, who has been nominated by the Obama Local 4770 Sheridan Professional Professional Fire Fire Fighters IN Local 124 for 11 years. administration to become an assistant Fighters of The Association Ridley also has served as a vice administrator at the Federal Emergency Villages Sheridan,CO president of the Professional Fire Fighters Management Agency (FEMA) . The Villages, FL President: Brian President: Stephen Young Union of Indiana, a Fire Prevention and If confirmed, Harman will manage Kennedy 15 members Building Safety commissioner with the FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate, the 37 members Indiana Department of Homeland central location for grants management at Local 4777 Security, an elected member of the IAFF FEMA. These offices are tasked with the Local 4771 Scituate Professional West Greenwich Fire Rescue and Fire Human Relations Committee, and an provision of credible leadership of FEMA & Rescue Association Fighters instructor for the IAFF Partnership grants, transparent data and processes, West Greenwich, RI Scituate, RI Education Program. He also spent six collaborative partnerships with President: Mary Cary President: Matthew 3 members Knowlton, Sr. years in the United States Marine Corps. stakeholders and connection to Homeland 5 members “I’m honored to be asked to take over a Security priorities and outcomes. Local 4772 program that’s so important to the health As the assistant administrator, Harman Foley Professional Fire Local 4779 Fighters Association Louisa County Fire and safety of first responders,” Ridley says. will be responsible for the oversight of Foley, AL and EMS The IAFF operates the largest the two divisions within Grants Program President: Lee Steiner Mineral, VA HazMat/WMD training program in Directorate and the management of all 9 members President: Debbie North America. The program has programmatic and financial Smith Local 4773 18 members received more than $50 million over the responsibilities for grant programs across Oswego Fire Fighters past 22 years to educate emergency FEMA’s eight directorates. These Oswego, IL Local 4780 responders about strategies to safeguard responsibilities include the development, President: Joseph Barrow County Johnson Professional Fire their health and safety and reduce administration, implementation, award 56 members Fighters occupational deaths and injuries related and closeout of 52 different disaster and Winder, GA to hazardous materials and weapons of non-disaster grant and financial President: Virgil mass destruction response. assistance programs. Sizemore  24 members

ACROSS THE IAFF November/December 2009 26 | Stick With Retirement Savings including current and future tax implications and adjust as needed. n today’s market, many feel uneasy and If you are not contributing to a insecure about their future. An supplemental retirement account, don’t wait. Iunpredictable market can be intimidating, Get started and evaluate the tax benefit. If especially when working hard to pay current you are already participating, don’t stop bills and save for retirement at the same time. contributing toward your future. But before moving investments to cash or IAFF members participating in the IAFF discontinuing contributions, it’s important to FrontLine deferred compensation plan or a consider sticking with a long-term strategy — Nationwide plan can contact Nationwide including supplemental retirement savings representatives at (877) 677-3678 to discuss Great Falls, MT Local 8 Great Falls has such as a 457(b) deferred compensation plan their specific situation and find out which implemented the IAFF-FC FrontLine 457 — regardless of market conditions. strategies may help reach long-term goals. Plan. From left: Mike McIntosh, Jerry Continuing to invest as much as possible Information is also available online.  Lyons and Max Bailey. throughout your working years is equally important, even when markets are volatile, as tax benefits are not affected. Employer- Illinois Fire Fighter Hunts Bull Elk on ‘Escape to the Wild ’ sponsored retirement plans, such as a 457(b) owners Grove, IL Local 3234 deferred compensation plan, offer tax benefits member Greg Curry thought it that are not tied to the market. Contributions was just another day at work. are pre-tax. For example, if an employee pays D Little did he know, his dream to hunt bull 25 percent in income taxes, then a elk would come true. The hunt was part contribution of $100 in a retirement account of “Escape to the Wild,” a television series results in only a $75 reduction in take-home from the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance pay. Taxes are not due on the $100 or any (USA), VERSUS and sponsoring unions gains until withdrawal, usually at retirement. and contractor associations that honors So not only does $75 out of pocket become hardworking union members with the $100 in the account, the $25 that would have hunting or fishing trip of a lifetime. been taxed now has the potential to grow and Downers Grove, IL Local 3234 member “We were responding to a routine call compound over the years. Remember that Greg Curry (right) with “Escape to the about a possible heart attack victim,” investing involves risk, including possible loss Wild” host Tom Ackerman. Curry says. “As we were trying to treat of principal. the guy, he told us that we didn’t need to Markets bounce back. While past not so much where you are but who you take him to the hospital because he performance cannot guarantee future results are with that makes hunting so special.” wasn’t having a heart attack but that I — over the past 75 years, every down cycle On his first day of hunting, Curry and might once I found out I was going to has been followed by an up cycle. And while the crew set out in search of one thing — Colorado to hunt elk! I suddenly realized no one can definitively say when the market a big bull elk. “We were in a really cool that our ‘victim’ was ‘Escape to the Wild’ will upswing, most financial experts agree area, on the west side of a hill,” Curry host Tom Ackerman and that I had won that the market will recover. And that’s says. “The elk were coming in from the my hunt of a lifetime.” something that no one wants to miss out on. east at about 200 yards. Dirk Vanatta, our Curry’s dream of hunting North The right strategy is important. Even guide, spotted a nice-sized bull, so I got America’s big game icon is deeply rooted. though planning for retirement is a long- him in my sights and waited for the okay Having once missed the opportunity to term goal, many investors think short term, from the cameraman.” But much to harvest an elk while hunting on a piece especially in times like these. There are Curry’s dismay, the guide passed up this of public land, Curry always hoped to get strategies, such as asset allocation, that may bull in hopes of getting a bigger one. another shot. help deal with a volatile market and reduce “I had no doubt that Dirk knew this “I’ve had some bad experiences hunting market risk without having to miss out on ranch like the back of his hand, so if he on public land,” Curry says. “There is the potential returns. thought there were better bulls out there, opportunity for awesome hunting, but I’ve Any commitment to a long-term I was going to trust him,” Curry says. “I come across some really inappropriate investment discipline requires understanding just hoped we wouldn’t regret it later.” hunters from time to time. So to have the your own comfort level with market risk, The next day the group set-up in a chance to take an elk while hunting on knowing when you will actually retire and different area in hopes of giving Curry private land with no other hunters to when you will start spending your retirement the chance to harvest a bigger bull. “We compete with is a dream come true.” assets. This can also help determine what saw some cows right away and then some Curry joined host Tom Ackerman and asset allocation strategy to use. It’s important smaller bulls. Then I heard Dirk say, the rest of the “Escape to the Wild” crew to remember that asset allocation does not ‘there’s a bull,’ and I knew this was my in Northwest Colorado at Wolf Mountain guarantee returns or insulate against potential chance. I had forgotten my binoculars, so Ranch. “When we got out of the car at losses in a declining market. I was trying to locate him in my scope. the ranch, it was just like WOW! I could Stick with the strategy. A good strategy is a As soon as I felt comfortable with the sit here all week and be perfectly happy,” good strategy, regardless of market shot, I took a deep breath, squeezed the Curry says. “I kept telling the guys that I conditions. Don’t make investment decisions trigger and hoped for the best.” didn’t care if we shot a bull or not — I based on short-term drops or gains. It’s Did Curry’s shot ring true? Tune in to just wanted the experience. Everyone important to evaluate how an investment fits VERSUS Country on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. there was great. I’ve always said that it’s into an overall long-term financial strategy, Eastern beginning in January to find out. 

International Fire Fighter ACROSS THE IAFF | 27 Across the IAFF New Federal Grant Funds In Pueblo, Colorado, Local 3 supported OPFFA Marks New, Safer Fire Stations the City during the application process which resulted in a substantial grant. “The Achievement in Unity money will allow us to rebuild a bigger, his year, for the first time, IAFF better station to serve the growing area on he Ontario Professional Fire affiliates had the opportunity to the south end of town,” says Local 3 Fighters Association (OPFFA) is work with their local governments to T President Chad Thomas. Tcelebrating a historic milestone in apply for Fire Station Construction Grants The new station, set to be completed in unity after affiliation votes conducted (SCG) under the American Recovery and the summer of 2010 , will house three bays by two IAFF affiliates. Reinvestment Act. The IAFF wrote and and 10 bedrooms. “Because the facility is In November, the 692-member lobbied for the creation of the grant. big enough to allow for departmental Mississauga Professional Fire Fighters “Using these grant dollars, more fire growth, there is even talk of adding Association voted to re-affiliate with the stations can be built in strategically located another battalion chief and a ladder truck OPFFA after a nine-year absence. The areas ensuring timely response,” says IAFF at the newly built station,” says Thomas. Mississauga vote followed a decision General President Harold Schaitberger. earlier this year by 80 members of the “The faster our brothers and sisters can Pearson Airport Professional Fire Fighters respond to an emergency, the better the “This new fire station will Association, who voted to affiliate with chances are of saving lives.” the OPFFA for the first time. Approximately 100 fire departments, most certainly provide a The votes mean that the OPFFA many represented by IAFF affiliates, were safer work environment represents all IAFF members and locals awarded the grants this year, including in Ontario for the first time since 1983, Mesa, AZ Local 2260, Pueblo, CO Local 3 for our fire fighters.” while bringing the OPFFA’s and Birmingham, AL Local 117. membership to nearly 11,000 members. Mesa and Gilbert, Arizona, fire —Local 117 President Donald Baker OPFFA President Fred LeBlanc departments — both represented by Mesa In Birmingham, Alabama, grant dollars welcomed the affiliations, which he says Local 2260 — received a grant. will be used to replace an 82-year-old will help make the union stronger. In Mesa, a recent needs assessment study station. “This new fire station will most “Obviously it’s historic for the OPFFA, showed the City needed at least five new certainly provide a safer work environment and the positives come from having all fire stations to offset unsafe response times for our fire fighters,” says Birmingham IAFF locals under one voice; solidarity of up to 15 minutes. Local 2260 President Local 117 President Donald Baker. is what makes us stronger. It will Bryan Jeffries believes that having several This is the second new station to be built improve our ability to advocate projects ready-to-go was a huge plus in the in the City in the last two years. The first effectively on behalf of all IAFF grant application process. “In some areas, combined the resources from two stations. members in Ontario,” he says. we already have proven the need and have The amount of staffing and equipment has The OPFFA conducted a special the land available for a fire station,” he says. remained the same. convention November 30 in Toronto in In the November 2008 election, Local 2260 To learn more about the grant, call IAFF advance of its annual Legislative was successful in passing two bond issues to Grants Administration Director Jennifer Conference to vote on a resolution for a fund the building of two new fire stations. Stewart at (202) 824-1631 or visit the six-month dues reduction, made Jeffries predicts that combined, the money FEMA web site at www.fema.gov . possible by the sudden influx of a large generated from the bonds and the grant  number of new members. should be enough for at least five fire stations. 

Country Music Benefits IAFF Disaster Relief Fund receive, and that’s going to put money in the disaster relief funds,” says Milam. LEVE Entertainment Group, LLC IAFF Disaster Relief Fund. IAFF members and their families can continues to work to raise money Buy the CD at www.blevemusic.com , or also sign-in to the member page at Bfor the IAFF’s and Fraternal Order download a copy from iTunes or www.blevemusic.com for inside of Police’s (FOP) Amazon.com . information and exclusive offers from disaster relief funds BLEVE Entertainment BLEVE Entertainment and Ronnie Milsap. from sales and CEO Mickey Milan wants Enter “tenfour” in the group code for performances of the “My First Ride” in the Top exclusive information and offers. country music 20 on the music charts, The IAFF Disaster Relief Fund is used to single, “My First which will raise more assist members in the United States and Ride,” featuring money to help the IAFF Canada who suffer financial hardship as recording artists help members in their the result of a federally declared disaster Ronnie Milsap and time of need. The more area or in the cases of natural or man- Trace Adkins. publicity the project gets, made disasters such as floods, hurricanes, The single is the the more revenue there is tornadoes, earthquakes, fires or civil title of a new CD for the funds. disturbances. The Disaster Relief Fund has that includes songs IAFF members can call provided support to members and their by George Strait, their local country radio families following the September 11 Vince Gill, James Otto, Kevin Bacon and stations and request “My First Ride.” attacks and Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, Rita, the Bacon Brothers and Mike Reid. For “The more sales or downloads the song Wilma, as well as a number of other each CD sold, $2 will be donated to the generates, the more attention it will incidents. 

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The IAFF 20th John P. Redmond Symposium drew more than 1,200 attendees to . Los Angeles, California, to prepare for survival during the economic crisis and beyond AFF General President Harold keep our members healthy, safe and alive, effect the economic stimulus program has Schaitberger kicked off the 20th John P. even while we go through this tough had for some affiliates. In Massachusetts, IRedmond Symposium with an opening economic time,” he said. “As leaders sworn Governor Deval Patrick announced on address focusing on the future of fire to protect our members’ health, safety and October 5 that $8 million in grant money fighter health and safety. lives, we must draw and hold the line on will be used to bring back 127 laid off fire “We are here to make sure we are all issues where life and death are concerned .” fighters in Fall River, New Bedford, doing everything we can to continue to Schaitberger also discussed the positive Worcester, Lawrence, Quincy, Bridgewater, Easton, Hull, Lakeville, North Attleboro and Walpole. (See story on page 19.) National League of Cities Ignores Science Throughout the rest of the conference, an he 2009 Redmond Symposium the IAFF and the International Association innovative presentation platform and new included a plenary session to debate of Fire Chiefs exposed TriData for using technology enhanced the educational Tthe findings of a cancer presumption hand-picked studies to refute the correlation experience for the more than 1,200 fire assessment that the National League of between fire fighting and cancer. fighters, fire chiefs, fire department Cities (NLC) paid management consulting Clara Kim, a research analyst with TriData, physicians, peer fitness trainers and other firm, TriData, to produce. told Redmond attendees that its paper was fire service-related personnel from across The compelling body of evidence of an “not a statistical or epidemiologic study” and the United States and Canada, as well as epidemiological correlation between fire “did not determine ‘weight of evidence .’” Australia and the United Kingdom. fighting and cancer has helped 31 These admissions reinforce the IAFF’s Plenary session topics included the H1N1 states and seven Canadian strong objections to what can only be threat and the effect of health care reform provinces create responsible classified as misleading propaganda. on fire fighters. In addition, participants presumptive laws that recognize Alex Forrest, president of chose from 12 workshop sessions, six that the uniquely dangerous job Winnipeg, MB Local 867, called roundtable discussions and five briefing places fire fighters at an increased the TriData paper a “tool of sessions for updates on various health and risk of developing certain cancers. deception reminiscent of the tactics safety topics. Despite data that correlate a direct link used by the tobacco industry when they Additionally, delegates made good use of to certain cancer in fire fighters, the blurred the issue to prevent legislation to the IAFF gym, which offered free access to National League of Cities paper claims “a protect the public from the harmful effects IAFF peer fitness trainers. More than 230 lack of substantive evidence” exists to of tobacco use.” members attended early morning and conclude an increased risk of cancer Dr. Melissa McDiarmid, professor evening fitness classes, including seven spin among fire fighters. of medicine at the University of classes, seven group exercise classes and Yet during the debate, Phil Shaenman, Maryland, said. “The medical literature seven organized runs. president of TriData, stated, “Clearly , there supports consistent excess of fire fighter To view all of the Redmond Symposium are some types of cancer that studies show a cancer. We will support presumptive workshops and presentations online, visit high association with fire fighting .” cancer legislation in an intellectually www.iaff.org/events/09redmond/coverage .  In a joint press release in April of this year , honest way.” 

FULLY INVOLVED November/December 2009 30 | ore than 200 members participated in the Fire Ground MSurvival program held during the 2009 Redmond Symposium. The program trains fire fighters to perform potentially life-saving actions if they become lost, disoriented, injured, low on air or trapped. Fire fighter fatality data compiled by the U.S. Fire Administration indicates that a majority of structural fire ground fatalities are the result of becoming trapped and disoriented. “Our Fire Ground Survival instructors did a tremendous job putting this program together and I know this training will save members ’ lives,” said President Schaitberger . Training evolutions offered in this workshop include:  Disentanglement — techniques to avoid becoming entangled and the skills to free yourself should you become entangled  Low Profile — techniques for maneuvering through narrow openings, including breached walls  Upper-Floor Egress — techniques to escape from upper floors with minimal equipment The Fire Ground Survival training program , developed by subject matter experts from the IAFF, the International Association of Fire chiefs and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), applies the lessons learned from fire fighter fatality investigations conducted by NIOSH . “We need to learn from each other’s mistakes, and this new program relies on the experiences that our members have faced on the fire ground so fire fighters in the same situation will know what to do to get out safely,” said Schaitberger . The Fire Ground Survival training program is funded with a grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Assistance to Firefighters grant program. “When we first started talking to our members about this at the 2007 Redmond Symposium, we knew there was a demand for this information,” says Rich Duffy, IAFF Assistant to General President for Health, Safety and Occupational Medicine. Beta tests of the class have been conducted in New York, Los Angeles, —PHOTOS BY DOUGLAS MORRISON, LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTO UNIT Austin, Tucson and Frederick County, The Fire Ground Survival training program gives fire fighters hands-on training about how to survive many dangers they face on the fire ground. Maryland. 

International Fire Fighter FULLY INVOLVED | 31 Fully Involved Canadian HazMat Initiative A survey conducted by the training sessions in their municipality. Off to Strong Start In addition to numbers that show the IAFF Canadian Office in badly-needed training is getting out to fire he numbers are in, and the IAFF 2005 showed that 75 per fighters across Canada, the review notes Canadian HazMat and CBRN the excellent feedback the program is TTraining Initiative is off to a solid cent of Canadian IAFF getting from participants. Post-course assessments show that virtually all start as the IAFF continues to look for locals felt they were more fire departments to host free training participants felt the training was useful, courses through the program. unprepared to respond well taught and covered the skills they A year-end review of the program shows need in the course of their duties. that the much-needed training is reaching safely and effectively to a The review also cites examples of how frontline emergency responders who need CBRN incident. much the training was needed in Canada, it most, and doing so in an effective including at Ottawa International Airport, the nation’s sixth busiest airport and one manner. That means thousands more and rescue or military personnel — have that’s often used by visiting world leaders Canadians are protected from the also received training through the IAFF. and other dignitaries. Emergency responders aftermath of a HazMat and CBRN incident Another 13 classes representing 7,800 at the airport had no formal HazMat because of the program, which uses the teaching hours are scheduled in the next response training until a class was conducted IAFF curriculum and is offered free to five months, and another 42 fire there in July through the IAFF program. municipalities thanks to funding from the departments have expressed interest in the A survey conducted by the IAFF Canadian government. program but have yet to have their classes Canadian Office in 2005 showed that 75 A total of 2,760 contact hours were scheduled. per cent of Canadian IAFF locals felt they delivered to 115 students in five classes in The IAFF is looking for more Canadian were unprepared to respond safely and the first nine months of the program departments to host training sessions. effectively to a CBRN incident. Some locals alone. While most of the students trained Interested affiliates can contact the IAFF lacked even basic HazMat training. so far have been IAFF members, police, Canadian Office for more information The IAFF lobbied the Canadian EMS workers and others — such as search about the program and how to apply for government to fund implementation of the IAFF HazMat and CBRN Response Train Civil Rights Leader to Open Human Relations Conference Program beginning in 2001. In March 2007, the government announced it would .S. Representative John Lewis opportunity to participate in a question- fund the program in the amount of $500,000 (D-GA), a nationally recognized and-answer session. over two years, an amount that was later Uleader of the Civil Rights Bill Lincoln, founder and president of increased to $2.5 million over five years.  Movement, will deliver the keynote the Lincoln Institute for Collaborative address at the upcoming IAFF Ernest A. Planning and Conflict Resolution, will Order Your 2010 IAFF Burn “Buddy” Mass Human Relations present Relationships & Contracts: Foundation Calendars Conference in Buena Vista, Florida. As a Promises That Actually Work . He will lifelong defender of human rights and discuss 15 functional characteristics of his holiday civil liberties, Representative Lewis brings promises , made through agreements and season, give a wealth of personal experience to contracts , designed to prevent and Ta gift that encourage continued progress toward manage conflict. Lincoln will also present helps improve the greater inclusiveness in the fire service. a workshop on Basic Ingredients for quality of life for Dubbed one of the Big Six leaders of Durable Settlements: High levels of burn survivors the Civil Rights Movement, along with A. Procedural, Substantive and Psychological across North Phillip Randolph and Martin Luther King Satisfactions addressing the causes of America. Your Jr., Representative Lewis took an active conflict aftermath and the three essential purchase of the 2010 IAFF Burn role in the fight for human rights in the ingredients that comprise fair, practical Foundation Calendar will help fund fire segregated South. He was instrumental in and lasting agreements. prevention and burn awareness education many landmark events of the Civil Rights The IAFF Human Relations Conference programs, advocacy and burn research. Movement, including the Freedom Rides, draws hundreds of fire fighters dedicated These calendars are also a great gift for the Selma-to-Montgomery March for to the mission of improving human elected officials and other leaders in your voting rights and the historic March on relations within their locals and community and generate great exposure Washington. He has served as U.S. departments. Experts in the fields of for your local and for professional fire Representative of Georgia’s Fifth diversity and inclusiveness, along with fighters across North America. Congressional District for more members of the IAFF Human Relations The 2010 IAFF Burn Foundation than 20 years . Committee, IAFF staff and Partnership Calendar features full-color photos from The 2010 Human Relations Conference, Education Program (PEP) instructors, the annual IAFF Media Awards Contest. scheduled for January 26-27, 2010, will will present more than 30 workshops Each month depicts the dangerous but also feature a Town Hall-style session addressing emerging issues in human rewarding work of professional fire fighters with a panel comprised of leaders relations. across the United States and Canada. representing a variety of fire service For more information about the Calendars are $17.95, plus shipping and affinity organizations. The panel will Human Relations Conference , visit handling. Order your copies and help this present each organization’s most critical www.iaff.org/hr/conference .  great cause this holiday season. issues, and attendees will have the To order, visit http://burn.iaff.org . 

FULLY INVOLVED November/December 2009 32 | Runners Help Heal Bodies, Hearts and Souls Register for the Affiliate Leadership ighty-six IAFF members Training Summit and family members Erepresenting 28 states and he Affiliate Leadership one province participated in the Training Summit (ALTS), 34th Annual Marine Corps Ttaking place January 27-29, Marathon in Washington, DC to 2010, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, support the IAFF Burn offers more than 80 workshops, as Foundation, raising more than well as information sessions, an $95,000 — a new record. exhibit center and two pre- The race weekend included a conference events — Fire-Ops 101 carb-filled pasta dinner at and a New Leadership Seminar. Washington, DC’s Center Café in ALTS is a unique opportunity for Union Station for runners, heels of Brother Lopez with a time of 3:03:26. affiliate leaders from across the friends, families and supporters. Race day The top female finisher was Trisha Miller, United States and Canada to started early for the runners, and at 8:00 a.m., girlfriend of Missoula, MT Local 271 member network with other IAFF leaders to the more than 25,000 marathoners began the Andy Drobeck (who also ran the race) in share ideas and experiences. 26.2 mile journey. 3:05:52, ranking 247 overall. The lone Canadian The program offers more than a Michael Lopez, a member of Winthrop, MA runner, Fiona Garrioch, the wife of a Brandon, dozen new courses, including Local 1070, finished with a personal record of MB Local 803 fire fighter, was the second Negotiating the First Contract, 2:58:16, and was the first male running for the female, finishing in 3:39:26. Approaches to Workplace Discipline, Foundation to complete the course. Overall, For more information about the IAFF Burn Effective Leadership and Winning a Brother Lopez ranked 147 of the 21,325 Foundation Marine Corps Marathon Team or Referendum or Ballot Initiative runners who finished the race. Salem, OR Local to pre-register for the 2010 team, call (202) Campaign . 314 fire fighter Cory Cochran finished on the 824-8620 or email [email protected].  In addition, the IAFF has partnered with the Federal NAME CITY ST LOCAL NAME CITY ST LOCAL Mediation & Conciliation Service Jennifer Mason ...... Hamilton ...... OH ...... 20 Stephen Oʼhara ...... Stratford ...... CT ...... 998 (FMCS) to present several timely Dean Mason ...... Hamilton ...... OH ...... 20 Shawn Horton ...... Bossier City ...... LA ...... 1051 Dan Rivas ...... Washington ...... DC ...... 36 Michael Lopez ...... Winthrop ...... MA ...... 1070 and pertinent topics, including Gary Wheeler ...... Kansas City ...... MO ...... 42 David Anderson ...... Middletown ...... CT ...... 1073 Understanding Generational Joseph Paterniti ...... Everett ...... WA ...... 46 Heather Childress ...... Lynchburg ...... VA ...... 1146 Differences, Communication John Carboni ...... Troy ...... NY ...... 86 Alan Stockwell ...... Clinton Township .. MI ...... 1381 Training, Value-Added Leadership Joseph Henkel ...... Troy ...... NY ...... 86 Bram DenHaan ...... Hawaiin Islands .... HI ...... 1463 Frank Shoemaker ...... Troy ...... NY ...... 86 Jaimee Joroff ...... Prince Georges Co. MD ...... 1619 and What is Mediation? The FMCS Christopher Guerin .... Troy ...... NY ...... 86 Stephen Lagone ...... Prince Georges Co. MD ...... 1619 workshops can help both new and Aileen Pettinger ...... Saginaw ...... MI ...... 102 Jason Mills ...... Augusta ...... ME ...... 1650 veteran union leaders with Peter Barbieri ...... Mt. Vernon ...... NY ...... 107 Joseph Mills ...... Augusta ...... ME ...... 1650 important skills to make them Chris Littell ...... Watertown ...... NY ...... 191 T.J. Monahan ...... Montgomery Co. .. MD ...... 1664 Robert Goekler ...... Yuma ...... AZ ...... F142 Jason Stevens ...... Memphis ...... TN ...... 1784 more effective in their union roles. Andrew Drobeck ...... Missoula ...... MT ...... 271 Anthony Williams ...... Midwest City ...... OK ...... 2066 Also new is a series of workshops Michael Edmond ...... Andrews AFB ...... MD .... F297 Bruce Stark ...... Fairfax ...... VA ...... 2068 on pension administration Shane Marstiller ...... Morgantown ...... WV ...... 313 Kristi Bartlett ...... Fairfax ...... VA ...... 2068 specifically designed for pension Cory Cochran ...... Salem ...... OR ...... 314 Daniel Kwiatkowski .... Fairfax ...... VA ...... 2068 Scott Leffel ...... Finlay ...... OH ...... 381 Kerri Bouse ...... Fairfax ...... VA ...... 2068 trustees and affiliate leaders who Maggie Murphy ...... St. Johns ...... ME ...... 421 Tim Geary ...... Duxbury ...... MA ...... 2167 have an active role in the oversight Brad Jefferson ...... Vancouver ...... WA ...... 452 Elliot Carhart ...... Pinellas Park ...... FL ...... 2193 of their respective pension funds. Joel Johnson ...... Lincoln ...... NE ...... 644 Chad Briggs ...... Prince William ...... VA ...... 2598 Workshops include Protect Your Michael Hodges ...... Winston-Salem .... NC ...... 682 Scott Cruess ...... Prince William ...... VA ...... 2598 William Malcomb ...... Boston ...... MA ...... 718 Robert Kuhn ...... Strongsville ...... OH ...... 2882 Pension, Capital Stewardship and Jim Cushing ...... Boston ...... MA ...... 718 Chris Jacques ...... Dover Fire Officers NH ...... 2909 Fiduciary Duties . Michael Nixon ...... Portland ...... ME ...... 740 Michael Szymanski .... Virginia Beach ...... VA ...... 2924 Register early for ALTS. Many Andrea Enes ...... Tampa ...... FL ...... 754 Jeffrey Obier ...... North Haven ...... CT ...... 2987 workshops have limited space and Randy MacDonald .... Bangor ...... ME ...... 772 Mike Roth ...... Roanoke County .. VA ...... 3194 Jason Dufour ...... Bristol ...... CT ...... 773 Mark Myllykoski ...... Painesville Twnshp OH ...... 3411 fill up quickly. Online registration is Seth Ambruso ...... Danbury ...... CT ...... 801 Larry Thompson ...... West Chester ...... OH ...... 3518 available at www.iaff.org/alts . Michael Clauson ...... Sioux Falls ...... SD ...... 814 Chris Tackson ...... South Burlington .. VT ...... 3671 Attending ALTS will give you a full Mike Hayes ...... Peabody ...... MA ...... 925 Russell Griffin ...... McKinney ...... TX ...... 4017 understanding of the important Timothy Okeefe ...... Peabody ...... MA ...... 925 Jay Heron ...... Hoover ...... AL ...... 4035 issues IAFF affiliate leaders face daily. FRIENDS OF THE IAFF BURN FOUNDATION ALTS will be held at the Buena NAME CITY ST NAME CITY ST Vista Palace Hotel, located 20 Lance Cook ...... Washington ...... DC Daniel Townsend ...... Auburn ...... NY minutes from downtown Orlando Vincent McFarlane ...... Atlanta ...... GA Sonya Sponaugle ...... Reynoldsburg ...... OH Eric Paloski ...... Cobb County ...... GA Eric Slagle ...... Irmo ...... SC and the Orlando International Fiona Garrioch ...... Brandon ...... MB Henry Griffin ...... Livingston ...... TX Airport. The cut-off date to make Aidan Callery ...... Mount Airy ...... MD Christopher Griffin ...... Alexandria ...... VA your room reservation at the IAFF Shana Miles ...... Rockville ...... MD Rasheed Siddiqui ...... Charlottesville ...... VA conference rate of $149 per night is Trisha Miller ...... Missoula ...... MT Judy Wood ...... Mechanicsville ...... VA Rodney Rogers ...... Charlotte ...... NC Carol Shelton ...... Fredericksburg ...... VA January 4, 2010.  Susan Slatter-Rogers ...... Charlotte ...... NC Ken Haynes ...... Fairfax ...... VA Muriel Saliba ...... Hooksett ...... NH Katie Zacharia ...... Everett ...... WA Marabeth Stormann ...... Manchester ...... NH Jim Narva ...... Cheyenne ...... WY www.iaff.org FULLY INVOLVED | 33 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.

While attending the Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters state convention, General President Schaitberger visited with Jackson Local 1850 President Carl Alexander (third from right) and his members at Station 5 , along with IAFF 14th District Vice President Danny Todd (sixth from left) and Local 1850 Vice President Tony Murdaugh (fifth from left) .

Following his remarks at the Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of North Carolina (PFFPNC) state convention in Kitty Hawk, President Schaitberger stopped for a photo with the PFFPNC Executive Board. From left are: 3rd Schaitberger arrived in Springfield, Missouri, to participate in an October District Vice President Dan Maffia; 2nd District Vice 29 labor rally in support of a sales tax referendum to fund the fire and President Ed Duffield; President David Anders; Secretary- police pension (see story on page 16) . He also visited Springfield Local Treasurer Richard O'Brien; 4th District Vice President 152 members at Station 4. Pictured are: Missouri State Council of Fire Donald Ragavage; and Trustee Jerry Wiggins. Fighters President Tony Kelley (fourth from right) ; Local 152 President Shawn Martin (second from right) ; and IAFF 2nd District Vice President Mark Woolbright (far right).

ON THE ROAD November/December 2009 34 | San Miguel— Walter Kraseski, Pat McIlhenney, L1507 South San Francisco— Terry Long, L1684 Oxnard— Alan Braff, Dale Collins, Craig Freeman, L1716 Santa Cruz— Grant Weseman, L1770 Humboldt Fire District— Andy Cudney, L1775 Marin Professional Fire Fighters— William Steach, L1946 Union City Fire Fighters— Steven Rogge, L1974 Livermore-Pleasanton— Sean Chapman, Tom Grappone, Curtis Grasso, Gerri Schmutz, L2020 Santa Maria City Fire Fighters— William H. Good, Ronald Moore, Dennis Perea, L2342 Hemet— William Barnes, Eric Galliher, David Harvey, Scott Hudson, Diane Matsumoto, Chris ALABAMA L1288 Homewood— Timothy USAF Plant 42— Lester Legan, L0112 Los Angeles Miller, Ronald Reaves, L2384 Orange City— Dale Rhodes, L1349 Mobile— George Watson, L4035 City— Richard Andrade, Alan Barrios, Henry Eggleston, L2400 San Mateo County— Charles Hoover— Robert Trautwein, L4142 Alabaster— Beltran, Vance Boos, James Boyle, Robert Bribiesca, Sturtevant, L2604 Healdsburg— Stephen Babb, Jack Harris Jeffrey Conyers, Thomas Czubek, Timothy L2728 Lemon Grove— Warren Schmidtmann, ALASKA L4303 Juneau Career— Dave Boddy, Denison, Michael Helin, John Hendricks, George L2787 Redondo Beach— Michael Lamont, Randy Kim Mahar LaVallee, David Lilly, Neal McCaskill, Kendall Lyman, L2881 CDF Fire Fighters— Ed Applegate, ALBERTA L0209 Edmonton Fire Fighters Morrison, Thomas Prange, Steward Premmer, William Ault, Michael Fernandez, Marvin Hopper, Union— Richard Belland, Harry Boschman, William Ramsey, Dennis Stone, James Varney, George Johnson, Paul Jones, William MacDonald, Robert Bull, Don Catena, Vern Cornish, Gary L0145 San Diego— Leo Alvarez, Rodney Ballard, Kirk McBride, Steve McLean, Cynthia McMurry, Danis, Reyn(rex) DeVos, Joe Fryk, Wilf Harper, James Barnett, M. O. Benoit, Kathryn Benson, Michael Nation, Benjamin Parker, Frank Quadro, Ben Jutras, Manny Leithoff, Dale McElhinney, Bill James Black, Paul Borowick, Stephen Bowlin, Mark Reina, Peter Scully, Thomas Sutfin, Jeff McGarvey, John Millard, James Moser, Dave Enrique Camberos, Peter Carl, Salvador Castro, Wood, L3379 Oakdale— Enrico Ferroni, Rick Panylyk, Gary Park, Malcolm Smith, Jack Thomas, Michael Cates, Sally Connor, Brian Covert, Dennis Morgan, L3440 Arcadia— Andy Troncale, L3501 Ed Yatscoff, Dan Young, L0255 Calgary— T. L. Cowan, Michael Ditomaso, George Elam, Frank Vacaville— Paul Guglielmoni, L3593 Sonoma Ahearn, William Barnden, Larry Beckley, Russ Fertig, James Fiero, Michael Fleming, William Valley Professional Fire Fighters— Martin Amon, Bilton, Rick Blanchette, Gordon Church, Ken Forsythe, Ron Frasca, James Gallagher, Jeffrey George Arietta, Leland Chamness, Richard Craig, Dave Darroch, Garry Davidson, R. S. Giordano, M. E. Graham, John Hale, Jon Handley, Haddad, Stephen Jones, Michael Thompson, DeGray, Fred Deiure, Robert Ekelund, David Alan Hartley, Joseph Herrington, Jeffrey Hinck, L3631 Orange County Professional Fire Fighters Erisman, John Feser, Paul Graf, D. Bruce Gray, John Kirk Humphries, Theresa Jarman, Joseph Jeffers, Association— Larry Bender, Gary Carneghi, L3688 Gullett, Shawn Hamilton, Tim Hanslien, Clifford Gregory Johnson, Paul Johnson, Edward Ketchem, Rialto— Larry Ambrose, L3757 Corona Fire Kempe, Dave MacDonald, Robert Mackie, Michael Krattli, Wesley Leighton, Jerome LeRud, Fighters Association— Jeffrey Holden, L3821 Nicholas Moar, Brian Morasch, Darrell Murtha, Stephen Linges, Robert Macy, Shawn McDermott, Montebello Fire Fighters Association— Dan Barry Poffenroth, Ronald Priest, Greg Rees, Jon McDonald, K McLaughlin, Charles Mullen, Middlebrooks, L4096 Carmel Valley— Jeffrey Frye, Francois Rivest, Robert Shannon, Robert Paul Nauta, Ronald Nelsen, R. A. Nurse, Paul Jim Smith, Lee Warner, L4110 Auburn City— Sweetland, Wayne Tilley, Clair Weltzin, Alfonse O’Brien, Gregory Olsen, Fred Ott, Derrick Phillips, William Zander Wenzlawe, John West, Glen Westrop, L2494 Ft. Jones Pierce, William Pitts, Sharon Quintana, COLORADO L0900 Boulder— Paul Demos McMurray— Karen Gaudet Randolph Raines, Dominic Rea, Anthony Robles, CONNECTICUT I0069 Pratt & Whitney ARIZONA L0493 Phoenix— Howard Clark, Marc Donald Rock, Paul Rodriquez, A. D. Roman, Rick Aircraft— Warren Bristol, Alvin Giambattista, Ellsworth, Guy Jirrels, Rick Jones, Dwayne Roy, Stacy Silverwood, Robert Spangler, Thomas Lewis King, L0760 Hartford— Gregory Arabolos, Ketchens, Lawrence LoPresti, Jon Martinez, Mark Spencer, Robert Steadman, Mark Sundberg, Roy Carmelo Carrion, Stan Denisiewicz, L0773 Tope, L2260 Mesa— Gary Bradbury, John Gomez, Taramasco, Gregory Thomas, Ronald Trafton, Rolf Bristol— Elliot Nelson, L0786 Stamford Robert Miller, L2763 Nogales— Enrique Martinez, Trautwein, Pat Uriell, George Uzdavines, Louis Professional Fire Fighters Association— James L3504 United Pima Fire Fighters— Richard Krom, Vattuone, Gary Whipple, Steve Willcuts, Duaine Grabowski, Daniel Kennedy, L0998 Stratford— L4005 United Goodyear Fire Fighters— William Williams, L0522 Sacramento— Ed Basurto, Earl Anthony Simmons, L1033 Willimantic— James Stipp Bollinger, Howard Cooke, Jay Coon, Joey Curran, Jensen, David Maynard, L1198 West Haven— ARKANSAS L0034 Little Rock— L. J. Solloway, Ford Davies, R. Steven Denton, Erik Hvolboll, Gary David Acker, Dennis Flynn, L1579 L2866 Fayetteville Fire Fighters Association— Inocelda, James Kunz, Gregory Lake, Jocelyn May, Manchester— John Bieback Travis Eddings, L3718 Jonesboro— Greg Simpson Michael McKenna, Charles O’Neal, Stephen FLORIDA L0122 Jacksonville Association Of Fire BRISTISH COLUMBIA L0018 Vancouver— Jack Paulick, Edward Schultz, Thomas Sherlock, Dave Fighters— Alan Bebernitz, Steve Boudreau, Cook, Harry McGuire, Brian Noga, L0296 North Stoddard, Rodney Turner, L0753 Fresno— Dennis Michael Brendle, John Chapman, Gary Hinson, Vancouver— Douglas Dobbin, Bruce McKinney, Garrett, Jose Gastelum, Charles Goosic, Cirilo Bruce Kodatt, Frank Tuten, Charles Wynn, L0587 M. Walker, L0323 Burnaby— Robert McKee, Medina, L0776 Glendale— Bradley McMartin, Miami Association Of Fire Fighters— William George Whitehurst, L0913 Kamloops— David L0798 San Francisco— Andrew Baron, Robert Bryson, Loran Dougherty, Rex Lehmann, L0754 Costain, Les McKinnon, L0967 Saanich— Kent Belot, Michael Castelan, Robert Cunningham, Tampa— Franklin Evans, Gregory Harmon, Eric Duclos, Jack Thame, L1271 Surrey— A. C. Fisher, John Faulkner, Robert Jackson, Jerry Keohane, Hull, Robert Knighton, Nicholas Mastorides, Mark Gary Newbigging, Randy Piticco, L1286 Dean Litchfield, James Novello, Gregory Owyang, Mathias, Joseph Motil, Timothy O’Connor, Richmond— Jeanette Moznik, L1372 Prince Bruce Platt, Michael Reynolds, Patrick Sabia, Perry Lawrence Parker, Michele Perez, Daniel Quatrino, George— Nick Kohler, Terry Ree, G. Simpson, Saxton, Keith Sever, Stephen Smith, Philip Stevens, Rolando Reyes, Tacy Stephens, Millard Tatum, L1525 West Vancouver— Gregory Holt, William Ronny Tsujimoto, L0809 Pasadena— Samuel James Urso, L0765 Fort Lauderdale— Raymond Leas, L1763 Delta Firefighters— Robert Matheson, Cirrito, L0935 San Bernardino County— Doug Coons, Glenn Gilley, Shari Marshall, Anthony L2874 Squamish Fire Fighters Union— Mariette Anderson, Dennis Bickers, Roger Entwistle, Colin Peavy, L1365 Orlando Professional Fire Fighters— Cyr Pay, Kent Willmore, L1067 Riverside City— Robert Brad Arnold, L1375 Hollywood Professional Fire CALIFORNIA F0033 San Diego— Stephen Linden, L1227 Berkeley— John Anderson, Ann- Fighters Inc.— Charles Barbera, Daniel Blundy, Stenberg, F0085 Federal Fire Fighters Margaret Moyer, Michael Nagamoto, Michael Herbert Helfen, L1403 Metropolitan Dade County Association— Andrew Pitts, F0102 Lemoore Naval Posadas, L1230 Contra Costa County— Timothy Association Of Fire Fighters— Lloyd Byrd, Lloyd Air Station— Henri Campbell, F0116 Vandenberg Murphy, Kimberly Wohlgemuth, L1272 Dounn, Donald Hern, Arni Johnson, Donald Professional Fire Fighters— Carlos Cueller, F0145 Watsonville— Gerard Glass, L1301 Kern Mitchell, Gregory Morton, Robert Schneider, Presidio Of San Francisco— Stephen Adams, County— David Derr, Richard Hall, L1364 Cynthia Sears, Dennis Valdez, Byron Williams, F0309 Concord Federal Professional Fire Ventura County— Conrad Damann, Robert L1560 Fire Fighters Of Boca Raton— Scott Fighters— Ronald Fritz, I0025 Palmdale Airport- Hudkins, David Proett, Darrell Stillwagon, L1434

International Fire Fighter RETIREES | 35 Matheson, L2057 Orange County Professional L2061 Hoffman Estates— Eugene Lock, Charles Michael Camara, Gerald Dore, Ernest Dube, Fire Fighters— James Bryant, Nancy Cannon, O’Connor, L2371 Wood River Professional Fire William Fernandes, David Jennings, Ronald Daniel Gass, William Moran, L2266 St. Petersburg Fighters— Dana Emerick, L3022 Streamwood— LePage, Theodore Lima, James McKnight, Stephen Beach Professional Fire Fighters Assn— Thomas Darrell Bice, Joe MacAluso, L3079 Pietruska, Donald Sirois, Henry Vaillancourt, Kitchen, L2294 Hillsborough County Fire Wheeling— Thomas Biermann, Michael Burns, Andre Valcourt, L1391 Taunton—Dennis Furtado, Fighters— Miller Basnight, Tommy Bell, Frank Tim Johnston, L3105 Arlington Heights— David L1452 Holbrook— William Walsh, L1495 Centofante, Henry Dorsey, Robert Griffin, Frank Diedrich, L3594 Wood Dale— Jeffrey Stanek, Billerica— John Gath, Michael Lane, William Hagen, Melford Henderson, Hakim Rashreed, L4092 Schaumburg— Steve Barilow, L4302 Morris, Harold Phippen, L1564 Winchester— Michael Tyre, Eugene Walter, Milton Whitmore, Naperville Professional Fire Fighters— Michael Steven Osborne, L1602 Rockland— Richard L2297 North Naples Professional Fire Fighters— Baker, L4588 Palatine Fire Fighters— John Duhaine, L1691 Methuen— Mark Lambert, L1710 Michael Wess, L2416 Cocoa Fire Fighters Crowcroft, Steve Forton Chicopee— John Bowler, Paul Mailhott, Erwin Association— Bryan Hahn, L2445 Professional INDIANA L0359 Gary— Cary Darnell, L0383 Mercik, L1768 Plymouth— Michael Balonis, Fire Fighters Of Titusville— Crescencio Colon, Peru— Owen Mock Kenneth Brown, Edwin Delano, Martin Enos, Alan Donald Pierce, David Williams, L2446 Palm Bay IOWA L0007 Sioux City— Gerald Linsley, L0353 Ferazzi, Arthur Lamb, John LaVoie, James Professional Fire Fighters— Robert Erario, Mike Dubuque— Michael Elliott, L 1457 Newton— McGonagle, Richard Sullivan, Richard Wall, L1947 Havener, Arthur Mardiat, Donald Smith, Ray Gregory Loder, L1937 Marion— Debra Krebill Maynard— Thomas Dawson, L1992 North Stephenson, Mark Yercine, L2546 Suncoast KANSAS L0064 Kansas City— David Baska, Attleboro— Richard Paquin, Jonathan Underhill, Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics— Sandra Gerald Eger, Joseph Escott, Dennis Grabmiller, L2398 Hingham— Rudy Caparrotta, L2452 Cannon, Kenneth Dolan, Karsten Garber, Robert John Hassey, Mark Hicks, Christopher Hinkle, Turners Falls— David Dion, L2519 Mashpee— LaVelle, Deborah Peace, Jeffrey Philbin, L2928 Alan Hobson, Steven Hochman, Lawrence Joseph Cogswell, L2586 Dracut— Robert Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Of Palm Kappelman, Edmond Lynn, Wallace Martin, Kohanski, L3070 Westborough— Barton Temple, Beach County— Kevin Carson, Ronald Ellman, Richard Updike, James Williams, L0135 Wichita— L3128 Fitchburg— Brian Durrin Nelson Hills, L2969 Brevard County Professional Gerald Kitch, L0782 Salina—Galen Crum, L1371 MICHIGAN L0102 Saginaw— Aaron Alverson, Fire Fighters— Neal Moran, L3206 Indian Rocks Johnson County Fire Districts 2 & 3— Mary L0344 Detroit— Reginald Amos, Donald Bynum, Professional Fire Fighters Association— Edward Smith, Brady Wolfe, L3083 Winfield— Mark Davis Craig Desmet, Dennis Kelly, Mark Lafferty, L0352 Curran, L3254 Seminole County Professional Fire KENTUCKY L0038 Covington— John Cross, Flint— Russell Angell, L0366 Grand Rapids— Fighters Association— Terry Bartlett, J.D. Hunter, Glen Fossett, Chris Fryman, Perry McClure, Barry Michael Russell, L0421 Lansing— Ronald Finley, Sam Romaldo, L3284 Osceola County Meyer, Joseph Swegles, William Wagner, L0345 Timothy Moede, John Stafford, Curtis Stewart, Professional Fire Fighters— Dennis Brown, Louisville— William Clan, Timothy Desmond, L1306 Jackson— Michael Abbey, Robert Haskins, William Lindlau, L3570 Cocoa Beach— Andrew David Miracle, Dominic Tallarico, James Wheeler, John Leicht, L1335 Waterford Township— Gary Russell, L4321 Broward County— Henry Battle, L0706 Ashland— Mike Dickison, David Frame, Featherstone, L1383 Warren— Steven Goniwiecha, Raymond Bennett, Joey Bruce, Salvatore Caccamo, Patrick Steele, L3303 Florence— John Russell, L2701 Trenton— Lindsay Davis, Joseph Menna, Bonita Colacino, Peter DeJesse, James Gornick, L4587 Danville Professional Fire Fighters— Tony L3045 Bloomfield Township— Jeffrey Callahan John Hayes, Anthony Istock, William Kebler, Jeffrey Wilson MINNESOTA L0520 Rochester— Scott Fanning, Kraus, James Marzan, Leif Norstrand, John LOUISIANA L0632 New Orleans— Robert Todd Lund, L0665 Faribault— Jon Niebuhr, L1215 O’Berry, Michael O’Brien, Alexander Perri, Kim Collignon, Richard Hampton, Edwin Holmes, Richfield— David Buzicky, Thomas Kraus, L1323 Poirier, Jeanne Puleo, William Rogers, Richard Darren Marioneaux, Lloyd Price, Guy Smith, Moorhead— Clay Dietrich, L1712 Saint Cloud— Smail, Robert Strandell, William Warner, John L1374 Jefferson Parish— Richard Frentz, L1374 Louis Palmersten, L2078 Red Wing— Brian Williams, S0020 Florida State Fire Service Jefferson Parish— Philip White, L1468 Saint Johnson, L2910 Burnsville Professional Fire Association— Terry Claflin, William Wright Bernard— Frank Rauber, L4524 St. George Fighters— Michael Mahaney, L3908 Rochester GEORGIA L1492 Dekalb County— Paul Askew, Professional Fire Fighters Association— Keith Fire Chiefs— Richard Lovett George Gould, Ronald Harper, Eric Jones, Travis Blount MISSOURI L0042 Kansas City— Gary Blair, Chip McBee, John Morris, William Nuelle, Joel MAINE L0772 Bangor— Norman Mitchell, L1624 Bruce, Dennis Flanigan, Barbara McKinney, Robinson, K. Mark Thomason, L2563 Cobb Sanford— Kathleen Wehmeyer, L1650 Augusta— Colandus Rucker, Charlton Sirls, Scott Sportsman, Professional Fire Fighters— Harvey Robinson, Alfred Nelson L0073 Union of Prof. Fire Fighters Paramedics Geoffrey Thomas, L3744 Dalton— Donnie Dunn MANITOBA L0867 Winnipeg— Gary Hodgins EMT’s and Dispatchers of St. Louis Mo— Michael HAWAII L1463 Hawaiian Islands— David Dela MARYLAND L1563 Anne Arundel County— Crisafulli, Leo Krull, Steve Ruzicka, L0077 Saint Cruz, Kenneth Krumm, Donald Kunisaki, Michael John Beck, John Dennett, L2000 Howard Joseph— Wayne Fisher, Thom Schwarz, Kenneth McBride, Kevin McGough, Harold Ogata, Daniel County— Michael Anuszewski Selecman, Steve Worley, L0103 Sedalia— Roger Wela MASSACHUSETTS L0030 Cambridge— Waters, L0671 Jefferson City— Joey Vineyard, IDAHO L1565 Idaho Falls— Kerry Williamson Robert DeFrancisco, Joseph Dynan, Stanley L2665 Professional Fire Fighters of Eastern ILLINOIS L0002 Chicago— Joseph Alonzo, Walter Fabianski, Daniel Flaherty, Sandy Francis, Joseph Missouri— Michael Chapman, Daniel Lubiewski Becton, Phillip Bozeman, Larry Brown, Mike Ceko, Johnson, Kevin McGonigal, Thomas Reagan, NEBRASKA L0385 Omaha— Daniel Braesch, Richard Chapello, Donald Cox, John Cullina, L0718 Boston— William Boyle, Kevin Cusack, Mark Ervin, John Glesinger, John Johanek, Edward Wayne Dertz, Joe Dipasquo, Lamartine Edwards, Kevin Foley, William Leahy, Robert Lindsay, James Karbowski, David Linnell, Robert Prucha, L0644 Glenn Fox, Wilfred Holmes, Richard Jansky, MacDonald, Robert MacLean, Scott Martin, Kevin Lincoln—John Bills Robert Johnson, Michael King, Donald Leigh, McDonough, Robert Moriarty, Richard Parker, Val NEW BRUNSWICK L0771 Saint John— Pieter Gregory Lewis, Steve Manfreda, Paul O’Donnell, Piazza, John Walton, Lawrence Woodbury, L0739 Kalverboer William Pink, James Roche, Henry Rose, Thomas Lynn— Richard Biagiotti, Frank Cashman, William NEW FOUNDLAND L1222 Corner Brook— Sattler, Michael Scianna, Michael Sullivan, Kathi Curran, Paul Gately, Rocco Gecoy, Joseph Maloney, Robert Baxter, Kevin Bishop, Alex Blanchard, John Thames, Raymond Weiher, L0026 Rock Island— Richard McDonald, Philip Norris, James Pedro, Evans, Al Feltham, Garfield Green, Tony Joyce, Ken Roland Green, L0505 Decatur— Raymond Bandy, Steven Smith, Thomas Swirka, L0762 Kendall, Anthony Kennedy, Wayne Lewis, Michael Robert Barnes, Steven Bingamon, Terry Brown, Gloucester— Ronald Batson, Douglas MacArthur, Lynch, James Marks, Edward Parsons, Scott Payne, Richard Delatte, Paul McAdamis, Rodney Severns, Frank Mitchell, L0853 Lowell— Richard Burgess, Terry Peddle, John Roberts, James Roche Douglas Watts, Philip Wickline, L0555 Rene Demers, Brian Dempsey, John Fontes, Phillip NEW HAMPSHIRE L2892 Salem— Ian Galesburg— Roger Underwood, L0581 Moline— Gauvreau, William Kilbride, Lawrence Peaslee, Chamberlain, Joseph Kamal, Michael Scanlon, Jeff Miller, Michael Rasche, L0653 Gary Ralls, George Rose, L0926 Revere— Richard L2904 Professional Fire Fighters Of Kankakee— Joseph Geisler, L0742 Evanston— LeBranti, L1009 Worcester— John Daly, Gerald Merrimack— Wayne Perkins, L3265 Professional Geoffrey Block, Peter Casey, James Edwards, Dale Dineen, Kenneth Godbout, Robert Johnson, David Fire Fighters Of Keene— David Symonds Fochs, L1236 Dekalb— Paul Campbell, Joseph McAtee, Michael McNamee, Philip Price, David NEW JERSEY F0114 Navy Lakehurst— John Jones, Brian Lange, Reid Rissman, L1498 East Wondolowski, L1032 Medford— Richard Conti, Conaty, L0198 Atlantic City— Edward Maguire, Peoria— Randy Hurd, Anthony Lambdin, L1700 John Hayward, Alan Jenkins, Daniel Shea, L1314 Charles Ritzel, Michael Scull, L0384 Asbury Edwardsville— James Anderson, Ron Schrage, Fall River— Louis Albernaz, Richard Boisvert, Park— Robert Abbott, L1860 Newark Fire

RETIREES November/December 2009 36 | Officers— Alvin Fleming, L2883 Edison L0136 Dayton— Mark Hurley, L0204 Warren— Long, Dennis Matthews, Douglas Wilson, Mark Professional Fire Officers— David Davis, James David Sponaugle, L0249 Canton— Gary Wolfe Montanye, L3091 Burlington County— Doug Philabaum, L0251 Massillon— Richard Fay, L0322 TENNESSEE I0014 Tullahoma— Robert Patrick, L3172 Hackensack Uniformed Fire Tiffin— Thomas Bishop, L0330 Akron— Wade Hatfield, Henry Whitaker, L0140 Nashville— Officers Association— Clayton Borchard, Bruce Farmer, Harry Fincher, Kenneth Fuller, Jerald David Bennett, Campbell Carter, Lawrence Cole, Goldberg, L4388 Millstone Township Uniformed Gardner, John Gordon, Johnny Hullum, Joseph Ralph Cotnoir, Karl Meyer, L1346 Oak Ridge— Fire Fighters Association— Christopher Weltner Kury, Michael Park, Keith Saffles, Dale Sharp, David Heck, L1784 Memphis— Shelby Bugg, NEW MEXICO L0244 Albuquerque— Chris Gregory Snyder, Edward Vigar, L0336 Middletown Robert Nickelberry, L1850 Jackson— Tommy Day, Archibeque, Omar Di Ningrat, Jeffrey Eschenburg, Fire Fighters Association— James Hall, Walter Joseph Johnson, James May, James Moore, Freddie Esquibel, Christopher Garcia, John Sorrell, L0381 Findlay— Thomas DeFrieze, L0474 Harrison Smith, Sammy Stanfill, L2270 Martinez, Mike Montoya, L2362 Las Cruces— Elyria— Thomas Leopold, Glenn Saddler, L0494 Kingsport— Leonard Springer Louis Bencomo, L2850 Farmington— Jerry Cuyahoga Falls— William Warren, L0516 Shaker TEXAS L0058 Dallas— John Holdridge, Michael Conner, Steve Guattery, L3279 Los Alamos— Heights— Patrick Greener, L1814 Westlake— Tartt, Robert Taylor, L0341 Houston— Allen Arvie, Benjamin Sanchez Robert Turk, L1845 Mentor— Dennis Loria, Jeffrey Johnny Garrett, Anthony Gilchrest, Ronnie Haden, NEVADA L0731 Reno— Chris Critor, L1285 Las Santry, L2156 North Royalton— William Hejduk, Kenneth Joffrion, David McBroom, Jim McMillan, Vegas— Timothy Crowley, John Schlaf, L1908 L2967 Plain Township— Robert Skolmutch, L3032 Richard Meraz, Willis Moore, Donald Moreau, Clark County— Mark Cluff, Leroy Mayorga, Marysville Division Of Fire— Fred Schneider, L0440 Fort Worth— Marvin Moss, E. Vigil, L0478 Barbara Ruggiero, L2441 Tahoe Douglas— John L3519 Vandalia— Kenneth Mann Waco— Ron Walts, L0542 Amarillo— Keith Hayes OKLAHOMA L0157 Oklahoma City— Gerald Upchurch, L0571 Galveston— John Ovalle, Gary NEW YORK F0007 West Point— Jeff Armitage, Carlile, Steven Lane, Randy Tucker, Teddy Wolfe, Vasquez, L1044 Abilene— Frederick Bradford, L0094 Uniformed Fire Fighters Assoc. Of New L0176 Tulsa— Frank Mason, L0206 Shawnee— L1259 Texas City— Robert Baker, David Briggs, York— Daniel Boylan, Joseph Byrne, Dominic Gary Hall, L2066 Midwest City— Timothy L1665 Odessa— Dennis Wilhite, L2149 Plano— Carino, Joseph Cavalcante, Thomas Colvin, Joseph Lawson, L2173 Sand Springs— Charles McGee, Don Peters, L2602 McAllen— Randolph Kohrt, Connor, Ronald Darcy, Richard Didonato, Kyle Keith Taylor, L2359 Edmond— James Lofgren, L3293 Pampa Professional Fire Fighters— Gary Dolder, Michael Doyle, Richard Draves, Joseph L2551 Broken Arrow— Jackie Carner, L2839 Winton, L3885 North Richland Hills— Jerry Edrehi, John Eichele, Victor Emerick, Rosario Okmulgee—Roger Goodno Killion, Kenneth Vise, L3942 Seagoville Fire Evola, Charles Flood, Robert Fredrickson, Thomas ONTARIO L0162 Ottawa— Frederick Barrett, Fighter Association— Michael Hoskins, L3963 San Gander, Thomas Giardino, Mark Gleason, Robert David Fitzsimons, Jeffrey Narraway, David Marcos— James Frye Grover, Gregory Hearn, Francis Henglein, Michael Nicholson, Jeff Oxley, Charles Prockiw, L0193 UTAH L0593 Provo— Glenn Hart, Jerry Jolley, Herold, Robert Humphrey, Guy Jordan, Vincent Thunder Bay— Dennis Elcheson, Lucien LaBerge, Arthur Spear, L1696 Salt Lake County— James Kabus, Ronald Kingsley, Ronald Kirchner, Nicholas John McCullough, L0284 North Bay— William Anderson, Robin Pilcher, L2970 West Valley Ladisa, Christopher Larney, Kenneth Lavin, Coghill, L0284 North Bay— Mike Jeffery, L0447 St. City— Russ Carr Reginald Manley, Richard Margino, Carl Thomas— Glenn Dutton, L0455 Windsor VERMONT L3044 Burlington— Francis Kehoe, McBratney, Glenn McManus, Michael Meldrum, Professional Fire Fighters— Rick Chappus, Brian Maher, Michael Richard, James Whitehouse Anthony Migliore, Robert Muccio, Frank Perrone, William Ferguson, Raymond Gauthier, Allan VIRGINIA F0025 Tidewater Federal Fire Charles Popp, Robert Portano, Neil Ridge, Joseph Hopes, Richard Marr, Gregory Renaud, Brian Fighters— Paul Phillips, F0273 Fort Belvoir— Carl Rocha, Michael Smith, Charles Todd, Thomas Webb, James Wheeler, Erhard Zeising, L0460 Houser, L0539 Portsmouth— James Robey, John Vanasco, L0274 White Plains— Nicholas Libertella, Brantford— John Manfredi, L0486 Chatham Savage, L1132 Roanoke— Kenneth Walker, L2068 Daniel Motts, L0343 Saratoga Springs— Robert Kent— Jim Brodie, L0791 Waterloo— Paul Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters And Scavone, L0596 Poughkeepsie— Robert Baker, Felhaber, L1212 Mississauga— Terry Keene, L1595 Paramedics— Thomas Cooke, Milton Goldsmith, Michael Brower, Thomas Crawford, Joseph Hatch, Vaughan Professional Fire Fighters— Dan Auger, Ricky Pray, Brian Saunders, Jerry Smith, L2449 Edward Ticcony, L0628 Yonkers Mutual Aid Alfred Beasley, Frederick Howes, Morley Chesapeake— Lake Critzer, Douglas Hughes, Association— Thomas Colavito, John Maxwell, Lymburner, Dale Marinoff, Dan Sturges, Lawrence Jeffrey Kelleher, L2532 Danville Professional Fire L0729 Binghamton— Thomas Burnett, John Teeter, L2307 Port Colborne— Gordon Gibbs Fighters Association— R. Odell Tate, L2598 Prince Frink, B. J. Grace, L. A. Hartley, Duane Zagorsky, OREGON L0851 Eugene— David Westerfield, William Professional Fire Fighters Inc.— David L0854 New York Uniformed Fire Officers L1660 Tualatin Valley— Bruce Grabhorn, Rodney Doehler, L3612 Colonial Heights— John Snyder, Association— Jack Allen, Bruce Beschner, James Meade, Jeffrey Ritter L4202 Hanover— Wayne Woo Brennan, Brian Byrne, Martin Cass, Kevin Darcy, PENNSYLVANIA L0022 Philadelphia— WASHINGTON L0027 Seattle— Karen Dong, Michael Di Lena, William Dudley, Paul Dunne, Nathaniel Burton, John Harte, Brian Kelley, L 0299 Marion Hoefner, Anthony McGrew, Anthony Peter Frontera, John Garcia, James Gillespie, John Altoona— John Patton, L0302 Allentown— Warren, L0031 Tacoma— Paul Cornwell, Richard Giunta, James Gormley, Richard Harold, Michael Kenneth Bratsch, L0463 Johnstown— James Ernst, Philip Gervais, Linda Lowe, Kevin Jezycki, Scott Johnson, James Kielty, John Kleehaas, Shaffer, L0713 Easton— Robert Dantinne, L1680 O’Donnal, Rod Pray, Otto Schenck, David Sherk, Peter Marino, John McDonald, Eugene McKeon, Swissvale— George Geller, L1803 Reading— Larry Steiner, L0315 Hoquiam— David Johnson, Brian Mitchell, Gerald Moreau, Richard Mitchell Huntzinger, Johl Light, L2045 L0452 Vancouver— Edward White, L0726 Pierce Obermayer, Robert Orloff, Ronald Russomanto, Hanover— Robert Houck County Professional Fire Fighters— Chris Grant, Michael Sapienza, John Scharfenberg, Wayne RHODE ISLAND L0799 Providence— Alfred L0828 Longview— Gary Schneider, Michael Sforza, Robert Stanton, Kevin Sullivan, Anthony Asprinio, Robert Blue, Joseph Dorsey, Walter Tressler, L1604 Bellevue— Celia Castle, L1760 Tomesheski, Anthony Urti, L0896 Batavia— David Galligan, Gregory Gempp, David Higgins, Bernard Shoreline— Peter Thornley, L1789 Spokane Shaffer, L1027 Middletown— Thomas Gass, L1071 Kelly, Richard Lema, Richard Longtin, Wayne Airport— George Wickholm, L1828 Edmonds— Rochester— Gary Isaacs, L1971 Port Chester Milette, Philip Payne, James Petersen, Jay Priddy, Amy Turner, L2898 Seattle Fire Chiefs— Kenneth Professional Fire Fighters Association— Thomas Douglas Quintin, Nelson Rivera, Steven Schora, Tipler, L3828 Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Career Fire VanTine, L2007 Albany— Thomas Engel, David Richard Silva, Thomas Walden, L1949 Fighters Association— Mark Mosier LaVergne, L2181 Pelham Manor— Thomas Portsmouth— Lawrence Cook, David Harris, Kevin WEST VIRGINIA L0313 Morgantown— Dooley, L2421 Plattsburgh— Michael Fountain, Martin, William Reed, L2334 North Providence— Terrance Rinehart L3359 Niagara Falls Fire Officers— Bruce Frank Andre, Eric Bazzle, Kathleen Clark, David WISCONSIN L0127 La Crosse— Frederick Andrews, Mark Illig DiIorio, L3240 Coventry— Louis Cote Hagmann, L0215 Milwaukee— Patrick Balcerzak, NORTH CAROLINA L0865 Asheville— David SASKATCHEWAN L0080 Saskatoon— David Herman Harrison, Terence Hunter, William Anders, John Bancroft, Thomas Brooks, William Guilmette, Keith Hartz, L0181 Regina Professional Ingram, Frank Lenarchich, Steve Metzger, John Davidson, Richard Hosack, Clarence McAfee Fire Fighters Association— R. A. Blackburn, Brian Pena, Orlando Rice, James Washcovick, L0368 OHIO L0067 Columbus— Richard Bigham, Desjarlais Manitowoc— Tim Veith, L0580 Janesville— Steven Clemons, John Neal, Michael Winbush, SOUTH CAROLINA L4723 St. John’s Michael Rundle, L1004 West Allis— Richard Stenz, L0092 Toledo— James Edelman, L0093 Professional Fire Officers— Dave Probo Jeffrey Wiedel, L1440 North Shore— Raymond Cleveland— William Gorey, William Kaplysh, SOUTH DAKOTA L0814 Sioux Falls— Daniel Busch , L2051 Brookfield— Dennis Hibbard www.iaff.org RETIREES | 37 IN MEMORIAM

L0002 Daniel Bowman ...... Chicago ...... IL L0596 Brian MacIsaac ...... Poughkeepsie ...... NY L0002 Joseph Connolly ...... Chicago ...... IL L0627 J. F. Wolf ...... York ...... PA L0002 Bennie Crane ...... Chicago ...... IL L0632 Joseph Deist ...... New Orleans ...... LA L0002 James Garrity ...... Chicago ...... IL L0632 Louis Young ...... New Orleans ...... LA L0002 John Herrity ...... Chicago ...... IL L0718 Nicholas Keenan ...... Boston ...... MA L0002 Scott Lietz ...... Chicago ...... IL L0718 George Paul ...... Boston ...... MA L0002 Robert Pangburn ...... Chicago ...... IL L0734 Paul Archibald ...... Baltimore ...... MD L0002 John Prinz ...... Chicago ...... IL L0734 Albert Blackwell ...... Baltimore ...... MD L0022 Cornelius Bonner ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 Carl Miles ...... Baltimore ...... MD L0022 Walter Bossard ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 Carl Reedy ...... Baltimore ...... MD L0022 Walter Clay ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 Charles Russell ...... Baltimore ...... MD L0022 Paul Curione ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 Glenn Simms ...... Baltimore ...... MD L0022 David Herbst ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0734 James Smith ...... Baltimore ...... MD L0022 James Marcolonga ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0753 Donald Pierce ...... Fresno ...... CA L0022 Francis McCarey ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0834 James Walton ...... Bridgeport ...... CT L0022 William McGonigal ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L0858 Jerome Marsh ...... Denver ...... CO L0022 John McGuire ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L1014 Philip Arrequin ...... Los Angeles County ...... CA L0022 Benjamin Rhodes ...... Philadelphia ...... PA L1068 Brian Bragg ...... Brampton ...... ON L0034 Dustin Werner ...... Little Rock ...... AR L1132 Christopher Brown ...... Roanoke ...... VA L0036 Daniel Collins ...... Washington ...... DC L1271 Donald Everett ...... Surrey ...... BC L0036 John Connors ...... Washington ...... DC L1271 James Fairall ...... Surrey ...... BC L0036 Curtis Fenner ...... Washington ...... DC L1296 Eric Shink ...... Kennewick ...... WA L0036 Michael McNally ...... Washington ...... DC L1346 Bill Elliott ...... Oak Ridge ...... TN L0036 Ernest Schnaebele ...... Washington ...... DC L1349 Garland Pressley ...... Mobile ...... AL L0036 Steven Vermeire ...... Washington ...... DC L1364 Thomas OʼMalley ...... Ventura County ...... CA L0073 Michael Burch ...... St. Louis ...... MO L1394 Robert Digiacomo ...... Scarsdale ...... NY L0073 William Conley ...... St. Louis ...... MO L1394 A. Maselli ...... Scarsdale ...... NY L0073 Edward Slack ...... St. Louis ...... MO L1463 Meredith Farr ...... Hawaiian Islands ...... HI L0077 Glen Byous ...... Saint Joseph ...... MO L1463 George Kuamoo ...... Hawaiian Islands ...... HI L0094 John McNamara ...... UFFA. Of New York ...... NY L1463 Osamu Otsuka ...... Hawaiian Islands ...... HI L0112 Ralph Urquiza ...... Los Angeles City ...... CA L1463 George Paresa ...... Hawaiian Islands ...... HI L0122 William Dyal ...... Jacksonville ...... FL L1463 Anthony Sang ...... Hawaiian Islands ...... HI L0122 Johnny Sirmans ...... Jacksonville ...... FL L1568 Micah Royall ...... Henrico County ...... VA L0122 William Spivey ...... Jacksonville ...... FL L1735 James McInnis ...... Dedham ...... MA L0140 Albert Bates ...... Nashville ...... TN L1835 Thomas Haines ...... Warren ...... PA L0140 William Lovell ...... Nashville ...... TN L2117 Julia Holden ...... Reedy Creek ...... FL L0140 Millard Reed ...... Nashville ...... TN L2203 James Simington ...... North Metro ...... CO L0157 Robert Hollander ...... Oklahoma City ...... OK L2260 Frank Molina ...... Mesa ...... AZ L0181 Joe Drozda ...... Regina ...... SK L2546 Howard Thornton ...... Suncoast ...... FL L0209 Don Friesen ...... Edmonton ...... AB L2881 Chaloa Champion ...... CDF Fire Fighters ...... CA L0215 Gerald Ley ...... Milwaukee ...... WI L2959 Daron Gallimore ...... Martin County ...... FL L0215 Gerald Schimelfenyg ...... Milwaukee ...... WI L2959 Lawrence Hughes ...... Martin County ...... FL L0215 Edward Schultz ...... Milwaukee ...... WI L4120 Daniel Davis ...... Mansfield ...... CT L0215 Dean Williams ...... Milwaukee ...... WI L4222 Joseph Grein ...... Federal Heights ...... CO L0320 James Benedict ...... Niles ...... OH L4321 Anne Fortunato ...... Broward County ...... FL L0345 Leslie Bickett ...... Louisville ...... KY L4321 Charles Griffen ...... Broward County ...... FL L0522 Donald Mott ...... Sacramento ...... CA L4524 David Sibley ...... St. George ...... LA

IN MEMORIAM November/December 2009 38 | NOTE: Children of IAFF members killed in the line of duty are eligible to receive the W. H. "Howie" McClennan scholarship which provides financial assistance to attend a university accredited college or other institution of higher learning. For more information contact the IAFF Department of Education at (202) 824-1533

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