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| Volume 19 19 Volume No. 3 No. CPF LOCALS GO PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

alifornia firefighters were “Our guys have been out in the field meals one evening at Wren’s Café “Our members were happy to in the pink this October wearing the shirts and sparking and Pietro’s #1 wearing their pink bring awareness to this cause and in honor of breast cancer interest from the general public,” shirts and half of all proceeds were participate with locals in California Cawareness month. said Kern County Firefighters directed to the North Bay Women’s and throughout the United States Health Resource Center. Hayward Pink duty shirts replaced the President Derek Robinson, whose in the hopes that soon we will find department wore pink under their Firefighters Local 1909 held a a cure,” said San Luis Obispo traditional blue uniforms in many fire fundraiser at their local Safeway stations across the state. Firefighters duty shirts for the entire month and Firefighters President Erik Baskin, store, bagging groceries for citizens came out in droves to raise money for sold their pink shirts to the public. whose local made a donation to the breast cancer charities during their “It’s a great cause and a great way to wearing their pink duty shirts and Susan G. Komen Foundation for the off-duty hours. And many firefighter reach out into the community.” selling shirts to the public. Money Cure. San Luis Obispo firefighters locals reached out to elected leaders raised was donated to the Susan donned pink T-shirts for a week special breast cancer awareness In Northern California, Vacaville G. Komen for the Cure as well as St. in October and collected public designations in October. Firefighters Local 3501 served Rose Hospital in Hayward. donations at Fire Station 1.

Alameda firefighters wore pink T-shirts all month in support of cancer awareness month. Lodi firefighters wore pink uniform T-shirts with the They were also recognized by the City of Alameda for their efforts raising cancer awareness. Lodi Fire Department logo throughout October.

Five Cities firefighters are wearing pink and selling shirts to the Hayward Firefighters reached out to the Hayward City Council and helped with drafting community to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. a city proclamation declaring October Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Hayward.

2 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

OUTSOURCING PUBLIC SAFETY

Lou Paulson

ome months back, I had cities where they believe the familiar to union members in dozens Like Proposition 75 in 2005, and occasion to attend a politics are in their favor. of states around the country. The Proposition 226 in 1998, this new meeting of the San Carlos all-out attack on working families measure would eliminate your right S City Council. Scores Wackenhut has contracts to provide is being played out in statehouses to participate in politics through of citizens joined firefighters and fire protection service for individual around the country. Wisconsin … payroll deduction. But unlike the family members packed into the installations, such as Moffett Field. Ohio … Indiana … Florida. All have previous measures, the new initiative council chambers in response to But Wackenhut has never operated taken aim at retirement security, also attacks your right to participate an urgent call to the community. a municipal fire department in collective bargaining … even child at all through your union. Truly living Having summarily cancelled a long- California. Their lone experience in labor laws! up to the name “paycheck deception,” standing joint powers authority with municipal fire protection – a 1997 the loophole-riddled plan leaves intact the city of Belmont, politicians in contract with the Florida community In California, these legislative virtually every advantage Wall Street San Carlos were poised to take an of Estero – was so disastrous that assaults have not made a dent. The and corporate contributors enjoy, unprecedented step – outsource the contract was terminated after reason: political action. even as its backers proclaim their municipal fire protection service to a just seven months. “balanced” approach. private company. Thanks to your efforts, California Wackenhut’s decision to go after has a pro-labor Legislature. It also If this initiative passes, every avenue The citizens were having none of it. local fire department contracts – has a governor who actually signed that gives you a voice in deciding And eventually, the council blinked and their choice of California as the original collective bargaining your rights, benefits, working (at least temporarily). a target – reflects a cynical and law for state employees. The active conditions, and staffing will be cut sobering reality: Hard times have involvement of your local union off. Once that happens, the door Over the past year, Wackenhut made us easier targets. in politics has produced literally swings wide open for pension hundreds of negotiated contracts Industries – a $2 billion private rollbacks that threaten your security. that protect core services even as security firm – has begun a high- Under the guise of “fiscal discipline,” It swings wide open for pay cuts, they reflect hard times. When your stakes push to get itself into the hard line city bureaucrats and anti- steep staff cuts and station closures. local is able to exercise its right to fire business. employee politicians have stuck And it swings wide open for participate, and bring your power Wackenhut to privatize your jobs. guns to the heads of our local as firefighters and proud union • Cities like San Carlos and officials up and down the state. They members, we win more often than You won’t be able to stop them. You Costa Mesa have been openly threaten privatization and regional we lose. won’t have a voice. courting Wackenhut to provide outsourcing. They impose pension their fire protection services. restrictions and put blatantly Your voice is so strong in the In the coming months, you will be unconstitutional measures on local process that the hard-liners are left hearing much more from CPF on • CPF locals in Piedmont, ballots. They fight to end binding with only one option in California: this issue. I encourage you to talk Huntington Beach and other arbitration. And they engage in “just Shut you up at the ballot box. to your local union leadership, get areas say their local leaders say no” contract negotiations that the facts about this measure, and have solicited bids even as they reject any and all concessions, no In an ominous “do over” of two learn why we believe “paycheck have stiff-armed negotiations. matter how deep. previously failed efforts, the big deception” is the single most money boys are once again going important issue on the ballot in 2012. • Wackenhut has even reportedly The rhetoric used against firefighters after your political voice through a submitted unsolicited bids to and other public workers is all too “paycheck deception” initiative. Please stay safe.

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 3 LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT

CPF Firevision anniversary of 9/11. We remain hearts to support our Association, My name is Kathy Gee, and grateful to all of the men, women we would not be able to battle my brother Terry’s name was As a retired union firefighter, I and families of our first responders neuromuscular disease. memorialized on the wall on can think of nothing better than across the nation and in California Saturday. I want to thank you, the CPF and the Foundation for the “Firevision” to help maintain at who put their lives at risk on our Thank you for helping to build a wonderful ceremony and breakfast. least a sense of “belonging” to a behalf every day. future with hope! Our family was treated with so profession I loved. Mariko Yamada Susan Kenny much kindness, caring and respect Assemblymember, 8th District Regional Director, MDA from everyone with whom we came You have come a long way! in contact.

I was at the opening of the CPF I was so touched that I was building and not in my wildest wondering if there are any imagination did I or others envision opportunities for me to volunteer On behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy what you have managed to with the Foundation for next year’s Association and the people we Memorial Letters accomplish. ceremonies. I would like to be able serve, I would like to extend my to give families the same sense of most heartfelt appreciation for your I ended up spending time with the Chuck Giles family members following today’s comfort and caring that was shown Retired Captain continued support of MDA’s Labor service and unfortunately didn’t get to my family this year. Modesto, Local 1289 of Love event. Your continuous help is truly amazing and we are so a chance to chat. I just want to say what a great tribute this is every year Also, I know that there are special happy to have you as part of our events and a public education family. and thank you for all your efforts to help make this happen. It is an program through the Foundation. If there are any opportunities in those honor to be part of it. Please pass Letters of Because of you, MDA will continue areas to help, I’d like to find out to fund life saving research along my appreciation to everyone about them. Appreciation throughout California. We’re at CPF. getting closer than ever to finding Thank you for everything you do. Thank you for joining us at the state treatments and cures. If not for Ken Pimlott Assembly observance of the 10th people like you who extend their Director, CAL FIRE Kathy Gee

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‘Paycheck Protection’ Heightens Class Divide

his past November 8th, voters elective office. His definition of in Ohio sent a powerful courage is “the nerve to stand up T message to the enemies of to government employee unions working families in this country: whose demands take funding We’re on to you. from other programs and penalize private-sector job creation.” The By an overwhelming margin, Ohioans frightening fact is that he and voted to rescind a law passed earlier those of his ilk have so much this year that effectively banned disposable income that they can collective bargaining for firefighters fund potential candidates with and other public workers. The anti- this “courageous” mindset to take bargaining law – rammed through the on the unions that, in his view, are Legislature by Gov. John Kasich – wrecking the State of California. was breathtakingly overreaching and He has called our pensions included several poisoned pills aimed “non-market deals” and “special directly at firefighters. The campaign privileges.” Wouldn’t it be nice to to overturn the law galvanized the have so much money that your citizens of Ohio across party lines, form of recreation was to disrupt and drew strength and support from the balance of the American Lew Stone around the country. political system? But, this strategy isn’t quite good The victory in Ohio suggests that enough. There is the second part people in our country are finally of the equation. Under the guise beginning to realize that there has of providing protection to workers been a carefully orchestrated effort from unions, they want to provide that you take the bait. They are ground and campaign dollars in the to destroy the middle class. This us with “Paycheck Protection.” An banking on a sizable percentage bank. Those “brave, courageous” means YOU! I know, we have some initiative has qualified for the ballot of our membership being duped billionaires spent big bucks to try to firefighters that really think they are to essentially make it so difficult into staying out of politics. They take away the basic rights of Ohio’s a cut above, but they’re not. We’re for us to participate in the political hope we are too reluctant to sign a public workers and, win or lose, talking about billionaires who have process that we simply go away. card to have dues deducted from California is on their punch list for great disdain for a worker who can They just want each of us to be our paychecks. From there, it’s the the same treatment if we falter. actually provide for his or her family able to “choose” whether or not we Teflon-coated path to total control and also enjoy a few of the finer want our hard-earned wages to go of our legislature without having to As we steel ourselves for the fight things of life. towards political activity. Sounds worry about those annoying unions. ahead, let’s make sure we all stand good, doesn’t it? They hope so! up like our brothers and sisters in Recently, an investment banker Make no mistake – the victory in Ohio. Let us not for one moment issued a challenge for persons These groups who carry their Ohio wasn’t just won because of allow our enemies to redefine the of “courage” to set up and run for petty cash in a Brinks van hope our good looks. It took boots on the true meaning of courage.

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CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 5 The War on Working Families HITS CALIFORNIA Renewed “paycheck deception” proposal marks all-out Idaho – Curbs anti-union push in Golden State collective bargaining rights for teachers, eliminating right to bargain educational mbitious, hard-line politicians, armed with problem – corporations don’t use payroll deduction quality issues, such money and messaging from a national for political contributions. In fact, they’re already as class size and political machine are browbeating restricted from doing so. campus safety. Athe public, campaigning against collective bargaining and imposes massive pay and “The plain truth is that this initiative only restricts benefit cuts on the middle class, middle-income your voice as a worker -- corporations and work force. management can still spend what it takes on politics and lobbyists,” said Paulson. “No amount of lipstick The goal is simple: Silence labor’s voice and can hide this pig.” break labor’s back. The proposed timing of the “Paycheck Deception” This playbook is being used throughout the ballot fight is no accident. If, as intended, the nation by anti-labor governors and legislatures measure makes the June 2012 statewide ballot, in places like Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and the battle will be waged in a more conservative, Indiana. But if labor’s enemies have their way, the low-turnout election. Lined up behind it, for the fight will be hitting California in a different, but November ballot, are at least half-a-dozen “pension very big way in 2012. reform” initiatives, many affecting current as well as future employees. “They know they can’t get what they want from the normal political process, so they are THE “WISCONSIN PLAN” going to the statewide ballot,” said California Professional Firefighters President The epicenter of the anti-labor crusade has Lou Paulson. “This is Wisconsin, but been Wisconsin. Hard-line anti-union Governor ‘California style.’” Scott Walker, abetted by a tyrannical Legislative leadership and a lapdog Supreme Court, shut down SILENCE YOUR VOICE … collective bargaining rights for public workers. Walker’s same anti-union script, blaming firefighters, STEAL YOUR FUTURE teachers, nurses and law enforcement for a myriad By far, the most dangerous threat to firefighters, of fiscal woes, is being followed in a number of their families and their strong united voice is states around the nation. (See graphic at right) the snake-in-the-grass ballot measure known throughout labor as “Paycheck Deception.” The decision to go to the ballot box to attack labor Signatures for this initiative have been submitted may be California grown, but the game plan is pure and the issue is headed for the ballot. If Wisconsin. Madison Firefighters President Joe successful, it would steal your voice in the Conway, who led his members in a massive display public debate. of opposition to Walker’s attacks, saw the same focus on union political activity in his state’s fights. The 2012 “Paycheck Deception” mirrors 2005’s failed Proposition 75 in that it eliminates even “First they went after the money … they went after voluntary payroll deduction to fund labor’s our ability to be involved in politics,” said Joe participation in the political process. But the Conway, president of Madison (WI) Firefighters loophole-riddled measure goes frighteningly Local 311. “They did that not to balance the budget, further. but to break the back of the unions.” California Restricts … your right to participate in any FIGHTING BACK Signatures submitted campaign that affects you as a “government for renewed contractor”; The force of the attacks on working families “paycheck deception” commands an equally forceful response, and measure; myriad local Bans … your union’s PAC from contributing to firefighters are doing their part. CPF is one of the candidates, initiatives and even independent efforts to restrict founders of the Alliance for a Better California, bargaining, privatize. expenditures; the coalition that defeated “paycheck deception” Requires … complicated new reporting in 2005. CPF has financially supported efforts to provision before allowing any payroll deduction inform potential signers about why the measure is a for union dues; bad deal. And CPF has worked for initiative reform, including a highly-popular measure to shift all Imposes … significant additional bureaucratic initiatives to the November ballot. cost to oversee and implement this attack; Affects … all elections – local as well as state. Despite these efforts, the battle ahead will be fierce, And its provisions apply to public and private- the enemy well funded, and the outcome anything sector labor. but certain.

Most insidious about this latest anti-union riff “If ‘paycheck deception’ wins, it will all but eliminate WATCH IT! is the crafty way it was written. In an attempt to your local union as a voice in helping to secure a Snap this image with your mask its massive loopholes, the language gives better future for you and your families,” concluded smartphone to see video the appearance of “balance” by also prohibiting Paulson. “For our members, it is the most important “Labor Under Fire” corporate payroll deductions. One small issue that could face voters next year.”

6 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THE NATIONAL ASSAULT ON WORKING PEOPLE The effort to silence your voice didn’t just appear out of nowhere. It is part of a broader national strategy, promoted by hard-line anti-worker ideologues. According to IAFF, more than 1,600 anti-labor laws were introduced in state Legislatures this year. This graphic shows some of the most contentious fights.

Iowa – House Illinois – Measure Ohio – SB 5 passes bill rolling stripping collective tears up existing back arbitration and bargaining rights Michigan collective bargaining bargaining rights, and from state workers “Emergency Financial agreements, rolls making it easier to narrowly defeated. Manager” law back most bargaining outsource public jobs. Wisconsin effectively permits state rights. Law repealed Gov. Scott Walker to impose “martial law” by voters 11-8-11. and Legislature ram on localities, including through bill eliminating cancelling contracts. Missouri collective bargaining for most state employees. Indiana – Bill to end Proposed law gets collective bargaining rid of child-labor withdrawn under restrictions; proposed pressure; governor’s 2012 initiative would executive order banning Maine – Right-to- declare MO a “right bargaining still in place. work law (potentially the to work” state. first in the Northeast) proposed; measure enacted to curb child labor protections.

New Hampshire “Right to work” law attacking unions wins approval in Legislature, vetoed by Gov. John Lynch.

Massachusetts State House votes to end bargaining for health care, impose new health care restrictions.

New Jersey Suspends bargaining on pensions, health care, shifts massive new benefit costs to employees.

Florida – Gov. Rick Scott mandates drug Arizona – “Paycheck testing of all state deception” law restricts workers; promotes dues deductions; “paycheck deception” imposed “secret ballot” Alabama – Act legislation; proposes provision restricts union 2010-761 bans all end to pensions. organizing payroll deduction and muzzles even basic Oklahoma political speech rights Repealed state’s of public workers. collective bargaining Sources: Employment Policy law, eliminating Research Network; American Bar all collective Assn.; Politico; Schools Matter; Center on Media and Democracy; Huffington bargaining rights for Post; Reuters; Talking Points Memo; municipal workers. Teamster Nation; The Maddow Blog.

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 7 CPF LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Firefighters WIN BIG in 2011 Legislative Session AB 936 (Ben Hueso, D-Chula Vista) – Before a public agency can forgive the redevelopment- related repayment -- wholly or partially -- of a The Legislature adjourned for the year on Friday, September 9th, sending loan, advance or indebtedness that is owed by a hundreds of bills to Governor Brown in the final hours of the 2011 redevelopment agency (RDA) to that public entity, the public entity must adopt a resolution stating Session. Six CPF-sponsored and co-sponsored bills were among those its intent to forgive the repayment. The adoption of on the Governor’s desk, and all six were signed. Governor Brown had said resolution may not be done via the consent until Monday, October 9th to sign or veto those bills currently sitting on calendar, but rather by a recorded roll call vote. his desk. Here’s an end-of-the-year legislative wrap up.

SCR 56 2011 CPF-Sponsored & Co-Sponsored Bills (Leland Yee, D-San Francisco) – Proclaims Saturday October 1, 2011 Firefighter Signed into Law by Governor Brown Memorial Day, honoring all those who were lost in the line of duty. Unanimously AB 585 (Paul Fong, D-Mountain View) – Clarifies DISPOSITION: approved by Legislature. the law to ensure that the existing public safety Note: Because this cancer presumption is extended to a handful of measure is a concurrent resolution, it did not California firefighters serving the NASA Ames require the Governor’s signature to take effect. Research Center on the Moffett Federal Airfield in the Bay Area and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Collectively, firefighters serving both those installations are members of Moffett Field Firefighters Association Local I-79. 2011 CPF Sponsored & Co-Sponsored Bills Pending Further Legislative Consideration in 2012 (a.k.a. Two-Year Bills)

AB 678 (Dr. Richard Pan, MD, D-Sacramento) – AB 1245 (Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara) – Allows local fire departments to submit certified Authorizes the state’s Emergency Medical public expenditures for unreimbursed Medi- Services Authority (EMSA) to adopt regulations for Cal ground emergency medical transportation the state approval of standards for an emergency services to the Department of Health Care medical responder (EMR) training course that Services (DHCS) for reimbursement by the meets or exceeds the United States Department of federal government. Transportation’s Emergency Medical Responder: Instructional Guidelines.

SB 457 (Ron Calderon, D-Montebello) – Ensures AB 1320 (Michael Allen, D-Santa Rosa) – that an employee-funded health care trust is Creates a program to remove the volatility of reimbursed for the actual costs associated employer contribution rates to the retirement with providing for an employee’s medical care system. Requires employers to remit an amount in instances where such care has been to a retirement system equivalent to the normal determined to be related to an industrial injury cost of benefits, which can only be reduced or or illness and therefore, compensable under altered if sufficient funds have accumulated in the workers’ compensation. employer’s rate stabilization account.

AB 183 (Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco) - Prohibits AB 1387 (Jose Solorio, D-Santa Ana) – Formerly use of a customer operated checkout stand for AB 210, this bill clarifies the law with respect to selling alcoholic beverages, thereby requiring a fire department’s ALS transport rights (“201 alcohol purchases to be made through a face-to- rights”) and exclusive operating areas to more face transaction and ensuring that necessary age clearly define the relationship between fire and/or sobriety verification steps are taken when departments and their respective local EMS alcohol is purchased. agencies (LEMSAs).

AB 506 (Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont) - Provides SB 488 (Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana) -- Restricts that a local public entity may file for bankruptcy the use of public safety organizational and under applicable federal bankruptcy law only department logos, insignias, web materials and after participating in a specified neutral evaluation emblems from being used in political mailers unless process or after a majority vote of the governing approval is first given by the organization, group or board has adopted a resolution declaring a fiscal governmental agency to which that logo belongs. emergency at a noticed public hearing. Such a Further requires any slate mailer organization that hearing must include findings that the financial purports to represent public safety (firefighters, state of the local public entity puts the health, EMS, law enforcement, etc.) to disclose on the safety or well-being of the residents into jeopardy. mailer the number of members of the organization in each county where the mailer is distributed.

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New Electoral Districts in California

n August 15, 2011, the California Redistricting Commission officially adopted 177 new electoral districts for Othe U.S. House of Representatives, California State Senate and Assembly, and the California Board of Equalization.

The new maps take effect January 1, 2012; even-numbered State Senate Districts and the four State Board of Equalization districts take effect in 2014.

As was anticipated, the 2012 electoral maps are drastically different from the current ones. Not only do the new maps account for the significant population shift from California’s coastal regions to the Central Valley and Inland Yvonne De La Peña Tim Strack Empire, but they also reflect the first time the redistricting process has been handled by an independent commission and not the state legislators themselves.

State Appointments Per its mandate, the Redistricting Commission did not consider political parties or incumbency when in drew and adopted the Get a Firefighter Flavor new districts. In light of this, California’s CPF Earns Seat at the Table in Key Appointed Positions political landscape was altered tremendously. All told, the Redistricting Commission adopted 40 completely new, open state legislative and congressional seats, paired close to 60 to be an advocate for effective alifornia’s first responders legislators in the same districts, and shifted earthquake response.” already have a strong voice countless other incumbents into districts at the State Capitol. But with large segments of new voters and C Meanwhile, California Fire Fighter there are plenty of critical decisions communities. affecting the lives and livelihoods of Joint Apprenticeship Committee firefighters that are made beyond Program Director Yvonne de Coupled with “the new” system of open has been tapped by “the Dome.” la Peña primaries and top two general elections, the Brown to serve on the California new maps promise to double or even triple the Apprenticeship Council. As a Turns out there is CPF representation number of open, competitive, and targeted member of the CAC, de la Peña will in those positions too. races in 2012. advise the state on apprenticeship policy and help insure that Continuing a long history of To see what district(s) you’ll be in as of the apprentices are treated fairly participation in key regulatory and new year, go to throughout the process. oversight boards, Governor Jerry www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov. Brown has brought the firefighter “Apprenticeship is important in voice into two important state today’s economy because you ‘earn commissions. while you learn,’” said de la Peña. “It’s an honor to be appointed by the This past September, CPF governor to this position.” 1st District Vice President Tim Strack was appointed by Strack and de la Peña join other CPF Brown to serve on the California members who serve, or have served, Seismic Safety Commission. The on critical state bodies. These Commission is responsible not appointments put firefighters front only for investigating earthquakes and center on key regulatory issues, and evaluating response, they are such as development of policies also charged with advising the aimed at protecting firefighters’ governor on ways to reduce the rights in EMS discipline procedures. risk posed by earthquakes. “These boards may not get a lot of “Because firefighters and ink, but they’re making decisions that paramedics are on the front lines affect the quality and safety of the fire when an earthquake hits, it is service,” said President Paulson. “It’s critical that we have a voice in critical that front line firefighters have shaping earthquake safety policy,” a seat at the table in these bodies, said Strack. “I’m honored to have and we appreciate the governor’s been appointed and will work hard commitment to giving us that seat.”

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 9 SEEN ON CPF FIREVISON

intuitively. If you are ever the victim subsequently lost the departmental of a job-related illness, PER Online exposure reports. provides ironclad, permanent documentation of what you were “Being able to go back through actually exposed to – not just what Greg’s (PER Online) reports made the department believes you were a huge difference in winning his exposed to. case,” said San Luis Obispo Firefighters President Erik “It’s like your PPE on your breathing Baskin. “It made a difference apparatus,” said CPF Health and then, and it continues to make a Safety Director Kevin White. “This difference for his family today.” is your PPE for your Workers’ Comp benefits and your medical care.” Another fallen firefighter understood the value of PER even before Firefighters who have contracted his own battle with the disease. cancer have used PER data as Alameda City firefighter Scott documentation for Workers’ Comp Carnavale, who was added to the claims made through the firefighter California Firefighters Memorial this cancer presumption laws. Although year, had personally organized his the laws are designed to protect entire department into signing up for your rights in a job-related illness, PER Online. your department is still able to rebut the presumption. Having your own “He just said to us, ‘Come on, record – secure, independent and guys, you gotta do this. This is detailed – can make a difference in what protects you and your family,’” securing the benefits you’ve earned. said Alameda City Firefighters President Domenick Weaver. “If you don’t write it down, it didn’t The cost of participating is minimal happen,” said Los Angeles County -- $15 per year. In some cases, your Fire Captain Michael Dubron, a local or department may even help PROTECTING YOU cancer survivor and founder of the with the cost. Firefighter Cancer Support Network. “You owe it to yourself and your Go to www.peronline.org. family to record your exposures so PROTECTING you, and they, can get the protection Watch the CPF Firevision video and benefits you deserve.” about Personal Exposure Reporting at www.cpffirevision.org. The importance of exposure reporting was tragically borne out YOUR FAMILY in the case of San Luis Obispo WATCH IT! firefighter Greg Otto. In 2005, Otto contracted the pancreatic cancer Snap this image with Personal Exposure Reporting from your smartphone to see that would claim his life, but the CPF Firevision video about city of San Luis Obispo contested PER Online California Professional Firefighters his presumption claim and hen a firefighter is battling a structure fire, the risks to life and limb are obvious, but for first Wresponders, these risks don’t end when the fire is out. Every structure fire, wildland fire or HazMat call brings you in contact with a mixture of cancer-causing chemicals. Every EMS call potentially exposes you to life-threatening infectious agents.

These exposures put your life at risk. To protect yourself and your family, they need to be reported securely and independently. That’s what Personal Exposure Reporting (PER) from CPF is all about. “You’re exposed to a myriad of cancer-causing chemicals while you’re on the job all the time,” said CPF President Lou Paulson. “Firefighters need to report their exposures because you never know what can happen ten years, 15 years, 30 years down the line.”

CPF’s Personal Exposure Reporting (www.peronline.org) provides a secure “lockbox” to record your incidents and the chemicals to which you may have been exposed.

The online system guides you through each incident quickly and

10 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Firefighters Attend MDA Summer Camps and Labor Day Telethon

alifornia firefighters were campers played games from the busy this summer supporting television show and won candy for the Muscular Dystrophy successfully completing challenges. CAssociation in a variety of ways. In addition to the many “Fill the Boot” In San Diego County, several events that took place around the members of CDF Firefighters Local state, several CPF members attended 2881 and San Diego City Local the Summer Camps for children 415 attended Camp Cuyamaca. affected by neuromuscular disease. The campers loved playing tug of LA City Firefighters presented a check at the Labor Day Telethon. war and seeing the engines. One Firefighters from the Bay Area special camper, Grace Melanson helped make special memories who has congenital fiber-type when they visited the MDA Summer disportion, was especially excited Camp in Westminister Woods. to have the firefighters attend camp. The kids loved playing in the fire She is the daughter of San Diego engines and spraying the fire hose. City firefighter and Fill The Boot Members participated in the annual coordinator Keith Melanson. “Guns and Hoses” tug-of-war event between the police officers and On Sunday, September 4th, firefighters. Many of the firefighters representatives from locals across said their favorite part of camp was California presented checks at hanging out in the Lego cabin and the MDA Labor Day Telethon. Breanna Buchannan from Marin “By participating in the telethon, Professional Firefighters Local we are continuing to educate the 1775 acted as the Grand Marshal for public about the variety of ways the camp parade! our members are involved in the community,” said CPF President Firefighters from Culver City, Lou Paulson. Thanks to the money Monterey Park and Los Angeles California firefighters have raised, City traveled to the Irvine Ranch MDA is able to provide health care Outdoor Education Center on and support services for people August 31st to enjoy VIP Day at MDA living with a neuromuscular disease. Summer Camp. Firefighters went on a scavenger hunt with the MDA On behalf of all families affected campers and enjoyed a BBQ lunch. by these devastating diseases, United Firefighters of Los Angeles MDA thanks all CPF members that Making special memories at MDA Summer Camp. City Local 112 ran a “Minute to Win continue to support its organization It” booth at VIP Day where MDA in a variety of ways.

Camp Pendleton F-85 firefighter Ron Pickett attended MDA’s Summer Camp. CAL FIRE firefighters answer phones for the Labor Day Telethon.

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 11 CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION

To Honor and Remember

This past October, 30 names were added to Donald Lee West, USFS Mark E. Franks, Brawley the California Firefighters Memorial. The Lowell H. Wilcott, CDF Gary L. Clark, Los Angeles City annual memorial ceremony in Capitol Park John Stanton Gallup, III, McClellan AFB Rick Pascall, San Miguel FPD brought together hundreds of firefighters and family members to honor those who gave Keith D. Kroll, Los Angeles City James C. Saunders, Sacramento Metropolitan

their lives in the line of duty. Clifton Andrew Graves, Sunset-Whitney Terrence Gee, Sacramento City

This years honorees join more than 1,000 Rodney E. Greeley, CDF Scott Richard Carnevale, Alameda City of their fallen brothers and sisters on Elbert Roy Nelson, San Diego William Floyd Hopman, Quincy California’s memorial wall. James Rose, Brawley Glenn L. Allen, Los Angeles City

Robert R. Nelson, Long Beach John Bruno Tripodi, Central Santa Cruz

Ralph D. Urquiza, Los Angeles City Hank Zavaleta, Long Beach

Leonard Karl Jenkins, Ventura County Scott Monroe Lynn, Cal Fire

David Parks, Jr., CAL FIRE David Lawrence Powell, Cal EMA

John W. Callahan, San Luis Obispo Vincent Aceves Perez, San Francisco

David A. Eden, Santa Barbara County Anthony Michael Valerio, San Francisco

James Michael Owen, Orange County David Allan Kreske, San Bernardino City

12 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 13 Tim Strack CPF 1st District Vice President

CPF District 1 represents the counties of San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Imperial and Orange.

Rialto Succeeds in Orange City Firefighters We’re looking at taking a 9% pay cut affect firefighters, that city employees Dodging Layoffs Behind Eight-Ball in for employee contributions, we’re pay nothing for their pensions … getting no raises and they have even that it would ban gay marriage,” Contract Negotiations extended our steps increases for all said Arrollado. “The lies they were ast month, Rialto Firefighters ranks,” said Lewin. telling were just atrocious.” L Local 3688 were having informal budget talks with the Orange City Firefighters Local The Association of California Cities – City, discussing concessions to 2384 was back at the bargaining Widely regarded as an upwardly Orange County, a sister group to the which they might agree, when they table this summer, just as it has been mobile political opportunist, DeMaio League of California Cities, has been received the “letter.” every year for the past three years. is using the unprecedented ballot behind the effort. campaign as a platform for his bid The City had sent a letter of intent In 2009, Local 2384 deferred a to become mayor of San Diego. His to eliminate four firefighter positions six-percent raise in exchange for “Most cities are represented by petition campaign for the measure and advised that six more positions a one-year contract extension, this organization and it lays out has drawn scrutiny not only for the a blueprint on how to do this to would be eliminated soon. which would have taken them deceptive signature gathering tactics, public safety and get away with it,” through February, 2012. Instead, but for attempts to mine signature they signed a contract, in which said Lewin. “We all need to combat Local 3688 worked quickly and gathering data for use in his mayoral the city pulled a “bait and switch” these opportunists and bullies, and picketed City Hall. They voiced campaign. Such data mining is a and included the raise deferral in work with our police, who are also their public safety concerns to violation of campaign law. those in senior mobile home parks, the contract but did not include the being targeted.” attended City Council meetings contract extension. The DeMaio initiative would force and got positive TV and newspaper new city employees – including coverage. They picketed in front of In 2010, they were back to the table, San Diego Anti-Pension firefighters – into a risky privatized two council members’ businesses with the City threatening layoffs and Initiative Headed for and circulated informational flyers to the local agreed to close one truck retirement scheme. It also seeks to citizens in English and Spanish. company for one year, which should Ballot? impose pay freezes and rollbacks have ended June 30, 2011, but they in potential violation of state Within days, the City and Local are still without a truck company. The future of basic retirement labor law. While it exempts police 3688 went back to the table to security for firefighters in San Diego officers for now, Arrollado says continue discussions and came “Each year we come back and may be in the hands of that city’s the measure makes it ridiculously to an agreement. Not only did they are not honoring their contract voters next June. easy to impose the scheme on they save four firefighter jobs from that we’ve been negotiating in law enforcement under a future layoffs but they also demonstrated good faith,” said Orange City Capping a bitter petition drive bargaining agreement. an alternative that would spare 30 Firefighters President Greg Lewin. rife with misrepresentation and city employee positions, and avert potentially illegal voter data mining, “Carl has pretty much said that the a proposed second round of 50 This year, the City has threatened hard-line Councilman Carl DeMaio police are going in if he becomes layoffs that were being threatened. to impose a 22% pay cut, along turned in nearly 150,000 signatures mayor,” said Arrollado. with contract language to remove on an initiative to abolish secure “I’m so thankful for all who helped us. minimum staffing, if Local 2384 pensions for all city employees, The signatures still must be Nothing in my 35 years with Rialto doesn’t surrender 9% employee except police officers. Fire Department has ever brought us PERS contributions, forfeiture of verified by the San Diego County together like that week,” said Rialto EPMC (“PERS on PERS”) and other The petitions were circulated Registrar of Voters before the Professional Firefighters President concessions. with the help of a $1 million+ measure can be certified for the Nash Briones. paid signature campaign that June 2012 ballot. In the meantime, “We were hoping to get a three-year reportedly paid upwards of $7 to public and private sector labor Now all of their City bargaining deal out of it but they refuse to work $9 per signature. Petition signature groups – including the San Diego groups must agree to the solution with us. We’ve got another year gatherers used a range of deceptive Police Officers Association – that Local 3688 proposed, or layoffs instead – actually, we are way past tricks to hit their big score. are collaborating on a political may still take place. But the recent July 1st so we’re basically going to strategy for the campaign, and a episode has demonstrated the have about eight months of this and “They had people saying it would legal fight if the measure makes it power behind Local 3688. then we’ll be right back to the table. reduce gas prices, that it wouldn’t to the ballot.

14 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS Kern County Firefighters Local This election was well-scripted by Chris Mahon 1301 and Bakersfield Firefighters the City Council. They timed the nd Local 246 teamed up for the measure for a summer election CPF 2 District Vice President third year this September to host when voter response would be low their annual Lights and Sirens – with many from the fire service District 2 represents CPF Local Golf Tournament. They raised taking vacation or fighting wildland Unions in the counties of Kern, San $32,000, which will benefit burn fires and without student voters Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura survivors treated at the Grossman from Cal Poly since school was not and Los Angeles - with the exception Burn Center in the San Joaquin in session. What they didn’t know of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 and Los Angeles Community Hospital in Bakersfield. was that many Local 3523 members County Fire Fighters Local 1014. would cancel their vacations to stay “My brother is a burn survivor and he and fight for what they believed in. owes his life to the Grossman Burn Center,” said Local 1301 President With the help from a public relations Derek Robinson. “I wanted to consultant and a campaign manager, continue to support the cause and Local 3523 planned the campaign: the money raised will go directly to help survivors in recovery.” • They purchasing lawn signs, banners, mailers, signs and Santa Barbara County and Santa drop pieces from Firefighters Barbara City firefighters spent a day Print & Design. in September paddling 36 miles from Santa Rosa Island to East Beach • They organized walk ‘n’ drops in Santa Barbara in support of The every weekend, phone banking, Friendship Paddle. The non-profit picketing in front of fire stations organization organizes an open- and engaged in informational Good News Stories to work for every day. It is also a water, ocean paddle to provide forums and debates throughout time to recognize and reflect on the emotional and financial support to the city. t’s no doubt these are tough other positive and rewarding work Santa Barbara County residents I times. We find ourselves fighting we do with our communities. fighting life threatening illnesses. • They created radio spots and TV battles just to try and preserve the commercials through FireStar nd This year, the organization chose level of service our communities Throughout the 2 District, locals Productions. have come to expect. Some we have been reaching out into their to support Mike Moses, a fire captain from Santa Barbara City have won, and some we haven’t communities and lending a helping • They set up informational Firefighters Local 525, who is been as successful. hand whenever they can. booths at Farmers Markets and battling multiple myeloma. purchased an old fire engine In Burbank, firefighters volunteered with their message that they Probably the most disheartening “The event was an emotional are the coordinated media attacks to help Habitat for Humanity build a parked at busy intersections. home for a needy family. Habitat for experience and a great success for on firefighters aimed at reducing Humanity is a non-profit organization all who participated,” said Santa the public’s esteem for the work we • They bought billboard space, that builds affordable housing for Barbara County Local 2046 do. These attacks are cynical to be communicating their message low-income families around the President Adam Estabrook, who sure and are being made for the along Highway 101. world. Local 778 members pounded said this was the first year their local sole purpose of undermining our nails, worked on drywall, windows has participated. “Our members • They were interviewed on local credibility with voters. The goal is and stucco and committed over eight were moved by the experience and talk radio and had members, nothing more complicated than an hours of their off-duty time to work the celebration of life and we will family and friends begin a attempt to neutralize our opposition for a great cause. be supporting this event again next to a greed-filled agenda that cares year and for years to come.” letter writing campaign to the local papers (of which half got nothing for us or the safety of “The Burbank Firefighters showed up published). our citizens. big to get a lot of work done on the The Friendship Paddle is still home,” said Burbank Firefighters raising funds from the event and “Looking back at the campaign, we Still it is during these times, and Local 778 President Mike will be making a presentation to believe that we did everything that maybe now more than ever, that we McDonald. “I’m proud of what we Mike, his wife and two daughters must remember what it is we come all accomplished that day.” later in October. we could think of to run a successful campaign but unfortunately some To learn more about the Friendship things are just difficult to overcome. Burbank firefighters from Local 778 I can say proudly that Local 3523 dedicated their off-duty hours to build Paddle, or to make a donation to a home for Habitat for Humanity. this year’s recipient Fire Captain had 100% participation from our Mike Moses, go to membership though the campaign,” www.friendshippaddle.org. said San Luis Obispo Firefighters President Erik Baskin. “We also had great help from CPF, FireStar San Luis Obispo’s Fight Productions and Firefighters Print & for Binding Arbitration Design, which were invaluable and we cannot thank them enough. “ This summer, San Luis Obispo Firefighters Local 3523 and the Local 3523 also benefited from help San Luis Obispo Police Officers from other locals across the state, all Association campaigned against the labor unions throughout San Luis Measure B, in an effort to keep Obispo County, as well as the Tri- binding arbitration in their city charter. County Labor Council which assisted with mail drops and phone banking. Measure B was on the ballot on a special election that was called in “It was a very time consuming March. It was the first of its kind and difficult campaign but we did in San Luis Obispo history. It was everything possible to win the scheduled as an all mail-in ballot election. It wasn’t meant to be but election where ballots were mailed when the economy returns, we will Aug. 1st and needed to be returned try and recapture what is rightfully by Aug. 30th. ours,” said Baskin.

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 15 Bobby Weist CPF 3rd District Vice President

CPF District 3 represents the counties of Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Mendocino, Tehama, Plumas, Lake, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Yolo, Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Fresno, Kings, Madera, Nevada, Tulare and Inyo.

Ceres Fire Department be dispatched to either department a tax measure on the ballot next The parcel tax measure was made or district. The departments now year to let taxpayers decide if they necessary after El Dorado County Celebrates 100 Years also have joint duty coverage. are willing to pay additional fees suddenly withdrew about $100,000 to continue the current level of fire in funds traditionally allocated to eres Fire Department began in This summer, the City of Eureka protection services. equalize property-tax allocation C 1911 as an all-volunteer agency, reached an agreement with among the 14 fire districts within the with no full-time professional Humboldt No. 1 Fire Protection NCCFD and Local 3800 members county. Added to a previous $70,000 firefighters. District for the joint sharing of a fire are working together in an effort shortfall, the Pioneer Fire District chief, after the former Eureka fire to secure revenue by way of a tax was looking at losing nearly 15% of Now as the Ceres Fire Department chief retired. Fire Chief Ken Woods measure. Currently, the Nevada its operating budget. celebrates its 100th anniversary, now oversees both departments County Consolidated Fire District what was once an all-volunteer and there is further exploration has enough funds to keep their “The county was basically trying to group has evolved into a paid staff being carried out to determine what current staffing levels into the next force a consolidation, but nobody of 12 fire captains and 15 firefighters, a full consolidation might look like. fiscal year. will consolidate with a cash-strapped as well as three battalion chiefs, district,” noted Daniels. “It was their a battalion chief/fire marshal, a “We’ve been doing automatic “The reality is that if our citizens way of saying ‘we don‘t want to be in deputy chief and a secretary. The mutual aid for the last 14 years. decide they don’t want to pay the fire protection business.’” department has four fire stations, It just makes sense,” said Kent those taxes, we’re going to have to which responds to a community Hulbert, President of the Eureka lay off firefighters,” saidNevada Fortunately, the voters of the district of nearly 55,000 residents within Fire Officers Local 4630. County Firefighters President were of a different view. Daniels Ceres and its two surrounding Wyatt Howell. “If we have fewer said his members were part of an districts within their 15 square-mile In October, Eureka Fire saw a firefighters, our resources will be overwhelming community effort protection area. change in staffing configuration limited, and one or two of our seven- that included precinct walking, with four-person truck, which staffed Joint Operational Area town hall meetings and “a lot of “We’ve come a long way,” said Ceres they will run first in for all calls stations will close permanently.” volunteers calling and calling and Firefighters Local 3636 President downtown. With that change, calling.” Along with the basic safety Eric Holly. “We’re really proud of Eureka will also be able to provide a The tax measure will be a special risk, supporters of Measure F were Ceres Fire Department’s growth over dedicated shift battalion. mail-out ballot, and will be mailed to also able to demonstrate a link the last 100 years and are happy to the voters in March 2012. between reduced staffing and celebrate this milestone.” “We don’t know what a combined higher insurance rates. At a time department will look like. But it’s Pioneer Firefighters of economic hardship, it was the This year, Ceres Fire Department exciting times. It’s still in process but Win Local Tax Fight pocketbook issues that helped win has celebrated its centennial with we’re hopeful that we might finally the day. events including a skills competition, see light at the end of the tunnel,” It may not national news like the in which firefighters operated said Hulbert. “We actually had the endorsement equipment used to fight fires back collective bargaining fight in Ohio, but for the sprawling Pioneer Fire from the El Dorado Taxpayers in the 1950s. They will also host a Humboldt Firefighters Local District in El Dorado County, it was a Association,” noted Daniels. “That 100th anniversary “Fireman’s Ball” for 1770 Brooks Conner said that, pretty big deal. was a huge endorsement.” past and present fire department from a customer service aspect, it personnel next spring. streamlines fire response. Facing nothing less than the end In the end, the overwhelming vote of full-time fire protection,Pioneer for Measure F saved at least three Eureka, Humboldt in “Most people don’t know where the Firefighters Local 4586 helped firefighter positions and helped city limit lines are because they’re spearhead a successful ballot fight keep the district’s advanced life Possible Merger Talks overlap so much,” said Connors. “It this past November to enact an support services in place – critical makes so much more sense. So $85/year parcel tax dedicated to in a district spread out over nearly For over fifty years, Eureka Fire far, the new chief has been making fire protection. Needing a 2/3 vote 300 square miles. But perhaps Department and Humboldt No. 1 everything happen really quickly.” to pass, Pioneer’s Measure F won most importantly, it meant that the Protection District have been talking going away – 76% to 24%. citizens of Pioneer would continue about a possible merger, but it’s Local 3800 Works with to be served by their own fire remained just talk. Until now. “It was definitely persistence and hard department. District on Tax Measure work,” said Pioneer Firefighters Over the past year, Eureka and President Jack Daniels. “We had “If it hadn’t passed, we were Humboldt have begun consolidating. With their reserves at an all-time a lot of local community people who looking at becoming a 12-hour fire They now share a joint training low, Nevada County Professional just dug in and fought hard. Our department,” said Daniels. “But officer and a joint volunteer Firefighters Local 3800 is message was simple: do you want thanks to the voters, we’re still department, where volunteers can supporting the option of putting fire protection or not?” truckin’ along.”

16 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS Randy Sekany CPF 4th District Vice President

CPF District 4 represents the counties of Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara.

San Jose Fire Rehires Contra Costa County Fire “It’s been a good way for us to out some important fire safety Laid Off Firefighters Protection District was awarded a quickly replace some firefighters messages that they can roll out into grant worth $6.4 million over two we’ve lost through retirement and their community. years. The department has already bring experienced firefighters back ast August, San Jose Fire used those funds to hire 20 of the to the job,” said Contra Costa “We started with some PSAs LDepartment was forced to lay 49 former San Jose firefighters Firefighters President Vince that will show the service that off 49 firefighters and close five fire who were laid off last year. Twenty- Wells, who said this year was the we provide for the public. These companies due to a record budget one former Stockton firefighters, first year the department has hired will run on cable access and in shortfall. who were also on the Displaced from the list. movie theaters,” said Vacaville Firefighter List, were also hired on Firefighters President This summer, the department with Contra Costa. Vacaville Firefighters Phil Sanner. was able to offer all 49 San Jose firefighters their jobs back and 22 In order for the district to hire from Build Image with PR Once these are in circulation and of those were rehired, thanks to the the list, their Board of Supervisors Campaign the public gets used to seeing their $14.9 million that the department needed to pass a resolution to logo and hearing their message, received this year in the largest allow them to deviate from the Vacaville Firefighters Local the local will start adding PSAs SAFER grant ever awarded. normal recruitment process, 3501 has recently launched about response times and staffing which typically takes over a an aggressive public relations and how budget cuts can affect the The two-year grant has enabled year. Once that occurred, Contra campaign, aiming to improve their quality of service that firefighters the department to rehire the 49 Costa was able to extend job firefighter image. can provide in Vacaville. firefighter positions that they lost offers to those firefighters from last year. the Displaced Firefighter List and They formed a PR committee, “We want them to understand what enroll candidates in a shortened headed by Matt Moreno, and have we need from them in order to “We are so glad to be able to rehire academy, saving the district a lot met with key staff from CPF and provide the best possible service,” those that were laid off through no of time and money. FireStar Productions to map said Sanner. “It’s a two-way street.” fault of their own. It made all the sense in the world,” said former San Jose Firefighters Local 230 President Jeff Welch, who was instrumental in this process.

In October, San Jose Fire will be hiring 14 additional firefighters from the Displaced Firefighters List. And next spring, they will be hiring another 13 from the list.

“We wanted to extend the same offer that other departments had extended to our guys last year. It’s a reciprocal thing. It is also a big benefit to hire more experienced candidates. The firefighters who are in our next academy have an average of five years of experience already,” said Welch.

Contra Costa Fire Hires from Displaced FF List

Thanks to a SAFER grant, Contra Costa Fire Department is putting out-of-work firefighters from the CFFJAC’s Displaced Firefighter List back to work. Laid off Stockton firefighters train on forcible entry techniques after being hired on by Contra Costa County through the Displaced Firefighter List.

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 17 Michael Massone Veterans’ Firefighter the State Fire Marshal the authority Certification Accepted to accept the firefighter certificate by the U.S. Department of Defense CPF 5th District Vice President as an alternative to the Firefighter I Military veterans will be able to certificate. CPF District 5 represents federal apply their existing firefighter firefighters across the state of California training as a substitute for the “It’s a big step in helping our Firefighter I certificate. nation’s veterans use the knowledge and experience gained Assembly Bill 398, authored by in the military towards a future Assemblymember Mike Morrell career in the fire service,” said (R-Rancho Cucamonga), was 5th District Vice President Mike signed into law by Governor Brown Massone. “We are very glad that it last month. The legislation enables has been signed into law.”

Moffatt Field FFs Now Bay Area and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Covered Under Cancer Laboratory in Pasadena. Presumption Law “Thank you to the State Legislature and Governor Brown for embers of Moffett Field understanding the need for this bill Firefighters I-79 will now be and for recognizing the inequality coveredM under the state’s existing that was there and the need to cancer presumption statute, thanks change it,” said Moffett Field to Assembly Bill 585, which was Firefighters President Tony Arce. signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown “Our members and their families will in October. be able to sleep a bit sounder now.”

This bill, authored by Arce is also grateful for the Assemblymember Paul Fong overwhelming support that (D-Mountain View), extends the Moffett Field has received from cancer presumption statute to a surrounding locals including Santa handful of firefighters serving the Clara County Firefighters Local 5th District Vice President Mike Massone speaks at a NASA Ames Research Center on 1165 and Palo Alto Professional press conference in June in support of Assembly Bill 398. the Moffett Federal Airfield in the Firefighters Local 1319.

5th District Vice President Mike Massone, left, with members from Moffett Field Firefighters I-79 and Assemblymember Paul Fong. Members from Local I-79 were in Sacramento to visit Fong’s office and testify at the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in support of AB 585 in July.

18 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS Bob Wolf CPF 6th District Vice President

CPF District 6 represents CDF Firefighters, Local 2881

California Firefighters State Responsibility Memorial Area (SRA)

t has now been nine years Let me preface any discussion on since the California Firefighters the funding of emergency response IMemorial was dedicated in in the State Responsibility Area Capitol Park in May of 2002. In (SRA) by saying that Governor my estimation, both the location Brown and his Department of and the elegant design of this Finance have struggled with remarkable remembrance makes profound budget deficits. Yet, at it a central focus in the grounds the same time, they have worked surrounding our State Capitol. extraordinarily hard to guarantee that while the fire service may be October 1, 2011 was a day of making sacrifices, they will still be remembrance and honorable given the resources to remain viable. by individuals who live in SRA and Future Budget sadness as we remembered yet pay nothing. The truth is the most another list of brave firefighters who The discussion over SRA is not a recent documentation suggests California is a capital gains state. It lost what was most valuable in the new one. In fact, we can go back that 78% to 95% of the people is clear that the stock market and defense of others. more than a decade and find the who live in SRA already pay some real estate prices are not going to Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) kind of fee. It is also true that these cooperate in raising the funding particular entities supported by The California Firefighters Memorial promulgating the idea that a fee required to maintain a level of those fees are vigorous participants has special meaning to me. should be placed on every acre in services expected by the 40 million in the mutual aid system that Although I am barely into my 50s, I the 33 million acres of SRA in order people living in California. The most has made California emergency am older now than my father was to offset the costs of emergency recent budget includes triggers response the envy of the world. when he died from a cancer that services statewide. There is no that implement cuts when or if was no doubt directly ascribable doubt that the LAO is a strong It seems to me that the most logical certain funding thresholds are not to the work he did as a firefighter. I advocate of SRA fees. Unfortunately, course for handling the SRA is to do met. It is becoming evident that can remember the disregard that they have their mathematics turned two things: public safety will be competing with firefighters of my father’s era had for around as they continue to come up with funding numbers without other services for much needed the chemicals they were dealing with creating the nexus between the cost • Everyone who lives in the dollars. We need to be prepared that came without health warnings. being passed on to taxpayers and SRA must help pay the to continue educating the public the services being demanded. freight. There needs to be a on the vital role we play and the My father was a brave and concerted effort to guarantee costly consequences of not having wonderful man. He reminded me Over the last decade, there have that anyone living in SRA is an effective emergency services every day that those of us who been a handful of SRA proposals paying his or her share of the system in place. put on the CAL FIRE uniform are that would raise fees on individual cost for emergency service blessed in many ways. It is an parcels, on acreage, on a protection. CDF Firefighters Local 2881 honor to awake every morning with combination of acreage and housing strongly supported the Blue Ribbon the responsibility for keeping our and yet none of them has been able • Before any construction is concept that highlighted not only neighbors safe. It is also an honor to incorporate a feasible mechanism. allowed in SRA, the individual our responsibilities, but also the to serve with individuals who are doing the building must be dedicated to the simplest of truths: problems that would surface if fire Let me be clear. CDF Firefighters able to clarify what entity will response were relegated to a less- – We are not judged by the public be responsible for emergency Local 2881 opposes any SRA than-high-priority budget item. displays of courage, but by the quiet fee that limits the ability of other service response. If there ways in which we serve the least firefighting entities to raise money is no emergency response amongst us. for their own infrastructural needs. entity in place, then the We continue to work with the building cannot happen. entire fire service in finding ways On behalf of everyone at CDF Clearly, CDF Firefighters does not to provide adequate emergency Firefighters Local 2881, our want CAL FIRE to be viewed as Finally, I believe all of us continue response in an organized and cost- message to the families of those predatory in absorbing monies to support the idea of enhanced effective manner. When decisions individuals on the Memorial Wall is needed by local fire departments prevention being handled by the regarding the fire service are made, “May you know that they will never to handle disasters under the guise fire service in anticipation of the it only makes sense that fire service be forgotten.” that a fortune is being left behind inevitable disasters. is at the table for the discussion.

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 19 Dave Gillotte with all union workers, private and funds are paid at full costs where public, and fights for all of our issues such care has been determined CPF 7th District Vice President and rights in a passionate and to be related to an industrial injury unapologetic way that resonates in or illness. This will aid proper an uncommon and strong manner evaluation of such claims and timely CPF District 7 represents Los Angeles County Fire Fighters, with all workers.” treatment and approval of claims for Local 1014 our members. A big win, thank you. The unified and integrated approach celebrated by the L.A. County Labor We also have a number of potential Fed strengthens our voice and builds initiatives statewide that will affect our success at the local, state and firefighters the biggest of which is a Federal level. I encourage all unions new “paycheck deception” initiative to reach out to your Central Labor designed to take away our collective Council and develop a strategy voice. This will be the first shot to work with them. Coordination fired, and if they have success with helps us in elections, legislation, this, they will try to dismantle our and policy that directly affects our unions, and then take our pensions members. You may not agree with and healthcare. Make no mistake everything that other unions are about it; this is what the plan is from doing – I will tell you that we are in those who seek to put the ills of the conflict on some occasions. But economy directly on the shoulders of unity in the “House of Labor” allows the paramedics and firefighters we us to work together for the good of represent. all while also advocating for our own We shall never forget. a look at the pictures and stories members. And it can protect us all While we may all have different and look also at the family we call from destructive conflicts that can political affiliations and views on en years after the horrific staff…they make it happen and they wind up hurting our members on our so many items, if we fail to have a 9/11 attacks on New York, do it so well. Next year will be our issues that matter to firefighters and collective voice on the firefighter TWashington D.C. and Pennsylvania, Memorial’s tenth anniversary. We their families. issues, we will die a very slow death these words still resonate … shall never forget. at the hands of a few regarding a somber reminder of 343 lost Being part of California Professional our salary and our pension and brothers, and thousands more Firefighters means being part of a healthcare benefits. We are willing I would also like to thank President innocent men and women who gave team of local unions, both small and partners in getting our communities Paulson, Secretary-Treasurer Stone their lives that day. As we marked large, that harness the collective through these tough times, but we and Vice President Chris Mahon for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we are power of the whole to protect and must not become political victims helping make the Miguel Contreras again reminded of each and every advance professional paramedic and have taken from us things for loss or a brother or sister firefighter, Foundation dinner honoring and firefighter issues in the state of which we’ve bargained and fought paramedic and all fire personnel. We IAFF General President Harold California and our respective cities long and hard. Log on to the CPF are “fraternal” profession – each of Schaitberger a success. Each year, and counties. website and look at the issues in us sees the other as family … in our the Foundation honors two people front of us and get scared, get trade, in our unions and in our lives. – one from the labor movement and Recent CPF legislative successes concerned, get angry, but most of all It has been that way for a long time one from a private organization – protect our members in the areas of get involved. who have contributed to protection pension reform, state budget issues, That phrase “we shall never forget” of union members and created redevelopment reform monies, Los Angeles County Fire Fighters carries the same meaning every good union jobs. General President health and welfare and workers are nearing the end of our one year October, when our state’s firefighters Schaitberger was honored for his compensation issues, EMS rights contract extension, and we are gather together for the annual support of collective bargaining, and more. Special thanks to the staff evaluating the mathematical and California Firefighters Memorial. organizing and protecting our strong at CPF and to State Senator Ron political factors to determine if we For the first year I can remember, union voice. L.A. County Federation Calderon for getting SB 457 signed will engage in bargaining or not. We Los Angeles County Fire Fighters of Labor Executive Secretary into law to mandate that costs for are joined with all of public safety did not place a sister or brother on Treasurer Maria Elena Durazo said medical treatment for members in LA County and there is much to the memorial wall this year. Still, that President Schaitberger “stands from self-funded health insurance evaluate to determine our path. Our we did our part to honor the fallen, sending our honor guard members, pipe band members and our Local L.A. County firefighter Jeff Robson makes flag 1014 Executive Board. It is our way presentation at 2011 Memorial Ceremony. of giving back to so many who have stood with us over the years.

For the first time in nine years, I had the opportunity to view our ceremony without having to deal with the logistics and obligations that go along with placing a member on the wall. Let me tell you what I saw. I saw a blessed and sacred event that had beauty and tradition and heart and soul embedded in every aspect and detail of remembrance for our fallen. As they always do, President Paulson and the entire Fire Foundation team helped our families and loved ones feel at home, in a place of caring, a place of traditional warmth for our fallen as they grieved, remembered with pride, laughed and cried.

Take a moment to go to the CPF and Fire Foundation webpages to take

20 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS Pat McOsker Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014 member Steve Harper (R) proudly participates in 2011 California Firefighters Memorial CPF 8th District Vice President

CPF District 8 represents the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112

Five LAFD Brothers Added to Memorial Wall

n October, the California extension expires December 31, struggling to keep staffing. Often IFirefighters Memorial Ceremony 2011 and we will keep you all we are asked about the trade-off honored five of LA’s best, who died posted on what we do, and what between three-person and four- in the line of duty. product we negotiate. person engines. Among the 30 firefighter names st At the end of the day, the central While each city is unique, here’s that were honored at the Oct. 1 “math problems” driving our where we stand in L.A. County. ceremony were: discussion are no different from We support and work towards those for other locals: staffing have four-person engines and we • Firefighter/paramedic Glenn and salary/benefits. In assessing have mostly four-person engines Allen, who joined the LAFD our futures, we are all faced with and all four-person trucks. We as an ambulance driver in balancing these dynamics: do however have about 85 or so 1974 and spent over 36 years three-person engines throughout serving the citizens of Los • Do we keep four on every our 171 fire stations. Most of Angeles. He was 61, when he perished from injuries engine and truck and lose the three-person engines roll sustained fighting a house fire total staffing? alongside a paramedic squad with two firefighter/paramedics in February. • Do we give up salary and or another four-person truck or • Battalion Chief Gary L. Clark, benefits to retain staffing, and auxiliary equipment. who rose up the ranks from if so how much? As a profession, NFPA 1710 firefighter to fire captain to continues to provide guidance, battalion chief and worked for • Will the new hires coming but the standard was designed 31 years at the LAFD. He died on with reduced salary and for flexibility, especially during last September from duty- benefits at some point be strained economic times. If we related heart problems. displeased with the perceived operate in a vacuum, we risk sell-out through tiering of the kind of devastation some • Fire Chief John W. Callahan, benefits and what impact will departments have already seen who was a member of the The service, which included a that have? – staff cuts, company closures, LAFD for over 32 years, speech from Governor Jerry Brown pay and benefit rollbacks and before becoming fire chief for and a flag presentation to families, • Are there ways to cut costs, layoffs. the City of San Luis Obispo. drew hundreds of uniformed temporarily lose non-engine He died of a job-related heart firefighters and family members, and truck and paramedic So, do the math – both real attack last August. revealing the strong bonds that exist staffing to keep bodies where and political – and consider all in the California fire service family. you need them and still retain options when navigating this • Firefighter Ralph D. Urquiza, salary and benefits? economic storm. If you need who received a Medal of Valor LA City firefighters came outen any additional information on and was a member of the masse to honor five of its fallen. It All of these are valid questions, our staffing models please feel original USAR Task Force. He was particularly a proud moment to and decisions should be made free to reach out to us directly. died of a job-related aneurism see newly appointed Fire Chief Brian on the basis of real numbers In some situations, we can even in 2009 at the age of 52. Cummings in attendance. It was based on careful analysis. But send a representative to speak the first time that an LA fire chief we can never forget that the to your council on how we • Engineer Keith D. Kroll, who has been present at the California most important “math problem” operate, and the importance of had a 16-year career with Firefighters Memorial Ceremony. is the ability to add up to a maintaining critical staffing even the LAFD and held the ranks pro-firefighter majority on your in a recession. of firefighter, fire prevention “This was my first time attending elected body. inspector and engineer. He the California Firefighters Memorial Good luck and remember, died from job-related lung Ceremony but it won’t be my last,” We have been approached by through solidarity and unification cancer in 1979 at the age of 44. said LA Fire Chief Brian Cummings. many agencies to consider of our voice and effort we can “The memorial was an honorable consolidation with our get through this time and protect They join over 1,100 names that are and moving tribute to our LA City department and in some cases our proud profession and all that forever etched on the Memorial firefighters, and all of the firefighters this works out well. We also stand we have worked for throughout Wall, located in Sacramento’s who sacrificed everything in their ready to help bordering agencies the years. Capitol Park. call to serve.”

CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 21 FOUNDATION / CFFJAC

2011 Web-Based TCM Training Now Daniel A. Terry Scholarship Available to California Firefighters

Winners Announced he California Fire Fighter courses is now available. In Joint Apprenticeship the “Improvised Explosives and he California Fire Foundation Matthew W. Herman, son of T Committee (CFFJAC) is Incendiary Devices” course, is proud to announce that 11 Steven Herman, Los Angeles County partnered with Kaplan University firefighters will learn to recognize Daniel A. Terry Scholarships to provide web-based Terrorism the signs of homemade explosive Twere awarded this year to children Connor J. Hill, son of John P. Hill, Consequence Management labs, see examples of disguised of California firefighters who have Torrance Fire Department (TCM) training for all California bombs, and discover the fallen in the line of duty. The Daniel firefighters, as part of its destructive potential of these A. Terry Scholarship is a $2,000 mission to improve the quality of weapons. Most importantly, daughter of Jack scholarship and the Foundation has Jessica L. Hone, education and training within the they’ll learn the response Lee Hone, Santa Monica plans to increase that amount to fire service. considerations to help them Fire Department $10,000 in five years with the new survive. California Firefighters Endowment. It is the first web-based training Kevin T. Moore, son of Tom Moore, program the CFFJAC has offered These courses can be taken by The California Firefighters Manteca Fire Department and is an exciting next phase in firefighters as time permits. The Endowment was instituted in TCM training that will be available programs will track progress 2010 with a mission to increase to all California firefighters free and if not completed, will return the amount of money each child Marissa E. Reiner, daughter of of charge. These programs are to the point they were stopped. receives in scholarship money to Eric F. Reiner, Los Angeles City attend college. In the first year of Fire Department made possible through the State Continuing Education credit its existence, the endowment has Anti-terrorism fund in cooperation for EMTs and paramedics is reached over $125,000 in corporate Nanci Christine Teran, daughter of with Cal EMA. “We are very available from Kaplan University funding and several thousand Ed Teran, Riverside Fire Department proud to provide this new web- for each TCM web-based course, dollars in private donations with based TCM training program,” again, at no charge to the said CFFJAC Chair Dan Terry. California Fire Service. momentum still going strong. All Gianina Vanni, daughter of scholarships winners are listed “Through our partnership with David E. Vanni, Contra Costa Kaplan, we hope to reach out To sign up, firefighters will below. We wish them the best in Fire Department their academic endeavors. to even more members of need to be registered by their the California fire service and department. Ask your training Corey S. Chestnut, son of Ashley Weiss, daughter of better equip them with the most officer or agency’s representative Scott Chestnut, Sacramento City Dale R. Weiss, Los Angeles County current training and information to register your department and Fire Department Fire Department to respond to any unthinkable get login information. incident in California.” Tricia Eden, daughter of Jessica R. Zavaleta, daughter of For more information, please visit David A. Eden, Santa Barbara Hank Zavaleta, Long Beach The first in a series of Ten web- www.cffjac.org and click on the Fire Department Fire Department based continuing education TCM button on the home page.

SAVE THE DATE FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION DAY AT THE AUTO CLUB 400 Benefitting the California Fire Foundation

March 25, 2012 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana

Special ticket packages available, with proceeds going to support the California Fire Foundation and the california National Fallen Firefighter Foundation. FIRE FOUNDATION Info and tickets: www.autoclubspeedway.com/NFFF

22 THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS Dennis Grogan William Hughes Michael Lannen Kenton King CPF PAC Contributors Vacaville Firefighters Local 3501 James Ready III Robert Glankler Ontario Professional FF Assoc. Local 1430 Alice Cicero s a member of the CPF Callback Association, Gold and Silver Larry Steeber ACircle members make a valuable contribution to the California SILVER CIRCLE Dennis Wafford Professional Firefighters’ Political Action Committee (PAC), which Palm Springs Professional Firefighters Local 3601 Alameda City Int’l Assoc of FF Local 689 Christopher Kramer helps us back legislative leaders and candidates – on both sides of William Sowersby Palo Alto Professional FF’s Local 1319 the aisle – who stand up for firefighters. Alhambra Fire Fighters Assoc. Local 1578 Dan Heiser Robert Daugherty Joan Ruediger On behalf of the CPF Executive Board, a special thanks to the Berkeley Fire Fighters Assoc. Local 1227 Victor Soto Clinton Beacham Petaluma Firefighters Local 1415 following Callback members: Stephen Howell Robert Hickox Dan Salter Redlands Professional Firefighters Local 1354 Richard Watters James Drabinski Camp Pendleton Prof. Firefighters Local F 85 Robert Forsythe Awilda (Willy) O’Brien Redondo Beach Fire Assoc. Local 2787 Doug Smith Allen Allred GOLD CIRCLE Richard Gower Ralph Johnson CDF Firefighters Local 2881 Riverside City FFs Association Local 1067 Douglas Allen David Austin Thomas Lueder Alameda City Int’l Assoc of FF Local 689 James Laughlin Alex Mathews Roseville Fire Fighters Local 1592 James Ritchey Lloyd Limprecht Ben Dominguez Jack Passadore, Sr. Burbank Fire Fighters Local 778 Charles Menne Patrick Stranahan San Bernardino City Prof. FF Local 891 Monte Osborn James Wagner Herbert Goettelmann Joseph Strawn Camp Pendleton Prof. Firefighters Local F 85 Contra Costa County Prof. FFs Local 1230 Jack Webb William Harvey Oceanside Firefighters Assoc. Local 3736 Nils Anderson Kenneth Love San Bernardino County FFs Local 935 Carlsbad Firefighters Assoc. Local 3730 John Coshow Thomas Nichols Richard Fisher Ontario Professional FF Assoc. Local 1430 Michael Fuhrman Jon Usselton Clifton Chandler CDF Firefighters Local 2881 Anthony Gatson Ralph Des Lauriers San Gabriel City Firemen’s Assoc. Local 2197 Paul Graham Paul Howell Nick Ramirez Jr. Rick Lebel James Mortensen Edward Kruse Gary McDonald San Jose Fire Fighters Local 230 Dennis O’Brien Randall Minvielle Phillip Ayers Guyld Vincent Oxnard Firefighters Local 1684 Robert Nelson Donald Bernardo William Gallaher Hank Weston Arnold Pehlke John Flatley Thomas Waller Contra Costa County Prof. FFs Local 1230 Frederick Schreder Arthur Garcia Jennifer Abrahamson Palo Alto Professional FF’s Local 1319 Thomas Thiering Gregary Grenfell Tim Bettencourt William Cullen Michael Tully Ken Heredia Robert Brouchoud Richard Del Fiorentino Martin Vega Jeffrey Hunter Judith Jewell Thomas Egan Daly City Fire Fighters Local 1879 San Mateo Co. Firefighters Local 2400 Gerald Goss Pasadena Firefighters Local 809 Don Ciucci Gerald Chevalier Richard Barry Russell Greenlaw George Panellis John Dellinges Larry Divan Jeffrey Hansen John Roy James Fields Ronald Moomey Piedmont Fire Fighters Local 2683 George Hart Martin Ensrud Fallbrook Firefighters Assoc Local 1622 Michael Proudfoot Steven Theis William Kucharski William Rabska Riverside City FFs Association Local 1067 Kevin McDowell Felix Biggers Fire Fighters Local #1186 Local 1186 Richard Sukacz John Charboneau David Meghinasso John Jones Herman Walden Ralph Horne Gary Pfotenhauer Jack Walker Sacramento Area Fire Fighters Local 522 Mitchell Johnson Dahl Waters Charles Bader Wayne Zimmerman Herbert Jones San Miguel Fire Fighters Local 1434 Davis Prof. Firefighters Assoc Local 3494 San Bernardino City Prof. FF Local 891 Mitchel Whorton Douglas Dunbar Richard Jett Sammie Fitts Charles Martinez Glendale Fire Fighters Local 776 San Ramon Valley FF’s Assoc Local 3546 Edwards AFB Firefighters Local F 53 Elmer Spraker Karen (Straub) Kiiskinen Thomas Parlett Thomas Van Trease Hayward Fire Fighters Local 1909 Santa Barbara Co. Firefighters Local 2046 El Segundo Firefighters Assoc. Local 3682 San Bernardino County FFs Local 935 Mike Henderson James Petersen Danny Bowling Gary Preston Lester Thompson Santa Clara City Firefighters Local 1171 Fed. Firefighters, San Diego Local F 33 San Jose Fire Fighters Local 230 Kenneth Hamlin Jr. Samuel Avila Hemet City Firefighters Assoc. Local 2342 William Roy Scott Hudson Michael Maloney Michael Curcio Fire Fighters Local #1186 Local 1186 William Thompson Grant Porter Jennifer Kuret-Nadeau Arthur Dundon Jerry Ellis Kern Co. Fire Fighters Local 1301 Santa Clara Co. Firefighters Local 1165 Kevin Purnell Milton DeLano Douglas Allen Chuck Gluck John Thompson Richard Pellerin Lido Gemignani Gregory Martell Mary Wood Dennis Walker Winston Jackson Douglas Potter Glendale Fire Fighters Local 776 Charles Sanfilippo Vincent Sciortino Long Beach Firefighters Local 372 Neil Kingsley Alexander Cornett Santa Maria City Fire Fighters Local 2020 Kern Co. Fire Fighters Local 1301 San Mateo Co. Firefighters Local 2400 Rodney Dykhouse Linda Glines William Fearing Jr. Gary Frank David Edwards Robert Pereira Santa Rosa Fire Fighters Local 1401 George Welch Randolph Gibson Lucy Reynolds Wayne Williams Charles Wimmer Charles Lyon Brent Weidner Livermore-Pleasanton FF’s Local 1974 San Miguel Fire Fighters Local 1434 Raymond Massey Los Angeles Co. Fire Fighters Local 1014 Stockton Firefighters Local 456 Raybert Thornton, Jr. Ronald Bozarth Vernon Steman Long Beach Firefighters Local 372 San Ramon Valley FF’s Assoc Local 3546 Victor Caldwell Gene Dangel Torrance Fire Fighters Assoc. Local 1138 James Firth Ronald Conway V. Douglas Bergen Herbert Genelly III Charles Pillsbury James Holdridge Jr Breal Rowe Terrell Porter Santa Barbara Co. Firefighters Local 2046 Harvey Pine Mary Steiner Michael Bennett Kenneth Wuchner William Sturm United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local Los Angeles Co. 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CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THIRD QUARTER VOLUME 19 NO. 3 23 California Firefighters Endowment

A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION

The mission of the California Firefighters Endowment is to secure the dream of a college education for the children of fallen firefighters. Meeting this challenge requires commitment from every member of our firefighter family. Your secure online donation of $100 to the California Firefighters Endowment will help bring this dream within reach. In appreciation of your $100 gift, you will receive a challenge coin and recognition on the California Fire Foundation website. Most importantly, you can be part of building a brighter future for those who have lost so much.

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