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Secretary-Treasurer you ready? 14 A Century of Progress n 9 Letters In our continuing 100th anniversary series, n 10 Noteworthy News we take walk through IAFF history. n 21 Local Scene 18 Leading the Way in Political Action The IAFF Canadian Legislative Conference n 22 Across the IAFF celebrates 25 years of success. n 38 Retirees n 48 Never Forget n 50 Last Alarm Download the IAFF Frontline App The IAFF app is available for Apple, Android Connect with d and Blackberry devices. Download the the IAFF latest update today using this QR Code. Visit Fire Fighter Quarterly online www.iaff.org/mag at D 3 QUARTERLY Harold A. Schaitberger General President Harold A. Schaitberger, Editor Edward A. Kelly General Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Zack, Supervising Editor Jane Blume, Director of Communications, Managing Editor IAFF EXECUTIVE BOARD 11th District Sandy McGhee Mark Treglio, Staff Writer Kristin Craine, Staff Writer Tim Burn, Staff Writer 1st District 1283 S. 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Buss 4 FIRE FIGHTER QUARTERLY IAFF Gold and Black in Action in 2018 Elections Despite today’s era of bitter partisanship, ideological extremes and financial security. ese wins are the political rancor, we will — as we always have — navigate through direct result of building relationships with the madness to put IAFF members’ interests ahead of party and lobbying lawmakers who support fire affiliation in the upcoming mid-term elections. fighters and public safety, regardless of In this extremely interesting year for political campaigns across political affiliation. the country, we will be stepping into the fray in federal, state and While there are areas where we may local elections across the United States to support candidates on never win broad-based support, few both sides of the aisle who stand with us on issues that affect your unions have the ability to work as employee rights, wages, benefits, working conditions, safety on the effectively with whichever party is in job, retirement — the basket of issues that you pay dues for us to power. But it’s only by being active in represent and fight for on your behalf. politics — whether it’s electing our allies History has shown that when we stay focused on these issues and or defeating our foes — that we can be Harold A. Schaitberger work to elect candidates based solely on their record on fire fighter successful. When we are not active, we and workplace issues, we are successful. We’ve worked hard to run into trouble. build a reputation for our bipartisan approach to politics, a at’s why it’s our responsibility to lobby for the resources, reputation that is respected at all levels of government. We are also equipment, training and staffing you need to do your job effectively known as a tough adversary to those who are not friends to fire and return home safely at the end of each shi. It’s our job, as your fighters, and individuals whose records on our issues are harmful. union, to get laws passed that cover you if you suffer a stroke, No matter who is in charge, the authority and power to control contract cancer, heart disease or infectious disease, or need your livelihoods are held by an elected official or someone treatment for post-traumatic stress or other behavioral health appointed by an elected official. When we have friends making the issue. laws, we can improve the lives of our members and make the job Our responsibility is to represent you on the issues that affect safer because we have elected lawmakers who are willing to work your job, your quality of life, your safety on the job and your future with us. security in retirement. And it is because of these non-partisan principles that we’ve been So, we will be weighing in heavily this November in many of the able to advance our agenda. congressional and gubernatorial elections — as well as in state e proof is our efforts to establish the Firefighter Cancer legislative and local municipal races — in support of candidates Registry Act of 2017, which has now passed in the U.S. House and who understand and respect public safety and stand with us.