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Harold A. Schaitberger General President Harold A. Schaitberger, Editor Thomas H. Miller General Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Zack, Supervising Editor IAFF EXECUTIVE BOARD 10th District Jane Blume Bill Glanz James T. Ferguson Director of Communications, Director of Public Affairs and 1st District 3029 Buchanan Street William Romaka San Francisco, CA 94123-4201 Managing Editor Media Relations (415) 760-8063 (Cell) 427 Spruce Avenue Kristin Craine, Staff Writer Kristin Hazlett, Graphic Artist West Islip, NY 11795 (415) 474-4121 (Fax) Tim Burn, Mesha Williams, (631) 893-9116 (Office) 11th District Staff Writer New Media Assistant (917) 834-1414 (Cell) Sandy McGhee Cindy Payne, Administrative Assistant 2nd District 1283 S. 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ith state and provincial legislatures convening, So as state and provincial legislatures convene, this IAFF politicians in the United States and Canada is ready and I am fully confident in our ability to stand up Ware already launching a new round of to the challenges and contests we will face in 2013. political attacks. On the federal level, a polarized Congress that continues The good news is that this great union is ready. At a to butt heads over the budget and deficit and a looming time when the economy is struggling to recover, when fight over sequestration poses serious problems going politics are dangerously polarized and unions across two forward. We will maintain our federal efforts to keep the nations are under siege, the IAFF is as strong as ever. We waivers in place and funding for SAFER grants flowing as are more prepared and better positioned to protect and they have for the past three years, but the political defend your jobs, rights and benefits. landscape will make that difficult to achieve. Harold A. This is not just blind confidence. Having just returned Numerous state houses, using the economic crisis we Schaitberger from the Affiliate Leadership Training Summit (ALTS) are just beginning to come out of as an excuse, are now — attended by more local, state and provincial leaders in gunning for a chance to gut government spending. In its history, learning strategies and getting the tools they Kansas, voters tossed out moderate, fire fighter-friendly “The IAFF is as need to fight back on behalf of our members against lawmakers and replaced them with anti-government strong as ever. these attacks — I know our affiliate leaders are better politicians. The Alaska state legislature became more prepared to meet the challenges they will face. extreme. In North Carolina, our opponents now hold We are more It is often said in Washington and Ottawa, and in so super majorities in both legislative bodies, as well as the many state and provincial legislatures, that the IAFF and governor’s mansion. prepared and its affiliates punch way above our weight class. This runs Some state legislators did not even wait for the calendar better positioned counter to the popular narrative about labor. While we to flip to take a shot at workers and their unions. In the were together at ALTS, the U.S. Labor Department historically strong union state of Michigan, extremist to protect and released its annual report on union membership, and true state lawmakers, with the governor’s support, used their to form, the media grabbed the data and reported that new-found strength to ram through Right-to-Work defend your union membership is in decline and labor’s influence is legislation. In New York, the governor has proposed jobs, rights and diminishing. However, the IAFF continues to buck those watering down and undermining our affiliates’ trend lines both in membership and political influence. arbitration law. benefits.” The most recent demonstration of our influence was on And you know as well as I do that our opponents in too display in the November 2012 elections, when together many places are preparing to skewer your hard-earned we invested in multiple contested Senate races — pension benefits. including Massachusetts, Missouri, Virginia, Ohio, These battles are not just happening in the United Florida, Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, States. In Canada, the IAFF joined the Canadian Labour New Jersey, North Dakota and Montana — with our Congress (CLC) and other CLC affiliates in a valiant fight candidates prevailing in every case. Also in November, we against Bill C-377, a politically-motivated piece of used our clout to secure passage of motion M-388 in the legislation from Canada’s federal Conservatives that Canadian Parliament. The motion clearly states a would impose onerous financial reporting requirements majority of MPs want the federal government to act on on unions. We believe this bill, passed in the House of the IAFF’s top Canadian legislative issues. Commons in December, is an attempt to divide We also showed our strength in tough times when we Canadian unions and diminish our ability to participate defeated Issue 2 in Ohio in November of 2011 and in the political process. We now shift our focus on the secured appropriations to fund Staffing for Adequate Fire fight against Bill C-377 to the Canadian Senate. and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants at a time when Also in Canada, we are seeing an increase in attacks few programs were able to get any funding. In the last against unions at the local and provincial levels, including Congress, the IAFF was able to reauthorize SAFER and coordinated attempts to tilt arbitration systems in favor the Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE Act) grant program, of employers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, and establish a new fire fighter safety program with passage of attacks on staffing in such places as Toronto, Ontario, the Fire Fighter Fatality Reduction Act, protect the ability Saint John, New Brunswick, and several Alberta cities. of fire fighters to run for political office and expand the Anti-labor lawmakers went after public employees with Public Safety Officers Benefit program (PSOB). a vengeance last year, making repeated attempts to whack And at the state level, the IAFF and its affiliates held on hard-earned pay and benefits and handing out nearly half to and in some cases increased the number of advocates a million pink slips. in legislatures and flipped control of nine state legislative While we will have a lot on our plate, I am more bodies back to worker-friendly majorities. We also were confident in this IAFF than I have ever been because we four-for-four in electing governors who will have our have assembled some of the best expertise and back and, in several cases, provide the firewall we need to technology in the entire industry with experts on prevent anti-worker legislation. pensions, GIS, financial analyses, EMS integration, health We are by no means the biggest contestant in the ring, and safety, staffing issues, political, legal and public but our opponents know we can fight back way above relations issues. Working together, we are tough to beat. n our weight class, and our friends know they can count on us no matter the challenge.

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s this issue of the magazine goes to press, organization. It is vitally important to note that another successful Vincent J. Bollon Affiliate failure to file a Form 990 for three consecutive years ALeadership Training Summit (ALTS) has will result in the IRS revoking not-for-profit status. concluded in Phoenix, Arizona. Affiliate leaders from Additionally, a Labor Organization Annual Report all across the United States and Canada attended (LM) is required by the Department of Labor within ALTS to strengthen their union skills and increase 90 days after the end of the organization’s fiscal year. their effectiveness in their roles as union officers by It is expected that IAFF affiliates in Canada will also participating in a wide-range of workshops — be dealing with this issue in the years ahead. including crisis communications, effective leadership In closing, after having attended ALTS as a local and conducting negotiations, to name just a few — officer, the president of a state organization, the 8th information sessions and networking opportunities. District Vice President, as well as IAFF General Thomas H. Miller The pre-conference New Leadership Seminar Secretary-Treasurer, the course selection, the included a breakout session targeted specifically to speakers and the information presented culminated affiliate secretary-treasurers, as well as a four-hour in the finest ALTS we have had to date. I encourage “As an affiliate session on the responsibilities of those positions. each and every affiliate officer to attend in the leader you are The New Leadership Seminar provided an future. And, in case you need additional, unbiased invaluable guide to how this IAFF functions and a support, below are just a few comments from your not alone. The detailed overview of services the International brothers and sisters in attendance on their experience provides to our affiliate leaders. Those services in attending the secretary-treasurer’s program: IAFF is only an include pension resources, legal assistance, media email or phone and communications and political action. The Michael Duffy, Executive Board member, reoccurring reminder given to all in attendance was Waltham, MA Local 866: “My number-one call away, and to remember that they are not alone and help is only takeaway from this session is the importance of we are here to an email or phone call away. recordkeeping and that the IAFF has a lot of The General Secretary-Treasurer’s Budget and resources available to local secretary-treasurers on assist you.” Finance Department held a four-hour session geared the GST’s page on the IAFF web site.” specifically to secretary-treasurers’ responsibilities in records management and taxes. More than 120 Jim Leslie, Treasurer, Naperville, IL Local 4302: union officers attended to learn about defined When asked what he will do differently after fiduciary responsibilities, conduct a basic review of attending the GST session, he replied, “I have the IRS Form 990 and discuss contractor vs. actually made a list of items that I will begin employee issues, as well as recordkeeping and working on when I get back to work.” reporting requirements. Fiduciary responsibility includes keeping accurate Eric Brown, Garland, TX Local 1293: “As a and appropriate records for all financial transactions brand-new board member, I found that there was a by the local union, maintaining receipts — such as lot of information to process, but I know that I can income from dues, investments and interest — and a find more detailed information on the GST page complete accounting of all expenditures. The session on the IAFF web site or call the IAFF staff for also covered the obligation of locals to ensure that an assistance.” affiliate’s funds are properly accounted for and how an annual budget can be a roadmap for the success Tim Robles, Executive Board member, San Diego, of the local’s operations. Another function of CA Local 145: “ALTS offers a wide variety of safeguarding assets is the protection that affiliates educational sessions. The secretary-treasurer’s receive through a $5,000 bond that is provided by session provided me with a good foundation to the IAFF at no cost, although some locals may need reach my goal of advancing my union leadership additional bond coverage to total 10 percent of role. I found the questions raised by other affiliates funds handled. This bond coverage is essential in to be almost as beneficial as those of the safeguarding an affiliate’s financial health and can be presenters.” obtained at very reasonable rates. Recordkeeping coordination with the International Mark Horton, Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio is another important aspect of the Association of Professional Fire Fighters: “There secretary-treasurer’s role. Yearly local audit forms, as was a lot of good information about how the well as any new affiliate constitutions, must be General Secretary-Treasurer’s office is making submitted to the IAFF as set forth in our things more transparent. Proper reporting by IAFF Constitution and By-Laws. affiliates is very important, but many of us don’t As you can imagine, a big topic of conversation understand what we need to do. Our guys will do revolved around a local’s federal filing requirements. what they have to do as long as they know what All locals are required to file a Form 990 with the that is.” IRS, as well as obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN) with the IRS. The 990 Form is required to report activities of a tax-exempt www.iaff.org 7 Letters IAFF Response to Super Storm Sandy

Rebuilding After Sandy severely impacted Faith Restored neighborhoods and New Dear President Schaitberger: Yorkers in the Rockaways, Dear President Schaitberger: I am writing to thank you Breezy Point and Staten Island I would like to sincerely and the IAFF for the generous who lost so much more than thank you and the monetary gift which I received myself. brotherhood for your a couple weeks ago. It will go a While I am going through generosity. long way to assist in rebuilding the arduous task of rebuilding, My home was damaged by 9 my home and what I have lost I know that I will be alright in inches of water from personally as a result of the end. It gives me a great Hurricane Sandy and we did Hurricane Sandy. sense of accomplishment and not have insurance on our As fire fighters, we often see pride to have the opportunity contents. I am the Platoon 3 how sad it is for people to lose to help others who are not as Captain of Rescue 1 for so much of their lives during fortunate. Atlantic City Local 198 and emergencies and disasters. It is Once again, thank you much worked 30 straight hours reassuring to see first-hand for your support during my during the storm, evacuating On behalf of my family, I that when members of this time of need. If I may be of residents from their homes in would like to thank you and great service suffer such losses, assistance to you or the IAFF, chest-deep water only to the brotherhood again. we are lucky to be part of such please do not hesitate to call receive a call from my wife an organization like the IAFF on me at any time. informing me that our home Fraternally, that understands and is there was flooding as well. to lend valuable support to us. Most Sincerely, All of the many evacuees Kurt Marrone The reason that it has taken were very appreciative for our Rescue 1 ACFD so long to acknowledge your Stephen Marsar, Captain help as we are appreciative of Local 198 extreme thoughtfulness is that, Engine Co. No. 8/FDNY IMT yours. since November 24, 2012, I Morale is low in our have been working with the department and stories like FDNY Incident Management this help to re-instill our faith Team to support the most in human nature.

Fight Back Victory Toronto Council chambers with LeBlanc has also provided reassuring for us to know that over 101 members each day — valuable input. when we are preparing to fight Dear President Schaitberger: to represent the frontline We’re grateful to have had any unsafe, budget driven On January 16, the Toronto resources at stake — when the these resources available when cutbacks, the IAFF and its 300,000 City Council voted to defer a key budget vote was taking our backs were against the wall. I members across North America decision to cut $10.1 million place. Our members displayed a have no doubt that our ability to will be right there with us. from the fire department very visible-yet professional fight back was greatly increased budget. This decision, which presence. due to the expertise and Fraternally, came as a result of an But the reason I write is to assistance that you have ensured aggressive, multi-faceted public acknowledge that we did not are available to IAFF locals Ed Kennedy education and awareness accomplish these victories on anywhere that are under attack. President campaign (“Seconds Count our own. The assistance we Our battles to save frontline Toronto Professional Fire Toronto”) directed at City have received along the way resources in the City of Toronto Fighters Association Council by Toronto Local 3888 from the IAFF and IAFF may not be over, but it is IAFF Local 3888 resulted in the sparing of five Canadian Office has been a key frontline fire trucks and 98 fire element of our success. fighters, at least for the time The GIS presentation Omission being (see story on page 10). provided by the IAFF It’s the second time in two Department of Technical he story, “IAFF Members Win years we’ve been successful in Assistance and Information Impressive Victories,” in the warding off unsafe cutbacks that Resources was critical in TNovember-December edition would increase response times enabling us to prove to Council of the International Fire Fighter did and reduce public and fire members that the cuts would not include Coral Gables, FL Local fighter safety. We’re proud of the indeed increase response times 1210 member Nelson Rodriguez. way we stood up for public and reduce public safety. The Rodriguez defeated local dentist Nick safety, and the way that our Canadian Office in Ottawa has Perdomo for one of the open seats on Local 3888 members took up the assisted us with strategic advice the Miami Lakes Town Council in the cause and fanned out in affected and communications support November 2012 election. Nelson Rodriguez communities with doorhangers on an ongoing basis, and 13th Congratulations and thanks to Brother and lawn signs and attended District Vice President Fred Rodriguez for alerting us to his campaign.

8 | LETTERS January/February 2013 First Person

Protecting the Fire Fighters Who Protect Us

merica’s fire fighters put their lives on the line for making record profits than take away resources that us. And each year in the United States, more than ensure our fire departments have the breathing A100 fire fighters die in the line of duty, while tens equipment, vehicles and staffing they need to protect the of thousands more are injured. We must do everything public. we can to put an end to these often preventable fatalities. A recent report found that since 2001, federal grants But in order to do so, we have to ensure these men and such as the Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE Act) and the women are equipped with the training and resources Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response they need to stay safe, while working to keep our families (SAFER) grant programs have provided more than $8 safe. billion to local municipal and volunteer fire departments That’s why I was proud to join with the International to help them hire personnel and acquire the tools and Association of Fire Fighters and fought to training they need to keep their ensure that when Congress recently passed communities safe. According to the U.S. the National Defense Authorization Act (see Fire Administration (USFA), communities page 20), it included a provision modeled which received FIRE Act funding between after my Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act . 2004 and 2006 saw a 6.2 percent decrease The legislation, which I first introduced on in fire fighter injuries, whereas behalf of the IAFF in 2009 with communities that did not receive the Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), will grants saw a 6.1 percent increase in these reduce the number of avoidable deaths injuries. I’m proud to have been part of among fire fighters. Rather than impose new the fight to reauthorize these programs so mandates on local departments, this that they can help those who help keep us legislation will require the Department of safe. We cannot afford to neglect these Homeland Security to lead collaborative critical programs. efforts to ensure that adequate protections are And while supporting these federal in place for every fire fighter. Senator programs is important, there’s more that The number of fire fighter work-related Sherrod Brown needs to be protected. The right to deaths is far too high. While the National Fire (D-OH) collective bargaining cannot be taken away Protection Association (NPFA) has developed from our public employees. In 2011, I met with safety standards, they are voluntary and often unmet by workers in Columbus who were rallying against Ohio some fire departments. Senate Bill 5 — the bill attacking collective bargaining The Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act calls for the abilities of workers in Ohio and other parts of the creation of a task force to enhance fire fighter safety and country. While there, I spoke with fire fighters who told develop a plan to increase and promote compliance with me they weren’t just concerned about their ability to standards for safe operations, staffing, training and bargain for pay — although that was important — they fitness among all fire departments. The legislation will were concerned about their ability to bargain for gear not mandate federal oversight of local fire departments, that protects against smoke inhalation and make sure but instead will explore how the federal government they have enough fire fighters so firehouses wouldn’t should best promote fire fighter safety standards and have to shut down and be stretched too thin across assist fire departments with compliance. districts. The provision, now law, will promote fire fighter safety To these fire fighters, the right to collective bargaining by directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to was about more than just shoring up budgets. It was conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance about saving lives. with national voluntary consensus standards, as well as We shouldn’t have to think twice about bolstering the determining what barriers may exist that prevent those safety of our fire fighters. standards from being met. I will continue to stand alongside members of the IAFF The Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act is a common as they continue to fight for the funding and resources sense measure. But there’s more we can do. necessary to safely perform their jobs. n We must ensure that the federal grant programs that help local fire departments do not fall by the wayside. Senator Sherrod Brown While I strongly support efforts to reduce the federal deficit, I’d prefer we cut subsidies to big oil companies

International Fire Fighter 9 Local Scene Utah Fire Fighters Toronto Local 3888 Fights Proposed Cuts Establish Crisis Hotline he IAFF and Toronto, ON Local 3888 number of threats Canadian IAFF locals are fought back against fire department facing. “We long feared that the U.S.-style uicide is the 11th leading cause of Tbudget cuts that threaten to reduce attacks on fire departments and fire fighters death in the United States and has public and fire fighter safety in five areas of would manifest themselves north of the Sbeen on the rise among fire fighters. Canada’s largest city. border and, unfortunately, it has become the Recognizing this issue, the Professional Fire Toronto Local 3888 used a customized case,” he says. “But we are prepared with the Fighters of Utah (PFFU) has created a Geographic Information System (GIS) resources, tools and expertise to help beat resource to help fire fighters who may need it. presentation from the IAFF to back these attacks.” With the assistance of the University of illustrate that, contrary to the Local 3888 has been fighting Utah’s Neuro-Psychiatric Unit, the PFFU City’s claims, taking five fire public and fire fighter safety developed the Firefighter Crisis Support and apparatus out of service will battles with the City for two Suicide Awareness support line. have a negative impact on years. The trouble began in late “Employers in Utah have been pretty good response times and overall fire 2010, when right-wing mayor about offering critical incident stress relief department capabilities. Rob Ford was elected on a resources and other health resources to fire And, as a result, for the vague pledge to “stop the fighters, but this is one component that we second time in two years, the local was gravy,” a totally unsubstantiated claim that the always felt was missing,” says PFFU successful in averting cuts to frontline services. City’s spending was out of control. The fire President Jack Tidrow. “With this hotline, On January 16, the Toronto City Council department was initially targeted for a 10 we hope to prevent any unfortunate events voted during its budget meeting to defer a percent budget cut, but Local 3888, with among our members.” decision on fire department cuts until July assistance from the IAFF, was able to stave off after a fire underwriter’s report and another the threat with a well-orchestrated public report about a fire-EMS merger are available. campaign titled, “We’re Not Gravy.” The delay will give the local time to develop a But in late 2012, Toronto Fire Chief Jim Sales more comprehensive GIS and to further released a document outlining $12.7 million educate Council members and the public in cuts to the department, including the five about the effects the cuts would have on fire vehicles. The public safety cuts were public safety. proposed despite the fact that the City had a The City says the cuts wouldn’t affect budgetary surplus of $232.5 million in 2012. “average” response times, but hid the impact Local 3888 also initiated an aggressive of the cuts in those five neighbourhoods in grassroots campaign, with hundreds of the data that apply to the entire City, which members delivering over 130,000 pieces of has 2.6 million residents and 83 fire stations. literature and installing more than 500 lawn The five vehicles in question responded to signs in targeted communities across the City. 6,344 calls in 2011, and the cuts would have It also aired a radio ad on key stations in the taken away more than 100 frontline staff at a crucial days prior to the vote. At the Council time when the City’s staffing complement is vote, the local deployed more than 100 already 110 fewer than it should be. members wearing red campaign T-shirts to The City has not consulted citizens on the further illustrate the impact of cutting proposed cuts, and Local 3888 exposed the frontline fire fighters. fact that the City had not yet received the The local has also been successful in crucial fire underwriter’s report, which will engaging the media. Newspapers and show how the cuts would influence insurance television stations in the City have helped rates in affected areas of the city. make the public aware that the City is “The City claims these cuts are acceptable, proposing cuts that will impact public safety. but it also acknowledges that it doesn’t have In early January, a television news feature Over the past year, the PFFU and the any detailed analysis of how it would impact spotlighted the fact that 700 of the City’s fire University of Utah worked together to public safety in those five areas,” says Local fighters don’t have “Mayday Training” organize the hotline. As part of this effort, 3888 President Ed Kennedy. “Our GIS through the IAFF’s Fire Ground Survival three counselors have received training presentation showed exactly what impact program. The segment illustrated how the on what it is like to be a fire fighter and the those cuts will have — it leaves no doubt that training saved the life of a Toronto fire fighter unique stresses fire fighters face on and off response times will increase and public safety who fell through the floor of a burning the job. will decrease, and we made sure every City building in early 2012. The hotline has been active for less than two councillor was aware of that fact .” Toronto Local 3888 is one of a number of months and, already, one fire fighter’s life has Using state-of-the-art technology that Canadian locals fighting back against staffing been saved. “Every life we protect makes this includes detailed maps and information about cuts and other attacks. Saint John, N.B. Local effort worth it to me,” says Tidrow. local traffic patterns, the GIS graphically 771 recently learned the department will face The crisis line is free and available around illustrates the differences in response times in a $560,000 budget cut and several newer IAFF the clock. a given area when fire vehicles and personnel affiliates in Alberta face coordinated attacks. n The IAFF also provides assistance to are added or taken away. affiliates on behavioral health issues. IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger Contact the IAFF Division of Health, Safety says he is concerned about the growing and Medicine for more information. n

10 | LOCAL SCENE January/February 2013 Calgary Local 255 Moustache Charlotte Fire Fighters Campaign Raises $30,000 Granted Payroll Deduction ovember was dubbed the focus was to raise awareness and “Movember” worldwide as men money for prostate cancer. It has since n a time when payroll dues Nacross Canada grew moustaches to been expanded to include cancer, mental deduction has come under attack in raise money and awareness for men’s health and other issues affecting men’s Imany municipalities, Charlotte, NC health. In 2012, Calgary, AB Local 255 health. “Not all of us are comfortable Local 660 fire fighters are getting it for raised nearly $30,000 to help prevent and talking about what ails us,” says Osborne. the first time. The Charlotte City treat prostate cancer. “Events like Movember get people talking Council voted 6-5 to allow union dues The Mo Bro Team raised enough money and encourage men to get treated and take to be automatically taken out of to win the Great Canadian Fire Challenge. care of ourselves.” member paychecks and deposited “I think the Calgary Local 255 team was Movember Canada challenged fire directly in the union bank account. especially motivated this year after one of service teams to compete against each Local 660, with assistance from the our members, Scott Malcolm, was other to see which team could raise the IAFF and other labor organizations, diagnosed with prostate cancer,” says Local most. The winner earned a trophy and lobbied Charlotte leaders for the 255 Executive Director Matt Osborne. bragging rights. deductions. The Charlotte City Council “Team Captain Todd Kusler and other There were 230 fire teams competing in conceded and decided to consider the members reached out to family and the challenge. The combined total for all issue. “With the knowledge that we friends for donations as they grew the teams was more than $455,000. gained at the IAFF Affiliate Leadership moustaches throughout the month.” Canada-wide, there was a total of 23,000 Training Summit and other events, we Malcolm has since received the treatment teams that raised $24.9 million. Local 255 were able to steadily build our he needed and is in remission. ranked 47th among all fundraisers. n reputation in the community and When Movember events started in 2003, convince the City to grant us dues deduction,” says Local 660 President Calgary, AB Local Tom Brewer. 255 members “This is no small accomplishment,” participated in the says IAFF General President Harold Great Canadian Schaitberger. “The IAFF has been proud Fire Challenge as to stand with its Charlotte members to part of a push successfully toward their dues “Movember” deduction goal.” campaign to raise money and “This has certainly been a awareness for collaborative undertaking that was well prostate cancer. worth the effort, a job well-done,” adds IAFF 12th District Vice President Larry Osborne. Collective bargaining is not allowed in North Carolina. So when it was New Alabama Local Commits to Bettering Community announced that the Democratic National Convention was coming to Charlotte, many labor groups, ne of the IAFF’s including the IAFF, decided not to newest locals — attend. The show of unity among OMuscle Shoals, AL brother and sister members of labor Local 4922 — believes in demonstrated to the Charlotte City not only preparing for a Council that Charlotte Local 660 and better future for its other labor groups were a political force members, but also for the Muscle Shoals, AL Local 4922 received that deserved recognition. community and citizens it its IAFF charter in Brewer says one ALTS workshop — serves. December 2012. on coalition building and organizing — “We look forward to was particularly helpful to the effort. networking with our “Just by implementing what we learned, fellow IAFF members and Alabama in affiliating with the IAFF. They we were able to form coalitions and to put ideas that work into practice,” says are committed to making their local an help elect four labor-friendly candidates Local 4922 President Greg Kennedy. important part of their community and to political office with just $1,200 in “We’re also looking forward to working addressing issues important to their our PAC fund last election cycle. And with fire department management and the members.” now, we have payroll deduction, " he community to improve public safety in Local 4922 joined the IAFF in December, says. Muscle Shoals.” and has 26 members with an executive Details on how soon deductions can IAFF 14th District Vice President Danny board that includes: President Kennedy, be implemented and other logistics are Todd says, “I am proud that Muscle Shoals Vice President Henry Donovan, Secretary still being determined. n is joining the other departments in North Jason Gandy and Treasurer Brian Hall. n www.iaff.org LOCAL SCENE | 11 Local Scene Vancouver Area Fire Fighters Organize Camp for Teen Girls

ire fighters in Vancouver, British Columbia, are gearing up for what Fthey hope will be a successful third annual Camp Ignite Mentorship Program for teenage girls. In 2012, the camp hosted 17 girls from 11 municipalities. Camp Ignite, created by female fire fighters, encourages team-building and leadership skills through participation in various fire fighting scenarios. Additionally, campers have the opportunity to hike one of Northern Vancouver’s most challenging trails, Grouse Mountain’s “Grouse Grind.” The trail is just 1.8 miles, but the climb is 2,800 feet in elevation. “This program is not meant to specifically recruit women into the fire service, but rather empower them to realize that they can do anything they want to do,” says Jen With the support of Vancouver Local 18 and North Vancouver Local 296, members Jen Dawkins, camp mentor and Vancouver Dawkins and Haida Siegmann organized a girls mentorship camp. Local 18 member. Each Metro Vancouver municipality, in together donate their time instructing and determination and courage will help us to collaboration with its school district, selects mentoring this program. succeed despite the obstacles that are placed the campers. Municipalities also pay for “By the end of camp it becomes real to the in our paths,” says Haida Siegmann, camp camp fees. Throughout the four-day camp, participants that when we empower mentor and North Vancouver Local 296 men and women from the fire service ourselves to rise to a challenge, member. n

12 | LOCAL SCENE January/February 2013

ighting fires and keeping the public “Reporters wanted story, as well as many of the reporters in safe 24/7 is hard enough, but the job town who covered the fire department. Fcan get a whole lot harder if your comments from the fire Powers spends time at the Local 341 local newspaper or television station begins department public union hall and attended the IAFF trashing your work and your profession in Convention and Affiliate Leadership the eyes and ears of the public. information officer, who Training Summit (ALTS). While he learned For some IAFF affiliates, the drumbeat of the ropes of the fire service, he coached negative press can get so bad that shunning declined. So the union Caynon on ways to speak publicly and the media altogether seems like the only responded. And if we address sensitive issues in the media. option. As difficult and unpleasant as it is, “We agreed that we would almost never at least at first, the only way to get the local couldn’t speak publicly, say ‘no comment’ to a reporter,” says media to understand what professional fire Caynon. “We have had some high profile fighters do and to treat you fairly is to talk we’d still sit down with issues in Houston where reporters wanted to them — often. reporters on background.” comments from the fire department public Protecting the public is most important, information officer, who declined. So the but protecting and preserving the image of —Jeff Caynon, President union responded. And if we couldn’t speak fire fighters and the profession is also Houston, TX Local 341 publicly, we’d still sit down with reporters extremely important. Too much bad press on background.” and the city may be encouraged to slash Recently, two space heater fires in one funding, close stations or lay off fire police officers. “We never seemed to hear night sent Houston reporters scrambling fighters. But a steady stream of fair and our side in the media because there was for details and data on the fires. Their first positive reporting based on a close never anybody out there standing up for call was to Caynon — not the fire relationship between the local media and us,” says Caynon. department — evidence that the local the local will make any politician think Once elected, Caynon hired a media media had begun to view Local 341 fire twice before taking on fire fighters. consultant to help improve the public fighters as trusted experts on fire issues. IAFF affiliates that spend a lot of time image of Houston fire fighters. Caynon and effort nurturing strong relationships quickly realized that when he spoke Local 341 Media Relations Tip: with the media share some of their publicly about fire fighting or the union, he FHire a media consultant. Smaller locals strategies. tended to use industry jargon and may not have the resources to enter into union-ese. His members knew exactly what a long-term contract with a media Never Say ‘No Comment’ he was saying, but the message was getting professional, but several small locals Five years ago, when Jeff Caynon was lost to the broader public. clustered nearby in one geographic running to become the next president of He retained the service of Erin Powers, of region can pool resources to hire Houston Local 341, he noticed that the Powers Media Works, a small consultancy someone even if just for a one-day Houston police union had a guy on with clients of law firms and IAFF locals. seminar providing tips on how to work television and in print media all the time, Powers was a reporter at the Houston with reporters. defending and promoting the work of Chronicle . He knew how to tell a good

14 January/February 2013 Follow Reporters Who Follow Fire Fighters Columbus, OH Local 67 leverages its strong relations with the local media when critical issues arise at the local or state level. Over time, Local 67 President Jack Reall has cultivated ties with Columbus reporters, and those efforts have paid off. “We knew we needed to build trust and honesty with the press by always responding Columbus Local 67 President Jack Reall to their questions no matter how difficult,” tells reporters gathered at a fire station says Reall. “We didn’t hide, and now they about the impact SB5 legislation would have on fire fighters. know where to go to ask questions when reporting about fire fighters.” Columbus Local 67 has a level of comfort 122 headquarters. He is on air with Action assistance to other smaller locals in the state and access with print and television reporters, News several times a week — and and holds regular media training seminars. and Reall will talk at length, even if it’s off the occasionally on other stations — to discuss “Four years ago, we did not have a good record, to explain nuances of a given fire safety and other issues. Wyse says, “There relationship with anyone in the media and situation. While most reporters prefer an are nights when fire department topics were getting hammered in the press on issue on-the-record statement, they value the dominate the first 12 minutes of an Action after issue,” recalls Wyse. relationship and trust fire fighters. News broadcast.” Today, the situation is completely But working with reporters requires much Wyse also has been a regular guest on transformed and reporters know to go more than just responding to their calls. Reall another station, First Coast News, in a directly to Local 122 for information about follows the local reporters who cover the fire segment called “Tweet Seat,” when a guest on the fire department. “We are a trusted source department on Facebook and Twitter, and the show sits in on the newscast in front of a now because we have been honest with the then posts and tweets their stories. “Reporters computer screen allowing viewers to submit media and worked with them all along,” says view this as a pat on the back for their questions via Twitter, to be answered on air. Treglio. words,” he says. This close and mutually beneficial Reall also will occasionally gently “poke” a relationship was not always the case in Local 122 Media Relations Tip: reporter on Twitter if they get a detail wrong Jacksonville. Much of the credit for that FDo not be afraid to talk to reporters. in a story. “This lets the reporter know you success goes to Local 122 1st Vice President Consider it a part of your job to help them are reading or watching all of their work and, Mark Treglio, who is also director of understand the issues. When it comes to in the end, encourages them to focus on communications for the Florida Professional local television, find out who the accuracy,” he says. Firefighters. Treglio has taken fire fighter assignment desk editor is, get to know media relations to a whole new level. them and make them a regular contact. FLocal 67 Media Relations Tip: In fact, Treglio and Wyse have honed the When it comes to television news, make media operation in Jacksonville to near Look for a Workaround friends with the camera crew. Reporters may perfection, forging working relationships with Sometimes, though, a media narrative can come and go, but cameramen are more of a local reporters covering public safety and harden and the public perception of a constant presence on the scene of events. Forge conducting frequent surveys to determine particular issue can be difficult to change. bonds with the crew and the crew will often public perception regarding fire fighters and That was the case in St. Louis as the very guide reporters in the direction that a story other issues of concern. Treglio also offers popular mayor, Francis Slay, has been on a should go and create images that are beneficial to the image of fire fighters Contined on Page 16

Keep Your Reporters Close When asked about the relationship between the Jacksonville fire fighters’ union and the local media, President of Jacksonville, FL Local 122 Randy Wyse suggested the IAFF talk to Leslie Coursey, a reporter for WTEV 47 Action News, and put her on the line. Coursey just happened to be at the Local 122 headquarters to interview Wyse for a story on the need for a new fire station in an underserved section of Jacksonville. Wyse and Coursey had developed a strong working relationship in recent years. “We work well together. I tweet back and forth with Local 122 several times a day and go to them any time I have a question about the fire department,” says Coursey, who’s been a television reporter in Jacksonville for 20 years. New s4Jax interviews Jacksonvil It’s safe to say that Wyse spends more time le Local 122 member Eric Pro the RiverRun in honor of a sswimmer about running at Action News than Coursey does at Local fallen brother.

International Fire Fighter 15 KHOU-CBS 11 anchor Jeremy Desel interviews Houston Local 341 President Jeff Caynon in studio Continued from Page 15 September 10, 2011, to remember years-long tear to gain control of and and honor Houston completely overhaul the City’s fire fighter fire fighters who worked at Ground retirement system. Zero after the 9/11 The St. Louis Post Dispatch has followed the terrorist attacks. mayor’s every move on pension reform, and Slay has managed to use every opportunity and power of the podium to convince the public that the City’s fire fighter pension system is broken and only he can fix it. President of St. Louis Local 73 Chris solution to the pension issue. Few in the restructure their business models. Reporters Molitor says it has been extremely difficult to public seemed to understand that Local 73 are not nearly as secure in their jobs as they get anything close to equal time for fire fire fighters had tried to promote legislation once were, and you’d be hard-pressed to find fighters in any of St. Louis’s major news that would save the City money by changing a wise veteran reporter who has covered outlets, particularly with a pension issue that pension terms for new hires. public safety for more than a couple of years. is extremely layered and confusing to those With so many unearthed facts, and with President of Phoenix Local 493 Pete not directly involved. extensive information provided by Local 73 Gorraiz noticed that all of the reporters Worse, Mayor Slay had begun a crafty and the IAFF, Finkelstein decided to run an covering the fire department looked — and campaign of pitting City unions against each exhaustive 12-part series on fire fighter often reported — like rookies. Young other by repeating the mantra that the reason pensions in St. Louis. The project sparked reporters would often get facts wrong and other City unions were not getting raises was renewed discussion within the mainstream were especially vulnerable to the deft because the fire fighter pension issue was not media. But perhaps equally important, it “spinmeisters” at City Hall. being resolved his way. provided a strong defense of St. Louis fire Local 493 hired a media relations expert — “The Mayor was making us look pretty bad, fighters in the eyes of other unions. a former newspaper columnist — on not just in the eye of the public, but also our retainer, and set about finding ways to reach brothers and sisters in other unions around Local 73 Media Tip: out and educate Phoenix’s public safety the City,” says Molitor. FBig newspapers, powerful as they are, are reporters. Last year, Ed Finkelstein, editor and no longer the only game in town. Get to “We conducted a media-only Fire Ops publisher of the Labor Tribune , a know smaller publications in your where reporters put on turnouts and 60,000-circulation paper covering labor community, as well as bloggers. These participated in fire drills to get a better issues in the greater St. Louis area and smaller media outlets are itching for a understanding of what fire fighters go southern Illinois, began investigating the news tip that sets them apart, and more through day and night,” says Gorraiz. “This pension issue in St. Louis. He soon realized often larger publications are following worked out well for us, and generated some there was a lot of useful information that was smaller pubs for leads. lasting relationships with local reporters.” not seeing the light of day in the local St. Local 493 makes a point to be engaged in Louis media. Teach the Media every issue affecting fire fighters and The public in St. Louis was simply not The journalism industry has been regularly promotes positive stories with getting the message that Local 73 had been undergoing a massive transformation over public safety tips and about charity events trying desperately to work with the mayor the last decade as the Internet has forced the union supports. and other City officials to find a workable news organizations to rethink and Local 493 Media Tip: FBreak the ice. Everybody needs to have lunch, and reporters are no exception. So, invite them to lunch and let them ask you whatever they want. Reporters need to know as much about their beats as they can. You can and should be at the top of their resource list.

As affiliates consider ways to work with the media, the IAFF Communications and Media Department can provide assistance, including strategic communications consulting, writing OpEds and Letters to the Editor, producing print materials and creating advertisements and videos and more. Contact IAFF Press Secretary Tim Burn at (202) 824-1566 or [email protected] for dy Wyse Jacksonville news media interview Jacksonville Local 122 President Ran more information. n about contract negotiations.

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18 ver the last several years, the IAFF has early as 4:00 a.m.,” says Lang. “Our members covered, including overtime costs for held 17 Fire Ground Survival (FGS) want advanced-level training. No one wanted personnel to attend or backfill while others Oclasses across the United States and to let this opportunity pass.” take the training. Funding to cover the costs of Canada, potentially reaching more than Because this training was so successful, delivering the IAFF FGS course once 50,000 fire fighters. additional grant dollars were approved, instructors are certified is also available. Fire In 2012, eight of the 13 fire departments that making it possible for another 120 New departments can serve as a host site for up to hosted a FGS class used federal grant funds to Hampshire fire fighters to take the IAFF Fire 30 candidates at a fixed fee of $45,000. As part bring the program to fire fighters. Six more Ground Survival course at the end of January of this fee, the IAFF provides durable, fire departments have been awarded grants to 2013. Another 120 are set to have the training fabricated props and signage, which remain pay for the program in 2013. in May. the property of the host fire department. The In New Hampshire and Vermont, grant In Vermont, enough money in grant funds IAFF also provides all required training funds that would have gone unspent were was available to offer the IAFF Fire Ground manuals, PowerPoint presentations, videos used to conduct the IAFF Fire Ground Survival Train-the-Trainer program, teaching more than 75 fire fighters to become Charleston fire fighters learn how to deliver Fire Ground Survival instruction to their members. instructors to provide the same training to other fire fighters in both states. These training opportunities were possible because, in 2012, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lifted some of the restrictions on DHS grants that fund planning, organization, equipment and training for terrorism response or catastrophic event preparedness or recovery. States needed to spend the grant money by November 2012 or the money would be Host Fire Departments returned to the U.S. Treasury. The state of New Hampshire had $36 million • Bridgeport, Connecticut in unspent DHS grant money. The Professional • Calgary, Alberta Fire Fighters of New Hampshire (PFFNH) • Charleston, South Carolina pleaded its case with then-governor John Lynch • Dearborn Heights, Michigan and the State Administrative Agency (SAA) — • Hamilton County, Indiana which administers DHS grants — to use a • Lethbridge, Alberta portion of the money for specialized training. • Los Angeles County, California The state awarded fire fighters $4.5 million of • New Hampshire Fire Academy the available $36 million. • Novato Fire District, California “The opportunity was too good to ignore,” • Olympia, Washington says IAFF General President Harold • Pasadena, California Schaitberger. “The International was proud to • Phoenix, Arizona step in and help the Professional Fire Fighters • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan of New Hampshire receive Fire Ground • Tucson, Arizona Survival training.” • Vermont Fire Academy “Training is the best way to become better at what we do and stay safe on the job,” says PFFNH President Dave Lang. Survival Train-the-Trainer program statewide. With just six months to use or lose the grant, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont the PFFNH reached out to the IAFF and the President Matt Vinci worked with the Disentanglement Techniques New Hampshire Fire Academy for assistance governor and public safety commissioner to in expediting the organization and execution bring the program to the Vermont Fire of the training, and both answered the call. Academy. and other resource materials. The Fire Academy hosted 107 classes and, in “Our goal is to have one FGS program for Fire fighter safety and survival training is addition to the FGS program provided every one of our affiliates’ fire departments,” considered a high priority in the Assistance to training in a number of specialized areas, says Vinci. Firefighters (FIRE Act) grant program. Don’t including HazMat, trench rescue, technical Nationwide, there is still grant money miss the opportunity to receive federal grant rope rescue operations, confined space rescue, available for 2013, and the IAFF expects more funds to bring Fire Ground Survival training swift water rescue and ocean rescue. departments to host classes. to your fire department. n “We had fire fighters lining the halls at the All costs associated with the delivery of the Fire Academy to register for these classes as IAFF FGS Train-the-Trainer program are

International Fire Fighter 19 Always on the Frontline IAFF Scores Major Victories Despite Gridlock

hile political pundits are simplifies the local matching requirement to Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins lamenting the gridlock that make it easier for fire departments to apply (R-ME) to negotiate a compromise that Wdominated the recently adjourned for grants and removes the salary cap. enabled the bill to move forward. 112th Congress, the IAFF is celebrating a The same law also improves FIRE Act string of legislative accomplishments in the grants. Among the important changes is a Safety Standards Promoted closing days of the session. significant increase in the size of grants, Another important law enacted during the In a Congress that set new records for with the nation’s largest jurisdictions able to Lame Duck session of Congress was the Fire ineffectiveness — enacting the fewest laws, receive up to $9 million per year. The new Fighter Fatality Reduction Act (see guest working the least number of days and law also decreases the local matching column from Senator Sherrod Brown failing to address the most significant requirement, which will enable struggling (D-OH) on page 9). This new program will problems facing the nation — the IAFF was communities to receive federal assistance to examine whether fire departments are able to reauthorize the Assistance to purchase training and equipment. complying with national consensus safety Firefighters (FIRE Act) and Staffing for The legislation reauthorizing the FIRE Act standards, including NFPA standards for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response and SAFER grant programs overcame staffing levels and protective gear and (SAFER) grant programs, establish a new numerous obstacles over its four-year equipment. fire fighter safety program, protect the odyssey. The House of Representatives A task force created by the law and staffed ability of fire fighters to run for political passed the legislation in 2009, but the Senate by representatives of national fire service office and expand the Public Safety Officers was stymied by the opposition of Senator organizations will explore ways to encourage Benefit (PSOB). And, the IAFF Tom Coburn (R-OK), who argued that the fire departments to comply with standards accomplished all of these important entire program was unconstitutional. To that protect fire fighter health and safety. initiatives during the chaotic environment surmount Coburn’s threatened filibuster, the Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and of the post-election Lame Duck session. IAFF worked closely with Senators Joe Senator Sherrod Brown had originally “Once again this IAFF demonstrated that our bipartisan, pragmatic approach produces meaningful results for the nation’s Fiscal Cliff Deal Fixes AMT, Protects Fire Fighter Benefits professional fire fighters,” says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. “While hile the agreement to raise taxes during negotiations, but the IAFF partisan battles blocked the agenda of most on the wealthiest Americans and succeeded in keeping them out of the other groups, this IAFF successfully Wdelay across-the-board spending agreement. Proposals to tax health and navigated even the most treacherous waters.” cuts avoided the January 1 deadline pension benefits, increase the pension In addition to enacting important new known as the “fiscal cliff,” the package contribution for federal fire fighters and initiatives, the IAFF also blocked proposals also resolves one of the IAFF’s require all fire fighters to pay Social harmful to fire fighters during congressional longest-standing tax issues. Additionally, Security payroll taxes were all shelved as negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff” several proposals that would have placed a Congress scaled back the size of the (see box). Many of these attacks are likely to huge financial burden on the nation’s year-end package. return in the new 113th Congress as the professional fire fighters were dropped These victories could be short-lived, need for deficit reduction continues to be from the package. however, as Congress will once again try the overarching priority facing the nation. Most significantly, the fiscal cliff to reach agreement on a far-reaching “We will need to once again bring our agreement permanently fixes the deficit reduction plan in the coming A-Game to Capitol Hill this year,” says Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), which months. Congress is facing several Schaitberger. “And the continued support had the potential to dramatically increase important deadlines this spring, including of our allies in both parties will be necessary taxes on middle-income wage earners, the across-the-board spending cuts to fight back against proposals to balance especially those who live in high-tax states known as the “sequester,” the expiration the budget on the backs of fire fighters.” and have dependents. of a stop-gap continuing resolution that is The AMT was first created as a way to funding most government agencies, and SAFER Reauthorization Secures ensure that the wealthiest taxpayers were — most important of all — the need to Funding for Staffing not able to use loopholes to avoid paying raise the debt ceiling to prevent the No law enacted in the 112th Congress was as any federal income tax, but because the government from defaulting. Each of important for professional fire fighters as the income levels were not indexed to these deadlines will provide an reauthorization of the SAFER program. Over inflation, it eventually impacted opportunity for further deficit reduction. the past 10 years, SAFER has provided billions middle-class families as well. For the past After four years of layoffs, pay freezes of dollars to hire additional fire fighters. And, several years, Congress has enacted a and benefit reductions, the nation’s since the onset of the Great Recession, the temporary “patch” to prevent the AMT professional fire fighters have already SAFER program has enabled communities to from harming the middle-class, but each contributed their fair share toward rehire thousands of laid-off fire fighters and year it became more difficult to find the addressing the nation’s fiscal problems. prevent additional staffing cuts. money to pay for these stop-gap The IAFF will be working to ensure that For the past four years, the program has measures. The fiscal cliff agreement further deficit reduction does not unduly worked only because the IAFF has been able resolves this dilemma permanently by penalize those who have already made to secure waivers from many of the law’s amending the underlying AMT law. sacrifices. n requirements. The reauthorization that was Other proposals that would have enacted in December makes many of these harmed fire fighters were also in the mix waivers permanent. In addition, the new law

20 | ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE January/February 2013 introduced the Fire Fighter Fatality Reduction from heart attacks and strokes were eligible Act as a free-standing bill four years ago, and “While partisan battles to receive the PSOB, but the Department of they worked closely with the IAFF to ensure Justice narrowly interpreted that language the legislation made it into law. blocked the agenda of and excluded deaths caused by aneurysms. The new law, which was championed by Hatch Act Amended most other groups, this Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT), expands the Working with the bipartisan team of IAFF successfully definition of cardiovascular disease to Senator Dan Akaka (D-HI) and include vascular ruptures caused by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the navigated even the most aneurysms. IAFF secured passage of legislation Summing up the 112th Congress, IAFF repealing a federal law that prohibits fire treacherous waters.” Assistant to the General President Kevin fighters from running for political office if O’Connor calls it “the most chaotic and —General President Harold Schaitberger their employer received federal funds. The contentious legislative session I have ever Hatch Act bars political activity by federal witnessed.” But he adds, “Our success in workers, but one provision extends this fire fighters will no longer be barred from the final days proves just how much can be restriction to state and local government seeking office under federal law. accomplished when you are willing to put employees whose jobs involve duties that politics aside. Even in the midst of partisan are funded with federal grants, including PSOB Expanded warfare, we lobby not as Democrats or the FIRE Act and SAFER grant programs. Also enacted during the Lame Duck Republicans, but as fire fighters.” n While some fire fighters will remain session was an important expansion of the covered by similar state restrictions, often Public Safety Officers Benefit program. referred to as “mini-Hatch Acts,” municipal Previously, families of fire fighters who die

FIREPAC Now At Top of Federal PACs

his last election cycle, FIREPAC have an active continued its upward growth FIREPAC Ttrajectory as it has for the past Check-Off decade. Preliminary reports show that program. “I FIREPAC raised a record $2,881,503.93 in commend those 2012, and set another all-time high of locals that have $5,843,938.35, exceeding the fundraising started a goal. Due to FIREPAC’s success, it is now FIREPAC in the top one-half of one percent of the Check-Off 6,063 federally registered PACs in the program, as these country, as tracked by locals also tend to PoliticalMoneyLine.org . be some of our “I’m proud of the commitment our most politically leadership at all levels made to our active within the political program and the donations that IAFF,” says our members made during this past Schaitberger. election cycle ,” says IAFF General “And while we see President Harold Schaitberger. “A lot was donations FIREPAC raised all that more the dividends of their efforts in our at stake in the elections, our members significant. FIREPAC coffers, they also see the fruits of knew it, and they stepped up to the plate.” FIREPAC was ranked number 21 overall their labor as they engage in political He adds, “As I’ve said many times when in terms of contributions to federal action at the local level to elect politicians we get into a race we go all in with money, candidates. Among labor PACs, FIREPAC who will best represent them. I encourage marbles and chalk. And, this past election was ranked seventh. And continuing its other locals to consider starting a FIREPAC cycle, our members provided the money philosophy of supporting those Check-Off program as it’s a win-win so that FIREPAC could engage in a candidates who support fire fighters, proposition.” On average, 26 percent of significant way and help make a difference regardless of their party affiliation, members in a local with a Check-Off in a number of key races around the FIREPAC ranked as the third-largest program donate to FIREPAC — compared country.” contributor to Republicans within labor, to just 5 percent for those who are in a Overall, FIREPAC is the 26th largest PAC and the 10th largest contributor to local without a Check-Off program. in the country based on total receipts. Democrats. For more information about starting a Among the 160 registered labor PACs, The bulk of FIREPAC’s contributions Check-Off program, contact the IAFF FIREPAC was the 12th largest in terms of are raised from members who donate to Political Action Department at (202) receipts. Of the 11 labor PACs in front of FIREPAC via their local’s Check-Off 824-1582 or email [email protected] . FIREPAC, all have significantly larger (payroll deduction) program. In fact, in Information about starting a Check-Off memberships compared to the IAFF, the 2012 cycle, 72 percent of FIREPAC’s program is also available in the FIREPAC which makes the record amount of revenue came from the 260 locals that section of the IAFF web site. n

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Landmark Canadian Legislative Conference Is April 21-24 in Ottawa

rofessional fire fighters from across Public Safety Officer Compensation agenda for the 20th Canadian Legislative Canada will help mark an (PSOC) benefit for the families of fallen Conference will be determined in late Pimportant milestone in the IAFF’s fire fighters; ensure fire fighters have January following a consultation process Canadian legislative program when the priority access to vaccines during an involving the IAFF Canadian Office and landmark 20th Canadian Legislative influenza pandemic; and amend the the Canadian District Vice Presidents. Conference convenes April 21-24 in National Building Code of Canada to Information about the Conference, Ottawa. improve fire fighter safety. including legislative fact sheets and The Conference, held at the National While non-binding, M-388 shows that a Conference and hotel registration, will be Hotel & Suites, is set against the backdrop majority of MPs representing a majority forwarded to Canadian affiliate presidents of a major advance in the IAFF Canadian of Canadians believe the government and secretaries soon afterward. legislative agenda with the adoption of should act on these issues. Another In the meantime, the IAFF urges all private member’s motion M-388 in the positive development occurred in late Canadian affiliates to consider attending House of Commons in November. 2012 when the IAFF was invited by the 20th Canadian Legislative Conference M-388, introduced by Liberal MP Ralph separate federal government agencies to to help capitalize on M-388 and to work Goodale (Wascana, Sask.), addressed three participate in consultation on the toward securing the next round of federal key Canadian legislative issues: the pandemic and building code issues. legislative victories for the IAFF in government should create a national The issues that will be on the legislative Canada. n

Battle Over Bill C-377 Moves to Canadian Senate

controversial private member’s bill The CLC noted that a similar reporting that proposed onerous financial program in the United States, which Areporting requirements for requires much less detailed information Canadian unions was adopted 147-135 in from unions than is specified in Bill C-377, the House of Commons in Ottawa costs between $32 million and $45 million December 12 despite a valiant lobbying annually to operate. campaign by the Canadian Labour The fight against Bill C-377 brought Congress (CLC) and member unions, Canadian unions together in a dramatic including the IAFF. display of unity. Hundreds of union But the bill’s passage won’t mark the end members, including IAFF members, of labour’s opposition to this ill-conceived participated in an October 30 CLC lobby and unnecessary piece of legislation. The expenditures in excess of $5,000. Those against the bill in Ottawa. IAFF members CLC, IAFF and other unions are preparing reports in turn will be made available to also participated in targeted phone to engage the Canadian Senate, which will employers and to the public. campaigns of Conservative MPs in the days hold its own hearings on the legislation in The CLC and its members believe the bill leading up to the vote. All New Democratic early 2013. According to the Canadian is nothing more than an attack on unions Party, Liberal, Green Party and Bloc legislative process, the Senate must also and an attempt to tie up valuable union Quebecois MPs in the House voted against study and pass a bill before it can receive resources and to diminish unions’ strength C-377, as did five Conservative MPs. final assent and formally become law. It’s and their ability to exercise their right to The bill, founded on the false premise that also possible that the law, if enacted, could participate in the political process. Canadian unions receive tax dollars for be subject to a court challenge. While the bill’s sponsor and supporters their operations, was also slammed by the The IAFF and other unions are currently laughingly claim the bureaucracy required to Canadian Bar Association and strongly working with the CLC to strategize and to administer the union financial data would criticized by Canada’s Privacy plan next steps in the wake of the bill’s not cost any tax dollars, the truth is that it Commissioner over privacy concerns. adoption. If final assent is granted, the law will likely cost taxpayers tens of millions in A number of last-minute amendments could take effect six months afterward. In start-up funds and millions more in ongoing designed to fix some of the bill’s flaws were the meantime, regulations detailing specific annual operating expenses. enough to appease most Conservative MPs requirements for unions would be drafted An early estimate from the Canada but do not change the fact that it invades by the government. The IAFF, working with Revenue Agency (CRA), which would privacy, is unnecessary because unions are the CLC, will ensure that Canadian oversee the reports, stated start-up costs democratic organizations that already affiliates receive timely information about would be between $2.4 million and $20 provide financial information to their reporting requirements if and when that million, followed by annual costs between members and discriminatory because it stage is reached. $1 million and $4 million. But the CRA’s does not target corporations and other Bill C-377, introduced by British cost estimate is based on 1,000 unions entities that do receive tax breaks from the Columbia Conservative MP Russ Hiebert, having to file reports, while CLC analysis federal government. n will require all Canadian unions to file shows that closer to 25,000 Canadian detailed annual financial reports to the unions would be required to comply with federal government on virtually all the new law.

22 | ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE January/February 2013 Canadian Policy Conference Revamped for 2013 Register Online for IAFF he IAFF’s Canadian leadership will The Canadian Biennial Policy Conference Legislative Conference have an opportunity to debate and follows IAFF Convention rules for seating Tvote on issues of importance to the delegates and for handling resolutions. nline union’s 22,000 Canadian members in a Locals must pay their per capita up to and registration is revamped format during the Biennial including May 2013 in order to be entitled Onow open for Canadian Policy Conference in 2013. to representation at the Conference. the 2013 Alfred K. The Conference is scheduled for July Resolutions must be received by the IAFF Whitehead Legislative 28-31 at the Delta Barrington Hotel in Canadian Office by mail, fax or email 50 Conference, scheduled historic and beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. days prior to the Conference, with a for March 17-21, The 2013 edition of the Biennial properly signed, original hardcopy received 2013, in Washington, Canadian Policy Conference will for the by the Canadian Office 40 days prior to the DC. To register, visit first time include a strategic national opening of the Conference. Detailed www.iaff.org/Events/2013LegCon . collective bargaining session and other new information about credentials, resolutions, The Conference will include remarks features designed to update and revitalize Conference registration and hotel from noted political leaders, the Conference’s format. registration will be forwarded to Canadian presentations on pressing issues and The Conference will also provide the IAFF affiliate presidents and secretaries in the in-depth discussions about fighting with an opportunity to update the coming months. back against attacks on fire fighters at Canadian leadership on Bill C-377, which The Conference is hosted by the Halifax the federal and state level. was adopted in the House of Commons in Professional Fire Fighters Local 268. The In addition, a full day will be set aside December. The bill, which establishes local plans to showcase the City’s vibrant for IAFF leaders to meet with their onerous financial reporting requirements maritime culture during the event and is representatives and senators. for unions, now heads to the Canadian also planning a family program for For more information, including Senate for further study and debate before delegates’ guests. Conference agenda, hotel information it can be formally enacted (see story on Visit www.halifax2013.com/ for more and car discounts, visit page 20). information. n www.iaff.org/Events/2013LegCon . n

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International Fire Fighter ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE | 23 Always on the Frontline Labour Relations Warm Up for Yukon Fire Fighters

ngoing efforts to build a relationship the local see that parts of its agreement such as with a municipal official have led to a officer rates were “out of whack” and to Powell Owelcome thaw in labour relations and River BC Local 1298, which developed a great an increase in morale for fire fighters in one rapport with Westby when he was CAO there. of the IAFF’s northernmost locals. Whitehorse and Local 2217 had been The 26 members of Whitehorse, Yukon Local scheduled to head to arbitration again in 2217 were scheduled to go to arbitration for December, 2012, but talks between the local the fifth time in 20 years in late 2012 when and Westby started to take a positive turn in Whitehorse, Yukon Local 2217 President Barry instead, they suddenly found themselves October. Things moved quickly, and within a Blisner (left) shakes hands with Whitehorse ratifying a freely-negotiated collective week, a tentative deal was reached. Westby City Manager Stan Westby at the signing of its agreement with the city, thanks to a positive quickly arranged for a special council new collective agreement in October 2012. relationship between the IAFF and the city’s meeting to take place so that council new Chief Administrative Officer, Stan Westby. members could ratify the tentative deal Westby said that negotiating directly with The negotiations were still tough and both before their terms in office concluded. the Whitehorse local, as opposed to going to sides had to compromise on various issues, Blisner says he welcomed Westby’s arbitration, allowed for some innovative but in the end, the deal they reached was a straightforward approach and his willingness “made in Whitehorse” solutions. win-win for fire fighters and for the city and to take the time to understand what was “The methodology I used was to work its residents. behind the local’s proposals. Westby says he collaboratively with them to advance a Local 2217 President Barry Blisner explains appreciated the fact that when management win-win situation,” he said, adding he felt the that enduring several difficult arbitrations had to change a stance on an issue during the mayor and council “were pretty delighted over the years had caused members of the negotiations, he was given a “glimmer of with getting a different kind of resolve and local to lose faith in the process, and the local opportunity” and was listened to. developing a progressive relationship.” — which is the only IAFF local in Yukon Both Blisner and Westby say that 6th Westby said he “couldn’t be happier” with Territory, had allowed itself to become District Vice President West was instrumental the teamwork approach that occurred. isolated and fall behind, and morale suffered. in seeing that the budding levels of trust Blisner adds that Whitehorse Fire Chief The seeds for positive change were actually between the local and the city blossomed into Clive Sparks has been supportive and also sown a few years ago, thanks to IAFF 6th a positive relationship and resulted in a helped foster good relations between the city District Vice President Lorne West, who helped freely-negotiated collective agreement. and the union during negotiations. n

24 | ALWAYS ON THE FRONTLINE January/February 2013 Across the IAFF As a result of these successful research Rahne Elected IAFF 9th District Vice President collaborations, the IAFF has requested federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support these ay Rahne has been elected and projects, which include a review of the sworn in as the new 9th District performance of wildland fire protective RVice President. He will complete clothing (PPE) and other equipment, as well the unexpired term of Randall Atkinson, as a study on fire fighter health and safety. who died October 9, 2012. Considerable research has been conducted Brother Rahne, a member of Littleton, on structural fires — the National Institute CO Local 2086, received 6,284 votes and of Standards and Technology (NIST) Brother Rocky Hanes, a member of released results of its 2010 study, which show Tualatin Valley, OR Local 1660, received that the size of fire fighting crews has a 4,207 votes. significant effect on the fire service’s ability Rahne says Atkinson’s untimely passing to protect lives and property in residential is a bittersweet time for him to follow in fires — but similar research was lacking for the footsteps of his great friend and wildland fire fighting. mentor, describing the experience as One of the first phases of the SDSU-led overwhelming. He says former 9th research project was designed to understand District Vice President Mike McNeill, how to improve initial attack effectiveness who died in 2007, was also a mentor. General President Harold Schaitberger swears in Ray Rahne as the new 9th for wildland fires, including the number of “I am very humbled to be joining this District Vice President. fire fighters needed to respond to a wildland great, elite International board and to be fire incident. one of its 16 members,” he says. “My Research on PPE for wildland fire fighters vision is to continue to unite the 9th Local 2086 beginning in the late 1970s is currently underway. More than 1,000 District and to move it forward. I am before eventually serving as local wildland fire fighters in the western United here to serve and to be of service. To me, president for 16 years. In 1988, he was States are wear-testing new PPE ensembles. this is just an honor and a privilege to elected secretary-treasurer of the The research phase is expected to be serve as 9th District Vice President.” Colorado Professional Fire Fighters and complete later this year, with a study report “On behalf of the entire IAFF Executive served for 24 years. He was also elected released by the end of the year. Board, I want to welcome District Vice vice president of the Colorado AFL-CIO President Rahne to this important serving for four years. leadership position,” says IAFF General Rahne says he loved being a fire fighter. President Harold Schaitberger. “I am “It is the greatest job in the world and confident that he will represent District 9 to be able to do it for 40 years — it’s just in an outstanding fashion. We all look been an incredible ride,” he says. forward to working with him in Prior to his career in the fire service, accomplishing the work of our great Rahne was a member of the U.S. Marine union.” Corps serving on a six-member Rahne, 64, joined the fire service in reconnaissance team in Vietnam. 1972 at the age of 24. He served for 40 Following his military service, he joined years at the Littleton Fire Rescue the fire service because of its tight-knit Department, moving up the ranks community. The IAFF is working with CDF Firefighters serving as a lieutenant, captain and Rahne and his wife, Darlene, have three Local 2881, CAL FIRE and San Diego battalion chief before retiring this year. children and nine grandchildren and live State University to study effectiveness, Rahne served as treasurer of Littleton in Lakewood, Colorado. n preparedness and fire fighter health and safety in wildland fire fighting. Study Looks at These trends in urbanization and an increase “Because current PPE for wildland fire in the number of wildland fires emphasize the fighting uses 1960s and 1970s technology, Wildland Effectiveness need to address the mounting challenges this study is long overdue,” says CDF Local posed by wildland fires, particularly when 2881Vice President Rick Swan. “And, for the ver the past two decades, there has they interface with urban areas and can first time, testing the effectiveness and been a significant increase in the impact the community infrastructure, such as performance of new PPE technology is in Ofrequency and intensity of wildland transportation and utilities. real time, with wildland fire fighters wearing fires, growing from three million in the Recognizing this increase in risks the new ensembles — not merely fabric 1970s to seven million acres burned each associated with the wildland urban testing in a laboratory.” year. And, as populations grow and interface, additional research into wildfire A new research program, led by SDSU, will communities continue to expand, wildland response and emergency services is needed. begin studying the health risks that fires not only threaten natural resources, Therefore, the IAFF, CDF Firefighters Local wildland fire fighters face from exposure to but also homes, businesses and human lives. 2881 and CAL FIRE are working in toxic and hazardous substances, such as In addition, these fires pose significant risks cooperation with San Diego State University carbon monoxide. The study will also to the fire fighters who respond. On average, (SDSU) to research possible improvements evaluate the physical stress related to seven wildland fire fighters die in the line of in effectiveness, preparedness and fire wildland fire fighting. duty each year, and heart attacks account for fighter health and safety in the wildland Continued on Page 26 7 percent of wildland line-of-duty deaths. arena. www.iaff.org ACROSS THE IAFF | 25 Across the IAFF Continued from Page 25 Your IAFF Financial Corporation In a recent meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the IAFF discussed ore than 11 years ago, the IAFF sponsorships. These amounts represent the concerns related to wildland fire management developed a for-profit corporation majority of the after-tax profits of the and the responsibilities of the U.S. Forest Mthat has one shareholder: the IAFF. Corporation, with the remainder going to a Service (USFS), including the need for USDA The IAFF Financial Corporation (IAFF-FC) is 12-month operating reserve fund, as is to enforce the policy requiring USFS to an example of the innovative and creative prudent business practice. To the extent contract with state and local professional fire ideas that have made the International a that members use the IAFF-FC programs, fighters, rather than private contractors. The strong and viable organization in the United this after-tax profit and revenue back to the use of private providers presents serious States and Canada. IAFF will continue to increase each year. safety and efficiency issues as they do not The IAFF-FC’s mission is to provide As IAFF members, you are inundated with have sufficient resources or provide proper financial services to IAFF members that companies wanting to provide you with training. The USDA has also agreed to are designed to either make money or financial services. The concept of the appoint an expert from within the fire service save money, and to generate royalties IAFF-FC is to build and develop to advise Secretary Vilsack on issues related to from those programs through programs with financially strong wildland fire management. trademarks to provide an additional companies that value having The IAFF and its research partners are revenue stream back to the IAFF. professional fire fighters as customers hopeful that these steps will improve the fire No per capita was used to start the and are willing to stand by their products. service’s ability to protect, respond to and Corporation — the IAFF used a line of The collective business of the membership recover from wildland fires, as well as help credit to capitalize the business. In the first provides powerful incentive to corporations educate public officials and other year of operation, that line of credit debt to provide excellent service to members. decision-makers on the importance of rose to $900,000. In the second year of The IAFF-FC has built a variety of adequate staffing and deployment with operation, the IAFF-FC made a profit and programs, including the FrontLine Deferred respect to fire fighter safety and the began to pay down its line of credit debt. Compensation program, the auto and home devastating effects of wildland fires on Four years later, the line of credit debt was insurance program, the home mortgage and communities and natural resources. retired in full and the IAFF-FC began refinance program, and a variety of group For more information about this research returning revenue back to the IAFF. and individual insurance options. project, contact Matt Rahn, Ph.D., Director Over the past five years, the IAFF-FC has At least one of these programs will work of the Wildfire Research Center at returned a total of $2.4 million to the IAFF for you as an IAFF member. Visit [email protected] . n through contracted services and www.iaff-fc.com for more information. n

26 | ACROSS THE IAFF January/February 2013 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial to Get Facelift

hrough the 1980s, the IAFF and the IAFF Division of Occupational Health, Colorado Springs, CO Local 5 Safety and Medicine. Tdeveloped and completed a permanent Each September, the IAFF conducts a tribute to IAFF members — the IAFF Fallen solemn ceremonial service at the Fallen Fire Fire Fighter Memorial — located in Colorado Fighter Memorial and Wall of Honor to Springs, Colorado. honor the sacrifice made by IAFF members The centerpiece of this Memorial is a bronze who have given their lives in the line of duty likeness of a fire fighter descending a ladder during the previous year. while cradling an infant in one arm. Towering Tax deductible contributions to the IAFF 20 feet above the park’s surface, “Somewhere, Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Foundation can Everyday” epitomizes the courage and be made through the IAFF Charitable bravery displayed daily by professional fire Foundation online at fighters across North America. In 1989, the www.iafffoundation.org . n IAFF erected the first of two granite walls to bear the names of fallen IAFF members. The y names of IAFF brothers and sisters killed in n a p SEE YOUR the line of duty have been etched on this Wall m o LOCAL DEALER C of Honor since. o r

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International Fire Fighter ACROSS THE IAFF | 27 Across the IAFF IAFF Remains Top Fundraiser for MDA

very year, hundreds of IAFF affiliates across the United States participate in Eevents to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). In 2012, IAFF locals — including those featured here — raised more than 28.6 million for MDA. Every dollar from fill-the-boot campaigns and other fundraising events help a child diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease live a better, longer City of Stuart, FL Local 2411 has proven its life. The IAFF is the largest national supporter support for MDA, raising more than $131,187 in of the MDA; IAFF members have donated the past 10 years through its Fill-the-Boot drive, nearly $503 million since 1954. MDA is Cleveland, TN Local 3748 collected more than as well as participating in MDA Summer Camp. dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS $30,000 for MDA during its annual Fill-the-Boot and related diseases by funding worldwide drive and 9th Annual Golf Tournament. Local research. MDA also provides comprehensive 3748 is ranked second in the state of Tennessee for its fundraising efforts in 2012. health care and support services, advocacy and education.

Fairfax City, VA Local 2702 raised $56,511 for MDA.

Columbia, SC Local 793 raised $137,758 in 2012 during its three-day Fill-the-Boot drive. Local 793 continues to be inspired by the memory of MDA camper Taylor McEntire, the Anchorage, AK Local 1264 raised more grandson of a battalion chief who lost his than $100,640 for MDA. Congratulations to fight several years ago but whose spirit is all the Local 1264 fire fighters who alive for the fire fighters. Local 793 has been supported the effort. the top fundraising affiliate in the 12th District for the past two years.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Local 765 coordinated and paid for Casino night at the South Florida MDA Summer Camp.

In 2012, Anniston, AL Local 508 held its Contra Costa County, CA Local 1230 continues annual golf tournament and held Fill-the-Boot to demonstrate an incredible amount of drives at local retail establishments. dedication to the families MDA serves in its community, including its efforts to raise money through Fill-the-Boot campaigns.

Fort Wayne, IN Local 124 is the leading Fill-the-Boot local in the state, collecting $90,000 annually through a three-day campaign. Fort Wayne Local 124 also attends the MDA Gala auction each year. At MDA Summer Camp, fire fighters make delicious pancakes for the entire camp.

Charlottesville, VA Local 2363 more than doubled its previous year’s total by raising Cowlitz, WA Local 3828 held a “Black $15,000 in 2012. Friday” Fill-the-Boot campaign.

28 | ACROSS THE IAFF January/February 2013 Roseville, CA Local 1592 not only raised more than $52,000 in just two days during its Knoxville, TN Local 65 continues a 30-plus Fill-the-Boot campaign, but participated in year tradition of Fill-the-Boot for MDA, In 2012, Marin County, CA Local 1775 raised a record $44,403.86. the local Lock Up events and the yearly MDA collecting almost $13,000 in 2012. Muscle Walk.

Los Angeles, CA Local 112 had a Metro-Dade, FL Local 1403 led and assisted San Mateo County, CA Local 2400 raised record-setting fundraising year, collecting with the Kayaking activity at South Florida $55,357 for MDA in 2012. more than $50,000. Local 112 has also formed MDA Summer Camp last year. a team for the Los Angeles Muscle Walk.

St. Lucie County, FL Local 1377 has been an New Hanover County, NC Local 4576 raised active supporter of MDA, raising $411,062 Lynchburg, VA Local 1146 more than $51,287, becoming the number-one to support MDA families in its community. doubled its previous year’s total and Fill-the-Boot local in North Carolina. collected $32,770.

St. Johns County, FL Local 3865 has raised Pinellas Park, FL Local 2193’s MDA activities more than $64,000 for MDA through its include attending MDA Muscle Walk, hosting Fill-the-Boot campaign. a Chili Blaze and conducting Fill-the-Boot campaigns. In addition, the local holds a Corn Hole Tournament at MDA Summer Camp, cooks a dinner of chicken fingers and curly Vandenberg Air Force Base (CA) Local fries and has an outdoor movie night F-116 had the most successful complete with a popcorn wagon. In 2012, Fill-the-Boot event in its history, raising Local 2193 raised nearly $45,000 for MDA. $29,518.36 in just three days.

www.iaff.org ACROSS THE IAFF | 29 Across the IAFF IAFF Selects Executive Director IAFF Welcomes New Locals for IAFF Charitable Foundation

The new IAFF affiliates listed below joined the he IAFF is FightSMA, he was director of major gifts International in November and December 2012. pleased to for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Tannounce it has responsible for managing major gifts and Local 4914 Local 4922 Ce-Bar Professional Fire Muscle Shoals Fire selected Ronald Imbach generating corporate sponsors. Imbach also Fighters Association Fighters Association to be the Executive spent more than 10 years at Volunteers of President Mark Frost President Greg Kennedy 10 members 26 members Director for the IAFF America and the Wesley Theological Austin, TX Muscle Shoals, AL Charitable Foundation. Seminary, where he led fundraising efforts Local 4917 Local 4923 With extensive Ron Imbach and cultivated relationships with Lewisburg Professional Wood River Fire Fighters expertise in all aspects of high-profile donors. Fire Fighters and EMT’s President Mike Huntsman President Robert Ulrich 8 members charitable fundraising, Imbach is uniquely “This is an exciting time for the IAFF 20 members Hailey, ID qualified to serve in this new role. The IAFF and its Charitable Foundation,” says Lewisburg, PA Foundation will benefit tremendously from Imbach. “I look forward to telling our Local 4924 Local 4918 Colonie Professional Fire his experience developing corporate and story and having donors from across Oakland Township Fire Fighters Association major gift fundraising programs and North America join our cause, as Fighters Union, MI President Gregory Fulfree President David Ludington 3 members cultivating donors. individuals, corporations and other 7 members Latham, NY “I am confident that Ron’s knowledge and foundations will want to support the Oakland Township, MI Local 4925 know-how will prove to be invaluable to the IAFF Charitable Foundation.” Local 4920 Philomath Professional IAFF Foundation, and that he will provide The IAFF created the IAFF Charitable UC Davis Fire Fighters Fire Fighters Association President Joseph Newman President Ray Hubbell the resources and services necessary for an Foundation as the umbrella organization 21 members 5 members effective and successful Charitable housing all IAFF charitable funds under one Davis, CA Philomath, OR Foundation,” says IAFF General President roof to more effectively and efficiently provide Local 4921 Local 4927 Harold Schaitberger. service, assistance, training, education and Madisonville Professional Warren Professional Fire Fire Fighters Fighters Imbach was previously the executive other services to IAFF members and their President Henry Strader President Aaron Floor director for FightSMA, where he developed families in their time of need. 26 members 7 members Madisonville, KY South Bend, IN and executed a comprehensive strategic plan For more information, visit for improving fundraising efforts. Prior to www.iafffoundation.org n

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International Fire Fighter ACROSS THE IAFF | 31 Across the IAFF Rich Duffy Retires; IAFF Makes Organizational Changes at Headquarters

ich Duffy, Assistant to the General test (CPAT) for the President for Occupational Health, Fairfax County Fire RSafety and Medicine, has retired after and Rescue more than three decades serving the IAFF. Department and was Duffy joined the International in 1978 as a very involved in health and safety hygienist, and developed passing presumptive what is now the premier health and safety cancer legislation in program in the fire fighting profession. the state of Virginia. “Rich spent most of his adult life in With Morrison’s tremendous service to our union, our move to the Division members and their profession, and in of Occupational dedication to improving and protecting our Rich Duffy Pat Morrison Jim Ridley Health, Safety and members’ lives,” says IAFF General Medicine, Jim Ridley, President Harold Schaitberger. President Patrick Morrison to fill the health Director of Education, has been promoted Duffy’s work includes projects involving and safety position. to Assistant to the General President for fire fighter personal protective equipment, “Pat’s commitment to our members, Education, Training and Human Relations. injury data collection, creating the first knowledge of the needs of our affiliates and Ridley was a career fire fighter for 29 years standard addressing fire fighter safety and leadership, dedication to the labor and president of Fort Wayne, IN Local 124 health, as well NFPA Standard 1500 movement and experience as a fire fighter for 11 years. He also served as vice regulating fire department activities to and EMT make him the ideal choice,” says president of the Professional Fire Fighters protect the health and safety of fire fighters, Schaitberger. of Indiana. In addition, Ridley was an and NFPA 1710 on fire service organization Morrison joined the IAFF in 2003 as elected member of the IAFF Human and deployment. He was also part of the Director of Occupational Safety, Health Relations Committee and a Partnership effort to establish the first-ever hazardous and Medicine prior to his promotion in Education Program (PEP) instructor. materials training program structure and 2007 to Assistant to the General President He joined the IAFF in 2009 as Director of helped develop the IAFF Wellness-Fitness for Education, Training and Human HazMat/WMD Training. The IAFF Initiative (WFI), the joint Relations where he helped grow the IAFF’s HazMat/WMD training program is the labor-management program designed to education and training programs, including largest in North America for educating first evaluate and improve the health, wellness the Affiliate Leadership Training Summit responders about how to stay safe and and fitness of IAFF members. (ALTS). reduce occupational deaths and injuries Duffy will continue to serve as a coordinator A 21-year veteran fire fighter, Morrison related to hazardous materials and weapons on the renovation and rebuilding of the IAFF was a member of Fairfax County, VA Local of mass destruction response. Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial in Colorado 2068 and spent 14 years on the local’s “Jim brings critically important Springs, Colorado (see story on page 30). He Executive Board. He helped create a experience from the field as a longtime will also continue to assist IAFF affiliates with comprehensive occupational health and affiliate leader and fire fighter,” says services and arrangements in the event of the safety program for Fairfax fire fighters Schaitberger. “I am confident he will help tragic loss of multiple members killed in the featuring all components of the WFI, to continue the important work in training line of duty. including Peer Fitness Training and a and providing instruction to our affiliate Following Duffy’s retirement, the IAFF behavioral health program. Morrison also leadership.” n has transferred Assistant to the General implemented the candidate physical ability

Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipient

Executive Vice President of the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association (and formerly president of London, ON Local 142) Jim Holmes was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Included in the photo with Holmes are: member of Provincial Parliament Teresa Armstrong (left) and federal member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen. The IAFF was selected as a partner organization for Jubilee Medals through the office of Canada’s Governor General and, as a result, more than 190 Canadian IAFF members were nominated for the medal, which celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The medal is for Canadians who have made significant contributions to their communities or whose actions abroad have brought credit to Canada. A number of IAFF members have already received their medals, and other nominees will be notified in early 2013.

32 | ACROSS THE IAFF January/February 2013 On The Road With The General President Throughout his travels on behalf of the IAFF and its affiliates... General President Harold Schaitberger visits firehouses and union halls and attends other state and provincial events.

IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger and Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union President Mark Docherty joined thousands of Michigan fire fighters and other union members outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing to protest Right-to-Work legislation.

www.iaff.org ON THE ROAD | 33 L2687 Hamden Professional Fire Fighters— John O’Dea DELAWARE L1590 Wilmington— Ronald Ayres, Francis Farren, Kerry Hoopes FLORIDA L0587 Miami Association Of Fire Fighters— Patricia Auffhammer, L0754 Tampa— William Abernathy, Jeffery Bader, Philip Benetatos, Jose Bibiloni, David Chesser, Betty Coleman, Renald Cruz, Cecil Harrell, Lawrence Hoedt, Martin Moyer, David Perez, Marc Reed, Mark Wengyn, L0765 Fort Lauderdale— Joseph Battaglia, L1102 Hialeah Association Of Fire ALABAMA L0270 Florence Professional Fire Alan Ernst, Cecil Ridge, Robert Walton, L1689 Fighters— Wayne Pflum, L1375 Hollywood Fighters Association— James Reed, L0454 Fremont— Charles Weir, L1927 Culver Professional Fire Fighters Inc.— Wayne Barnes, Gadsden— Mike Bolton, Dan Campbell, Michael City— William Bischoff, Robert De La Puente, Carl Dempsey, Robert Gorman, William Kay, John Morris, Bud Payne, L2087 Vestavia Hills Raymond Hendrick, Kenneth Hoover, Martin Kebler, Christopher Kunz, L2057 Orange County Professional Fire Fighters Association— Joseph Kutylo, Michael Serleto, L2216 Compton— Edward Professional Fire Fighters— Jeffery Seigler, Jeffrey Kinnaird, L4035 Hoover— Jon Lord Cabs, L2400 San Mateo County— Eric Laughlin, Wood, L2135 Professional Fire Fighters Of ALBERTA L0209 Edmonton Fire Fighters L2415 Monrovia— Steven Mikity, L2787 Redondo Ocala— Michael Driggers, L2157 Gainesville Union— Robert Arts, Daryl Doughty, Pierre Beach— Eric Baker, Joseph Bark, James Caldwell, Professional Fire Fighters —Sharron Jones, L2292 Pomerleau, Doug Styles, L0263 Medicine Hat— Ed Pete Villasenor, L2881 CDF Fire Fighters— Daniel Professional Fire Fighters Of Pembroke Smith, L1190 Red Deer— Keith Glover, Jeff Lunder, Favela, Robert Gudde, Todd Hoover, Lisa Jensen, Pines— Cynthia Pirofalo-Nelson, Allen Winchel, Bryan Ness, Greg Roth, Glen Thomlison, Ian Wood Donald Malcom, Thomas Nash, Jeffrey Netcell, Greg L2294 Hillsborough County Fire Fighters— Dino ARIZONA L0493 Phoenix— Paul Sunder, L2260 Overacker, Roe Sandelin, L3124 Napa City— Phillip Abella, Tammy Bean, Richard Durisin, Paul Mesa— William Follette, Tom Hand, Joseph Stith, Joe Valenzuela, L3354 Huntington Beach— Hernandez, Benny Jordan, Robert Porter, Glenn Owensby, Kevin Ressler, L3572 Northwest Fire Brian Bass, Donald Boland, Frederick Fee, Benjamin Weaver, L2411 Professional Fire Fighters Of Fighters— Harold Thorsen Francis, Greg Oberst, L3546 San Ramon Valley— Stuart— Brian Nethers, L2416 Cocoa Fire Fighters ARKANSAS L0502 Texarkana— Stuart Reeves, John Keel, Douglas Kunst, Darren Olguin, L. Association— Brett Hanselman, Robert White, Matthew Rhea, L2030 Jacksonville— Kendell Douglas Ott, Brian Parrish, David Shorum, Randy L2424 Cape Coral Professional Fire Fighters— Snyder Stunkel, Matthew Thomas, Michael Thometz, Anthony Givens, L2546 Suncoast Professional Fire BRITISH COLUMBIA L0256 New Westminster— L3631 Orange County Professional Fire Fighters Fighters & Paramedics— Martin Allen, Thomas John McKnight, L0323 Burnaby— Les Strange, Association— Anthony Bedolla, Mary Blaul, Fitzgerald, Richard Gothner, Charlie Hemp, James L1271 Surrey— Kenneth Hansen, Dale Horton, Douglas Brickell, Robert Feldtz, Kris Head, Steve Lowery, William Pittman, James Stillwagon, Brad Frank Thiessen, L1286 Richmond— Norm Lane, Markusic, Stanley Sutton, L3719 Visalia— Larry Wasmus, L2794 Spring Hill— Paul Karambelas, Teresa Rush, L1782 Coquitlam— Steve Christianson , Fielden, Mike Jeffus, L3730 Carlsbad— Pete James Young, L2928 Professional Fire Fighters & L4264 Esquimalt— Thomas Woods McKenzie, L3776 Brea— Gregg Lewis, Mark Long, Paramedics Of Palm Beach County— Jerry CALIFORNIA F0053 Edwards Air Force L3787 Encinitas— Richard Dascomb, Douglas Dickerson, Earl Doss, Paul Jalbert, Bryan Lancey, Base— Phillip Dupree, L0112 Los Angeles City— Giacomazza, L3821 Montebello Fire Fighters Patrick Lobsinger, Michael Mayo, Donald Mohr, Modesto Chilingar, Michael La Barge, Robert Association— Edward Jimenez, L4577 Patterson James Pardo, Michael Slattery, L3080 Metro- McElroy, Joseph Porras, Brian Rubino, James Stine, Fire Fighters Association— Donald Armario, Broward Professional Fire Fighters— Mark Beeda, Michael Whitehouse, L0145 San Diego— Jonathan L4603 El Cajon Fire Fighters— David Rickards, Jon Michael Bernardo, Frank Crudele, Leroy Dykes, Alva, John Barrios, Jon Coffman, Michael Johnson, Sanchioli Joseph Hone, Dan Kenny, Vincent LoCurto, Ernest Robert Lyon, Sandra Lyon, Kenneth Malbrough, COLORADO L0003 Pueblo— Ronald Yoder, Mancini, Richard Mulrean, Ken Parker, Joseph Kelly Milligan, L0522 Sacramento— Harold L0900 Boulder— Jerry Driver, Suzy Reublin, L1736 Radler, Richard Raines, Brian Smith, L3284 Osceola Adkinson, Andrew Angell, David Bartley, Richard Englewood— Franklin Eakins, Daniel Fitzgerald, County Professional Fire Fighters— Byron Lee, Dano McGinn, Chris Mitchell, John Murakami, Michael Kadolph, Miles Kubly, Billy Young, L1806 Hennecy, Glen Moore, Donald Perry, L3516 South Danny Naillon, Allyson Warr, L0525 Santa Barbara Longmont— Jennifer Anderson, Daniel Garbers, Walton Professional Fire Fighters Association— City— David Fierro, Hank Homburg, Michael L2376 Thornton— Steven Jennings, L2889 Dan Margagaliano, L3538 Lake Wales Professional Moses, L0776 Glendale— Bob Launius, Dan Westminster Professional Fire Fighters— Steve Fire Fighters— Michael Polston, L3990 Nichols, L0809 Pasadena— Andrew Banks, McDuff, L3319 Pueblo Rural Fire District— Bobby Professional Fire Fighters Of Lake County— Robin Anthony Miller, L0891 San Bernardino City Hull, L4710 Elk Creek Fire Fighters Association— Hall, L4173 Lakeland— Darryl Jones, L4208 Professional Fire Fighters— Dana Austin, Vince Joseph Page Kissimmee Professional Fire Fighters— Charlie Gates, John Hale, L0935 San Bernardino CONNECTICUT I0069 Pratt & Whitney Gendusa, Robert Welch, L4321 Broward County— Michael Roberson, Ronald Shackelford, Aircraft— Kenneth Liappes, L0825 New Haven— County— Paul Gutierrez, Thomas Kelly, Raymond L1067 Riverside City— William Batey, L1109 Jeffrey Baskin, Billy Bostic, Robert Dower, Robert Uppstrom, Samuel Willson Santa Monica— Kent Coble, Milo Garcia, Paul Grehl, Charles Hewitt, James Hines, Joe Martinez, HAWAII F0263 Federal Fire Fighters Of Radomski, Leigh Seaton, John Skorstad, Christopher Mark Rowley, John Ryan, Robert Turner, David Hawaii— Kevan Miller, L1463 Hawaiian Islands— Stradtner, L1165 Santa Clara County— Katherine Tyson, L0944 Milford— Luther Clarke, Daniel Del Norman Campos, Petronilo Garces, Curtis Baumgartner, Robert Connolly, Aric Gilbrecht, Vecchio, Timothy Geer, Frank Geer, Michael Ryan, Kurokawa, Jeff Shaffer, Rex Takushi Timothy Hager, Jeffrey Itatani, Robert Olson, Daniel Worroll, L1205 East Haven— Jack Guido, IDAHO L0149 Boise— Connie Coulter, Bobby Bradley Pike, Kevin Steele, L1186 Fire Fighters L1241 West Hartford— John Aniolowski, Lawrence Glass, L0187 Pocatello— Rodney Anderson, Victor Local Union— Michael Carpenter, Jeff Chandler, Chapman, Wayne Dunham, Patricia Forster, Robert Baron, L0710 Coeur D Alene— Richard Halligan, Charles Rivers, Dan Sheldon, John Wignall, L1227 Goodskey, Louie Grinfeld, Gerald LeBlanc, L1565 Idaho Falls— James Freeman, Neil Pfunder Berkeley— Samuel Hoffman, L1230 Contra Costa Theodore Lingard, James Quish, Sean Shoemaker, ILLINOIS F0037 Great Lakes Naval Training County— Dennis Aquilina, Alfred Brondolo, Mark Matthew Stuart, L1339 Waterbury— Coral Barnes, Center— Dan Streib, Donald Weiss, L0002 Gloistein, Kim Haramaki, Paul Miller, Jeffrey Chester Bennett, Robert Stokes, L2233 Chicago— Patrick Connors, Robert Gallapo, Eugene Peterson, James Roy, Roger Rybicki, Dena Stephens, Wilton— Karl Dolnier, Michael Michelsen, L2533 Green, Alan Hood, Kurt Janus, William Kendrick, Jon Wilmot, L1289 Modesto— Randy Anderson, Branford— Shaun Heffernan, Allyn Nenninger, Christine Marcus, David Prazuch, Warren

34 | RETIREES January/February 2013 Robinson, L0026 Rock Island— Jeffrey Hindman, Robin Nicoson, Danny Strong, Craig Swatts, L0472 Fighters— Lyman Kane L0037 Springfield— William Capella, Gregory Fritz, Lafayette— Steven Anderson, David Thelen, L1408 MANITOBA L0867 Winnipeg— Kenneth Ollinik Robert Kil, Jay Lovelace, Tina Shaw, L0044 Richmond— Dennis Risk, L1453 Brazil— John MARYLAND L1311 Baltimore County— Richard Joliet— Joseph Solecki, L0050 Peoria— Melanie Guy, L1630 Clay Fire Fighters— William Carlson, Gribble, Jimmie Mezick, Gary Rains, David Smith, Anderson, Larry Carr, James Phelan, L0413 L4787 Hancock County Professional Fire Fighters Sherman Spruell, Ronald Walters, L1563 Anne Rockford— David Johnson, Dan Mathews, Union— Mark Baker Arundel County— John Boland, Irwin Pink, Anthony Vitale, L0439 Elgin— Richard Dunne, IOWA L0004 Des Moines— Chad Bruns, L0011 Kimberly Ross, Deborah Sosnoski, Laura Stokes, John Miller, James Schlesinger, L1260 Cedar Rapids— Ronald Luckeroth, L0353 Helen Taylor, Ashley Thompson, Daniel Tuel, L1619 Champaign— James Lievano, L1702 Monmouth— Dubuque— Daniel Gansen, Robert Laubscher, Prince George’s County— Yvette Virgins, L1664 Robert Grant, L1961 Carbondale— Jerry Koonce, Kenneth Metz, Robert Park, L0622 Fort Dodge— Montgomery County— Lorenz Alvarez, Michael Dave Lovell, Kerry Matthews, L2754 Orland— Richard Stein, L0678 Boone— Todd Kennedy Donahue, Adam Holder, Douglas Staley, L3666 Robert Palermo, Christopher Smith, L2986 KANSAS L0064 Kansas City— Gene Gilmore, Frederick County— Kevin Jenkins Lisle/Woodridge— Kevin Togami, L3033 Skokie— Charles Munsell, Timothy Schultz, L0265 MASSACHUSETTS L0030 Cambridge— Richard Henry Sajovic, L3053 Macomb— Craig Hamrick, Coffeyville— Russell Robson, L0782 Salina— Turcotte, L0648 Springfield— Russell Burr, Steve L3177 Buffalo Grove— Michael Boyd, Shawn Bradley Burr, L0818 Emporia— Thomas Andrews, Burzdak, Gene Cassanelli, David Colon, Francisco Collins, Wendy Durkin, Gerard Geniesse, John Timothy Webb Gaston, Glenn Guyer, Michael Hess, David Hodge, Gilleran, Thomas Gough, Mitchell Hanley, Thad KENTUCKY L3972 Jefferson County— Tim Donald Kelly, Steven Lortie, James McGuire, John Karol, George Lillig, Douglas Postma, Scott Schwarz, Eades, John Marstiller Mills, Richard Olejarz, William Olejarz, Richard Anthony Shurba, Don Skalla, William Wagner, LOUISIANA L0514 Shreveport— Timothy Lewing, Pereira, Brian Pereira, Michael Raimer, Victor Thomas Wisniewski, L3234 Downers Grove— David McWhiney, Michael Woodward, L0540 Thouin, L0718 Boston— Daniel Boyd, Nicholas Frederick Legler, Gary Meiser, L3405 Oak Alexandria— Joe Warren, L0632 New Orleans— Ciesinski, Kenneth Conley, Gerard Crowley, Paul Lawn— Michael Schomer, Christine Tregoning, Paul Bayer, Wayne Corcoran, Dean De Armond, Doucette, Julio Estrada, Frederick Finn, William L3436 Batavia— Robert White, L3571 Bedford Patrick Keller, Joseph Manale, Albert Schmolke, Foley, Thomas Ford, James Freda, Paul Greene, John Park Professional Fire Fighters— Stephanie David Shields, Keith Trainor, L0687 Bogalusa— Harding, Michael Higgins, William Honen, Michael Mitchell, L3594 Wood Dale— William Fox, L4119 Michael Hemphill, L2455 Slidell— Robert Furchak Keating, William Kenneally, Thomas McCann, Mount Prospect— Mark Pope, L4210 Norwood MAINE L0740 Portland— Keith Jordan, L1476 Dennis McNally, Stephen Mortlock, A. Michael Park— Joe Carpino South Portland— David Chandler, Donald Lunt, Mullane, James Murphy, Andrew O’Halloran, INDIANA L0124 Fort Wayne— Kelly Gaugler, Rick Martin Toderico, Jeffrey Webster, L1650 Augusta— William Ostiguy, Paul Sears, Gerald Spitz, Denis Godsey, L0416 Indianapolis— Donald Brooks, Thomas Feeney, L1655 Old Town— Andrew Fish, Sullivan, Thomas Timmons, John Tkachuk, George Steven Combs, Dennis Everts, Anthony Matthews, Mark Graffam, L4666 Bar Harbor Professional Fire Wyman, L0792 Quincy— Theodore Johnson,

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International Fire Fighter RETIREES | 35 L0827 Newburyport— Frederick Page, L0853 Christopher Salmon, Joseph Savoia, Mark Sharrock, Charlotte— Robert Blackmon, James Dedmon, Lowell— Robert Kaye, L0950 Brookline— Patrick Robert Thompson, L1860 Newark Fire Officers— Anthony Moore, Traci Morris, Jimmy Rudisill, Berube, Antonio Chiuchiolo, Christine Hagerty, Donald Alexander, Jerome Biabolil, Edwin Bishop, David Strickland, Gary Workman, L0865 Edward Keaveney, Leslie MacMurrey, James Edward Griffith, Carl Houston-Bey, William Asheville— Johnny McCulloch, Ronald Morrow, McCabe, Noah Pearlstein, John Tynan, Robert Ward, Magnusson, Joseph Mahoney, Alan Masters, Jeffrey Herbert Roberson, L3479 Lenoir— Bennett Helton William Ward, L1009 Worcester— Gary Anger, Rudden, Joseph Straile, Anthony Vanarelli, Donald NOVA SCOTIA L0268 Halifax— David Laybolt Clifford Derderian, Richard Johnson, Timothy Volkert, Michael Wolf, Arthur Zieser, L2616 OHIO F0088 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base— Johnson, Timothy King, Edward Niziolek, Anthony Pleasantville— Michael Corbo, Charles Freeman, Larry Blosser, L0024 East Liverpool— Christopher Spalatro, Gerald Vuona, George Zinkus, L1297 Brian Johnson, Jeffrey Luckett, Barry MacNatt, Dale Harrison, L0067 Columbus— James Begley, Arlington— Michael Power, L1397 Manning, Gary Morey, John Parker, L3091 Stephen Cagle, Robert Dunning, James Forst, David Falmouth— Glen Rogers, L1478 Wakefield— Burlington County— Glynn Eckart, L3527 Hall, Michael Hampton, Kevin Harr, John Ivory, Robert Brown, L1714 Marlborough— James Middlesex County Fire & Rescue Academy— David Richard Kamer, Richard Lawless, Adrian Lee, Jeffrey Diamond, Jeffrey MacQuarrie, L1769 Whitman— Gronsbell, N. Earl Preas, L4395 Uniformed Fire Litteral, Jerry Mason, Michael McCoy, Ronald James McGuiness, L1795 Wellesley— Dennis Fighters Association of Jackson Township Fire Morton, Mark O’Hara, Kenneth Oldaker, Gary Goodwin, L1851 Ware— James Meegan, L2351 District 2— Wallace Jamison Peifer, Robert Phillips, Timothy Ransom, David Pembroke— James Christie, F. George Emanuel, NEW MEXICO L0244 Albuquerque— Ronald Santuomo, Rodney Smith, Donald Smith, Robert L3126 Westford— David Woitowicz, L3159 Sanchez, Larry Trujillo, L4366 Santa Fe County Fire Sowers, Tannis Vaughn, Henry Warren, John Halifax— Margret Logan Fighters— Thomas Jimenez, L4877 Rio Rancho Wynstra, L0092 Toledo— Kevin Hughes, L0093 MICHIGAN L0335 Battle Creek— Steven Smith, Fire Fighters Association Inc.— Dwayne Maurino Cleveland— Charles Burke, Anthony Gardner, L0344 Detroit— Michael Cleland, John Cowan, NEW YORK F0105 Fort Drum— Kenneth James Hazek, Michael Heil, Robert Kinkopf, David Michael Gallo, Richard Hartsfield, Brian Kuhn, Overton, L0094 Uniformed Fire Fighters Assoc. Of Martanovic, Edward Norman, Darrell Sharp, L0109 Christopher Lane, Scott Legas, Scott Loundmon, New York— Edgar Atiles, Gene Baginski, Newark— David Baughman, L0136 Dayton— Jerry Monaghan, Thomas Rutkowski, Michael Christopher Barrett, Alfred Benjamin, Timothy Daniel Clark, Thomas Harker, James Weser, L0291 Stevens, Jeffrey Zaidi, Daniel Zeigler, L 0366 Grand Butler, William Callahan, Anthony Carbone, Lancaster— William Duvall, L0322 Tiffin— Rapids— Bruce Davis, L0401 Ypsilanti— Jeffrey Stephen Conrad, Charles Dankenbrink, John De Christopher Hafley, William Lalone, L0379 Davis, Rodney Soyka, Michelle Stanbury, L0421 Pierro, Paul Denver, Robert Dielensnyder, Clifford Marion— Larry Hartley, L0434 Painesville— Lansing— Daniel Thomas, L0554 Iron Dimuro, Kurt Endelmann, Stephen Erickson, Edward Jividen, L0494 Cuyahoga Falls— David Mountain— Jared Cudnohufsky, L0623 Alpena— Robert Esmont, John Falzone, James Finn, Kenneth Riede, L0516 Shaker Heights— Terry Barker, L0698 Greg Idalski, L0646 Traverse City— Marco Formes, Brian Germain, Frank Gunther, Raymond Xenia— John Norckauer, L0699 Washington Marcantoni, L1029 Southfield— Keith Rowley, Hatton, Michael Hipsman, Edward Jackson, Paul Professional Fire Fighters— Jeffrey Harper, L0912 Kenneth Taylor, L1252 Taylor— Jeffery Fall, L1292 Kenney, Kevin Kustka, John Layton, David Lewis, Sidney— Valarie O’Connell, John Skorupski, L2075 Lincoln Park— Angela Dayfield, Paul Murray, Douglas Lotten, Michael Lynch, Daniel Lyons, Brian Liberty Township (Girard)— Richard Parry, L2379 L2154 Commerce Township— William Kabzinski, McBride, Dennis McCarroll, Michael Mirando, Bowling Green— Roderick Johnson, Larry Long, L3472 Rochester Hills— Clifford McLeod Michael Morris, Donald Morris, Richard Timothy Schroeder, L2490 Pepper Pike— Lawrence MINNESOTA L0101 Duluth— Joe Halaska, L0520 Napolitano, Joel Perez, John Peteroy, Brian Quinn, Gordon, Marcel Mendezoff, L2648 Kenton— Eric Rochester— Minard Peterson, L1712 Saint Michael Razukiewicz, Gerald Rice, Joseph Richter, Cramer, L2882 Strongsville Fire Fighters Cloud— Kurt Franke William Shannon, Brian Slevin, Joseph Sozio, Association— Terry Branigan, Patrick Greco, L2985 MISSOURI L0042 Kansas City— Keith Cobb, Thomas Staubitser, Ronnie Stibritz, Craig Thomas, Prairie Township— Duane Dellinger, L3412 Union L0073 Fire and EMS Professionals of Saint Louis David Vormittag, Francis Zaman, L0280 Township (Clermont County)— Vicki Conneighton , Missouri— Joseph McCarthy, Marvin Plumlee, Syracuse— Donald Andrews, Donald Bessett, Brian L3754 Liberty Township (Powell)— Daniel Welty, James Tucker, L0781 Professional Fire Fighters of Bratt, Robert Bratt, Michael Church, Jeffrey Clarke, L3907 Sycamore Township Professional Fire Independence— Allan Nance, L2195 Lee’s Collin Coogan, Joseph Coppola, Jeffrey Daly, Fighters— Craig Creighton, L4130 Bath— Kevin Summit— Thomas Jaryno, L2665 Professional Fire Timothy Eager, Joseph Gonzalski, James Harrell, Hylbert, Thomas Kamp Fighters of Eastern Missouri— Steven Blattner, Michael Hart, Edward Kurtz, Douglas Martin, OKLAHOMA L0157 Oklahoma City— Terry James Boyd, Lance Butenhoff, Michael Foley, Patrick Daniel McCauley, Donald Merritt, Phillip Moore, Scrivner, L2567 Jenks— Steve Garrison, John Guittar, Tom Harries, Ken Meadows, Keith Parker, Robert Mullen, Hendrik Rosenberger, Mark Tilghman, L2929 Duncan— Henry Doucet, L3061 John Tobey, Nancy Willison, Stephen Winters, L3112 Schroeder, James Simmons, Francis Skrupa, Frank Durant— Steve Stafford South Metro— Jack Benson Somers, Philip Spinella, Robert Tillman, Steven ONTARIO L0162 Ottawa— Ray Berthiaume, MONTANA L0448 Helena— Robert Fearon, L3658 Ward, Shawn Weatherly, Gary Winters, L0287 Long David Chapman, Martin Michels, Vaughan Russell, Lockwood— Martin Surdahl Beach Professional Fire Fighters Association— L0193 Thunder Bay— John Mill, Dave Nelson, NEBRASKA L0385 Omaha— Simon Lester, L0644 Kerry O’Dowd, L0628 Yonkers Mutual Aid Gilles Tellier, L0288 Hamilton— Linda Cooper, Gary Lincoln— Mark Linke, L0647 Grand Island— Association— Rudolph Sarro, L0859 Tonawanda— MacDonald, Michael Tratch, James Williams, L0465 Jerome Tillemans, L1015 Fremont— Marty Wegner Michael Hartman, L0896 Batavia— Jeffrey Day, Oshawa— Rick Bowler, Dan Tennisco, L0528 NEVADA L0731 Reno— John Francis, Joan Presley, L0898 Mamaroneck— John Garofalo, Darrell Niagara Falls— Shawn Bates, Peter Skowronek, L1908 Clark County— Randall Brandon, Gabriel Pistone, William Premuroso, L1071 Rochester— Harry Waters, L0529 Sault Ste. Marie— David Jiminez, Sylvia Lee, Malcolm Turner Wayne Miller, Craig Wandtke, L1280 Endicott— Peddle, David Spring, L0849 Cornwall— Phil NEW BRUNSWICK L0999 Moncton— Mike Larry Comstock, L1971 Port Chester Professional Hamill, L1212 Mississauga— John Paterson, Mary Arsenault, Robert Ouellette Fire Fighters Association— Giuseppe Guagliardi, Soo, Paul Van Zutphen, L1632 Pickering— Calvin NEW HAMPSHIRE L0789 Nashua— Daniel Paul Nethercott, John Rockey, L2007 Albany— Sean Blake, L1732 Cobourg— Brian Darling, L1957 Cronin, L2847 Seabrook Permanent Fire Fighters Cronin, L2393 Arlington— Charles Davis, Richard Richmond Hill— Robin Bromley Association— Robert Dube, L4392 United Fishwick, L2421 Plattsburgh— Michael Ross, L2562 OREGON L0314 Salem— Robert Benson, Kirk Professional Fire Fighters of Derry— Steve Davis Cohoes— Joseph Abbott, James Darwak, William Jolma, Craig Snively, L1431 Medford— Darrel Prose, NEW JERSEY F0313 Joint Base New Jersey Dunn, Joseph Holmes, Robert Loiselle, L3166 L1660 Tualatin Valley— Randy Scherman, L2296 Federal Fire Fighters— Harvey Frake, Robert Lackawanna— Robert Chmielowiec, L3316 Town Pendleton— John Wooten Hewins, L0384 Asbury Park— Mark Donofrio, Of Manlius— Philip Buff PENNSYLVANIA F0061 Philadelphia Naval L1064 Jersey City Fire Officers— Greig Amerman, NORTH CAROLINA L0548 Raleigh— David Shipyard— Thomas Young, L0022 Philadelphia— Kenneth Drenann, Raymond Nickerson, Carroll, L0548 Raleigh— Marcus Hocutt, L0660 Michael Bernstein, William Christy, John Cleary,

36 | RETIREES January/February 2013 Francis Dougherty, Michael Grant, Brian McBride, Richard Murray, Steven Noack, Ernest Null, William Riddle, L2068 Fairfax County Joseph Rissling, Charles Roats, Michael Rokaski, Hector Quian, Douglas Swiech, Charles Vance, Professional Fire Fighters And Paramedics— L0293 Erie— Michael Callaghan, Tim Rinderle, Clifton Wooten, Kim Zawada, L0397 Port Raul Castillo, John Diamantes, David Feiring, John L0319 Lancaster— Stephen Leed, John Thomas, Arthur— Jack Best, L0432 Wichita Falls— Mark Leete, Dean Sherick, L2449 Chesapeake— Mark L2377 Greater York Professional Fire Fighters— Patterson, L0440 Fort Worth— Alfred Rodriguez, White, L2924 Virginia Beach Professional Fire John Kline Charles Sherrill, L0883 Tyler— Ron Caldwell, Fighters— William Burket RHODE ISLAND F0100 N.E.T.C.Naval Base - David Carroll, David McClung, L0972 WASHINGTON L0046 Everett— Joseph Johnston, Newport— John Turbitt, L0799 Providence— Lubbock— Steven Elliott, Mitchell Simpson, Steven Kolb, Steven Turner, L1760 Shoreline— Thomas James, Heidi Kennedy, L1261 Pawtucket Bobby Smith, L0975 Austin— David Belknap, Andy McBride, L1828 Snohomish County Fire Fire Fighters— Leonard Vine, L1589 Narragansett— Robert Colt, David Hitt, Bobby Johns, Mike District 1 Professional Fire Fighters— Gary Joel Hurst, L1774 Barrington— Thomas Lemerise, Larry Sammons, Thomas Thies, Stanley Hood, Jeff Sarchin, L2595 King County McKenna, L2050 Smithfield— Leonard Anthony, Vanhoose, L1293 Garland— Mike Ferrell, Sandra Paramedics— Robert Vargas, Tracey White, L3375 L2334 North Providence— Raymond Baptista, Gist, L1432 Orange— Donnie Smith, L2073 Longview Fire Dept. Mid-Management— Brian John Gregson Irving— David Belk, Kerry Johnston, Anthony Smith SOUTH DAKOTA L1040 Rapid City Fire Rucker, L3404 Harlingen— John Mayberry, L3846 WEST VIRGINIA L0289 Huntington— Allen Fighters Union— Jack Tomac Woodlands Professional Fire Fighters Adkins—Paul Hensley, L0317 Charleston— Owen TENNESSEE L0140 Nashville— Johnny Mercer, Association— Jerry Magan, L3921 Village Fire Hawk L1784 Memphis— Jerry Brigham, Cody Childress, Fighters Association— Chet Davis, L4097 San WISCONSIN L0127 La Crosse— Pat Dovenberg, Robert Franks, Danny Garner, Gary Green, Benito— Santiago Ramos Bradley Gentry, Thomas Heilman, John Helfrich, Thomas Houston, Joseph Lovell, Winston UTAH L1696 Salt Lake County— Royce Kenneth Kaeppeler, Michael Kramer, Michael Meriwether, L3035 Murfreesboro— Lester Vance, Haakenson, L3851 South Jordan— Orbil Solorzano Marco, Mark Mueller, Timothy Oland, Paul Stuhr, L3758 Franklin Fire Fighters— Gentry Fox VIRGINIA F0173 Fort Eustis— Gary Smith, L0215 Milwaukee— Alan Bertolas, Dean TEXAS L0058 Dallas— Johnny Bates, Buck F0253 Fort Myer— David Flick, L0068 Norfolk— Malcolm, Danny Neddle, Walt Price, Ronald Boren, Christopher Chinn, Willis Dykes, Eugene Christopher Davis, Walter Finch, Andre Glaubke, Turner, L0487 Eau Claire— Joel Pettis, L0580 Hauptmann, Michael McDaniel, Rickey James Mikell, Frank Signorelli, Michael Staats, Janesville— Mark Bobzien, Kevin Castro, Billy Murphree, Jesse Rodriguez, David Rumbo, Billy John Sutton, William Weldon, Jamie Wilks, McAfee, L0583 Beloit— Michael Dutter, L1440 Thomas, Larry Williams, L0341 Houston— Anthony Williams, L0539 Portsmouth— Lisa North Shore— Robert Lewis, Steven Mode, Randy Michael Akeroyd, Glenn Brannon, Andrew Brown, Crouch, Newell Whitehead, L0995 Richmond— Short, Daniel Wrecke Eddie Burchfield, Ronald Burk, Raul Fernandez, Rodger Walker, L1132 Roanoke— Roy Bedwell, Kevin Kaliszewski, Paul Knapp, Dennis Mobley, James Blankenship, Stacey Boothe, Baron Gibson,

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38 January/February 2013 NOTE: Children of IAFF members killed in the line of duty are eligible to receive the W. H. "Howie" McClennan scholarship which provides financial assistance to attend a university, accredited college or other institution of higher learning. For more information contact the IAFF Department of Education at (202) 824-1533 INTERNATIONAL JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013

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