TURN OUT The Official Newsletter of the IFBA Published Twice Yearly—Spring and Fall The purpose of the IFBA is “To serve as a common ground for Fire Buffs, active in promoting the general welfare of Fire Departments, allied emergency services, their officers and memBers.” Editorial Staff Submission Policy Jerry Traub, Editor Turn Out has an “open submission” Ed McMichael, Production Editor policy. We encourage immediate Jack Finney and Rodger Birchfield, Photo submission of stories on fires and events E d i t o r s “when they happen.” More than one Paul McMichael, Proof Editor submission per issue is welcomed and Jim Williamson, Circulation Coordinator encouraged. Jack Finney, Pre-Convention Editor Authors are strongly encouraged to Subscription Information submit articles electronically to the e- mail address noted below. As an Turn Out is available free of charge via alternative, articles may be submitted on internet website at www.ifba.org. 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Deadlines Publishing date November 1, 2006 - SuBmission deadline OctoBer 6, 2006 Publishing date April 1, 2007—SuBmission deadline March 6, 2007 Spring 2006 Index IFBA Officers, Boards and Committees . 1-2 Western Reserve . 23-25 Member Clubs . 3 Region 5 . .26-36 Message from IFBA EXecutive VP . 4 Greater Houston Fire Buffs . 27-29 From the Editor’s Keyboard . 4 Fort Worth Area Fire News . 29-32 Seattle . 5 Box 4 Dallas . .33-36 Convention Program . 5 Region 6 . .37-47 Alaskan Cruise . 5 Metropolitan Fire Assoc. 38 Seattle New Fire Building . 6 Racine Fire Bells . 39-41 Convention Registration . 7-8 5-11 Club . 42-44 Region 1 . .9-14 Moline Second Alarmers . 45-47 Box 41 Associates . 10-14 Region 8 . Indianapolis Fire Buffs . .48-50 New England FireCon ‘07 . 14 Region 9 . .51-60 Region 3 . .15-18 The Bell & Siren Club . 52-54 Box 414 Association . 16-17 Gong Club Inc. .54-60 IFBA EXec VP Emeritus Honored .17-18 Region 11 . Metropolitan Fire Region 4 . .19-25 Assoc. of Atlanta . 62-67 Box 15 Club . .20-22 INTERNATIONAL FIRE BUFF ASSOCIATES, INC. OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE BOARD, AND COMMITTEES 2005-2006 PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VP, WEBMASTER& TREASURER & INSURANCE Carl D. Kietzke HISTORICAL COMMITTEE, CO- ADVISORY COMMITTEE 3057 50 Avenue, SW CHM. Paul Schaetzle Seattle, WA 98116 William M. Mokros 289 Union Street (206) 938-2389 11717 N. Redwood Tree Court Jersey City, NJ 07304-1513 E-mail: [email protected] Mequon, WI 53092 (201) 434-4714 Home E-mail: [email protected] (212) 566-8216 X 14 Office (201) 433-2266 FaX E-mail: [email protected] SECRETARY FIRST VP, VP REGION 1 & FIRE SECOND VP Leonard W. Williams AND LIFE SAFETY COMMITTEE Steven Fickenscher 552 Borregas Avenue CHM. 8506 Beverly Blvd. Sunnyvale, CA 94-86 Gerard E. Mahoney Everett, WA 98203 (408) 739-5201 Home 3 Terrier Road (425) 355-6057 (408) 736-1566 Office Medford, MA 02155 E-mail: [email protected] (408) 733-8190 FaX (781) 395-4843 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY EXECUTIVE VP EMERITUS Jerry Traub Keith F. Frnaz Roman A. Kaminski 2205 E. 58th Street 4349 Hillside Road 7509 Chesapeake Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46220 Slinger, WI 53086 Baltimore, MD 21219 (317) 257-7934 (262) 644-5784 (410) 477-1544 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] EDITOR/PUBLISHER TURN OUT FIRE BUFF OF THE YEAR AWARD PAST PRESIDENTS ADVISORY Jerry Traub Owen P. Reid, Jr. COMMITTEE 2205 E. 58th Street 5177 Diamond Heights Blvd, #114 Steven C. Hansen Indianapolis, IN 46220 San Francisco, CA 94131 N6271 Paradise Drive E-mail: [email protected] (415) 285-7392 Burlington, WI 53105 INDY PUBLISHING GROUP (262) 763-6253 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE RESOURCE (CANTEEN) COMMITTEE CONVENTION FACILITATOR Ira Rubin & NEWSLETTER AWARD COMMITTEE & NEWSLETTER 43 College Drive 3B COMMITTEE, CO-CHAIRMAN AWARD COMMITTEE, CO -CHM Jersey City, NJ 07305 Ira Cohen Richard W. Cutts (201) 332-0992 32 Lougheed Avenue 10 LeBel Road E-mail: [email protected] West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Lynn, MA 01904 (973) 226-3280 (781) 593-8086 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] TECHNICAL SERVICES OVERSEAS LIASON COMMITTEE, CO-CHM. REPRESENTATIVE Richard E. Vinciguerra Matthias W. Moritz P. O. Box 645 D-Langemarckweg 21 Malden, MA 02148 51465 Bergisch Gladbach, (781) 324-4684 Home Germany (781) 397-7354 Office E-mail: [email protected] EAST COAST REGIONAL VP REGION 2 & HISTORICAL VP REGION 3 VP – AT LARGE COMMITTEE, CO-CHM Mark Platek William C. Celentano, Jr. Ken Bronstein 2285 Sycamore Rd 424 Elm Street 501 E. 79th Street, Apt. 4E York, PA 17404 New Haven, CT 06511 New York, NY 10021 (717) 767-6389 (203) 466-7373 Home (212) 535-7425 E-mail; [email protected] (203) 865-1234 Office E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] VP REGION 4 & TECHNICAL VP REGION 5 VP REGION 6 SERVICES COMMITTEE CO-CHM. William T. Wilcox John T. Degenhardt Garry Watts P. O. Box 199 6162 Poplar Drive 30246 Rosenbusch Friendswood, TX 77549 Woodbury, MN 55125 Warren, MI 48088 (281) 482-6065 (612) 730-5168 (586) 773-5109 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] VP REGION 7 VP REGION 8 VP REGION 9 John Odegard Ron Huff Thomas J. Pelaia 1214 NE 75th Street P. O. Box 121132 1 Baker Road Seattle, WA 98115 Nashville, TN 37212 Livingston, NJ 07039 (206) 524-8557 (615) 463-3235 (973) 422-9375 Home E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] (973) (973) 680-4153 Work E-mail: [email protected] VP REGION 10 VP REGION 11 Gary Wignall Noel Kirkhoff 3940 Bloor St West 1917 Nicholas Place Toronto, Ontario St. Cloud, FL 34771 M9B 1M1 Canada (407) 892-0834 (416) 231-3678 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]> INTERNATIONAL FIRE BUFFS ASSOCIATES, INC. MEMBER CLUBS Region 1 Region 4 Region 7 Boston Sparks Assoc., Inc. Box 15 Club, Inc. 2-11 Assn. Phoenix Fire Buffs, Inc. Box 22 Associates Box 27 Associates Box 15 Club of Los Angeles Box 41 Associates Box 42 Associates, Inc. Fire Associates of Santa Clara Valley Box 52 Assn., Inc. Central Ohio Fire Buff Associates Mission Valley Fire Associates Box 61, Inc., Portland Fire Buffs Extra Alarm Fire Assn., Inc. Mountain NewsNet Connecticut Fire Photographers Fire Notification Network of Peninsula Fire Buff Club Assn. Michigan Phoenix Society of San Francisco Connecticut Special Signal Assn. Fire Page Ohio Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company Essex County Fire Wardens Assn. Hamilton Fire Relief Co. 20 Seattle Fire Buff Society Hartford Citywide Radio Assn. Western Reserve Fire Buffs Assn. Tacoma/Pierce County Fire Buff Middlesex County Firefighter & Western Reserve Fire Museum of Battalion Fire Wardens Assn. Cleveland Ohio, Inc. Providence Citywide Fire Network Region 8 Special Signal Fire Assn. Box 8 Club of St. Louis, Inc. The Leather Helmet Society Box 55 Assoc. TAC-9 Radio/Paging Region 5 Indianapolis Fire Buffs Box 4 Fire Buff Assn., Inc. Region 2 Firefighting Historical Society, Region 9 The Fire Bell Club of New York, Inc. Bayonne Fire Canteen, Inc. Inc. Fort Worth Red Helmets Bell & Siren Club, Inc. New York Central Radio System, Greater Houston Fire Buffs Box 54 Club Inc. International Fire Photographer’s FireCom Emergency Radio of NJ Massey Shaw and Marine Vessels Assn. Gong Club, Inc. Preservation Society LTD Little Elm Box 620 Support Co. Signal 22 Assn., Inc. Society for the Preservation and Plano Fire Rescue Associates South Jersey Fire Photographer’s Appreciation of Antique Motor Signal “51” Group Assn. Fire Apparatus in America Second Alarmers’ Assn. & Rescue (SPAAMFAA) Squad of Philadelphia, Inc. Third Alarm Assn., Inc. Region 6 Region 10 Region 3 5-11 Club, Inc. Box 12 Assn., Toronto Anne Arundel Alarmers Assn., 10-87 Club of Greater Rockford Box 43 Assn. Inc. Brookfield Fire Associates, Inc. Club Appel-99 Quebec Box 234 Assn., Inc. Extra Alarm Assn. of the Twin The Ontario Fire Buffs Associates, Box 414 Assn., Inc. Cities Inc. Central Alarmers, Inc. Metropolitan Emergency Support Greater Toronto Multiple Alarm Assn. Central Pennsylvania Fire Buff Services, Inc. (M. E. S. S.) Assn. Metropolitan Fire Associates, Inc. Region 11 Firecom/Newslink Milwaukee Fire Bell Club, Inc. Broward Assn. For The Relief of Friendship Fire Assn. Milwaukee Fire Historical Society, Firefighters Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Ltd. Central Florida Fire Buffs Department, Inc. Moline Second Alarm Assn. Metropolitan Fire Assn. of Atlanta, Ladies Auxiliary of Box 414 Assn. Racine Fire Bell Club, Inc. GA. S. H. C. Assn. Executive Office, International Fire Buff Associates, Inc., 11017 N. Redwood Tree Court, Mequon, WI 53092-4338 Greetings fellow Fire Buffs and welcome to the premier edition of “TURN OUT” Magazine, electronic version. As we usher in this new era of electronic publishing, we must give credit and thanks to Jerry Traub and his associates from Indianapolis that stepped forward to undertake the challenges of this new (to us) medium.