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Volunteers needed for MDA Boot Drive 2010
Updated
On: Jul 26, 2010 (11:41:00)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Angel Chanchea
858-492-9792
858-361-9239
Camp Pendleton Fire Local F-85
Taking Their Boots to the Streets
For the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Oceanside, CA – Thursday, July 29th & Friday July 30th Camp Pendleton Fire Department Local F-85 will be taking to the intersections throughout the county for their annual Firefighter Fill-the-Boot for MDA. Celebrating over fifty six years of support for MDA, the firefighters with boots in hand, will be accepting donations from passing motorists and filling their boots with donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Look for our Camp Pendleton Firefighters at the intersection of College Blvd & Vista Way.
They will be impossible to miss as there will be more than ten firefighters dressed in yellow firefighter bunker gear accepting donations at each location. They will also be joined by many MDA families who will be coming out to show their support and to thank Camp Pendleton firefighters for their incredible efforts.
All the proceeds will benefit over 1,050 local families served by MDA. MDA provides all of its patient services free of charge which include a clinic at Children’s Hospital, support groups, week long summer camp for kids at Camp Cuyamaca as well as assistance with the purchase of wheelchairs and leg braces. MDA also funds research programs at renowned research institutions in San Diego County.
For more information, please call MDA at 858-492-9792.
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CPF Launches iPad Contest for Email Registration
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On: Jul 15, 2010 (12:41:27)
CPF members who sign up for CPF's Breaking News Email Alerts will be automatically entered in our drawing to win an Apple iPad with Wi-Fi, 16 GB, valued at $499.
It is part of CPF's latest campaign to drive email signups and reach members who do not yet receive our Breaking News Email Alerts.
Breaking News Email Alert subscribers receive:
- The latest headlines on pension reform, local government funding and safety standards;
- News about line-of-duty deaths, firefighter-related legislation and firefighter events in California;
- The latest CPF news and news affecting other CPF locals.
Because we value their privacy, your members' email address will never be shared or sold. And because we zero in on what really matters to firefighters and their families, your members can be assured they won't be bombarded with irrelevant information.
Members can visit CPF.org and click the "Win an iPad" button to register for CPF's Breaking News Email Alerts today.
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National Collective Bargaining Update
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On: Jul 01, 2010 (20:45:05)
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June 30, 2010
Dear Affiliate Leaders:
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Two weeks ago, I met with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, and Education and Labor Committee Chair George Miller and 20 of their most senior staff members, along with AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee and CWA President Larry Cohen.
In my 35-plus years with the IAFF, I can honestly say that I have never been to a meeting even remotely like this one, with so many high-ranking congressional leaders focused on a single issue.
The sole and explicit purpose of this meeting was to discuss our collective bargaining bill. Despite all of the labor issues at hand and, for that matter, all the diverse and pressing issues confronting our country, your IAFF was able to broker a meeting with the top elected officials in Congress, as well as top leaders from organized labor to focus on extending bargaining rights for all fire fighters and other public safety employees. It was extraordinary.
At the meeting, we discussed finding a "must pass vehicle" to which to attach our collective bargaining bill so that it has the best possible chance to pass both the House and Senate and be signed into law.
I argued strongly that we should add our public safety collective bargaining bill to the War Supplemental funding proposal for our troops in Afghanistan. It was my view, and one shared by House Leadership and our labor colleagues, that the War Supplemental may be one of the last must pass pieces of legislation in the 111th Congress.
This morning, Speaker Pelosi called to inform me our collective bargaining bill will, in fact, be added to the War Supplemental. She also indicated that the measure will be voted on tomorrow, July 1, by the full House.
Currently, House leadership is whipping their members for votes on the overall supplemental. We know that Republicans will oppose the War Supplemental en masse. So the Speaker and her team are working to cobble together enough Democratic votes to pass the measure. It is a daunting task. The IAFF is currently lobbying select Democratic members whose vote will be key to successfully passing the Supplemental.
If the measure passes the House, it will be debated by the Senate on their return from the July 4 recess.
This is a significant step forward, but we still have much work to do in the Senate to ensure the bill's passage and enactment into law.
Thank you for your hard work and I will keep you updated as events unfold.
Fraternally,
Harold A. Schaitberger
General President
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San Francisco Firefighter Stair Climb- July 17 2010
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On: Jun 30, 2010 (19:14:08)
SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTER STAIR CLIMB
TRANS AMERICA PYRAMID
JULY 17TH, 2010
Sponsored by 5th Alarm Events
We're looking for motivate members to represent Local F-85 at this event!
So far, five individuals have committed to forming a team. Please read all the details below or visit www.5thalarmevents.com for more information. The registration fee is $50 per person. To join the team, contact FF Jim Von Harz at FS-3A.
Firefighters will be participating in full Firefighter Gear (Bunker Gear) with donned SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) and breathing air
- It is a timed event for each individual
- The fastest 3 finishing members of each department make up each Department’s Team
- There will be a Relay event in which a team of 4 Firefighters will climb for time to the top while carrying a specific hose bundle.
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July 17th, 2010 |
| Time: |
10am start |
| Location: |
Trans America Pyramid Building |
| Address: |
600 Montgomery Street |
| Floors to Climb: |
48 Floors |
| Post Event: |
Taverna Aventine |
| Awardspresentation: |
During the post event function |
| Target Participation: |
200 Firefighters & 100 Auxiliary |
| Fund Raising: |
Individual and Team, online fundraising pages |
The Trans America Pyramid is the tallest building in San Francisco. We are very pleased that the building management company Cushman & Wakefield along with Universal Protection, the buildings security company have opened their doors to us for this fun event.
REGISTER NOW
The 5th Alarm Events team is working in conjunction with multiple organizations to build an entire experience for Firefighters who choose to participate in the climb and raise money for worthy causes. We are working with the San Francisco Giants on Firefighter Appreciation Day scheduled for July 16th. We will be present, hosting a Firefighter’s BBQ, prior to the Friday night game to promote our event along with raising awareness of our chosen causes.
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Vandenberg Fire Says Goodbye to One of Their Own
Updated
On: Jun 29, 2010 (21:00:00)
Vandenberg Fire Department and Vandenberg Firefighters local F-116 will pay tribute to brother Sean Fleming who went missing on Sunday, June 20th, 2010 after a boating accident near Gaviota State Beach. Brother Fleming was 32 years old.
 Brother Fleming was hired by Vandenberg Fire Department on May 11th, 1998. He served the citizens of Vandenberg Air Force Base and the State of California for 12 years as a Hot Shot, Engineer, Helitak Crew Member, Water Rescue Team Program Manager, and Union Vice President.
A news article about this incident can be accessed here.
Memorial Service Information
When: Thursday, July 1, at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Our Lady of Assumption Church; 3175 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA
Apparatus
Apparatus should enter through the gate at Dunning, cross of San Luis Street. Check in will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Class A Uniforms have been requested.
Reception
Immediately following the Memorial Service, a reception is planned at Our Lady of Assumption Parish Grounds. This will be concluded with an apparatus procession and wreath ceremony at Ventura Pier.
Please R.S.V.P. to Devin Misiewicz by phone at 805-558-9275 or by email atDevin.Misiewicz@Vandenberg.af.mil
Donations
Donations should be made payable to "Sean Fleming Memorial" c/o Vandenberg Professional Firefighters Local F-116; P.O. Box 5156 Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 93437.
Fire Chief Mark T. Farias and John Crotty, President, Vandenberg Professional Firefighters Local F-116 pass along their sincere appreciation for the support.
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13 cases of bottled Water donated to each station and ready for pickup at FS-8
Posted
On: Jun 29, 2010 (12:00:39)
A big round of applause for FF Matt Brooks is in order.
 
Ralphs donated two pallets of bottled water to our union (that's 1700 bottles!)
The water is grouped and marked and ready for pickup at FS-8.
Matt is working with other retailers and anticipates another 2 Pallets of Water and 2 pallets of Gatorade very soon.
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Search For Missing Vandenberg Firefighter Suspended
Posted
On: Jun 27, 2010 (22:00:52)
Laura Tsunoda,
Santa Barbara Independent
At 6 p.m. on Friday, June 25, the five-day search for Sean Daniel Fleming was suspended, according to officials in a press release.
On Saturday, June 19, Fleming — a 32-year-old Vandenberg firefighter from Lompoc — parked his vehicle at Gaviota State Beach and took his kayak out into the ocean to fish. When Fleming failed to report for work on Monday, his father filed a missing person’s report.
On June 21, a search party was deployed, led by Santa Barbara Sheriff's deputies, County Search and Rescue, and County Fire. On June 22, Fleming’s backpack and kayak were found floating in the water. Later that day, the Vandenberg Air Force Base fire department took operational control of the search.
The search brought together 10 different local agencies, with emergency response personnel from all along the Central Coast. By air and by water, they covered 170 square miles of ocean, a distance spanning west to Point Conception and east to the Ventura County Line, according to the press release.
Dan Ardoin, Vandenberg AFB Fire Department division chief, said in the press release, “Even though the search has been suspended, Sean will not be forgotten … We’ve got a very tight-knit community — we’ll remain vigilant and we ask people throughout the area for their vigilance in identifying anything that may help us recover Sean.”
Flyers have been distributed throughout the county, urging citizens to call in with any information that might lead to Fleming’s recovery.
Wayne Seda, assistant fire chief and incident commander of the search, said in the press release, “We’ve got a sense of closure in knowing we’ve done everything we could do, but closure won’t be fully realized until we can bring Sean home.”
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Volunteers needed this week for annual Fill-the-Boot Drive for MDA. Call Ron Pickett for the details and show your support for this worthwhile event! |
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