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Local 1826 Vice President Election
05/24/23 - IAFF 1826 |
RFP-Janitorial Service Proposal
04/28/23 - Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District |
Insurance Trustee Election Announcement
03/30/23 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund The Board of Trustees for the PBC FF’s Employee Benefits Fund has taken action to create terms of office for Trustees. Each Trustee position will be up for election/re-election every five (5) years with two (2) position(s) up for election this year (2023). New Trustees will take office on June 1st of each year. |
Trustee 1 Election Results (Special Election)
03/30/23 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Congratulations to the newest member of the Board of Trustees Bradley LaBar (Trustee 1). We would like to take this opportunity to thank Jason Wasielewski for many years of service to the Fund and its members. |
Welcome
02/21/23 - IAFF Local 2980 Welcome to the Local 2980 website, home of Palm Harbor/Oldsmar Professional Firefighters. |
GoFundMe for Tommy Hotchkiss
02/03/23 - IAFF 1826 ![]() |
2023 Union Nominations, Elections and Updated Constitution & By-Laws
02/03/23 - IAFF Local 3623 Brothers and Sisters, Below is the information regarding the 2023 elections and the vote on the proposed changes/updates to the Constitution and Bylaws. |
Open Enrollment 2023
08/31/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund For coverage beginning January 1, 2023 MEDICAL & DENTAL INSURANCES WHEN: OCTOBER 25, 2022 - NOVEMBER 08, 2022 |
Trustee 1 Candidates Notice of Election
08/31/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Voting for the position of Trustee #1 will commence on the morning of June 27th and end at 5pm on July 1st. Voting will be done on a secured website to which the Fund staff and Trustees do not have access; they will only be provided the final results once voting has been closed. The site which will be accessed through a link on our website has a proven track record in handling on-line voting for many Unions across the country. |
Special Election Trustee 1
08/31/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund An opening on the Board of Trustees for the Palm Beach County Firefighters Employee Benefits Fund has become available. Trustee position #1 has recently become vacant, therefore a special election will be held to fill the remainder of the term which will end on May 31, 2026. |
Trustee 3 & 4 Election Results
07/01/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Congratulations to Brian Prather (Trustee 3) and Roberta Manger (Trustee 4) for their election as new Trustees of the Palm Beach County Firefighters Employee Benefits Fund. Their term in office starts June 1. We thank both Brent Henderson and John Flaherty for their decades of service to the Fund. Both chose not to run for re-election. |
Benefits Fund "NEW" Trustee 8
06/16/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Congratulations to Traci Moore for winning the Trustee 8 Position |
DON’T BOTHER ME!
05/31/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund The number one reason that we hear from Plan Participants when they finally reach out to us when they are having problems or trying to get answers about claims is they “didn’t want to bother us”, and we want you to know that it bothers us when you don’t bother us. Your 1st call should not be to UMR or Sav-Rx, it should be to Fund staff. |
Free COVID at Home Test Kits
05/18/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund The federal government is offering free at home COVID test kits delivered to your address by the US Post Office. Currently offering 8 test kits delivered to your home. Follow this link to sign up. |
Training Captain Promotion
05/17/22 - South Trail Fire and Rescue District ![]() |
Employee of the Year
05/17/22 - South Trail Fire and Rescue District |
2022 OPEN ENROLLMENT
03/01/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund FIREFIGHTERS BENEFITS FUND OPEN ENROLLMENT For coverage beginning January 1, 2022 MEDICAL & DENTAL INSURANCES |
Trustee Elections 2021
12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Congratulations to the Board members who retain their seats for another 5 years. |
Coronavirus Update #18
12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Original Message sent 05/06/21 As things continue to improve and life slowly gets back to normal we have decided that we will return to normal here at the Health & Wellness Center. Effective immediately we will resume full normal operating hours, Monday - Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 9am-5pm. |
INSURANCE PREMIUM CHANGES FOR 2021
12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund INSURANCE PREMIUM CHANGES FOR 2021 There will only be minor Health Insurance premium changes for 2021. |
2021 DENTAL PLANS/RATES
12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund One of the more exciting proposals to come out of the 2020 Board Workshop is the addition of a new choice for dental coverage. The current selections will remain, with an additional “High PPO” option for only |
Health & Wellness
11/19/21 - IAFF 1826 ![]() |
2023 Firefighter of the Year!
10/19/21 - South Trail Fire and Rescue District ![]() |
Happy Retirement!
10/04/21 - South Trail Fire and Rescue District ![]() |
Caught Being Kind
10/04/21 - South Trail Fire and Rescue District ![]() |