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Tallahassee 02/12/20 - IAFF Local 2201 Local 2201 President John O’Connor met with State Representatives Erin Grall District 54, Toby Overdorf District 83, and Elizabeth Fetterhoff District 26 today in Tallahassee. All Representatives supported the PTSD Bill and the Cancer Presumption Bill.

Nominations at Bi-Monthly Meeting 01/08/20 - IAFF 1826 Nominations will be held at the Bi-monthly meeting in February. Nominations will be accepted for the Principal Officer position of President, the position of DVP for all even-numbered districts, and Assistant DVP for Districts 1, 2, & 6.

Whats new with Local 2201 12/31/19 - IAFF Local 2201 Indian River County Firefighter's Benevolent Association was proud to present a $2500.00 check to Susan Adams at the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival. Commissioner Adams is the President of the organization that has been in place since 1990. Since then they have raised over $600,000.00 that has been contributed back to the City of Fellsmere for recreational needs, volunteer groups, and organizations that help put on the festival. This is a great event and we are happy to help such a worthy cause.

New Hires and Promotions 12/31/19 - IAFF Local 2201 Welcome New Hires Brian Garcia, Roberto Lara, Kristina Fravert, Logan Delvecchio, Patrick Tierney, Zachary Pedonti, Lavigne Jones, Benjamin McCabe, Andrew Stirrat, Julian Figueroa, Jacquelyn Barrow, Taylor Wardle, and Aidan Rivera.

2020 Open Enrollment 12/27/19 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund

TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE BASS FISHING TOURNAMENT 12/25/19 - Metro-Broward Professional Fire Fighters

INFORMATIONAL POST 12/22/19 - IAFF Local 1403 Hello Again, Everyone, Episode 2 of MDFR Retirement Recon – Deferred Comp - is available for your viewing pleasure. Here’s the link:  https://youtu.be/sZ_bRx9bg14 If you want to get a jump on future postings, you can subscribe to the YouTube channel.

Lake Firefighters Roll out the 2020 Rescue Me Calendar 12/08/19 - IAFF Local 3990 The Professional Firefighters of Lake County are releasing our all new Rescue Me wall calendar for 2020. The calendar features pictures of our firefighters with animals from the Lake County Animal Shelter and our firetrucks. The calendar is only $10 and all proceeds from the calendar will be donated to the Lake County Animal Shelter to help pets find a furever home.

Emeritus Status 12/06/19 - IAFF 1826 Congratulations to retiring Field Representive Bill Simpson.  Last night, at the bi-monthly meeting, it was unanimously voted to make him emeritus status.  Thank you for your many years of service to this Local.

Set a secure admin password 12/04/19 - IAFF Local 2201 The first thing to do when you initially login as the administrator is set a secure password for the account. Click the User Settings button from the home page, then scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see a password field. Delete the current password and enter in your own private password.

The administration area 12/04/19 - IAFF Local 2201 The Administration Area is the main control panel for the UnionActive system. To access the Administration Area, login to the website as an administrator, and then click the Admin Area button just below the website date. Each link in the Administration Area has a short description about what can be done in that area.

INFORMATIONAL POST 11/12/19 - IAFF Local 1403 Retired Lt. Brian Gagnon has asked Local 1403 to send out information to his brothers and sisters about a natural minor wound and burn care product he has developed. Brian is trying to get exposure for his product and has offered 200 free samples to members of Local 1403 for them to try it and give him feedback. If interested intrying it out please contact Brian aloemaxx123@gmail.

New Recruit Class for Clearwater Fire and Rescue. 11/04/19 - Clearwater Fire Fighters Association Recruit Class #21 for Clearwater Fire & Rescue began on Monday, October 14, 2019 and will proceed for approximately 6-weeks.  The ten (10) new Fire Medics include 6- transfers from Florida Fire Departments and 4- that are new IAFF members.

New Benefit Increase for 2019 09/10/19 - PBC Firefighters Retirement Insurance Fund The Board of Trustees met on November 9, 2018 and voted to increase the benefit for all retirees, past, present and future. This change shall be effective January 1, 2019. The change will enhance the benefits our retirees are receiving or will receive in the future by an additional seventy five dollars ($75.00) per month.

Increased Benefit for 2019 09/10/19 - PBC Firefighters Retirement Insurance Fund The Board of Trustees met on November 9, 2018 and voted to increase the benefit for all retirees, past, present and future. This change shall be effective January 1, 2019. The change will enhance the benefits our retirees are receiving or will receive in the future by an additional seventy five dollars ($75.00) per month.

2020 Shift Calendars Posted 09/04/19 - Clearwater Fire Fighters Association All 2020 Department Shift Calendars are posted and available in the DOWNLOADS folder under Member Resources panel on the left-hand side.

August 15, 2019 - Special Meeting 08/05/19 - IAFF Local 2980 Due to several pressing matters the Executive Board has found it necessary to schedule a special meeting.

Polk County Firefighters Benevolent 2019 Charity Golf Classic 07/14/19 - PCFFBF Click picture for more information on sponsorship and participating as a team or individual player.

East Lake Fire Rescue Negotiations 06/25/19 - Clearwater Fire Fighters Association The recently ratified East Lake CBA covers Fiscal Years 2019 - 2022. A copy will be available under the Downloads Section under Member Resources once it is completely signed.

Call for Member Assistance 06/21/19 - IAFF 1826 https://www.gofundme.com/its-miller-time Bill Miller is a City of Fort Myers Engineer Paramedic . He was recently hospitalized for Congestive Heart Failure then a scan revealed pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to his liver. Bill lives in Sebring Florida but will be starting chemo and radiation next week in Tampa.

New E-62 Update 06/11/19 - IAFF local 2957 Leesburg Fire Department awaits the new Engine 62, in the works over at Ten-8 Fire / Pierce.  Check << here >> for the latest updates.

Emergency Elevator Training - August 27, 28 & 29, 2019 06/05/19 - Suncoast Firefighters EMERGENCY ELEVATOR TRAINING by Mike Posner August 27, 28 & 29, 2019 Track 1 (4 hrs) Lecture Only - $25 Track 2 (8 hrs) Lecture & Hands On - $85 NOTE: Track 2 has ONLY 30 seats each day REGISTER at EVENTBRITE https://elevatoremergencytraining.eventbrite.com Registration is first come first served with approved payment.

Help Firefighter Joseph “Joey” Houlihan Recovery 05/30/19 - Suncoast Firefighters On Friday May 24th 2019 while on his way home, Joseph was involved in a terrible vehicle accident. Due to the seriousness of the injuries he sustained to his Leg and Arm, Joseph is looking at a long road to recovery and returning to work. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help his family: http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php.

IAFF Endorses Biden for President in Democratic Primary 04/29/19 - IAFF 1826 It is your union's job to represent you on the issues that have a profound effect on your career - health and safety, wages, benefits and working conditions. It is not a duty we take lightly and not one we will not shy away from.

Last Alarm - Firefighter/Paramedic Anthony Martinez 04/23/19 - Suncoast Firefighters Last Alarm - Retired Firefighter Paramedic Anthony Martinez - Suncoast Local 2546 - Sarasota County Fire Department