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Request for Proposals - 2018 06/21/18 - Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: The Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District (the "District") hereby requests proposals from qualified individuals or companies for exterminating and pest control services, lawn maintenance services, and arboriculture services for fire stations the District operates in the Bonita Springs area.

UNION MEETING 06/20/18 - IAFF Local 1403 "SUMMER DOLPHIN FISH FRY" Union Meeting June 26 at noon. Come join us for lunch.

Firefighter Golfers 06/20/18 - IAFF Local 1403 ATTENTION FIREFIGHTER GOLFERS !!!! 55th ANNUAL U.S.

History of Employer Contributions 06/18/18 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund History of Employer Contributions Several facts of life exist in the insurance industry and certainly our Fund is no exception.  Medical trend, the cost of providing/receiving medical care rises much quicker than any other inflationary indicator. The annual average medical trend for our insurance Fund over the last 14 years was 9.64%.

Financial Update of the Fund 06/18/18 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Financial Update As we approach the halfway mark for the year the Fund is on track to perform as projected.  If everything stays on course we can expect to add slightly to our growing reserves.  Reserves are used to smooth out the rough times when claims spike in order to keep premiums and benefits steady.

Annual Board of Trustees Workshop 06/18/18 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Annual Board of Trustees Workshop Every August the Board of Trustees meets with staff to review the current year’s budget and staff’s proposal for the following year’s budget.  Before the following year’s budget is approved the Board must decide what, if any, changes must be made to the premium structure or the benefits offered.

Pediatrics 06/18/18 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Calling all Newborns……… And all pediatric patients.  We are very excited about our pediatric program established by Dr. Dhrupa Desai; it has been widely accepted and supported by all of our new and experienced parents.  Our program is a first of its kind, of all the concierge practices out there none focus on our younger populations like we do.

Sea of Blue Cruise November 1st, 2018 06/18/18 - IAFF Local 122

Union Vote 06/13/18 - IAFF 1826

Contract Vote 06/13/18 - IAFF 1826

Lt. Dewey Henry Scholarship Winners 06/12/18 - IAFF Local 1403 Metro-Dade Fire Fighters Local 1403 would like to congratulate the winners of The 2018 Lt. Dewey Henry Scholarships. This year there were 20 essays submitted by soon to be college freshman sons and daughters of our members who donate to our Firefighters Charities. A great job was done by all who submitted essays. The committee had the difficult task of selecting 2 male and 2 female essays.

The IAFF's 100 Year History 06/05/18 - IAFF Local 1403 Take a look at the history of The IAFF during the last 100 years.

Welcome Aboard, Local 1826 District 25: Iona McGregor BC's 06/05/18 - IAFF 1826 To all Local 1826 Members, Welcome to our newest District, the Iona McGregor BC's are our 25th District! Nominations for the position of DVP for District 25 will be accepted at our Local 1826 Bi-Monthly meeting on June 28th, 2018. Meeting is held at the SWFL International Airport Training Center, 15924 Air Cargo Lane, Ft. Myers. Meeting starts at 6:30PM.

Article 20 Vote 05/31/18 - IAFF 1826

District 18, Fort Myers Shores 05/30/18 - IAFF 1826 Congratulations and a special thanks to Sam Summerall for his many years as the DVP for District 18, Fort Myers Shores, Sam enjoy your retirement! President Duncan has temporarily filled the DVP position with Jimmy Burrell. Nominations will be accepted for the position of DVP for District 18 at the June 28th, 2018 Local 1826 Bi-Monthly meeting. Meeting starts at 6:30PM.

Negotiations 05/21/18 - IAFF 1826

Negotiations 05/21/18 - IAFF 1826

IAFF Recovery Center 05/20/18 - IAFF Local 1403

Looking for Web design help 05/20/18 - IAFF Local 1403 We are looking for a member or members that have experience in web design. The local wants to improve our webpage and need your help.  Thanks Please contact Gabe Nemeth  305-281-1184 cell Gabe.nemeth@local1403.

Fire Wives Social 05/14/18 - IAFF Local 3169 Fire Wives of Marion County Hi All! I’m Jess Majoros, wife of Andrew Majoros St31A.  Some of you may know us, probably most of you do not - That is one of the reasons I approached the Union asking to start this “social club”.  I come from growing up in a close-knit department of both police and fire and expected the same when we moved up here.

St. Pat's T-shirt Fund awarded 05/14/18 - IAFF 1826 To all Local 1826 Members, Our St. Pat's T-shirt fund was awarded to the Escarra Family. The amount was $6447.66, please read a message from the Escarra Family and see attachment: Jeff, It was great seeing you. Bellow is a thank you to all the union members. Thank you, I can't believe it's been five months since we came to Boston for my daughter's surgery.

District 6, LAFD, DVP/Assistant DVP Nominations 05/14/18 - IAFF 1826 To all Local 1826 District 6, LAFD, Members, Nominations for the positions of DVP and DVP Assistant for District 6 will be accepted at the Local 1826 Bi-Monthly meeting on June 28th, 2018. Meeting starts at 6:30PM at the SWFL International Airport Training Center, 15924 Air Cargo Lane, Ft. Myers, Fl.

WE FIGHT FOR YOU 05/12/18 - Metro-Broward Professional Fire Fighters http://youtu.

Trustee #6 Election 05/11/18 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Armand Nault is the winner of the Trustee #6 race.

Congratulations to newly appointed Local 1826 Parlimentarian, Bobby Barr 05/11/18 - IAFF 1826 To all Local 1826 Members, Congratulations to Bobby Barr, DVP for Pine Island, for his appointment to be Local 1826"s new Parlimentarian. A special thanks to Henry Garcia for his participation as our outgoing Parlimentarian due to his election as our new Vice President.