International Association of Fire Fighters
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Local ‪#‎firefighters‬ working for the Navy say manpower shortage has exhausted them
Local firefighters working for the Navy say manpower shortage has exhausted them
Local union leaders say their members are suffering under exhausting schedules, while complaints to their civilian and Navy bosses have not yielded results.
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  • Mike Matthews Not only Navy, the army is in the same situation.
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  • Jeff Tomczak 100% the reason I left the Federal service for the municipal sector. There actually is a thing such as too much OT. 5-7 days straight mandatory was the NORM, not the exception. It was unfortunate that we ended up calling in sick on a Monday for a few shifts because we needed the following Saturday off. It hurt our own brothers in the long run. NRMA was actually squared away prior to the hyped up "Regionalization ".
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International Association of Fire Fighters
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IAFF Discusses Presidential Politics
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Some Ohio ‪#‎fire‬ departments add body armor for protection
Firefighters suiting up with body armor | Dayton News
As violent calls increase for firefighters and paramedics, more jurisdictions are beginning to add an extra level of protection.
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Billboard on Atlanta's downtown connector: 'Danger, enter at your own risk.'
Billboard on Atlanta's downtown connector: 'Danger, enter at your own risk.'
It's the latest in the war of words between the police and fire unions, and the mayor, over pay, pensions and attrition of the rank-and-file.
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  • Brian Foughty Maybe Midwest City Needs one of these signs for their City Management and Council.
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  • Paul Smith Wish my former local, 2068, was like this and was for the members..not for singing kimbaya with county leadership.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
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Judge sets deadline for payments on $142M ‪#‎firefighter‬ judgment, says 'writing is on the wall'
Judge sets deadline for payments on $142M firefighter judgment, says 'writing is on the wall'
Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council have until Aug. 21 to begin paying firefighters a judgment worth a potential $142 million, or they will be held in...
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  • Jarrad Smith It's unbelievable the cost associated with this now simply because the elected officials and city managers don't do their jobs right from year to year. I know I've never missed a pension contribution deduction from my paycheck, and I'm willing to be neither did the NO firefighters effected by this.
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  • Mary Lou Jennings Gilliam Good luck NOFD on getting your money. Just look at Scranton (Pa) FD and their suit against the City of Scranton. They have won many court battles and are still waiting on payout now going on a couple years. The interest keeps adding onto the total amount, but the city hasn't the funds to pay them. Another promise made a couple months ago and still no payout.
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For families, Providence ‪#‎fire‬ dept. overhaul takes its toll
For families, Providence fire dept. overhaul takes its toll
Several wives of Providence firefighters say moving to a three-platoon structure has been devastating to their family lives.
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  • Dan Martin This is without a doubt an attack on the union and it's membership and its families. The city will reap what it sows when guys retire ASAP and then have trouble filling the openings with quality applicants. Sad that in the end its the citizens of Providence that are going to get the brunt of this change in younger less experienced, less qualified firefighters.
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  • Dawn Taylor Schwartz My dad worked 24 and off 48. There were many first day of school missed, and even holidays. We always went to visit him at the station on the holidays he did work. It was hard, but I knew that it was his job, and there was a city depending on him to do that job.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
Yesterday at 11:25am · 
Number of Ground Zero responders with 9/11-linked cancers hits 3,700
Number of Ground Zero responders with 9/11-linked cancers hits 3,700
The rising toll of Ground Zero responders and others afflicted with 9/11-linked cancers has hit 3,700. The staggering tally of those suffering cancers certified by...
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  • Toni Newton Pike That day will take far more lives than just the ones taken that day
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  • Michael Lauinger Firefighting causes cancer, and this is simply the most clear-cut evidence thereof.
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Yesterday at 10:05am · 
Oxnard ‪#‎Fire‬ Department Cuts Staffing to Meet Budget Goals
Oxnard Fire Department Cuts Staffing to Meet Budget Goals
The Oxnard City Fire department is on its first day of a “brown-out.” This means a piece of rescue equipment is off-duty and won’t be responding to any emergencies.
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  • David Burkhart People want the service but don't want to pay taxes to fund it.
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  • Catherine Loop Are they crazy. You never cut staffing. These Firefighters save lives and property. Make your cuts on something that's not critical .
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International Association of Fire Fighters
Yesterday at 8:42am · 
California ‪#‎pension‬ initiative awaits legal description
California pension proposal cast similarly to failed bid
Proponents of a California pension initiative said Tuesday that state Attorney General Kamala Harris is once again favoring labor unions by using the same words she used to describe their previous failed bid to limit taxpayer spending on public pensions.
WASHINGTONTIMES.COM|BY JUDY LIN
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Delray Beach considering merging ‪#‎fire‬ department with Palm Beach County
Delray Beach considering merging fire department with Palm Beach County
The Delray Beach city manager says the financial staffs from both municipalities have met several times recently to go over costs for the city to contract the county...
WPTV.COM|BY CHARLIE KEEGAN