January 27, 2012
Google
Upcoming Events:
No Events Found
Welcome
 
You are not currently logged in.

Union Meeting

The Local 1826 bi-monthly meeting will be held at the Marriot at Gulf Coast Center, 10050 Gulf Center Drive, Ft. Myers, Fl. 33913  The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 6:30PM. Map & Directions to Training Center. (The S.W. Florida International Airport Training Center is not available)

What's New at IAFF 1826
Feb. 23rd Bi-Monthly Meeting location has changed

Posted On: Jan 25, 2012 (12:38:08)

The Feb. 23rd Local 1826 Bi-Monthly meeting will "not" be at the S.W. Florida International Training Center.

This meeting will be held at the Marriot at Gulf Coast Center, 10050 Gulf Center Dr. Ft. Myers, Fl. 33913. ( In front of Bass Pro Shop off Alico)

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 P.M.

NOTICE OF ELECTIONS

Posted On: Jan 25, 2012 (12:14:31)

                                                 Notice of Elections

Nominations will be accepted at the February 23, 2012 Local 1826 Meeting scheduled for 6:30 P.M. at the MARRIOTT at GULF COAST CENTER. 10050 Gulf Center Dr. Ft. Myers, Fl. 33913, for the following positions:

District 2 DVP                                             District 2 Assistant DVP

District 4 DVP                                             District 6 DVP

District 8 DVP                                             District 10 DVP

District 12 DVP                                           District 14 DVP

District 14 Assistant DVP                           District 16 DVP

District 18 DVP                                           District 20 DVP

Local 1826 Secretary                                 Local 1826 Field Representative

Electing Principal Officers, these Principal Officers will also be serving as automatic Delegates to both the IAFF and FPF Conventions. Parliamentarians and MDA Coordinators shall also be automatic delegates to the FPF Convention.

Electing DVP's, these Executive Board members will be given the first opportunity to fill open convention delegate positions after the Principal Officer positions have been filled.

SAFER Waivers Approved

Posted On: Dec 19, 2011 (11:02:46)

December 17, 2011 – In one of its final actions in 2011, Congress has passed an Omnibus Appropriations Bill that makes more than $742 million in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants available to struggling communities and extends the “SAFER waivers” for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. The waivers ensure that fire departments can use SAFER grants to rehire and retain fire fighters, in addition to hiring additional personnel.

“This is a significant victory for IAFF affiliates across the nation, because it will provide substantial funding to hire, rehire and retain fire fighters and paramedics," says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. "This funding will improve public safety and translate into thousands of jobs.”

Public safety in communities across the United States has been put at risk, as fire fighter and paramedic positions have been lost, targeted for elimination or left unfilled after a vacancy due to funding shortages as the prolonged economic downturn has decimated local tax revenue. But passage of the 2012 Omnibus Appropriations Bill enables communities to reverse that dangerous trend, with grants providing funding for as many as 7,000 fire fighter and paramedic positions.

“Our affiliates in towns and cities that are facing budget problems need to push their public officials and elected leaders to apply for this money when the grant period opens, and the IAFF stands ready to help prepare grant applications,” Schaitberger says.

The Appropriations Bill includes $337.5 million for Fiscal Year 2012 for the SAFER grant program. More importantly, it preserves rules allowing communities to use the grants to hire fire fighters and keep fire fighters on the job where budgets are tight. The bill also allows communities to use $405 million in SAFER grants for Fiscal Year 2011 – money that was previously approved – to hire, rehire or retain fire fighters. Fiscal 2011 SAFER funding had been on hold until Congress clarified that the grants could be used to hire, rehire and retain fire fighters. This week, President Schaitberger met with senior Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials, who confirmed that they plan to open the grant period in January and expect money to hit the street by the end of March.

“A majority of lawmakers in Washington have shown they understand that public safety at the local level is the frontline of homeland security. The SAFER grant program improves public safety and creates jobs in these tough economic times – it’s a win-win,” says Schaitberger.

Representative Tom Latham (R-IA), an Appropriations Committee member and subcommittee chair - as well as a longtime supporter of both SAFER and Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE Act) grants - emerged as a champion on the issue. He personally lobbied GOP leadership and Appropriations Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY) to include “waiver authority” in the final omnibus appropriations.

In the Senate, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) worked with Appropriations Committee Chair Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) to promote the IAFF’s interests and ensure that waiver authority would be included in the omnibus.

Administered through FEMA, the SAFER program to date has put more than 5,000 fire fighters back to work, giving a much-needed boost to public safety in countless struggling communities.

“Staffing shortages are a direct threat to public safety," says Schaitberger. "Closing fire companies and fire stations to compensate for staffing shortages aggravates the problem, putting residents, businesses and fire fighters in even greater danger. Public safety is a cornerstone of small business security in communities across the country, and I urge municipal leaders everywhere to work closely with local fire fighters to secure SAFER grants to make neighborhoods safer and more capable of growth once again.”

Local 1826 2012 Bi-Monthly meeting schedule

Updated On: Dec 02, 2011 (08:37:00)

All Local 1826 Members, The 2012 Bi-Monthly meeting schedule is as follows:

February 23

April 26

June 28

August 30

October 25

December 6

The Local 1826 Bi-Monthly meetings are held at the S.W. Florida International Airport

Training Center. Meetings start promptly at 6:30PM.

Local 1826, Challenge Coin

Updated On: Sep 23, 2009 (17:38:00)

All Members, Please open attachment at bottom of page for visual of the Local 1826 Challenge Coin.    

Please view the attachments to take a look at the latest Local 1826 merchandise...the "Challenge Coin."  These coins will be sold for $5.00 with all profits (approximately $1.50 ea.) being donated to the Local 1826 Member's Assistance Fund.  This is the fund that the $17,500.00 came from to support our "laid-off" employees.  If you are unfamiliar with the "Challenge Coin" please view the link below.

 


Download: attachments.zip




The Page You Requested Was Not Found, or May Be Under Construction.

Please Check the Address And Try Again.

Click Here to Return To the Main Page
Member Login
Username:

Password:


Not registered yet?
Click Here to sign-up.

Forgot Your Login?
Important Links
IAFF Local Directory
Lee County Foreclosure Task Force
Firefighter Cancer Support
IAFF
FPF
AFL-CIO
Credit Union
US Dept. of Labor
Tallahassee News
Fallen Firefighter Memorial
FIREPAC
State Fire Marshal
MDA
Firefighter Close Calls
Local 2424
IAFF Burn Fund
Florida Workers Comp
State Fire College
MyFlorida.com
U.S. Fire Administration
IAFF Local Directory
Site Search
Site Map
RSS Feeds
<<  January 2012  >>
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Visit Unions-America.com!
 Top of Page © Copyright 2012, IAFF 1826, All Rights Reserved.
Powered By UnionActive™
Hide the Right Hand Column