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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Volume 36, Number 1 The PFIA Protector is printed quarterly by the Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association. The Executive and Editorial Offices are located at 101 E. 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 Local: 317-581-1913 or toll-free: 1-800-221-PFIA (7342) Creative Services . . . . Rebekah Brownson

Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association

Humbled, honored, and gratified are the only words to describe my feelings of becoming the President of PFIA. I have gained a great deal of experience working with Mark and Pete, the Board, our auditors, actuaries, financial advisors, and investment managers for 13 years, as well as my involvement in many decisions that have aided in the growth of PFIA. It is my responsibility to all of our members, their families, and our employees to use that experience wisely.

I can assure you those thoughts will be with me every day as we continue to provide excellent benefits to our member

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Clines

and their families.

Senior Vice President, Executive Secretary . . . . . . John E. Murphy

PFIA is not broken and no fix is needed. In fact, it is just the opposite; the association has never been stronger financially. My goal is to build on that financial strength, to grow and expand the association. For example, we are in the beginning stages of updating the Home Office Genelco operating system to a modern and innovative system that will be member and employee friendly.

This is a long-term project and will take several years to complete but is something we need to accomplish to compete in today’s consumer marketplace.

Vice President, Treasurer . . . Jeff Warnock

Board of Directors Mike Carrigan . . . . . . . Littleton, Colorado Ruben Cevallos . . . . . . San Antonio, Texas Myles Christie . . . . . . . . Augusta, Georgia Tom Clines . . . . . . . . . . . . Fishers, Indiana Peter F. Episcopo . . . . . . . Naples, Florida Edward Griffith, III . . . . Brick, New Jersey Gerald Housel . . . . . . . . Speedway, Indiana Tom C. Jackson . . . . . . . . . Peoria, Illinois Mark S. Kemp . . . . New Palestine, Indiana Steve Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . Greenfield, Indiana David G. Lentz . . . . . . . . Slidell, Louisiana John Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel, Indiana Steve D. Murphy . . . . . . Indianapolis, Indiana Don Trejbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Akron, Ohio

Enough about work things. This year’s top PFIA account representatives will gather in Marco Island, Florida for the 2020 National Sales Convention. This will be an excellent way to recover from the frigid months for most of us. The Hilton has completed major renovations and will be a perfect place to relax and enjoy the sun, sand, and surf. We are excited to honor all of our attendees and hope everyone has a great time!

I want to welcome Jeff and Michelle Warnock to Indianapolis and wish them the very best as Jeff begins his career as Vice President/Treasurer. With Senior Vice President John Murphy and Jeff in place, the future leadership team of PFIA is in good hands.

We hope you enjoy a wonderful year of the 20s, stay safe and remember the motto that has guided PFIA for 107 years: “We are Each Other’s Keeper.”

Fraternally,

Legal Counsel . . . . . . . . . . John D. Hoover E. Davis Coots Lawrence W. Schmits ­Actuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Simanek Griffith, Ballard & Company

Thomas J. Clines President Retired OFD, Local 385

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FEATURES

2 MOVE OVER. IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO Ending roadside fatalities of law enforcement officers by hearing our message state by state.

10 LASER STRIKES ON AN AIRCRAFT The FAA is working with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to pursue civil and criminal penalties against individuals who purposely aim a laser at an aircraft.

DEPARTMENTS

6 IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD 12 TIMELINE 14 PFIA REMEMBERS 19 HEROES HALL OF FAME 20 BODY SHOP 22 SWAP SHOP 24 ODDS N ENDS 25 MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD 26 CHILI & DONUTS 27 PRIVACY POLICY 28 HOME OFFICE/REGIONAL MANAGER DIRECTORY 29 ABM/AR DIRECTORY 33 CHARITABLE FUND

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oin the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in ending roadside fatalities of law enforcement officers.

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Number of law enforcement In 2017, 47 law enforcement officers were killed in traffickilled related incidents in the lineofficers of duty.

Once again, traffic-related in traffic-related incidents were the leading incidents cause from of death for law enforcement officers. From 2007-2017, there were 634 law enforcement Number of law enforcement 2007-2017. officers killed in traffic-relat officers killed in such incidents. Every time law enforcement incidents in 2017.

officers stop to help motorists, investigate a crash, or conduct a traffic stop, they are putting their own lives at risk.

To address the heightened danger involved in these roadside stops, every state has enacted “Move Over” laws, requiring motorists to change lanes and/or slow down when approaching IN ALL stopped emergency vehicles.

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We need your help in educating all drivers that moving over and giving space to emergency MOVE OVER personnel isn’t just a courtesy— It’s the law, and it can save a life. Losing one more officer to OR PAY UP a traffic-related incident isn’t an option. These are preventable tragedies.

The more people hear the message, the more they’ll understand.

We are asking for your help to spread the message. Tell motorists to Move Over. It’s the Law. Think about the hundreds Violating this law will of law enforcement officers killed on our nation’s highways get you a ticket. over the last decade. Let’s honor their memory and prevent any future, similar tragedies from happening. Below is a list of states’ PFIA services: www.TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov/MoveOver

ALABAMA

ARIZONA

State law requires drivers approaching stationary emergency vehicles that are displaying flashing lights, including wreckers or utility vehicles displaying flashing lights traveling in the same direction, to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or to slow to at least 15 mph less than the posted speed limit. Municipal vehicles, utility vehicles, and Department of Transportation vehicles displaying flashing lights are also included in the law.

State law requires drivers to reduce speed and, if safe to do so, vacate the lane closest to any stationary vehicles with flashing or warning lights, including emergency vehicles and tow trucks.

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ARKANSAS State law requires drivers approaching stationary emergency response vehicles that are displaying flashing lights, including wreckers or tow vehicles, traveling in the same direction, to move to the farthest lane from the vehicle if safe and possible to do so, or to slow to a speed appropriate for road and weather

conditions. Utility vehicles are also included in the law.

CALIFORNIA State law requires drivers to slow down and vacate the lane closest to a stationary emergency response vehicle flashing emergency lights if safe to do so. This includes tow trucks and Caltrans vehicles if displaying flashing amber warning lights, as well as waste service vehicles.

COLORADO State law requires drivers approaching stationary emergency vehicles that are displaying flashing lights, including tow

recovery vehicles, traveling in the same direction, to vacate the closest lane if safe and possible to do so, or slow below the posted speed limit to a speed reasonable for road and traffic conditions. Utility vehicles and road maintenance vehicles are also included in the law.

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ILLINOIS

State law requires drivers approaching one or more emergency vehicles, including tow trucks, that are stationary or traveling significantly below the speed limit, to reduce speed to a reasonable level below the posted speed limit and, if safe and reasonable to do so, vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle. Drivers approaching one or more stationary non-emergency vehicles are required to, if safe and reasonable to do so, vacate the lane closest to the stationary vehicle.

State law requires drivers approaching stationary emergency vehicles displaying flashing lights, including towing and recovery vehicles, traveling in the same direction, to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or slow to a safe speed. Disabled vehicles are also included in the law.

DELAWARE When approaching a stationary emergency vehicle, public utility vehicle, or tow truck with flashing lights, motorists traveling in the same direction are required to move to a lane not adjacent to the vehicle and reduce speed.

INDIANA State law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights, including towing and recovery vehicles,Number traveling in the same of law direction to vacate enforcement the lane closest if safe officers killed speed and possible to do so, or reduce in traffic-related at least 10 mph below the speed limit.

Municipal vehicles,incidents utility from vehicles, and road maintenance vehicles are also 2007-2017. included in the law.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Law requires drivers to vacate the lane closest to stationary emergency vehicles making use of audible or visual signals, if it is safe to do so. If not, drivers are required to proceed with due caution, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, until safely past the authorized emergency vehicle.

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FLORIDA State law requires drivers to reduce speed to 20 mph less than the posted speed limit and, if safe to do so, vacate the lane closest to stationary emergency vehicles, including towing and recovery vehicles, when traveling in the same direction. If such movement cannot be safely accomplished, the driver shall reduce speed. Municipal vehicles and utility vehicles are also included in the law.

IOWA

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State law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying OR lights, including towing and flashing recovery vehicles, traveling in the same direction, to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or slow to a reasonable speed for road and traffic conditions. Municipal vehicles, utility vehicles, road maintenance vehicles, Violating thisconstruction law will stationary vehicles, get you a ticket.

GEORGIA and any other stationary vehicles displaying emergency hazards flashing State law requires drivers approaching simultaneously are also included in the stationary emergency vehicles displaying law. flashing lights, including towing and www.TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov/MoveOver

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KANSAS State law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights, including towing and recovery vehicles, traveling in the same direction to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or slow to a speed safe for road, weather, and traffic conditions. The law also applies to waste collection vehicles.

KENTUCKY State law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights, including towing and recovery vehicles traveling in the same direction, to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or slow to a speed safe for road, weather, and traffic conditions.

LOUISIANA State law requires drivers approaching any stationary emergency vehicle, including tow trucks, displaying flashing lights and traveling in the same direction, to vacate theoflane closest if possible to do Number law enforcement so, orofficers slow killed to a reasonably safe speed. in traffic-related incidents in 2017.

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State law requires drivers traveling in the same direction and approaching a stopped emergency vehicle using flashing lights, including tow trucks or service vehicles, to change into a lane not immediately adjacent to the vehicle, if possible, or to slow to a speed safe for weather, road, and traffic conditions.

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MASSACHUSETTS

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Drivers traveling in the same direction and approaching a stationary emergency vehicle, highway maintenance vehicle, or tow or recovery vehicle with flashing lights must slow down to a safe speed and, if practicable, move to a nonadjacent lane.

MICHIGAN State law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights, including towing and recovery vehicles, traveling in the same direction to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or to slow to a speed safe for weather, road and Spring 2020 • The PFIA Protector

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traffic conditions. The law also includes stationary solid waste collection, utility service, and road maintenance vehicles.

NEBRASKA A driver approaching a stopped emergency vehicle, including tow trucks, with flashing lights and traveling in the same direction is required to vacate the lane closest to the vehicle or reduce speed and maintain a safe speed while passing the vehicle. If vacating the closest lane is not possible, a driver must slow to a safe speed. Utility vehicles are also included in the law.

MINNESOTA State law requires drivers traveling in the same direction to reduce speed and, if safe to do so, vacate the lane closest to stationary emergency vehicles using flashing lights, including towing and recovery vehicles, utility vehicles, and road maintenance, municipal, and construction vehicles.

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to vacate the lane closest to if safe and possible to do so, or slow to a speed safe for road, weather, and traffic conditions.

Road maintenance and waste collection vehicles are also included in the law.

OKLAHOMA State law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights and traveling in the same direction to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do, or slow to a speed safe for road, weather, and traffic conditions. Wreckers, road maintenance vehicles and any stationary vehicle displaying flashing lights are also included in the law.

NEW JERSEY

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MISSISSIPPI

Motor vehicles approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, highway maintenance or emergency service vehicle displaying flashing lights and traveling in the same direction must move over to a non-adjacent lane if possible, or slow down.

NEW MEXICO Number of lawapproaching enforcement State law requires drivers officers killed in traffic-related a stationary emergency vehicle or a incidents in 2017. recovery or repair vehicle, including tow trucks, to slow down and vacate the lane next to the stopped vehicle, if they are able. If drivers are not able to move over, they are required to slow down and be prepared to stop.

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State law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights, including towing and NEW YORK recovery vehicles, traveling in the same Drivers traveling in the same direction direction, to vacate the lane closest if must exercise due care, include moving safe and possible to do so, or slow to a from a lane immediately adjacent, and speed safe for road conditions. Utility STATES reducing speed, to avoid colliding with vehicles, municipal vehicles, and road Number of years since South Carolina a vehicle parked, stopped, or standing for law enforcement vehicles.

Move Over maintenance vehicles are also included in enacted the first Move Over law. on the shoulder or any portion of the law. the highway when the vehicle is an MISSOURI authorized emergency response, tow truck, or maintenance vehicle with its State law requires drivers approaching a lights flashing. stationary emergency vehicle displaying

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State law requires drivers approaching any stationary vehicle displaying warning or flashing lights, including roadside assistance and tow vehicles, traveling in the same direction to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or to reduce speed to at least 5 mph under the posted speed limit.

PENNSYLVANIA State law requires drivers approaching an emergency response area, including areas in which a tow truck is offering assistance, to pass in a non-adjacent lane if safe and possible to do so, or slow to a safe speed. Utility vehicles within the first 72 hours after a declared emergency or until the expiration of a declared emergency, whichever is later, is also included in the law.

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State law requires drivers approaching a officers killed stationary emergency vehicle displaying in traffic-related flashing lights, including towing and incidents from recovery vehicles, traveling in the same 2007-2017. direction to vacate the lane closest if safe and possible to do so, or slow to a safe speed. Utility vehicles, municipal vehicles, and road maintenance vehicles are also included in the law.

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Road maintenance vehicles incidents in 2017. are also included in the law.

WASHINGTON State law requires drivers to vacate the lane closest to stationary emergency vehicles, including tow trucks, if they are traveling in the same direction and it is safe to do so. If not, drivers are required to reduce the speed of the vehicle to at least 10 mph below the posted speed limit. Stationary or slow moving municipal, utility, and road maintenance vehicles are also included in the law.

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OR including a tow truck and TX DMV vehicles and workers, using approved visual signals, and traveling in the same direction, to reduce speed (not to exceed 20 mph less than a posted speed limit of 25 mph or more, or not more than 5 mph OR25 when the posted speed limit is under Violating this law will mph) and vacate the lane closest to the get you a ticket. emergency vehicles.

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WYOMING State law requires drivers approaching a State law requires drivers approaching www.TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov/MoveOver stationary emergency vehicle, including an Violating this law willofficial stationary emergency vehicle a tow truck, that is displaying a flashing get you a ticket. making use of appropriate visual signals, light and traveling in the same direction including tow trucks, to merge into the to vacate the lane closest to the stationary lane farthest from the vehicle when vehicle if safe to do so, or slow to a traveling in the same direction, if safe speed safe for highway conditions. Road www.TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov/MoveOver to do so, or to slow to a speed that is 20 maintenance and utility vehicles are also mph less than the posted speed limit. included in the law.

Municipal, utility, and road maintenance vehicles are also included in the law.

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IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD...OUR FRATERNAL SIDE

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Fraternal Events “Each Other’s Keeper”

Pennsylvania — PFIA Representatives spent two days presenting PFIA to all of the lodges from the whole state. PFIA Agent Jon Rush was instrumental in their executive board endorsing PFIA moving forward. It was a great team effort to enhance growth in the great state of Pennsylvania.

Pictured: National Sales Director Bradd Roembke with State Trooper/PFIA Agent Jon Rush.

Pictured: Regional Manger’s Tom Evans and Ed Griffith, with National Sales Director Bradd Roembke.

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Georgia — PFIA Agent Brett Miller presenting a check to Whitfield County Fire Departments Driver/Operator Christopher Adams for injuries he sustained while rescuing a person from a vehicle crash down a steep embankment.

Louisiana — PFIA Agent Frank Dellucky and teammate Eric Evans standing by a golf hole sponsored by PFIA. The tournament was held on November 25, 2019, by St. George Fire Department Local 4524.

Connecticut — On October 22, 2019, the East Haven Police and Fire Department Unions went head to head in a softball game raising money for The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services (police) and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven (fire). EHFD takes the win!

Pictured: East Haven Firefighter Gordon Stewart, Sgt. Joe Mulhern, and PFIA Agent Frankie Forbes.

Florida — Agent Mike Rizzello presenting a check to Fire Chief Nate Spera for the Big Heart Brigade, which prepared over 1,700 Thanksgiving meals for Treasure Coast residents in need.

Regional Manager Myles Christie representing PFIA at the 2019 Brothers in Blue Bash.

Georgia — On October 18, 2019, PFIA Agent George Howell presented a check to the founding Executive Director of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, Ms. Shirley Anne Smith. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department’s (AFRD) annual awards ceremony, “Breakfast with the Bravest,” gives the local business community and other supporters of AFRD an opportunity to meet the brave men and women who protect them every day.

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Indiana — Academic Achievement award, given by PFIA Agent Dave Roth to IMPD Officer Madison McPherson of the 19th recruit class. The award is for outstanding academics during the 26 week academy.

PFIA ABM Steve Murphy set this award over 30 years ago, and the award is still going strong.

Indiana — PFIA Agent Eric Hofmeister presenting Indianapolis Firefighter Brendan Sullivan the Outstanding Recruit Award sponsored by Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association. Brendan received a customized PFIA watch at the award ceremony.

PFIA has sponsored this award for IFD for over 40 years.

Rhode Island — Johnston Police and Fire Departments teamed up in November 2019 to gather enough toys to fill up a rescue truck for their Toys for Tots campaign. PFIA was a proud sponsor of the event.

Pictured: Union President Mike Andreozzi of the Johnston Police Department, PFIA Agent Ray Masse, and Union President Keith Calsi of the Johnston Fire Department.

Rhode Island — The Special Signal Fire Association/ Providence Canteen is an all-volunteer organization that responds to all fire and police emergency scenes that will be ongoing or prolonged to provide rehab, refreshments, and meals to the first responders. They are also available for recruit training academies, funeral details, and any other public safety need they are requested for. They cover all of Rhode Island, Eastern Connecticut, and Southeastern Massachusetts. The Providence Canteen also served at Ground Zero. All of their funding comes in the way of donations and fundraising. PFIA is a proud supporter of this organization.

Pictured: PFIA Agent Ray Masse presenting check to The Crew of Providence Engine 11, Lt. Dave Duggan, Joe Phillips from the Providence Canteen, Firefighter’s Chris Schmidt and Kendra Kantorski, and PFIA Agent Anthony Lancellotti.

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Awards given to winners.

Department photo of all participants.

Louisiana — Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 4 Bowling Tournament held on January 12, 2020. It was a departmental tournament with the North, Central, and South districts competing against each other. The central district won the tournament and PFIA Agent Frank Dellucky won the high score award.

Connecticut — Waterbury Police and Fire Departments competed in a bowling tournament to help raise money for the Salvation Army’s Toy Drive. Each bowler brought a new unwrapped toy to donate as well. PFIA sponsored two teams.

Pictured: PFIA Agent/Lt. Mike Stokes, Lt. Mike Epps, Officer Daniel Ramirez-Edwards, Officer Alishia Rivera, Retired Thomaston Chief Jimmy Campbell, Officer Lee Frederick, Officer Ricky Viera, and Officer Mike Calli.

Texas — January 24, 2020, hundreds joined for the 11th annual Wounded Warrior banquet to support wounded veterans through the Mighty Oaks Foundation. The event included silent and live auctions, a steak dinner, and a keynote address by United States Marine Corps General James Conway, the 34th commandant of the Corps.

Pictured: PFIA Agent/ABM Tara Burnett with the great Earl Campbell.

New York — On February 29, 2020, PFIA was a proud supporter of a hockey fundraiser, hosted

by City Creatures Animal Hospital, to benefit the Buffalo Police Department’s K9 Unit to raise funds for an additional K9 for the department.

Pictured: Buffalo Police K9 Officers Steve Mikac, Mike Bauer, Matt Richards with K9 Shield, Jared Domaracki, and Lt. Elizabeth Baker.

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Florida man that was arrested on January 22, 2019 after shining a laser pointer at multiple pilots making their approaches at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, police said. The man faces multiple charges after police said he temporarily blinded one of the pilots. Video claims to show him throwing rocks and directing the laser at a Manatee County Sheriff’s helicopter attempting to locate him. Pointing a laser at multiple aircraft didn’t end well for the suspect.

“He was arrested after pointing one at planes heading into SRQ Airport last night, and then at our MCSO Aviation Unit helicopter. He even tried throwing rocks at the helicopter!”

The MSCO Aviation unit helicopter eventually located the suspect on a forklift near the airport, where they directed deputies on the ground to surround him. The suspect allegedly grabbed a hammer and made a striking motion towards the deputies, who deployed a Taser and subdued the suspect. “It was later learned that the man shot his laser pointer on a fixed-wing plane four times and one time at the MCSO helicopter,” police said. “One

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of the pilots of the plane advised that the laser hit him directly in the eyes, causing temporary blindness.

The pilot stated he was still felt his eyesight was blurry from the laser.”

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, aiming a laser at an aircraft is a serious safety risk and violates federal law. Many high-powered lasers can completely incapacitate pilots who are trying to fly safely to their destinations and may be carrying hundreds of passengers.

Laser strikes on aircraft continue to increase each year. In 2019, the FAA received 6,213 reports of laser strikes on aircraft. The substantial number of reported incidents clearly shows that laser strikes on aircraft remain a serious threat to aviation safety.

The FAA is working with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to pursue civil and criminal penalties against individuals who purposely aim a laser at an aircraft.

Many people don’t realize how dangerous pointing a laser at an aircraft is and the overwhelming number

LASER STRIKES

ON AN AIRCRAFT

Incidents remain a serious threat to aviation safety

By David Aaro

of incidents involved shows. The farther the beam travels, the more spread out it becomes. A laser can illuminate the whole cockpit, causing flash blindness, which is a temporary loss of vision that occurs when the eye is suddenly exposed to intense light—even from an unintentional sweep of laser light across a person’s eyes. The effect can last from several seconds to several minutes. Recent reports of flash blindness in pilots from laser lights beamed at aircraft have further heightened the agency’s concerns.

The FDA is working to identify manufacturers of overpowered green laser pointers and other illegal laser products and will take action to prevent these unsafe products from being sold in the United States.

The Role of Law Enforcement: The Federal Aviation Administration promotes voluntary compliance by educating individuals on the danger of lasers via public service announcements, media events, and their public website. The FAA also addresses laser cases under a special emphasis enforcement program generally requiring the FAA to take legal action where the evidence supports a finding that an

individual’s use of the laser interfered with a crew member’s performance of duties. This authority is designed to protect users of the airspace as well as people and property on the ground. State and local law enforcement agencies are often in the best position to deter, detect, immediately investigate, and, as appropriate, pursue enforcement actions to stop unauthorized laser illuminations. Although the FAA retains the responsibility for enforcing its regulations, FAA aviation safety inspectors, who are the agency’s principal field elements responsible for following up on these unauthorized and/or unsafe activities, will often be unable to immediately travel to the location of an incident. Historically, individuals who shine lasers onto/into aircraft have not been identified due to the difficulty in locating the offenders. The overwhelming majority of laser strikes where offenders were identified involve illumination of police or media aircraft. https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-arrested-flashing-laser-pointer-planestemporarily-blinding-pilot-police-say

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TIMELINE

PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF

First Responders January 23, 2020

Did Serial Killer H. H. Holmes Really Build a ‘Murder Castle’?

Holmes allegedly killed as many as 200 by luring visitors to his lair during the Chicago World’s Fair. But historians say many of the stories about Holmes, the “devil,” may be myth.

By Becky Little confidence he probably killed,” says Adam Selzer, author of H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil. “He confessed to 27 at one point, but several of them were still alive at the time.”

The inflated numbers of up to 200 victims likely started, Selzer says, with a pulp book published in 1940, called Gem of the Prairie by Herbert Asbury.

H. H. Holmes is notoriously known as one of America’s first serial killers, who lured victims into his hotel dubbed the “Murder Castle” during the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. According to some claims, he killed up to 200 people inside his macabre hotel that was outfitted with trapdoors, gas chambers, and a basement crematorium. But the actual story, while horrifying, may not be quite as sordid.

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“It had kind of a throwaway line that some people suggested it may have been as many as 200 people,” Selzer says. “Nobody had actually suggested that, in fact. But thereafter everybody else who [retold] the story threw in that same line until people started deciding that that was a real estimate or a real possibility.”

There’s also no evidence Holmes trapped strangers inside his hotel in an attempt to kill them. The nine people he likely killed were all people he already knew, and the building he owned wasn’t a hotel. The first floor consisted of

storefronts, and the second floor had apartments for long-term rental.

“When he added a third floor onto his building in 1892, he told people it was going to be a hotel space, but it was never finished or furnished or open to the public,” Selzer says. “The whole idea was just a vehicle to swindle suppliers and investors and insurers.”

Fraud, Affairs, and Cover Ups

Holmes was involved in a variety of fraud schemes, and it was actually his involvement in a horse swindle in Texas that led police to arrest him in Boston in 1894. Investigators soon began to suspect him of murdering his scammer associate Benjamin Pitezel in an insurance scheme, then murdering three of Pitezel’s children—who were roughly 7 to 14 years old—in an attempt to cover it up.

After Holmes’ arrest, newspapers

began printing lurid stories about his alleged Chicago “Murder Castle,” claiming he’d outfitted it with trap doors and secret rooms to torture and kill guests. According to Harold Schechter, author of Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H. H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century Chicago, these sensational details can be attributed to yellow journalism, the practice of exaggerating or simply making up news stories that flourished in the 1890s.

“It’s my belief that probably all those stories about all these visitors to the World’s Fair who were murdered in his quoteunquote ‘Castle’ were just complete sensationalistic fabrication by the yellow press,” he says. “By the time I reached the end of my book, I kind of realized even a lot of the stuff that I had written was probably exaggerated.” (His book was originally published in 1994 as Depraved: The Shocking True Story of America’s First Serial Killer.)

Without any evidence, newspapers claimed Holmes used his building’s chute to transport bodies to the basement (the fact that he had a chute was not unusual, since many buildings had laundry chutes connected to the basement). These stories turned Holmes’ building into an elaborate

torture dungeon outfitted with gas pipes to asphyxiate victims and soundproof rooms to hide their screams.

“All these myths—which to some extent I myself, I think, helped perpetuate a little bit—grew up around Holmes,” Schechter says.

Cigrand, Minnie Williams, and her sister Nannie Williams. Both Emeline and Minnie appear to have had personal and business relationships with Holmes when they disappeared. But as with Julia and Pearl, it’s difficult to say for sure what happened to Emeline, Minnie, and Nannie.

The evidence for Holmes’ murders of Ben Pitezel and his young children Howard, Nellie, and Alice in 1894 is more solid. Even so, investigators only tried and convicted him for Ben’s murder. Holmes received the death sentence in 1896, and died by hanging in Philadelphia, about a week before his 35th birthday. https://www.history.com/ news/murder-castle-h-hholmes-chicago

The Real Likely Victims of H. H. Holmes

These myths can obscure the stories of Holmes’ actual likely victims. Two of the earliest were Julia Connor and her 6-year-old daughter, Pearl. They disappeared around Christmas of 1891, after Holmes had an affair with Julia and involved her in his business schemes. During his life, Holmes alternatively denied killing Julia and confessed to accidentally killing her while performing an abortion. It’s still unclear what happened to her and Pearl.

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PFIA REMEMBERS OUR FALLEN HEROES

WE PAY OUR RESPECTS TO OUR

FALLEN HEROES Lieutenant Jason Menard Worcester Fire Department (MA) 9-year veteran On November 13, 2019, in the early morning hours, Lieutenant Jason Menard and his crew responded to a multiresidential structure fire, with heavy smoke coming from the building. The fire grew to four alarms and, at one point, firefighters issued a mayday call from the third floor. Lieutenant Menard and other firefighters became trapped by heavy fire conditions.

He helped two firefighters escape the blaze, but the fire quickly worsened and Lieutenant Menard was unable to flee and succumbed to his injuries. Three other firefighters were taken to the hospital. Two of the firefighters have been released and the third is in serious condition.

Detective Jorge Rene DelRio Dayton Police Department (OH) 18-year veteran Detective Jorge DelRio succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on November 4, 2019, while serving a search warrant as part of a DEA Task Force.

He and other members of the task force had made entry into the home and were in the process of securing it when a subject hidden in the basement opened fire as Detective DelRio descended the stairs.

Detective DelRio was struck twice in the face and suffered critical wounds.

Other officers immediately rescued him from the home and drove him to a nearby hospital where he remained on life support until November 7, 2019, so his organs could be donated.

More than nine kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, and 60 pounds of marijuana were seized from the home.

Four subjects were arrested and are facing federal

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murder and narcotics charges.

Detective DelRio had served with the Dayton Police Department for 30 years and had been assigned to the DEA Task Force for 18 years. He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.

Deputy Matthew Ryan Jones Falls County Sheriff’s Office (TX) 4-year veteran Deputy Sheriff Matt Jones was struck and killed by a vehicle as he and the chief of the Riesel Police Department assisted a disabled motorist.

Another vehicle approaching the scene hydroplaned on the wet road surface and struck both officers.

Deputy Jones was killed and the police chief was seriously injured. Deputy Jones’ canine partner was in their patrol car and was not injured.

Deputy Jones had served with the Falls County Sheriff’s Office for four years. He is survived by his wife, parents, and siblings.

Investigator Cecil Ridley Richmond County Sheriff’s Office (GA) 17-year veteran Investigator Cecil Ridley was shot and killed while conducting a subject stop at a convenience store.

He was conducting proactive patrols with other members of the narcotics unit in response to recent gun violence in the area. They observed a group of individuals loitering in front of the convenience store and attempted to contact them.

Upon seeing the investigators, one of the subjects walked into the store but was approached by a deputy inside. He began walking back outside when he saw Investigator Ridley walking into the store. The man immediately opened fire, striking Investigator Ridley.

Other deputies returned fire as he fled into the

parking lot, wounding him, before taking him into custody. The subject who shot Investigator Ridley was on parole for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

Reyna and Lieutenant Hill both suffered fatal injuries and the second firefighter was critically injured.

Detective Joseph Seals Jersey City Police Department (NJ) 18-year veteran Detective Joseph Seals was shot and killed in Bayview Cemetery after encountering two subjects, a man and woman, in a van that was linked to a homicide in Bayonne, New Jersey.

During the encounter, Detective Seals was shot in the back of the head. The two subjects then fled in the stolen van and eventually barricaded themselves inside of a kosher grocery store. They murdered three people inside of the store and then engaged responding officers in a prolonged shootout for several hours in which two officers were wounded.

Both subjects were eventually shot and killed by officers during the shootout. A live pipe bomb was later found inside of the van the two had abandoned before entering the store.

It is believed the subjects were part of a radical religious movement, held anti-Jewish and anti-law enforcement views, and specifically targeted the kosher grocery store in an act of religious terrorism.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Photo taken at the National Cemetery Jacksonville, Florida.

Detective Seals had served with the Jersey City Police Department for 13 years and had served in law enforcement for a total of 18 years. He is survived by his wife and five children.

Police Officer Nicholas Reyna Lubbock Police Department (TX) 1-year veteran and Lieutenant David Eric Hill Lubbock Fire Rescue (TX) 13-year veteran Police Officer Nicholas Reyna and Lieutenant Eric Hill, of the Lubbock Fire Department, were struck and killed by a vehicle while at the scene of a previous crash.

Officers and rescue personnel were at the scene of an earlier single-vehicle rollover crash on the interstate when a second vehicle also crossed the median.

As officers then dealt with the second crash a third vehicle left the travel lanes and struck Officer Reyna, Lieutenant Hill, and a second firefighter. Officer

ABM Tony Ragans and Lt. Kelly Taylor of Jacksonville, Florida standing to Honor a fallen firefighter.

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U.S. Aids in

Firefighters in the U.S. know firsthand the destruction that wildfires

Australian wildfires have burned over 15 million acres of land, killed at least 25 people and hundreds of thousands of animals. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the U.S. has intermittently deployed more than 159 wildland USFS and DOI fire personnel throughout December and early January.

Although firefighters had to be federal employees with a valid passport and an Australian visa, U.S. fire officials made selections on the basis of what skills were most needed. They arrived in Australia with their own protective gear and some were even cheered by the crowd as they arrived to help battle flames that have devastated many parts of the country.

Weather The weather in Australia pushed heat, high winds, and dry weather through much of the southeastern part of the country. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the national rainfall total was 37 mm, or 11.7 %, below the 314.5 mm recorded in the previous driest year in 1902. The national average temperature was nearly 0.2 °C above the previous warmest year in 2013.

Globally, 2019 is likely to be the second-warmest year, with global temperatures about 0.8 °C above the 1961–1990 average. It has been the warmest year without the influence of El Niño.

Across the year, Australia experienced many extreme events including flooding in Queensland and large hail in New South Wales. However, due to prolonged heat and drought, the year began and ended with fires burning across the Australian landscape.

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Bushfire activity for the 2018–19 seasons began in late November 2018, when fires burned along a 600 km stretch of the central Queensland coast.

Widespread fires later followed across Victoria and Tasmania throughout the summer.

Persistent drought and record temperatures were major drivers of the fire activity, and the context for 2019 lies in the past three years of drought.

The dry conditions steadily worsened over 2019, resulting in Australia’s driest year on record, with area-average rainfall of just 277.6 mm (the 1961– 1990 average is 465.2 mm).

The combination of prolonged record heat and drought led to record fire weather over large areas throughout the year, with destructive bushfires affecting all states, and multiple states at once in the final week of the year.

Fighting the Fires The sight of soaring flames, burning trees, and scorched earth is becoming a familiar one for people around the world.

From Brazil to Australia, and from California to Indonesia, massive wildfires have torn through vast areas of forest this year. So how do you fight them?

Alexander Held, an expert in wildfires at the European Forest Institute, and Kirsten Langmaid, a firefighter from Australia, talk us through the process.

Step one: Preparation Alexander: Landowners and the authorities can absolutely take action to better prepare for wildfires.

create, so they are determined to provide assistance in this devastation.

A top priority should be managing the amount of vegetation a fire can consume. This can be done with machinery or by grazing animals such as sheep or goats. Plus, if a wildfire runs into a pasture area then it will eventually die by itself because there won’t be enough fuel.

areas, cameras and lookout towers that spot it.

The controlled use of fire is another option. This involves burning some down some vegetation under carefully managed conditions.

Step three: First attack

In high-risk areas, there should also be control lines that divide up the land and make it harder for wildfires to spread. These can be things like roads, rivers, railway lines, or constructed fire breaks. Fire breaks are areas that are free of vegetation.

Kirsten: We always send a rapid response team out during this first attack. These are crews who are fully kitted out with firefighting gear and water-carrying vehicles.

It’s also important for homeowners to make sure their house can be easily reached by firefighters. They need to keep on top of any potential burning material around their home, like gas tanks and fire wood.

Step two: Spotting the smoke Alexander: Most fire-prone countries have some form of early-warning system in place. These assess the temperature, fuel level, humidity, and wind speed.

These give a pretty good idea of what the coming days and weeks might look like.

If there’s an increased risk of wildfires then extra firefighters are put in place, trucks are prepared, and the pilots of firefighting aircraft are put on standby.

If a fire ignites then the first step in fighting it is smoke detection. That can either come from a member of the public who reports it or, in remote

In some countries, firefighting aircraft are sent out at the first sign of smoke. But this is different in Europe, where they don’t tend to be mobilized until three or four days later.

Alexander: This is the first phase of suppressing a wildfire.

If the location is a little more remote, then we’ll send a plane or a small helicopter up straight away. This is usually just to check it out and they’ll give us a rough estimate of how big the fire is.

We use both dry and wet firefighting techniques. The dry method involves creating boundaries around the fire and letting it burn itself out. Either way, we try to contain it as soon as possible.

Alexander: But if you can’t suppress the fire in the first hour then you move onto the next phase: the extended attack.

Step four: Extended attack Alexander: If it gets to this point then you need a lot more resources. The more time you give a wildfire to burn, the bigger they get and the more difficult they become to control.

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Kirsten: As soon as the fire passes the first response phase we set up an incident control team. This means we have people back in the office coordinating the operation and thinking about the wider strategy.

evacuate people and close roads. If it’s too late for them to leave, then we’ll put out the call to stay and defend. This is when it’s actually safer for people to prepare their houses and stay inside.

If the fire is close to a town then we’ll throw everything at it. Initially it’s just vehicles and firefighters but then we’ll move up to fire trucks and then much larger tankers. We use a lot of machinery, like bulldozers, to clear vegetation and create boundaries.

In a worst-case scenario we would have hundreds of people on the ground, multiple different agencies involved and multiple aircraft in the skies.

The tactic we use at this point depends on the type of terrain. How we fight a grass fire differs dramatically to how we would fight a pine fire or a tall forest fire.

But, generally speaking, it’s a two-phased operation madeup of direct and indirect attacks.

We directly attack the flanks of the fire to narrow the front of it. This is often done with water, fire beaters or by digging earth boundaries parallel to the flames. We try to work from the areas that have already been burnt because these are unlikely to catch fire again.

Alexander: But if the fire is too intense and it’s not safe to send people and fire trucks in, you move to indirect attacks. This means positioning crews away from the fire and attacking it with aircraft. You can also fight fire with fire by burning down vegetation ahead of the flames.

Kirsten: When we move to indirect attacks we mainly use aircraft to drop fire retardant and water.

But as soon as the smoke gets too bad and visibility becomes too poor, we have to bring them back down again. Another form of indirect attack is to dig control lines ahead of where the fire is going.

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Step five: Mopping up Kirsten: A fire is under control when there’s a working boundary around it or we’ve cut off its head.

In other words - when it can’t spread any further.

But even when it’s under control there’s a long process of mopping up and putting out any lasting fires.

Once we’ve tracked around the whole outside of the fire and it can no longer escape, we come in from the sides and put out any trees that are on fire. This is generally done with ground crews and machinery.

We make sure everything around the perimeter edge is cold. In dry conditions, several days or weeks after a fire, if something is still smoldering and the wind picks up again then a spark could ignite a second blaze.

So we take this mopping-up process very seriously.

Step six: Aftermath Kirsten: Even weeks after a fire has gone cold, we will patrol the area and make sure it’s safe. We’ll assess whether to open it back up to the public and remove any trees that could fall down and hurt people.

Community rehabilitation is the longest part of the process afterwards. After a major wildfire, the community could still be feeling its impact years later. Post-traumatic stress disorder is an issue and the government here in Australia provides counseling so people can rebuild their lives and businesses.

As firefighters, we try not to get too emotional. You see farms and houses go up in flames that you’ve

been fighting for 10 hours to save. But then you look at an adjacent paddock or a house that you did manage to prevent from burning and it makes it all worthwhile. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50410481

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With these extreme weather conditions, Australia has received help from concerned firefighters from other countries. Firefighters in the U.S. know firsthand the destruction that wildfires create so they are determined to provide assistance in this devastation.

This is not the first time the U.S. and Australia have teamed up. Australia has sent firefighters to the U.S. in the past, for example, to help battle fires in Northern California and the Northwest so this is the continuation of a long partnership of the two countries.

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Devastation On January 23, 2020, three American firefighters who were killed when the aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in Australia.

The men who died in the crash of the C-130 Hercules were Capt. Ian H. McBeth, 44, of Great Falls, Montana; First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson, 42, of Buckeye, Arizona; and Flight Engineer Rick A. DeMorgan Jr., 43, of Navarre, Florida, Canada-based Coulson Aviation said in a statement.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the deaths in the state’s Snowy Monaro region, which came as Australia grapples with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction.

Support Australian firefighting services

Unconscious Woman Saved from House Fire North Branford, Connecticut — On November 30, 2019, Members of the North Brandford Fire Department answered the call of an unconscious victim in a house fire. Without a hose line, Deputy Chief of Training Bob Colangelo entered the basement rear window, located the female victim and passed her out to awaiting EMS paramedics who then transported her to Yale New Haven Emergency Department. There was significant damage to the occupancy. Thanks to North Haven, Wallingford, and East Haven Fire Departments for providing mutual aid coverage. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.

You can donate money to firefighters who are on the front lines of this disaster. An overwhelming number of Australia’s thousands of firefighters are unpaid volunteers, and some worked shifts of 12 hours or longer to battle the flames. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that no fire chiefs have raised the issue of compensation with him. But you can donate to Country Fire Authority (CFA) in Victoria and the NSW Rural Fire Service in New South Wales. You can also give to local fire fighting brigades through the NSW Rural Fire Service’s link. https://quickweb.westpac.com.au/OnlinePaymentServlet?cd_ community=NSWRFS&cd_currency=AUD&cd_supplier_busine ss=DONATIONS&action=EnterDetails

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THE BODY SHOP

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Coronavirus 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. Early on, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan reportedly had some link to a large seafood and animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread. However, a growing number of patients reportedly have not had exposure to animal markets, indicating person-to-person spread is occurring.

Symptoms

For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections, reported illnesses have ranged from people being mildly sick to people being severely ill and dying. Symptoms can include: • Fever • Cough • Shortness of breath CDC believes at this time that symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure. This is based on what has been seen previously as the incubation period of MERS viruses.

Transmission

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people such as with MERS and SARS. When person-to-person spread has occurred with MERS and SARS, it is thought to have happened

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mainly via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how influenza and other respiratory pathogens spread. Spread of SARS and MERS between people has generally occurred between close contacts.

It’s important to note that how easily a virus spreads person-toperson can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (like measles), while other viruses are less so.

It’s important to know this in order to better understand the risk associated with this virus.

While CDC considers this is a very serious public health threat, based on current information, the immediate health risk from 2019nCoV to the general American public is considered low at this time.

There is much more to learn about the transmissibility, severity, and other features associated with 2019-nCoV and investigations are ongoing.

Prevention

There is currently no vaccine to prevent 2019-nCoV infection. The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed to this virus.

However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, including: Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Stay home when you are sick.

• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

These are everyday habits that can help prevent the spread of several viruses. CDC does have specific guidance for travelers.

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Treatment

There is no specific antiviral treatment recommended for 2019nCoV infection. People infected with 2019-nCoV should receive supportive care to help relieve symptoms. For severe cases, treatment should include care to support vital organ functions.

People who think they may have been exposed to 2019-nCoV should contact your healthcare provider immediately.

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you cannot wear a facemask, the people who live with you should wear one while they are in the same room with you.

Cover your coughs and sneezes. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or you can cough or sneeze into your sleeve. Throw used tissues in a lined trash can, and immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

Wash your hands. Wash your hands often and thoroughly

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Stay home except to get medical care. You should not leave your home, except to get medical care. Do not go to work, school, or public areas, and do not use public transportation or taxis.

Separate yourself from other people in your home. As much as possible, you should stay in a different room from other people in your home. Also, you should use a separate bathroom, if available.

Call ahead before visiting your doctor. Before your medical appointment, call the healthcare provider and tell them that you have, or are being evaluated for, 2019nCoV infection. This will help the healthcare provider’s office take steps to keep other people from getting infected.

Wear a facemask. You should wear a facemask when you are in the same room with other people and when you visit a healthcare provider. If

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trouble breathing). Call the healthcare provider ahead of time and tell them that you have, or are being evaluated for, 2019-nCoV infection.

This will help the healthcare provider’s office take steps to keep other people from getting infected.

Avoid contact with pets and other animals.

Do not handle pets or other animals while sick. Although there have not been reports of pets or other animals becoming sick with 2019nCoV, several types of coronaviruses can cause illness in animals and spread between animals and people. Until we know more, avoid contact with animals and wear a facemask if you must be around animals or care for a pet.

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with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcoholbased hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Avoid sharing household items. You should not share dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels, bedding, or other items with other people in your home.

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SWAP SHOP

CLASSIFIEDS

For Sale or For Swap is for firefighters or law enforcement officers who have items to swap or sell, or are looking for items to add to a collection. There is no charge for this service, but we ask that you follow one rule: items advertised must relate to your profession as firefighters and/or law enforcement officers.

PFIA solely makes it possible for you to contact one another. PFIA does not accept any responsibility for transactions. To participate, e-mail your name, contact information, & ad information to

rbrownson@pfia.net.

You may use any address and/or telephone number you wish.

PATCHES Starting a police and fire patch/ pin collection for my grandson.

Will trade one for one. Just add self-addressed envelope with your patch. I am a 35-year veteran.

Contact: Sal Franscino, 63 Lauren Lane, Brick, NJ 08723, or 908907-0844. (0115)

Kansas Fire Engineer wanting to trade Fire and EMS patches. Have extra patches from other depts.

E-mail and we can find out if there are others you would want to trade. Contact Tim Dokken, at tim.dokken81@gmail.com or send patch to Tim Dokken 1028 W. Ash St., Junction City, KS 66441. (0816)

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Pueblo, CO, police officer and EOD tech looking to trade police, fire, bomb, and military patches.

Will trade one for one, with many extras. Contact R. Jones at k-rjones@comcast.net; or mail items to R. Jones, 24400 Gale Road, Pueblo, CO 81006-1995.

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Herculaneum, MO, Fire Department patches to trade.

One for one. New patches only.

Have other patches to trade as well. Bill Haggard, 441 Jefferson, Herculaneum, MO 63048. 636475-5476 or billh6300@hotmail. com. (0216)

• Looking to grow police/fire patch collection. If you have patches you would like to part with, please send to Shannon McCarty at 20 Nicole Court, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701.

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• Wanted: I’m looking to trade police/fire patches or pins. I’m building a shadow box. Will trade one for one. Contact: A. Ferguson at fergusonadrianne@yahoo.com or mail items to 1234 Texas Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101. (1116)

OTHER Retired Cleveland Police Officer Bob Guttu’s book, “Community Policing (It Really Works).”

Contact: Bob Guttu at rguttu@ clevelandpolicefoundation.org.

(0217) • Fire bike painting commemorating 9/11 by artist Motor Marc Lacourciere. A framed giclee collector’s piece, #2 of 250, $1,000. Contact: William Irby at 386-316-8275 or skipirby@aol. com. (0314) Custom-designed blankets with PD/FD logos. Choice of colors to match department and company patches. Contact NHRF&R FF Stefan S. Vassallo at 973-7681049 or Sv145@aol.com.

50x60 80% cotton 20% poly $65 Free shipping in the Continental US.

Wanted: Fire grenades, leather fire helmets, and solid-stream leather-handled nozzles with shut-off valves. Contact Mark Carter at 352-494-7619 or markhaynescarter@gmail.com.

(0215) • Retired Police Officer Michael Price, mike22price@yahoo. com. Shadow Boxes by Officer Friendly. Specializing in paying tribute to Police, Fire, Corrections, EMS, and Military with customized shadow boxes.

Go to www.facebook.com/ shadowboxesbyofficerfriendly for samples of my work. (1115) • I would like to swap challenge coins with other officers or agencies. One for One. I also sell them for $10 each plus $5 for shipping. Sandra Torres at 903221-6344 For Sale: Crosstech Fire Boots with Powertoe, Size 9.5E, gently used in great condition, Made in the USA, $100. Call Kristy at 616-644-6820 Wanted: I collect antique fire memorabilia and any items from Wilmington, DE Fire Department.

Contact E. Tickner at bat6wfd@ verizon.net or call 302-598-6038 and leave a message. (0518)

is a tactical holster.

I have pictures available for anyone interested. Duty holster $165 and tactical holster $195 retail. I’m willing to sell both for $250. Contact Det. Brian Jeffers at 720-810-0856.

• Looking to buy your agency challenge coins to add to my collection. Send pictures via text or email. Contact: Nicole Pendergrass 912-322-5210 or time2jiggle&yaboo.com.

• For Sale: A Fireman’s Log, a collection of poems written by a fireman. Titles include, Fireman’s Pole, A Fireman’s Wife, A Fireman’s Coat and more. $10 each plus $2 shipping. Contact Huey Hoover at hjh.33sd@gmail. com or phone 895-542-6434.

(1119) Firefighter/paramedic of the Independence Fire District would like to trade fire, EMS, or police challenge coins for one of our fire challenge coins.

Email me or mail me your coin and I will return the favor.

10409 Sharpsburg Drive Independence, KY 41051 dcoyle@independencekyfire.org (0220)

MOVING? Maintaining contact with our members at Police & Firemen’s Insurance is very important to us. In order for us to do that, we are providing a change of address form to assist our members in helping us maintain their most current information.

Go to our website at www.pfia1913.org In the top right-hand corner select Address Change and fill out your updated information.

Please download form ChangeAddress.pdf and Email to: memberservices@pfia.net (Form must be downloaded first, then saved to your desktop to retain your information)

Two Tarrant County badges for free, just pay postage. Contact Dolores Stewart at 817-239-6653.

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ODDS N ENDS

MISCELLANEOUS

Various Kinds of Things WE

OUR MILITARY

3rd SFAB Charlie Company — Sgt. Robert Kevin Burnett (3rd from left), son of Roger and PFIA Agent Tara Burnett, (currently deployed) defending our nation with his crew.

It’s a military tradition that the K9 outranks their handler.

It is done to ensure the K9 is treated well within the organization and by their handler. Arrow’s handler was promoted to the rank of Sergeant back in July, when Arrow was on the road for a month. While he is definitely one of the most spoiled K9’s around we can’t help but have a little fun by calling him ‘Lieutenant Arrow.’

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Jace, son of Brandy Bushman, loves firefighters! In January 2020, Jace had the opportunity to learn about fire prevention at his preschool. What an amazing day it was for Jace to feel like a real firefighter. Although the coat doesn’t fit quite yet, I bet he will grow up to be an amazing firefighter!

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

THOSE WHO PERFORM

Above and Beyond Threats to Law Enforcement St. Petersburg, Florida — On January 29, 2019, Officer Kevin Haskins of the St. Petersburg Police Department responded to a structure fire. Caution notes indicated that a man in the house had previously made threats to law enforcement so the fire department held at a nearby location until the police arrived at the house.

Haskins was the first to arrive.

When he approached the house he recognized the mentally ill man on the porch was the owner’s son.

He asked where his parents were and the man said they were in the house.

Knowing both parents were in their late 80s, Haskins entered the home. He was immediately met with heavy smoke. He saw the father sitting in a chair in the small room and told him to exit the house before it burned down.

Officer Haskins then asked for the whereabouts of the wife and heard her voice coming from a bedroom in the rear of the house. He shouted for her to walk towards his voice because the smoke had

gotten so thick she could not find her way out. She appeared and Haskins was able to escort her and her husband out of the burning home.

Haskins quick actions saved the two elderly people as the carbon monoxide levels in the house could have been deadly.

Shamrock in his patrol vehicle.

The other three occupants later died as a result of their injuries. https://www.newschannel10. com/2019/12/16/former-wheeler-countydeputy-recognized-going-above-beyond/

Hazardous Conditions

Gray County, Texas — On January 3, 2019, Gray County Sheriff Deputy Tim Reeves rescued three minor-aged victims from a fatal crash.

Deputy Reeves, formally of the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office, was the first to arrive on the scene of the crash. The road conditions were extremely hazardous due to snow and icy weather conditions.

The driver of a Ford Explorer lost control of the vehicle on the roadway and spun. The car slid across the center median into oncoming traffic and struck by an RV. Deputy Reeves approached the crash and found six occupants in the Explorer. He was able to remove three children from the heavily damaged Explorer and provided aid to the driver until EMS arrived.

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HERE’S THE FUN

A Little Humor Ohio man slipped bank teller name and address during robbery Cleveland, Ohio — He’s a few dollars short of a paycheck.

A knucklehead Ohio bank robber slipped a teller a hold-up note — with his name and address scrawled on it, officials said.

The suspect entered a U.S. Bank branch in Cleveland and passed the not-so-discreet note, the FBI said.

“When the teller took the note, and looked at it and looked at the other side, she saw his name, he had used a note that he had used earlier at the [Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles] and it had his name on it,” FBI Special Agent Vicki Anderson told news station WIVB. The teller reportedly complied with his demand and handed him $206 before calling the authorities.

“She actually even referred to him as his name. Gave him the money and then notified law enforcement,” Anderson said.

The suspect, who was a frequent customer, has been arrested in the robbery, CNN reported. It’s unclear if charges have been filed against him. https://nypost.com/2019/08/02/ohio-man-michael-harrellslipped-bank-teller-name-and-address-during-robbery/

Spinach and Artichoke Crown Roast of Lamb

Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp. chopped fresh oregano Place lamb in a Bundt pan with the center of the pan 1 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary coming up through the middle kosher salt of the crown. Transfer to a baking sheet and roast 38 to 40 Freshly ground black pepper minutes, until the meat reaches 1 crown of Frenched lamb an internal temperature of 130°. (prepared by your butcher) Remove from Bundt pan, cover with aluminum foil, and let rest, 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, 15 minutes. plus more for drizzling Meanwhile, cook rice according 2 c. basmati or jasmine rice to package directions. Transfer 1 15-oz. can artichoke hearts to a bowl and add artichokes, spinach, feta, and lemon 3 c. baby spinach, chopped juice and season with salt and 1/2 c. crumbled feta pepper. Drizzle generously with olive oil, then return to rice pot Juice of 1 large lemon to keep warm while lamb is 2 lemons, sliced, for serving resting.

When ready to serve, place lamb crown on serving platter and spoon rice inside the crown Preheat oven to 375°. In a small and on the platter. Arrange bowl, combine oregano and lemon slices on platter and rosemary and season with salt serve. and pepper. Rub lamb crown all over with olive oil and herb mixture.

DIRECTIONS

https://www.delish.com

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Directory of Advisory Board Members & Account Representatives (H) Home Phone Alabama Birmingham PD PAUL A. IRWIN JR. 205-365-7092 (C) 205-591-0911 (B)

Colorado Arvada FD TODD HOBLER 720-540-4940 (H) 303-919-7759 (C) todd.hobler@arvadafire.com Denver FD JAMES H. SNYDER 303-888-0810 (C) 303-425-6042 (F) jsnyder6181@msn.com Denver PD JASON CARRIGAN 303-994-7575 (C) pfiacarrigan@gmail.com Denver PD & Sheriff MIKE CARRIGAN 303-619-6112 (C) pfia.mikecarrigan@gmail.com Denver Sheriff MICHAEL P. BENNETT 720-273-9292 (H) Denver West Metro Fire Rescue DUANE G. PELL 303-238-2328 (H) 303-810-2480 (C) pelldp@q.com Mountain View FD MIKE STRATTON 970-587-8923 (H) 970-412-6730 (C) mikestratton@gmail.com mstratton@mvfpd.org

Connecticut Bridgeport FD MIKE KAMSZIK 203-767-3331 (C) mikekamszik@gmail.com CT State Corrections - Garner SCOTT STRIELKAUSKAS 203-206-2027 (C) 203-757-0036 (H) scottstriel@icloud.com Hartford FD EDWARD MACHIAL 860-985-9350 (C) latinofire73@yahoo.com New Britain FD TIM CYR 860-841-7242 (C) ctpfia@outlook.com New Britain PD PAUL BAK 860-560-3973 (C) pbak66@comcast.net

(C) Cell Phone

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New Haven Corrections ERNEST AWUSAH 347-270-6141 (C) ernestawusah@gmail.com

Gainesville PD MARTIN HONEYCUTT 352-871-5360 (C) martinh5360@gmail.com

Macon Bibb Co. FD & PD STEPHEN M. STAFFORD 478-978-5316 (H) ss20041@cox.net

New Haven Corrections JAMES ELLIOTT 203-500-5373 (H) kingjamesxxiii@aol.com

Jacksonville FD ANTHONY E. RAGANS 904-768-3546 (H) 904-699-7181 (C) tbone247@att.net

Roswell FD IOSEFA LEOTA 678-559-4304 (C) iosefa.pfia@gmail.com

New Haven FD and Branford FD & PD JASON T. CUSACK 203-996-G0597 (C) qball0056@gmail.com New Haven FD and Branford FD & PD WILLIAM CUSACK 203-494-6762 (C) Norwalk FD & PD JUSTIN BISCEGLIE 203-803-8050 (C) Norwalk FD & PD GARY MECOZZI 203-965-5345 (W) Robinson State Corrections ROSENDO DELEON JR. 860-982-9692 (C) rodeleonjr0311@gmail.com Stamford FD PATRICK J. TRIPODI 203-394-7048 (C) ptripodi@charter.net Stamford PD FRANKIE FORBES 203-469-5320 (H) 203-627-0259 (C) dblf11484@sbcglobal.net Waterbury FD JOHN PERUGINI 203-233-3394 (C) johnperugini1987@gmail.com Waterbury PD MICHAEL STOKES 860-637-0815 (C) mikestokes628@gmail.com

Delaware Wilmington FD & PD ANTHONY HARRIS 302-250-5276 (C) aharris275@msn.com

Orange Co. FD JIM MERGENTHALER 407-694-4927 (C) pfiacfl@gmail.com Orlando FD T.J. LOWREY 407-970-0893 (C) pfia.tj@gmail.com Orlando PD JASON BATURA 321-228-7821 (C) pfiaorlandorep@aol.com Port St. Lucie FD & Sheriff MICHAEL RIZZELLO 772-370-4803 (C) firerizz@aol.com St. Petersburg FD WINTHROP M. NEWTON 727-323-1213 (H) iwilldo@earthlink.net St. Petersburg PD SCOTT LAANINEN 813-482-3972 (C) scott.laaninen@gmail.com St. Petersburg PD RICHARD THOMAS 727-798-7165 (C) rthomas1@knology.net Tampa PD CHRIS LaFRAMBOISE 813-892-5313 (C) clafram.pfia@gmail.com Volusia County FD & PD JUSTIN HUGHES 386-931-8728 (C) jhughespfia@yahoo.com

Georgia

Savannah FD & PD JASON ROEHM 989-239-1450 (H) roehmjason@yahoo.com Whitfield Co. FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections BRETT MILLER 706-280-2160 (C) bmiller0828@gmail.com

Illinois Chicago FD MICHAEL McGRATH 773-608-9818 (C) mcg.pfia@gmail.com

Fort Wayne FD CHARLES ‘DJ’ REID 260-615-9513 (C) charles.reid@cityofftwayne.org Hammond FD JEFF HARTLERODE 219-671-2167 (C) pfia707@gmail.com Indianapolis FD ERIC HOFMEISTER 317-946-8551 (C) pfia332@gmail.com Indianapolis PD STEVE D. MURPHY 317-786-8198 (H) 317-696-7562 (C) pfsmurphy@gmail.com Indianapolis PD DAVID V. ROTH 317-490-9008 (C) rothventure@gmail.com

Chicago FD MICHAEL J. SHANAHAN 312-307-8795 (C) mspfia@msn.com

Mishawaka/South Bend FD & PD NICK KAUFMAN 574-226-9681 (C) nikkik204@comcast.net

Chicago FD MICHAEL WALSH 773-852-2927 (C) pfia3210@att.net

Richmond/ Connersville FD & PD MATT MATLOCK 937-409-1508 (C) mmatlock94@yahoo.com

Chicago, Southern Suburbs FD & PD, University Park FD JEFFERY A. DUHOSKI 708-927-0960 paidnproud@aol.com Peoria FD SHAUN MANNING 309-261-9441 (C) manningshaun@yahoo.com Peoria PD TERRY L. PYATT 309-697-9325 (H) Rock Island FD NICK THOMPSON 309-314-6276 (C) nick3146276@yahoo.com

Indiana

Anderson FD & PD MATTHEW COLE 765-208-5179 (C) fftmc773@yahoo.com

Florida

Atlanta FD GEORGE W. HOWELL III 678-787-2465 (C) george.howell.pfia@gmail.com

Cape Coral FD EDWARD AGOCS 239-214-1467 (H) edagocs@yahoo.com

Augusta FD & PD ERIC V. SMITH 706-339-5979 (C) smith23ev@hotmail.com

Columbus FD AARON EICHEL 812-603-8641 (C) aaroneichel246@gmail.com

Gainesville FD EUGENE DUGAN 386-344-3427 (C) ejd0907@gmail.com

DeKalb Co. PD & FD TAD LANDAU 404-557-4205 (H) tadlandau@yahoo.com

Evansville FD & PD GREG LEHMAN 812-455-3443 (C) glehman64@gmail.com

Macon Bibb FD ZEDRIC GREENE 478-221-0496 (C) policefire2018@gmail.com

(P) Pager Number

Terre Haute FD DIANA LUTHER 812-243-0250 (C) lutherpfia@gmail.com

Iowa Burlington FD KENNETH MORRIS 319-753-6285 (H) Cedar Rapids FD LYLE THEISEN 319-462-3912 (H) lylepatthe@msn.com Des Moines FD & PD RAYMOND A. GALLARDO 515-205-2414 (C) ray.gallardo13@gmail.com West Des Moines FD DOUG REX 515-222-3423 (W) 515-991-3684 (C) dougrex1@gmail.com

Kansas Junction City FD, PD & Sheriff J. R. REYNOLDS 785-238-7835 (H) 785-375-1340 (C) j.r.jcfd@gmail.com Kansas City FD LOARN JEANNERET 913-371-5704 (H) loarnjeanneret@hotmail.com

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Kentucky Covington/Northern Kentucky FD CHRIS HANDLEY 513-919-3521 (C) Chris.handley.pfia@gmail.com Lexington FD PATRICK SUMNER 859-743-9485 (C) sumnerp@lexingtonky.gov

Louisiana Baton Rouge FD PAUL H. OWENS 225-772-4190 (C) paulowens1948@gmail.com

Wicomico Co., FD & PD DUANE CLECKER 443-365-3805 (C) 410-873-2538 (H) cleck2006@aol.com

Massachusetts Fall River FD CJ PONTE 508-962-4157 (C) cponte@frfd.org Hampden County Sheriff ADAM APPLE 413-237-3233 (H) New Bedford PD & FD

Caddo Parish FD JOEL A. MCVAY 318-560-1223 (H) jamcvay@live.com

New Bedford FD & PD JAMES ESTRELLA III 774-473-0451 (C) james.estrella@newbedfordpd.com

Caddo Parish Sheriff JERRY SILVA 318-655-5627 (C) j.silva360@yahoo.com

Wayland FD DANIEL BUENTELLO 508-922-2247 (C) danfd50@yahoo.com

Jefferson Parish Sheriff KIM LENTZ 985-774-4414 (C) 985-639-1723 (H) lentz1848@bellsouth.net

Worcester PD TIMOTHY REYNOLDS 774-253-6432 (H) tcr316@live.com

Lake Charles FD & PD MACK KENNEDY 337-855-3714 (H) Livingston Parish FD FRANK DELLUCKY 225-266-0835 (C) fd1437@bellsouth.net Mandeville FD ROBBY MARQUETTE 985-789-2814 (C) healthavengers@gmail.com New Orleans & Kenner FD PAUL J. MELANCON 504-524-3878 (H) 504-430-1962 (C)

Michigan Ann Arbor FD & PD CHRIS MCGLOTHIN 517-915-8316 (C) 810-237-6888 ext. 4479 (W) Flint PD MICHAEL P. SULLIVAN 810-814-3381 (C) sully1968@comcast.net Grand Traverse City FD & PD KARYL L. MOORE 231-947-1758 (H) dfivestar@chartermi.net Wayne Co. FD & Sheriff BRIAN CHASE 734-752-0787 (H) bchase42@gmail.com

Omaha PD MATTHEW AUSTIN 402-889-0274 (C) psocowboy@gmail.com

New Jersey Asbury Park FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com Atlantic City FD GENNARO BASSO 609-214-3002 (H) gennarobasso81@gmail.com Bayonne FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Bayonne PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com Bay Shore, Monmouth Co. PD, FD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com Belleville FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Bergen Co. PD, FD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com Bloomfield FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Bradley Beach PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com

Missouri

Camden County PD & FD Cherry Hill FD ED MICUA 609-315-0609 (C) 856-428-3252 (H) edmicuapfia@verizon.net

Shreveport PD RODNEY HORTON 318-773-1232 (C) spdp386@comcast.net

Kansas City FD CHRISTOPHER NELSON 816-289-3151 (C) chrisnelsonpfia@gmail.com

Clifton FD,& PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay134@gmail.com

Shreveport PD CANYON ROAN 318-458-0845 (C) canyonr18@outlook.com

Kansas City Metro Area DONNIE SHOOK 816-315-9943 (C) pfiashook@gmail.com

East Orange FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com

St. Louis FD BRYAN A. RADLEY 314-724-3005 (C) bryan.radley@yahoo.com

Elizabeth FD & PD ANTHONY “FOGE” FAZIO 908-377-2052 (C) foge69@aol.com

New Orleans PD DAVID G. LENTZ 985-649-5741 (H) nameck2@aol.com

Slidell FD LOUIS MELANCON 985-960-7651 (C) tamnlou@gmail.com Slidell PD DAVID L. LENTZ 985-639-1723 (H) dlentz78@gmail.com

St. Louis FD BRIAN RUDY 314-803-2478 (C) brudypfia@aol.com

Maryland

Nebraska

Essex County Sheriff & Corrections KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com

Montgomery County PD CARLO CORVOISIER 301-580-2595 (C) corvoisier73@gmail.com

Lincoln FD KARLA HOUFEK 402-499-1773 karlajhoufek@gmail.com

Garfield PD CHAD DiGIORGIO 201-206-5183 (C) chadckfd@verizon.net

Western PD, Sheriff, & Corrections ALLISON ARANA 301-730-0443 (C) allisonarana89@gmail.com

Omaha FD RANDY WOLODKEWITSCH 402-216-9664 (C) 402-571-2694 (H) pfia.rjw656@gmail.com

Glen Ridge PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com

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Gloucester County FD & PD EDWARD VINCENT 856-316-2547 (C) edvincent.pfia@gmail.com Hackensack FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com Hoboken FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Hoboken PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com Irvington FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com Irvington PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com

Morris County FD & PD CHAD DiGIORGIO 201-206-5183 (C) chadckfd@verizon.net Newark FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com Newark PD ALEX MARTINEZ 973-390-1918 (C) alnpd@mac.com North Bergen PD FRANK DePINTO 201-458-4846 (C) esu322@ymail.com North Hudson FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Nutley FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com

Jersey City FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com

Ocean County FD, PD, & Sheriff MICHAEL OCSKASY 609-618-6752 (C) michaelocskasy@gmail.com

Jersey City PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com

Passaic FD & PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay134@gmail.com

Linden FD STEPHEN SMIGELSKY 732-634-8582 (H) 732-236-3036 (C) srs214@msn.com Long Branch FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com Manasquan PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com Mercer County GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com Middlesex County PD THOMAS RATAJCZAK 732-501-5604 (H) tjay103@yahoo.com Middletown Twp. FD & PD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com Monmouth Co. PD, FD, & Sheriff MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com Montclair FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com Montclair PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com

Passaic County Sheriff THOMAS M. PANZARINO 973-296-8006 (C) bkckgangarino@gmail.com Paterson FD & PD FRANK DAUNNO 973-330-2968 (C) jrdaun@aol.com Paterson FD & PD ERIKA VICENTE 201-212-1132 (C) blue10four@gmail.com Sussex County FD, PD, & Sheriff MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com Trenton FD & PD GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com Union City PD FRANK DePINTO 201-458-4846 (C) esu322@ymail.com Ventnor FD WILLIAM NAGLE 609-705-8450 (C) bubby129056@yahoo.com Wallington FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com

New Mexico Colfax Co. FD & Sheriff PAUL MAY 832-724-5818 (C) pm3149@sbcglobal.net

New York Albany FD EDWARD VERHOFF 518-378-1488 (C) everhoff@hotmail.com Albany PD KYLE PARKER 518-944-6206 (C) kjparker@albany-ny.org Albion Corrections THOMAS SUTTON 716- 471-9326 (C) co11to7@aol.com Buffalo FD WENDY MAJTYKA-HARTMAN 716-479-2976 (C) ffwendi@gmail.com Buffalo PD JOHN A. PETRICCA 716-380-2057 (C) 716-649-3441 (H) jpd441@verizon.net Cattaraugus County Sheriff NATHAN A. ROOT 716-938-2239 (W) 716-498-3252 (C) naroot@cattco.org Monroe County Sheriff ALFRED N. DeROSA 585-208-3902 (C) aderosa58@gmail.com Niagara County Sheriff KEITH HETRICK III 716-622-6461 (C) keith.hetrick@gmail.com Niagara Falls FD JOSEPH TORRE 716-940-8225 (C) j.torre@nypfia.org Niagara Falls FD RISKY SANABRIA 716-550-0625 (C) riskybizz06@hotmail.com Niagara Falls PD RICK FLECK III 716-807-6876 (C) preekil7@aol.com Rochester FD BRIAN WHITE 585-705-7179 (C) white.brian11@gmail.com Rochester FD & PD JONATHAN YOUNG 585-310-2259 (C) pfia@mac.com Schenectady FD MARK KARL 518-852-4953 (H) omm21@yahoo.com Syracuse PD BRENT POTTS 315-266-7168 (C) bpotts@syracuse.org Syracuse FD JAMES ENNIS 315-430-0340 (C) 315-468-8630 (H) jennis@twcny.rr.com Troy FD RAYMOND J. DAVIS 518-423-8918 (C) sdavistroy@hotmail.com

Troy PD CHRISTOPHER J. PARKER 518-378-2283 (C) parkerc24@yahoo.com

Columbus PD WILLIAM CAPRETTA 740-983-6347 (H) 614-563-9636 (C)

Philadelphia FD JASON MILES 267-718-5093 (C) jasonmilespfd@gmail.com

Utica FD PETER A. CARUSO 315-725-5712 (C) pfiapete@yahoo.com

Coshocton County FD & PD CORY WILSON 740-502-9240 (C) cwilsoniaff216@roadrunner.com

Pittsburgh FD DONALD DORSEY 412-680-9351 (P)

Utica PD PETER A. CARUSO III 315-269-4886 (C) paac3@yahoo.com Wende State Corrections ANGEL L. MENDEZ 716-818-3797 (C) lou811@netzero.net

North Carolina Greensboro FD MATTHEW PATTERSON 336-382-4600 (C) mattsfiregfd@yahoo.com Jacksonville FD DUANE M. MESSNER 931-338-6895 (C) jff432@yahoo.com Raleigh FD ALEXANDRA GUTIERREZ 919-523-8464 (C) Winston-Salem FD DAVID POLLARD 336-403-7771 (C) wslocal682@gmail.com

Ohio Akron PD DON G. TREJBAL 330-352-4502 (C) apd506@aol.com Akron FD GREG GEARHART 330-351-2673 (C) gearhartpfia@gmail.com Canton FD, Greentown FD, Massillon FD & PD & Stark Co. FD MARC R. JACKSON 330-904-9095 (C) cfd110@aol.com Cincinnati PD GREG TOYEAS 513-738-4141 (H) 513-484-2459 (C) gregtoyeas@yahoo.com Cincinnati FD CHRIS HANDLEY 513-919-3521 (C) chris.handley.pfia@gmail.com Cleveland FD VINCE VIANCOURT 440-835-5647 (W) 216-534-6927 (C) benefits.consulting@yahoo.com Cleveland PD DAN VIANCOURT 216-990-2882 (C) dsv.pfia@gmail.com Columbus FD EDDIE MADISON 614-327-6707 (C) eddiepfia@gmail.com

Dayton Region MATT MATLOCK 937-409-1508 (C) mmatlock94@yahoo.com Hamilton Co., FD MATT NIEMER 513-919-6926 (C) me11an@yahoo.com Licking County FD & PD JOHN CAPRETTA 614-554-6688 (C) jcapretta@aol.com

Pittsburgh FD THOMAS HERAK 412-761-6281 (H) Pittsburgh FD BOBBY JUNKER 412-551-9041 (C) robert.junker@pittsburghpa.gov Pittsburgh PD CARL R. MOROSETTI, JR. 412-600-2806 (C) crm3393@gmail.com

Marietta FD JOE A. MATTHEWS 740-373-3053 (H) mayorjoe@suddenlink.net

Scranton FD & PD & Waymart Corrections ANDY POLANSKY 570-961-9024 (H) 570-878-1248 (C) andy.polansky@verizon.net

Marion FD & PD MICHAEL M. RADCLIFF 740-386-2582 (W) mandjradcliff@roadrunner.com

Western PA Corrections STEVEN MATTHEWS 814-931-1593 (C) smattco2@live.com

Youngstown FD SHAWN MURRAY 330-518-2966 (C) mur511.sm@gmail.com Youngstown PD CHARLES GUZZY 330-707-2171 (H) 330-743-9380 (W) Zanesville FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections RANDAL WINEGARDNER 740-475-8014 (C)

Pennsylvania Delaware Co., FD & PD MARTIN KELLY 610-299-3656 (C) marty1297@aol.com Erie FD TIM ROMANSKI 814-572-2323 (C)

Rhode Island Johnston PD SETH D. CROSBY 401-641-1575 (C) scros788@gmail.com Pawtucket FD & East Providence FD RAYMOND J. MASSE 401-639-0164 (H) pfia1261@gmail.com Providence FD ANTHONY LANCELLOTTI 401-569-3551 (C) 401-946-6939 (H) iggylance29@cox.net Providence PD SCOTT ZAMBARANO 401-265-1657 (C) zambarano1075@yahoo.com

South Carolina

Johnstown FD ROBERT J. OPETT 814-659-9313 (C) opett24@ymail.comre

North Charleston PD MICHAEL FIGUEROA 973-477-0749 (C) mfigpfia@gmail.com

McKeesport FD & PD JEFFREY D. TOMOVCSIK 412-523-3903 (C) 412-675-5050 Ext.640 (W) jtomo170@comcast.net

North Myrtle Beach FD & PD RICHARD BUDDELMEYER 843-249-5334 (C) pfia1913@sc.rr.com

Penn. Law Enforcement JONATHON RUSH 412-952-5615 (C) jrushpfia@hotmail.com Philadelphia FD FRANK DAUBER, JR. 215-904-7143 (C) 215-904-7143 (H) francis5923@aol.com Philadelphia FD TIMOTHY G. McSHEA 267-331-0606 (C) tbonemick17@gmail.com

Bee County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections RICHARD L. WEBB 361-319-3758 (C) urout_78102@yahoo.com Brazos Co,. Sheriff JERRY BARRATT 979-492-1008 (C) barrattjn@gmail.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections PATRICK WARE 936-581-3309 (H) txpware@outlook.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections VICKE MOSSBARGER 979-864-0286 (C) pfia.texas@gmail.com Coryell Co. FD & PD MIKE CLOUDS 936-293-0486 (C) mikeclouds@yahoo.com Denton County Sheriff LES WOODS 817-675-6151 (C) lwpfia@yahoo.com El Paso Sheriff LUIS D. RODRIGUEZ 915-204-8385 (C) lrodriguezpfi@yahoo.com Gatesville Corrections CAROLYN L. IRISH 254-248-5400 (H) Gurney Unit Corrections CINDY ARNOLD 903-724-9007 (C) cindyarnold18@yahoo.com Harris County PD, Sheriff & Corrections MARTY KUEHN 281-935-4610 (C) mk0160@yahoo.com Harrison County Police & Fire FLOYD DUNCAN 903-930-9721 (C) 903-777-3694 (H) fduncan440@gmail.com Jefferson County Sheriff BRITTANY NGUYEN 409-540-9342 (C) britnguyen94@gmail.com

Tennessee

McAllen PD ROLANDO CASTILLO 956-655-8476 (H) r.c.21@hotmail.com

Nashville FD ADDIS KENDALL 615-533-8685 (C) rakendall13@gmail.com

McLennan County Sheriff SHEILA THUN 254-405-3797 (C) sdthun@ctwa.com

Texas

Montgomery County PD, Sheriff & Corrections THOMAS M. PIERCE 936-355-0490 (C) toetee@aol.com

Amarillo FD, PD, & Corrections JOE C. PONDER 806-584-0953 (C) joeponder2012@yahoo.com Beaumont PD JARROD MIRELES 409-284-5220 (C) neilmireles@gmail.com

Parker County FD, PD & Sheriff RICHARD KRIEGER 817-994-6975 (C) kriegerrich@yahoo.com

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Pasadena FD, PD, & Corrections J.C. ROCK 832-457-1685 (H) rockfish007@gmail.com Port Arthur FD & PD BRIAN K. SIMMONS 409-460-0039 (C) firebksman@yahoo.com San Antonio FD JOE VALADEZ 210-656-9046 (H) 210-693-4344 (F) valadezjp@aol.com

Tarrant County Sheriff & surrounding Metropolis area TANYA YOUNG 817-988-9704 (C) 817-292-5388 (F) tanyayoung7800@sbcglobal.net

Fredericksburg FD, PD, & Sheriff HANSON D. JOHNSON 540-847-1091 (C) 540-548-0022 (H) hdj2@verizon.net

Washington, D.C.

Walker County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections TARA M. BURNETT 936-668-9193 (C) burnett.t2013@yahoo.com

Loudoun County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections MICHAEL COX 703-297-1527 (C) mcox.pfia@outlook.com

Washington, D.C. PD MIGUEL MIRANDA 202-439-2292 (C) miguel.miranda@verizon.net

Webb County Sheriff JOEY MEDELLIN 956-652-8640 (C) joeymedellin4130@gmail.com jmedellin@webbcountytx.gov

Page County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections MICHAEL WAGONER 540-860-2382 (C) kc8jpk03@gmail.com

Huntington FD & PD RANDY D. ELLIS 740-886-5388 (H) 304-633-4975 (C)

San Antonio FD RUBEN CEVALLOS 210-861-4578 (C) ruben.cevallos@gmail.com

Virginia

Smith County Sheriff WANDA HUNTER 903-710-2769 (H) 903-511-6819 (C)

Fairfax County PD ANIELLO DESANTIS 540-273-2729 (C) 302710aad@gmail.com

Prince William Co. FD ADAM MOWRY 703-303-3883 amowry739@gmail.com

Washington, D.C. FD PETER J. BAGDOVITZ 301-980-0843 (C) pjbagdovitz@juno.com

West Virginia

Wyoming Laramie City FD, PD & Sheriff B. JOHN FITZGERALD 307-775-9610 (H) jcatfitz@msn.com

ACCIDENT PROTECTION PLAN $600/mo. Disability, On-duty • $1,200/mo. Disability, Off-duty

Optional Gunshot and Burn Riders (only $1 each per month!)

$34.59 (12 pay) $17.30 (24 pay) $15.97 (26 pay) $7.99 (52 pay) ●

1st day coverage (up to 1 year per occurrence)

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Additional Tax-free Benefits:

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Accidental Death (up to $40,000), Dismemberment (up to $12,000)

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Fractures (up to $2,250), Dislocations (up to $2,025)

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Tendon/Ligament Repair ($400-600)

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Burns (up to $600), Stitches ($50-200)

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Medical Fees (up to $250 for off-duty Only)

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Physical Therapy (up to $250 for off-duty Members Only)

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Emergency Treatment ($125)

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Appliances (crutches/wheelchair)

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Blood/Plasma ($200)

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Torn Knee Cartilage

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Ruptured Disc

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Eye Injury Pays in addition to other coverage! Full family coverage also available.

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CHARITABLE FUND

PFIA’S

Charitable Fund PFIA can accept charitable contributions to the Fund that are tax deductible for the person or company donating.

The Board consists of the Executive Committee and two other current Board Members. The Board will determine every December meeting how much PFIA will contribute to the fund and then distribute the funds to predetermined charities. The fund will be distributed to a zero balance and start over on January 1st of every year.

We will lean heavily towards children and military families. The four funds that we will contribute to will be: Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Special Olympics, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, and St.

General Contributions: Jerry & Mary Jane Housel

Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of JANET MURPHY Thank you Tom & Cheri Clines

Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Everyone gives money to charities of their choice but we think giving our members a place to give, they know 100% of funds are distributed to charities close to their heart will be a very benevolent endeavor.

We think that will be a great extension of our fraternal mission and hope it is received well and becomes the go to place for members to help others.

What better way to fulfill our fraternal mission in today’s society with over 100 years of service with donating money to the deserving funds listed?

Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of ALAN MELANCON Thank you Mark & Debbie Kemp Susan Shinabarger-Woolf

Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of CHARLES THOMPSON CHARLIE COX Thank you Mark & Debbie Kemp

If you are interested in becoming a contributor or if you would like to donate, please make a check payable to PFIA Charitable Fund and put in the memo “charitable contribution,” or write a note and put it in the envelope and mail to: PFIA ATTN: Tom Clines 101 East 116th Street Carmel, IN 46032 Spring 2020 • The PFIA Protector

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Police & Firemens Ins. Association 101 E. 116th St. Carmel, In 46032-4567

Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 4416 Columbus, OH

HELP US FIND THESE

Missing Children

Our members are in a unique position to spot missing children.

PFIA urges you to make a special effort to try to locate these missing children. If seen, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children immediately at 1-800-843-5678 or report a sighting online at www.missingkids.com. You may also call or visit the website for free abduction prevention tips.

MISSING • HELP BRING ME HOME

AIA OLMEDA

Sex: Female Race: Black Birth: 5/6/2002 Age Now: 17

Height: 5’6” Weight: 265 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black

Missing: April 23, 2019 Ludowici, GA

JEDI ABRAHAMIAN

Sex: Male Height: 5’5” Race: White Weight: 147 Birth: 4/14/2004 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 15 Hair: Black

Missing: April 17, 2019 Cedartown, GA

JASON HUGHES

Sex: Male Race: Black Birth: 4/30/2002 Age Now: 17

Height: 5’10” Weight: 170 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black

Missing: April 9, 2019 Indianapolis, IN

MACARIA CUX CHAN

Sex: Female Height: 5'2” Race: Hispanic Weight: 130 Birth: 3/17/2003 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 16 Hair: Black

Missing: February 23, 2019 El Monte, CA

DON’T HESITATE CALL

EMONI HARRIS

Sex: Female Height: 5'3” Race: Black Weight: 137 Birth: 8/8/2002 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 17 Hair: Black

Missing: February 9, 2019 East St. Louis, IL

DULCE ALAVEZ

Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Birth: 4/5/2014 Age Now: 5

Height: 3’5” Weight: 40 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black

Missing: September 16, 2019 Bridgeton, NJ

911 OR 1-800-843-5678

SPECIAL NOTE: Height and weight are listed from the date an individual went missing and may not currently be accurate.