The PFIA Protector - Spring 2014

Spring 2014

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SAFETY Privacy Policy Cancer Risk Study Arson Dogs Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge Cancer Survivor Meets His Donor

“Each Other’s Keeper”

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As a Firefighter, you are in the business of protecting people.

PROTECT YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY

FROM THE COSTS OF CANCER Ask your local PFIA Representative about the Cancer Protection Plan.

If you are never diagnosed with cancer, after a period of time, we will return all premiums paid.

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Volume 30, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Burns

Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark S. Kemp Senior Vice President, Executive Secretary . . . . . . Peter F. Episcopo Vice President, Treasurer . . . . . . Tom Clines

Board of Directors Dave Brunner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camby, Indiana Mike Carrigan . . . . . . . . Littleton, Colorado Ruben Cevallos . . . . . . San Antonio, Texas Tom Clines . . . . . . . . . . Noblesville, Indiana Peter F. Episcopo . . . . . . . . Carmel, Indiana Tom Giampietro . . . . Providence, Rhode Island Edward Griffith, III . . . . . . Brick, New Jersey Gerald Housel . . . . . . . Speedway, Indiana Tom C. Jackson . . . . . . . . . . Peoria, Illinois Mark S. Kemp . . . . . New Palestine, Indiana David G. Lentz . . . . . . . . . Slidell, Louisiana Alan Melancon . . . . New Orleans, Louisiana Steve D. Murphy . . . . . . Indianapolis, Indiana Don Trejbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Akron, Ohio Salvatore Valvo . . . . . . Lancaster, New York Legal Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Davis Coots John D. Hoover Michael B. Murphy

Features Privacy Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge . . . 10 Cancer Survivor Meets His Donor . . . . . 12 Cancer Risk Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Arson Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Battery Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Spirit of Brotherhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Heroes Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Meritorious Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PFIA Remembers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Body Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Swap Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chili & Donuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Odds ‘n Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Home Office Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PFIA Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Regional Manager Directory . . . . . . . . . . 28 ABM/AR Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Missing & Exploited Children . . . . . . . . . 33 You can find the online magazine issues at: www.issuu.com/pfia or www.pfia1913.org/protector.html.

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Holy Cow—what a winter. I personally like the snow and cold but that might have been a tad too much. I mean come on—Polar Vortex—they are inventing weather terms to justify having way too many weather experts. We hope you made it to the other side—it is warm and raining a lot here in Indianapolis, but it’s better than the drought that seems to overrun us about every other year.

Watch for some exciting news concerning the Scholarships that PFIA provides every year. We are finalizing upcoming changes and will let you know as soon as possible.

PFIA has a great fraternal benefits program but one benefit is very underutilized by our membership, the Uninsurable Child Benefit. Any child 0 – 23 of a member is eligible. After applying for a policy and being declined because of serious health problems, a Select Whole Life policy will be approved by the Board of Directors for $5,000 and standard premiums will begin. Some health conditions are issued with a rating attached or a higher premium to cover the risk. These do not qualify for the Uninsurable Child benefit. Unfortunately, there are many children born or who develop bad health problems as they grow up and we can provide coverage that almost no other insurance company will get involved with. I hope all of our members will read this, and if they know someone with children who qualify, please tell them to call our home office or contact their agent in their department. We want to reach everyone who qualifies and fulfill our fraternal obligation to our membership.

There is a more comprehensive list of our Fraternal Benefits on our website, pfia1913.org. Please familiarize yourself and if you need help, please call us at 800-221-7342 and we will connect you with an agent or take care of you at the home office.

Good luck with all of your vacation plans and have a safe summer and remember, we are “Each Other’s Keeper.”

Fraternally,

Mark Kemp, President Retired IFD, Local 416

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Your privacy is important to us. Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association has been committed to protecting your privacy and earning your trust since 1913.

We respect your right to keep your information confidential and avoid unwanted solicitations. Please read this notification to learn how we handle your personal information.

Types of information which we collect: We collect information about you to help us serve your financial and fraternal needs, provide customer service, offer new products or services, and fulfill legal and regulatory requirements.

Application information: This is information we receive from you on applications and other forms. It includes your name, address, Social Security number, date of birth, employment, gender, marital status, prior insurance information, home ownership, and medical history.

Consumer report information: This is information we receive from a consumer reporting agency and is used to confirm or supplement application information. It includes credit report information and personal history information.

Medical information: This is information we receive from your personal physician and hospitals. Information is used to determine the premium applicable to the insurance coverage you have requested.

Parties to whom we disclose information: We may disclose information to non-affiliated third parties only as permitted by law. For example, we may disclose information in response to a subpoena or to comply with an inquiry by a government agency or regulator.

Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association does not have affiliates and we never sell lists of names and addresses of our members, either current or past.

Confidentiality and Security: Access to your records is limited to our employees who must use that information to provide insurance and fraternal services to you. Our employees have been instructed and trained to exercise the highest level of confidentiality regarding all personal, non-public information which they may be required to handle in performing their job. We maintain physical and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your non-public personal information.

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of each member were able to reveal the names. The signal 5-5-5-5 was sounded by retired members, using the bell which is the centerpiece of the memorial, to honor those who have been lost.

Norman Landroche Sr., Frank Parente Sr., Gerard Cournoyer, and Steven Lawrence participated in the ringing of the bell. At the conclusion of the ceremony, loved ones spent time at the memorial reflecting on the past. Names of those who were added to the Memorial wall were: Dispatcher Paul Gagnon, Private Tracy Pinto, Captain Richard Hart Sr., Assistant Director of Communications John Botello Sr., and Private Cleo Carrier.

Event organizers Jimmy Rita and Jerry Tellier stand in front of the memorial.

West Warwick Rhode Island Firefighters Memorial

A job well done by the event coordinators, Firefighter James Rita and retired battalion Chief Jerry Tellier.

Submitted by Rep. Tom Giampietro

On Sunday, October 20, 2013 West Warwick Rhode Island Firefighters celebrated Firefighters Memorial Sunday with a morning Mass, followed by a late morning breakfast before ending with a ceremony which revealed the names of West Warwick firefighters who have passed away in the past year.

The day started out with a Catholic Mass at Our Lady of Good Council, Father Lemoi presided over the Mass with reading by Battalion Chief Paul Boisclair and Lieutenant Bill Leahy. Retired Battalion Chief Jerry Tellier read the names of all past deceased members. Ashley and Heather Gagnon, daughters of Paul Gagnon, presented gifts to Father Lemoi.

Retired Battalion Chief Frank Parente Sr. rings the bell.

Following Mass, a full breakfast for approximately 180 people was held at the West Warwick Elks Club and was prepared by retired Lieutenant Albert “Azey” Calci. Several off-duty members helped prepare, setup, serve, and clean up for the breakfast.

Family, friends, and firefighters then gathered at the West Warwick Firefighters Memorial Park located at Station 4 on Cowesett Ave. for a ceremony honoring those who have died. The names of the deceased members were recently etched in the memorial wall and the families

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Lieutenants Paul McAllister and Chris Selenbrandt serve breakfast to the large crowd.

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Director of Communications John Botello Jr. unveils the name of his father, Assistant Director of Communications John Botello Sr.

Patrick R. Holmes Memorial Wrestling Scholarship The Patrick R. Holmes Memorial Golf Tournament has been set up to honor the memory of 19-year-old Patrick Holmes. Patrick was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident on June 2, 2008. He was a sophomore pursuing a career in Criminal Justice at Johnson & Wales University. He was an associate member of PFIA.

Members stand behind the sign at the hole sponsored by PFIA. Jeremy Theiler, age 6, with the help of his sister Kaylie, age 4, receive a check from Manager (grandpa) Mike Tersigni. Jeremy will jump rope on behalf of children of New Jersey FD/PD families.

Patrick was a young man full of life and passion. He adored the sport of wresting. Upon his tragic death, a scholarship was set up to keep his memory and his love for the sport alive. In order to keep the scholarship thriving, a golf tournament was organized for September 30, 2013 at the Cranston Country Club, with the help of PFIA and local firefighters union organizations. They are now asking for your help. The goal is to acquire prize donations, as well as find sponsors to make the next golf tournament a successful contribution to the Patrick R. Holmes Memorial Wrestling Scholarship.

Submitted by Rep. Tom Giampietro

IAFF Local 781 Good and Welfare Corporation Golf Tournament

PFIA member Paul Parnell, Henry Vanderbrook and Armand Bourdais played in the 2014 New Orleans Veteran Firefighters’ Association Golf Tournament sponsored by PFIA Reps. Alan and Paul Melancon.

L-R: Tony Lang, Zach Lieb, Bill Kirkman, Mike Seal and Jeff Glen - Richmond, Indiana firefighters at the Bravo! Busting Out in Pink event. The evening was a girl’s night out for the women including shopping, manicures, massages, photos, and the Bling Game. Everyone paused for a special moment to honor the breast cancer survivors in attendance, and remember those who lost their battle with cancer.

Submitted by Rep. Brian Benedict

L-R: BC Rodgers, Ret. Capt./AR-ABM Bill Scully and Capt. Stinman of Atlantic City FD (NJ). Bill accepts gift for Scully Boxing Sponsorship on behalf of PFIA.

Independence, MO June 9, 2014 The Independence Firefighters Local 781 Good and Welfare Corporation was established on October 10, 1975.

Composed of members of IAFF Local 781, the corporation dedicates itself to bettering people’s lives through resources like the Community Service League. From financial to actual manpower help, the corporation strives and takes great pride in contributing to the improvement of this community.

For the first time, the corporation is proud to create scholarships for young men and women using proceeds from this golf tournament. To date, we have raised and dispersed more than $16,000 for these programs.

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Off-Duty Providence Firefighter Saves Two People From Fire Jermaine Woods, an off-duty Providence firefighter, was nearby celebrating his father’s birthday, when he heard the explosion, the Providence Department of Public Safety said.

He raced to the scene, a short distance away, and found a first-floor tenant, Eric Silva, outside. Silva unlocked a side door leading to a stairway to the third floor where the department said Woods found the woman and a baby. Woods wrapped them both in his sweatshirt and led them to safety, according to the department.

Woods put himself in harm’s way to save a mother and baby from a heavy fire situation without any fire protection, fire gear or regard for his own safety, the department said.

“On behalf of the Providence Fire Department, I want to acknowledge Firefighter Woods’ heroic actions for going above and beyond the call of duty. As a result of his unselfish actions, two people are here with us today,” acting Providence Fire Chief Clarence Cunha said in a news release.

The police said that the house, where the explosion occurred, is a public safety hazard and must be demolished.

The Red Cross said it is proceeding a family of two adults and one child by helping with emergency clothing and food needs. The family was able to make other housing arrangements.

The Red Cross is providing a second family with help for emergency housing, food and clothing needs.

American Red Cross spokesman Paul Shipman said the Red Cross will work with a third family not at the scene to determine their needs.

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ABM Tom Giampietro presents a Hero Hall of Fame Award to Jermaine Woods for his action at a building fire following an explosion.

Fifth Floor Apartment Fire On January 21, 2014, Providence Fire Department Division 1 was dispatched. Upon investigation of the 5th floor alarm, Engine 10 reported a smoke condition and subsequent working fire, located the fire apartment on the 5th floor. Engine Company 10 and Ladder Company 5 quickly worked as the initial attack team per PFD’s High Rise Standard Operating Procedures and initiated forceable entry, victim removal from the apartment and fire control.

They forced open the apartment door and quickly located and removed an unconscious male fire victim while attacking the fire with a hose-line deployed from the standpipe. The unconscious male victim was quickly carried to street level by four of the members of Engine 10 and Ladder 5.

Once at street level these members

initiated medical treatment and assisted Rescue Company 4 with this patient.

The patient was suffering from severe smoke inhalation and thermal burns to the legs and was promptly transported to RIH by Rescue Company 4.

For their prompt, efficient and courageous actions, Unit Heroes Hall of Fame Awards are being given to Engine Company 10: Lt. John Deady, FF Peter Tavares, FF Michael Medeiros, and FF Christopher Dibiase; Ladder Company 5: Captain Christopher Rondeau, FF Thomas Balutowksi, and FF Brian Belhumeur; and Rescue Company 4: Captain Vincent D’Ambra and Rescue Technician Marc Thibault.

See photo on page 8.

Smoke Save Two Akron (OH) firefighters searched through blinding smoke and intense heat to rescue a man who fell unconscious inside a burning home on March 21, 2014.

Firefighter Bob Lucey first found the 43-year-old man lying motionless on the kitchen floor of the home, lifted him into his arms and evacuated the house.

Fellow firefighter Greg Gearhart, who had been searching through the basement where the fire started just before midnight, met Lucey inside the house and helped carry the man outside.

Woman Saved from Vehicle Fire It was pure instinct that guided Jovan Byrd, when he heard the loud screeching sound, followed by a huge crash, outside his apartment in North Buffalo, NY. He ran outside and spotted a 79-year-old woman’s car engine on fire, with her trapped in the driver’s seat.

Together, with off-duty Buffalo Police Officer Michael Norwood, from the city’s Ferry-Fillmore District, Byrd grabbed the woman, lifted her out of the vehicle and took her to safety. Then someone else, perhaps a neighbor, used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

The man had a pulse but was not breathing. Eight other adults inside the house escaped unharmed.

“They put their lives in danger to save others,” Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said of the two rescuers.”In my eyes, they are heroes.”

Fire Capt. Bill Howe commended Lucey and Gearhart for their bravery. He said the two were sent inside in the face of intense smoke and heat, especially from the basement where a space heater sparked the flames inside a makeshift bedroom.

While Byrd doesn’t sound like any braggart, he acknowledged that someone might call him and Norwood heroes for their actions, saving the woman who apparently suffered a broken ankle in the crash.

The firefighters had flashlights and breathing apparatuses, but basically felt their way around the smoke-filled home for several minutes before locating the man, Howe said.

“When you’re outside waiting to hear if they found him, it seems like an eternity,” Howe said.

Firefighters say it appears the victim had initially made it outside with the eight others after the fire started.

Bystanders said he went back in to retrieve either personal property or a pet dog.

When firefighters arrived, bystanders were yelling that someone was inside. It was then that Lucey and Gearhart went inside and found the 160-pound man.

“Bob and Greg did a heckuva job,” said Howe.

The fire caused extensive damage throughout the residence.

The Red Cross aided the victims with alternative housing.

“I don’t want to boost myself, by I would say it was heroic,” he said. “The fire was getting bigger and bigger. Basically, the car could have exploded.”

“Honestly, we risked our lives,” he added, “The car was still on fire when we hoisted her out, and we had to do it delicately because of her ankle. It was a natural instinct, out of fear for someone else’s life.”

The accident happened when the vehicle driven by Bonnie Werdein was making a left-hand turn and her car was struck by an oncoming vehicle and both vehicles were sent to the opposite curb by the force of the collision.

Byrd ran from his nearby home, and spotted two people trying to pry the door open. While rescuers were hesitant at first to try and move the obviously injured driver, Byrd said he screamed that they had to get her out of the burning car as quickly as possible.

Byrd and Norwood immediately saw that the woman’s ankle was badly injured. “The off-duty officer grabbed her by the legs, and I grabbed the rest of her body,” he sad. “we hoisted her up together and took her a few feet away from the car.”

Byrd believes the Werdein suffered a possible broken ankle and bruised ribs in the crash.

L-R: PFIA Agent Jason Cusack awards Lt. Frank Ricci, Asst. Chief Pat Egan, FF Tim Borer, and Chief Grant with a Heroes Hall of Fame award, story in the Winter 2013 issue of The Protector on page 7.

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Wardens Rescue Swimmers On May 24, 2013, while patrolling Buffalo Springs Lake in Lubbock County, TX, Lubbock County Game Warden Mallory Brodrick and Castro/Deaf Smith/ Parmer County Game Warden TJ Tweedle noticed two teenage girls trying to swim across the lake in an area with heavy boat traffic.

Both swimmers appeared to be exhausted and were struggling to stay above water.

The swimmers repeatedly dropped below the surface line as they struggled to stay afloat.

Fearing that they may drown or be hit by an unsuspecting watercraft, Wardens Brodrick and Tweddle quickly responded. As they were responding, one of the girls went under water for an extended amount of time. However, she surfaced just as the patrol boat reached them. Both distressed swimmers were rescued, pulled aboard the patrol boat, and delivered safely to shore.

Wardens Brodrick and Tweddle rendered a service beyond normal course of duty, resulting in the protection of life, and are being awarded the PFIA Meritorious Service Award.

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L-R: PFIA Agent Jason Cusack presents awards to FF José Vargas, Lt. Gary Cole, FF Shamika Lloyd, Chief Grant, and FF Raul Ginebra.

Read about their Meritorious Service Award story in the Fall 2013 issue of The Protector on page 5.

Below, L-R: FF Christopher Dibiase, FF Peter Tavares, FF Thomas Balutowksi, FF Brian Belhumeur, Lt. John Deady, PFIA AR/AMB. Tom Giampietro, Captain Vincent D’Ambra, Rescue Technician Marc Thibault, and FF Michael Medeiros with the Companies’ Heroes Hall of Fame Awards. Story on page 6.

David Baldwin - January 26, 2014 Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (CO) - 27-year veteran Sergeant David Baldwin was killed when his police motorcycle was struck head-on by another vehicle on Highway 93, at West 64th Parkway, at approximately 10:30 a.m.

The driver of the other vehicle attempted to illegally pass a third vehicle on a double-yellow line when he struck Sergeant Baldwin.

Sergeant Baldwin was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for 27 years. He was assigned to the Traffic/Motorcycle Unit.

William Scott Tanksley - February 10, 2014 Dallas Fire Rescue Department (TX) - 14-year veteran As road conditions in Dallas began icing over and visibility was hampered by mist and fog, Fire Rescue Officer Tanksley was operating at the scene of an auto accident which occurred on a bridge in Southwest Dallas.

Tanksley was setting road flares to warn motorists of the accident when he was reportedly struck by a passing vehicle and fell a significant distance off of the bridge to the ground below.

Responding EMS personnel attempted resuscitation efforts en route to the hospital where Fire Rescue Officer Tanksley was pronounced dead.

Tanksley, who was a star baseball player at Kemp High School, coached his son’s Little League baseball team in nearby Mabank. Fittingly, the team’s nickname is the Heroes.

Tanksley was a 14-year veteran of Dallas Fire Rescue. He leaves behind three young children and a wife and is being remembered as a beloved coach and role model.

Jonathan Scott Pine - February 11, 2014 Orange County Sheriff’s Office (FL) - 2-year veteran Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Pine was shot and killed while responding to reports of car break-ins in a gated community off of South Apopka Vineland Road.

When deputies arrived shortly after 11:00 p.m. one subject fled on foot. Deputies located the subject shortly after midnight near the intersection of South Apopka Vineland Road and Westminster Abby Boulevard. The man began to flee on foot again and then fired several shots, striking Deputy Pine.

Bruce Britt - February 22, 2014 Columbia Fire Department (MO) - 24-year veteran While working to evacuate students from a university residence apartment building, Lieutenant Britt died of injuries sustained when he became entangled in debris after the collapse of a portion of the building’s elevated walkway.

Bruce was a cowboy at heart. He enjoyed working with horses and raising his daughter, Stormy, to be a true cowgirl.

Survived by his wife, Leigh; daughter, Stormy Ann; two sons, Paden and Ethan; mother, Wanda (Howard); two sisters, Heidi (Ron) and Kristi (Brian); and nephews Clay, Kenyon, Avery and Chase.

Gregory D. Barnas - February 28, 2014 Wallington Fire Department (NJ) - 29-year veteran Fire Captain Barnas died of injuries sustained when he suffered a heart attack and fell from the roof of a burning commercial structure (restaurant) while, according to reports, he was working to ventilate the building. Investigation into the fatal incident continues by authorities.

Greg married his loving and devoted wife, Patricia Serafin on May 10, 1986. Together they raised two incredible and loving sons who are also dedicated firemen, Kevin and John Barnas. He is survived by his loving sister Diane and her husband Richard Weiss. Greg is survived by his mother and father in law Ruth and Lou Serafin, brother-in-law Bill and wife Claire and his brother-in-law Tom. He is also survived by five nephews and one niece.

James Morrissy - March 17, 2014 Oak Forest Police Department (IL) - 30-year veteran Police Officer Jim Morrissy was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to back up another officer at a domestic dispute call.

His patrol car was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of 160th Street and Cicero Avenue as he made a left turn onto Cicero Avenue. He was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries several hours later.

Officer Morrissy had served with the Oak Forest Police Department for 30 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

The subject then ran a short distance away and committed suicide. Deputy Pine was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Deputy Pine had served with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for two years. He is survived by his wife and three young children.

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SCOTT FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE HORRY COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE History Of The Firefighter Challenge The Challenge was born the day that Chief David Gratz, Director of Fire/Rescue Services, Montgomery County, MD, walked into the Human Performance Laboratory at the Sports Medicine Center of the University of Maryland in July 1974. Present to greet him were Drs. Dotson, Santa Maria and Davis. Chief Gratz’s interest was immediate — he needed a validated test. The mission: develop a physical ability test to determine whether a job applicant had the requisite capabilities to perform the essential job functions of a firefighter.

With US Fire Administration funding, the research design was laid out.

It required the cooperation of fire departments in seven Washington, DC, political jurisdictions, each providing a representative sample of firefighters proportionate to its relative size. Ultimately, 100 randomly selected firefighters underwent a battery of fitness tests at the Human Performance Laboratory that included measures of cardiopulmonary performance and muscular fitness.

Concurrent with the fitness tests and with the assistance of the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute (MFRI), Drs. Dotson and Davis designed a criterion task test (CTT) employing five commonly performed or highly critical fireground evolutions. Each of the 100 firefighters performed the five tasks successively while wearing full protective ensemble (including SCBA) “in the same manner as at the scene of a fire.” After all testing, the results of the laboratory fitness measures were statistically correlated against the CTT performances. This landmark study demonstrated a high correlation between personal fitness and job performance. That was in 1976.

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In 1991, Dr. Davis hit upon an idea that would eventually become the Challenge. He had observed the competitive nature of firefighters during the initial testing back in 1976. So, he thought, “why not devise a competition that would highlight the unique nature of the fire service and showcase the talents and capabilities of firefighters.” The CTT seemed the perfect “vehicle” for the task.

In early 1991, he approached the Washington, DC, Council of Governments to get support for his idea, briefing the various fire chiefs on his concept for the competition. With their approval, he worked with the Fire Training Officer Sub-committee and came up with the rules for the competition. Everything was ready.

Sunday, May 5, 1991, dawned bright and cool. Teams from five departments in the D.C. metropolitan area gathered at MFRI to christen what would become the Firefighter Combat Challenge. Quiet as church mice while instructions and rules were given, the several hundred spectators erupted spontaneously as the first competitor

made his way to the top of the tower.

The crowd’s response told Davis that he was onto something. TV coverage and a four-page color story in Fire Chief magazine added credibility to the event.

The first Challenge was won by Prince William County, VA, in a time of 10:08. Although that was the only event that first year, the seeds of competition had been sown. The next year, 1992, with DuPont as the presenting sponsor, saw seven competitions and the first truly national championship held during the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ (IAFC) annual meeting in Anaheim, CA. The Casper Fire Department took top honors.

By 1993, the Challenge had expanded to 12 events spread across the nation. ESPN initiated its coverage of the Challenge at the National Championship, the first-ever indoor competition. The Championship, held in Dallas, TX, during the annual IAFC meeting, was won, again, by Casper.

Source: www.firefighterchallenge.com

L-R: Team Horry - Shaun Simpson, Aaron Windsor, David Howell, Kenneth Norton, Michael Medeiros, and Michael Mabe.

Team Horry

Competitions & Awards

Horry County Fire/Rescue (South Carolina) first put together a competition team in 2002 with just a few members. Since that time the team has continued to grow and strengthen their dominance in the completion arena.

2013 U.S. National Firefighter Championships Montgomery, AL Placed 2nd in the Relay Team Placed 2nd over 40 Individual Division

Besides dominating the South Carolina Firefighters Combat Challenge for the past several years, “Team Horry” has had a remarkable year competing in the numerous Scott Firefighter Challenge events held around the country.

2013 World Firefighter Championships Las Vegas, NV Placed 2nd Overall 2013 South Carolina Firefighter Championships Myrtle Beach, SC Placed 1st in Relay Challenge Placed 1st in Individual Event Placed 1st in Team Event

Competition Team members also assisted in the unfurling and presentation of the American flag during the pre-game activities at the 2014 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, TX this past January.

2014 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX Placed 1st Submitted by Rick Buddelmeyer.

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CANCER SURVIVOR MEETS HIS DONOR NEW YORK FIREFIGHTER DONATES BONE MARROW

Firefighter Christopher Howard, 31, of Engine 255 in Brooklyn with the recipient of his bone marrow, John Ciempa, 66.

Photo Credit: John Brecher / NBC News

Story by Tom Winter, NBC News How do you thank the man who saved your life when you meet him for the first time?

With a bear hug in front of a roaring crowd. At a ceremony in Brooklyn, NY, on January 29, 2014, John Ciempa, 66, wrapped New York City firefighter Chris Howard in an emotional embrace as a room packed with firefighters and cancer survivors cheered.

“He’s like another son to me now,” said Ciempa. “I just had to hold on.”

Ciempa, who’d been given six months to live before receiving a bone marrow transplant from Howard, is one of the many cancer patients who’ve benefited from the New York City Fire Department’s remarkable commitment to providing donors. More than 8,000 FDNY personnel have signed up for the New York bone marrow registry, and they account for 10 percent of all state donors.

For Howard, 31, the motive for donating was the same

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reason he became a firefighter in 2005 — helping people — but the fact that the recipient is the father of twins made the donation especially meaningful.

“It definitely means a lot more to me because I don’t have my dad anymore, so it’s that much more special that they get to keep theirs,” said Howard.

Howard is the son of a 9/11 hero. George Howard, a Port Authority police officer, responded to the call for help from the World Trade Center on his day off and died in the collapse of the second tower. George Bush carried his police badge in his pocket throughout his presidency.

In 2010, Ciempa, a New Hampshire contractor, had just retired and moved to Lakeland, FL, when he was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. The condition often leads to leukemia, and doctors told Ciempa he needed a bone marrow transfusion.

Ciempa said that on learning the diagnosis he accepted the possibility that he might die very soon. “I said to myself, this has been a very good life,” he recalled. “I had a lovely

time with my family, and if God wants me, here I come.”

By then, Howard had already been a firefighter for nearly five years. Like many FDNY firefighters, he had signed up for the bone marrow registry when he was a “probie,” meaning a new, probationary firefighter straight out of the academy.

The FDNY doesn’t require its employees to register as donors, but more than half of the department’s 14,000-plus uniformed and civilian employees have done so.

Seven years after registering, in 2012, when he’d forgotten about signing up, Howard heard that there was a match.

“I never thought it was going to happen,” said Howard.

Doctors extracted marrow from his back. According to Howard, the procedure wasn’t as painful as some have made it out to be. “I got my elbow tattooed a couple of weeks ago and that hurt a lot more,” he said.

In Florida, Ciempa had already endured chemotherapy and one aborted attempt to transplant marrow, and had been given just months to live, when he heard that there was another bone marrow match from an unidentified donor in New York. On May 8, 2012, doctors transplanted Howard’s marrow into his body.

For months, Ciempa remained in the hospital, battling one illness after another. His weight plummeted to 118 pounds.

But then doctors told Ciempa he was in remission, and in August he went home. He wanted to thank the donor who had saved his life, but under the rules of the program, he had to wait a full year. The doctors don’t want the donors to interact with patients who haven’t been as fortunate as Ciempa.

John Ciempa, 66, hugged firefighter Christopher Howard after meeting him for the first time at a ceremony in Brooklyn, NY, on Jan. 29, 2014. Ciempa received a bone marrow transplant from Howard in 2012.

Photo Credit: FDNY

It wasn’t until 2013 that the men were allowed to exchange emails, and Ciempa learned that the man who saved his life was the son of a police officer who’d died trying to save lives.

“I felt sad that a man who had lost his father had just given me life when he could not give his own father life,” said Ciempa.

And it wasn’t until January 29, 2014, that the men were able to meet in the flesh, at a ceremony at FDNY headquarters in downtown Brooklyn, staged by the New York Blood Center to honor 13 different FDNY employees, including Howard, who have donated bone marrow by adding their names to the Blood Center’s “Honor Roll of Life.” To date, 162 firefighters and other FDNY employees have donated bone marrow to patients — some more than once.

As a sign of his gratitude, Ciempa gave Howard a guardian angel bracelet blessed by his priest.

But for Howard, the reward was fulfilling a lifelong dream.

“I wanted to help save lives,” he said, “and follow in my father’s footsteps.”

George Howard, a member of the Port Authority Police Department emergency services unit, died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City. He had responded to a distress call from the World Trade Center on his day off. His mother presented President George Bush with his badge, and Bush carried the badge with him throughout his presidency.

Photo Credit: Courtesy Chris Howard

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STUDY INVOLVING BAY AREA FIREFIGHTERS CONFIRMS CANCER RISK Firefighters are a tight-knit family, and when they lose one of their own, they come together for support and comfort.

That is what happened in Livermore and Pleasanton this month, when a 48-year-old firefighter died from what has become an all too common workrelated illness.

All firefighters ride into danger every day. Ben Plake, a 27-year veteran of the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department, knows the risk. “You go do what you are trained and paid to do,” he said.

Flames and smoke are the obvious threats. But another more silent killer, cancer, just took the life of Ben’s firefighting partner of 17 years, Captain Paul Chenkovich. “It’s hard to explain unless you are doing the job but it just puts a bond with all of us over the years,” Plake told KPIX 5.

While standing an honorary 24-hour watch over Paul’s body, many thoughts went through Ben’s mind. “It used to be the biggest thing you were concerned about were fires. Now it’s the cancer,” he said.

Cancer is such a known threat to firefighters that in California it is treated as a workers’ comp related illness.

Now that threat is confirmed by a justreleased study, the biggest of its kind.

Researchers with the National Institutes of Safety and Health looked at the medical records of 30,000 firefighters going back 60 years in three cities: Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco.

UC Davis professor Jay Beaumont is one of the study’s researchers. “It’s a significant risk,” he told KPIX 5. “You can imagine the smoldering rubble of a building, all the different chemicals that are given off.”

Synthetic foam stuffing in couches, wood preservatives in tables and chairs, fire retardants in curtains and

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Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department truck. Photo Credit : CBS

upholstery, and asbestos in older structures, all produce known carcinogens when they burn.

when an engine gears up to leave the firehouse, cancer-causing diesel fumes are exhausted through a hose.

Researchers found high instances of cancers of the respiratory and digestive systems and brain cancer, which is what Captain Chenkovich died of.

“What we found in San Francisco firefighters was that the risk of brain cancer was roughly doubled,” Beaumont told KPIX 5.

For now though, it’s all about Captain Chenkovich. “We carried him through Livermore. There were probably 30 to 40 emergency vehicles in the procession, 2,000 people along the procession route that were there with American flags. It has certainly, certainly brought us together as a family,” he said.

Chief Jim Miguel of the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department said it has been a wakeup call. “Captain Chenkovich was a friend to all, very good at his job, a triathlete, with a beautiful young family, so the organization has had a hard time with this,” he said.

Miguel said new preventive practices, such as air monitoring after a fire is out, have made a big difference. “It’s about the products of combustion being eliminated before we take off our masks and breathe,” he said.

His firefighters now wash equipment and turnout gear after every fire. And

The cancer study is now entering its second phase. Researchers are gathering employment records from the three fire departments, to piece together more information on exposures and cancer rates.

Meanwhile in Livermore, each firefighter received a medallion to remember Captain Chenkovich. His number, 120, has been retired, so no one else will ever have it.

Source: Elizabeth Cook, KPIX 5 News CBS San Francisco originally published on November 26, 2013.

ARSON DOGS A FIREFIGHTER’S BEST FRIEND

A dog searching through the charred remains of a burned building can sniff out traces of gasoline just as easily as a human can smell a slice of pizza. And now those talented noses are helping arson investigators solve big crimes.

of arson crime, which costs nearly $700 million each year and kills 170 people across the U.S. annually.

“[The dogs] take the guesswork out of where we need to take samples to figure out what was here,” said Jerry Means of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

He has worked with his dog, Sadie, on 600 fires in Colorado — and counting.

Though Sadie has been trained to be a professional investigator, to her and other dogs like her, the work is just a big, fun game.

On a crime scene, Sadie will weave through the debris with her nose pointed to the ground, with Means in tow. If Sadie picks something up, she will sit and use her nose to point. Means will then place a marker, which is a small plastic circle with the words, “Sadie was here.” A sample of the spot will then be taken in for testing.

“We can’t see, we can’t smell it,” Means told NBC’s Tom Costello of the accelerants that are used in arson crimes. “It’s halfway burned up, but it’s easy for her to come in and identify.”

“All she’s asking for in return is a pat on the head, somebody to tell her she did a good job,” said Means.

Source: Jillian Eugenios, TODAY originally published January 17, 2014

Not just easy: Sadie is able to distinguish the differences between more than 60 different types of accelerants. It’s a characteristic of her breed’s strong nose. Labs are popular with trainers not only because of the strong sniffing abilities, but also because of their playful and curious nature.

Sadie and Means are one of 81 specially trained teams now working in the U.S. and Canada. Every dog must be recertified each year to ensure their noses remain in tip-top shape.

State Farm Insurance foots the bill for the expensive training, convinced that puppy power is one of the best ways to search for evidence

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BATTERY SAFETY A BATTERY BURNED MY HOUSE DOWN

On April 21, 2011, in a house just outside of Denver, CO a fire started because of a lifesaving device, a smoke detector.

Dave Miller, the owner of the home, explains that it was actually the nine-volt battery from the smoke detector that started the fire.

“Like many of you I change my smoke detector batteries with daylight saving time, as you are supposed to.”

“I also recycle them, because throwing away 9 Volt batteries - or any batteries is not the right way to dispose of them.”

“What I did not know was the right way to recycle them.”

Every 9 Volt battery is particularly flawed. The terminals are extremely close together. It doesn’t take much to short the terminals.

Dave collected the batteries in a bag and set the bag in the garage to recycle later. Two batteries bumped together shorting and the batteries became very warm and eventually burst into flames. Dave’s house burnt down because of two batteries.

Do not leave loose batteries in a drawer, rolling around the back of your car or collected in a bag together.

There is a proper way to “disable” batteries whether new or old, all batteries not just 9 volts.

You should keep electrical tape with your batteries. Using electrical tape across battery terminals prevents them from shorting with other batteries or metal conductors.

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Dave is on a mission to spread this message. He feels entirely responsible for his house burning down.

He feels he should have known better. His way of dealing with the guilt is to turn this horrible event into something positive by spreading this message through his youtube videos and preventing other people from making the same mistake.

Thankfully everyone is safe and no one in Dave’s family was harmed, including their pets.

Miller is not the only one.

In 2012, a New Hampshire homeowner reported a fire smoldering in his kitchen’s junk drawer that he was able to extinguish on his own.

The incident led one of country’s top fire marshals to issue an advisory about the proper storage of 9-volt batteries. That alert is being echoed by firefighters across the metro, including Grandview, MO, Fire Department Chief Chuck Thacker.

“I feel very responsible for what happened to my family,” he said.

To prevent anything from touching the tops of the 9-volt batteries he keeps at home, Thacker says he stores them in plastic bags with one battery per bag.

Thacker explained how a 9-volt battery can spark and fuel a fire, especially in the inviting environment of a household junk drawer.

“There’s all the other stuff; car keys, whatever else in there,” he said. “If the conditions get right, you touch something against the two contacts, then you could have a heating event.”

The chief said it only takes one metallic object; something like a paper clip, key or bit of steel wool touching the battery’s posts to fuel a fire. Thacker said he’s never dealt with a 9-volt fire in his city. He hopes the warning will keep it that way.

“Unfortunately people are finding out the hard way,” Thacker said.

Kansas City insurance adjuster Paul Berrian has witnessed the kind of damage a battery fire can cause in his decade on the job.

“One lady’s bedroom caught on fire when she was asleep. Luckily she got up and got out of there. The whole nightstand was on fire; the corner of the wall. People don’t think of those things,” he said. “(There is) shock and disbelief that batteries that started the whole thing.”

Berrian’s advice for storing batteries safely is both simple and cheap.

“You can avoid this by putting a piece of tape over the batteries,” he said.

That’s information Miller wishes he had known and followed.

On its packaging, battery company Energizer suggests that travelers cover battery terminals with insulated tape.

Top-Right: Dave explains his story in his video.

Bottom-Right: Dave demonstrates how to prevent fires by using insulated tape on a 9-volt battery.

BATTERY SAFETY TIPS • Keep all batteries in their packaging until you’re ready to use them.

• Don’t carry 9-volt batteries in your pocket or drawer, loose change and car keys can short the battery.

• Place electrical tape over all loose battery terminals.

Sources: Inside Edition - insideedition.com/videos/2270-abattery-caused-my-house-to-burn-down Eric Chaloux, KCTV5 kctv5.com/story/24594124/kctv5-exposes-the9-volt-battery-fire-danger

Dave has created subsequent fire safety videos. You can find all of his videos at www.youtube.com/user/ KidsAndCharacter Dave and his wife, Janet, are the creators of Kids and Character. At Kids and Character they believe that character matters and all of their programs are designed to teach the Kids and Character Ten Key Values and Ten Key Skills. The curriculum is built around data gathered while interviewing parents and asking them which skills and values were critical for their kids to learn. This information is great for parents but more importantly, it is presented in a way your kids will understand. If you want to help your kids grow into terrific adults, Kids and Character can give you a map to get there.

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fireman’s pole is a wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed between floors in fire stations, allowing firefighters responding to an alarm to quickly descend to the ground floor faster than by using a standard staircase.

The device was invented in the 1870s by David Kenyon, in Chicago, Illinois, although it is often incorrectly credited to the Boston Fire Department.

Old Fire Patrol House #2 at 84 West 3rd Street, New York City, NY. Photo Credit: gvshp.org - 2009

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Overview Firefighters usually remain above the ground floor of fire stations until they receive a call for help, after which they descend, don their firefighting gear, and board the fire engine as quickly as possible. Until 1878, spiral staircases or sliding chutes were common, but not particularly fast. Fire houses were also equipped with spiral staircases so the horses would not try to climb the stairs into the living quarters.

The fireman’s pole allows firefighters to move down much more quickly, although it is not suitable for climbing up. The pole connects the ground floor to the ceiling of the floor above through a hole in the ground floor ceiling. To use a pole, a firefighter puts his/her arms around it, steps into the hole, and uses his/her legs to control the speed of the descent, somewhat similarly to the technique used for fast-roping.

History In the 19th century the firemen used hand-powered water pumps attached to hoses for all of the town’s firefighting needs. When the steam engine came into play, during the industrial revolution, it would prove to be a valuable tool in firefighting. Not only did it pump the water faster than the hand pumps, the water would travel a further distance. This allowed for the firemen to be further away from the fire for safety, and also fight fires in taller buildings. In 1853, engineers in Cincinnati displayed and tried the first steam-powered water pumper.

With the hand pumps no longer the popular choice, the firemen had to find some way to haul their newfound equipment to the scene of the fires.

Steam may have made a faster pumper, but when used for travel, it was too slow. The steam engines were also too heavy to be pulled by hand. The other

option available to them at the time was a team of horses.

Significance After the introduction of the steam engine in Ohio, it spread throughout North America and Europe and fire houses began to accommodate more than the firefighters. Most of the stations in this day, were built as large, two-story storage sheds. This made it easy to make room for the horses.

As the horses had to be attached to the steam water pump before it could go, the firemen slept upstairs and the horses downstairs. The horses, often drawn to the firemen and the smells of food, would leave the stable areas and climb to the upper levels.

Function To keep the horses on the lower level, as horses do not walk down the stairs as well as they do up them, the stations began to install spiral staircases.

This was thought to not only keep the horses in their stalls, but would help the firemen run down the stairs faster.

Today, most of the spiral staircases and the brass poles are obsolete. Kept only as a reminder of days past and a historical landmark.

Interior of the firehouse at 941 Boylston St., with Engine 33’s hose wagon, circa 1900.

Photo Credit: www.bostonfirehistory.com

Spiral Staircases & Firepoles

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Interior photo of the firehouse at 18 Mason Street, Downtown, circa 1900.

Photo Credit: www.bostonfirehistory.com

Replacement Spiral stairs were used from the 1850’s, when the steam engine water pump replaced the hand-operated ones until the 1870’s when David Kenyon invented the fire pole. When the fire pole was invented, people noticed that David Kenyon’s firefighters would reach the scenes faster than any other Chicago fire station. The spiral staircase was in fact slowing the firefighters down. In 1880, the fire pole concept was adopted by Boston.

Once Boston embraced the idea, the fire pole spread across the nation. Presently, fire poles are illegal in Washington state (new construction) and pole sliding is not taught in many fire academies. This was brought on largely because of all of the injuries firefighters incurred from the pole itself. There have been countless broken ankles, compression back injuries and even deaths associated with pole sliding.

Vancouver firemen turning out for a fire alarm.

Photo Credit: William J. Carpenter - 1910

Present Day After the invention of the internal combustion engine, the need for horses in the fire station became a thing of the past. Most fire stations that still have the spiral staircase, or the brass pole that was to replace it, keep these as treasured memories. In fact, firemen who give tours of fire stations containing these poles will slide down them for the kids, but remark that they spend more time polishing the pole than sliding down it. Most of the newer fire stations built are only one-story tall, and therefore require no pole or set of stairs. With that and the growing concern for safety of the firemen, the pole and the spiral staircases have been all but forgotten.

Sources: wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireman’s_pole yahoo.com/why-did-fire-stations-spiral-staircases Spring 2014 • The PFIA Protector

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HYDRATION

By Dr. Karlie Moore www.fitfordutyconsulting.com

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ver heard of the warning: “if you’re thirsty that means you’re already dehydrated”? While this may be true it’s nothing to fear; drinking fluid rehydrates you on the spot, and you’d have to be really thirsty for a very long time in order to be severely dehydrated (an exception would be some older adults who are less sensitive to thirst, hunger, temperature, etc.)

The only time in which you would really want to be sure that you drink fluid well before you feel thirsty is if you’re gearing up for a sweat session (ie. exercise). Since, when you’re exercising, your sweat rate may be higher than the rate at which you can take in fluid, it’s important to have a lot of water in your system before the event.

Hydration is a source of confusion for many. It doesn’t help that the recommendation to drink 8 glasses of water per day is so broad it’s barely accurate. People’s need for fluid intake is EXTREMELY variable. It depends on your body size, the water in the foods you eat, your activity level, and the temperature of your environment, not to mention other factors like pregnancy or disease.

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In fact, the old “8 glasses of water per day” adage was not born from any scientific evidence at all (there is a fascinating research study in which scientists tried very very hard to uncover what evidence the recommendation even came from. They couldn’t find any).

Nutritionists do still loosely use this recommendation so people will understand the importance of fluid intake generally. However, there’s a few things you should know: 1) Per the recommendation, a “cup” or “glass” is 8 ounces. That is a very small glass to most of us. For those of you not familiar with ounces, a small coffee at Starbucks (and most other coffee shops) is 12 ounces.

2) Fluid does not need to be only water. All fluids hydrate you because they’re mostly water!

3) The recommendation makes it seem like more is always better and it’s not possible to drink too much water. First of all, drinking a ton of unnecessary water causes you to have to pee a lot, what a pain! Also, although very rare (and difficult to do), you can drink too much water, dilute your cells of sodium and die. This is why every year kids die during water drinking competitions. This can also occur in marathoners who drink only water.

People also may not realize that food can be a good source of water intake.

Fruits and vegetables tend to be high in water and can be very hydrating. On the other hand, if you’re someone who takes in a lot of fiber (from grains) you may require a bit more fluid intake.

My feeling is that water intake is overemphasized by well-meaning health/fitness/nutrition enthusiasts who do not know the science behind hydration.

My hope is that, for some of you who have tried forcing yourself to drink more and more water, or felt bad about not drinking as much as you’ve heard you’re supposed to, this information is relieving!

Reprinted from Fit For Duty Consulting with permission. Images were included by PFIA Editor.

So how do you know if you’re getting enough?

Here are some things you should be doing: 1. Be sure you’re drinking when you’re thirsty.

2. Drink more if you exercise and/or if you’re in a hot environment that causes you to perspire at all.

3. Check out the color of your urine. It should be the color of lemonade or lighter. If it’s the color of apple juice or darker, you’re in need of fluids.

For firefighters, the risk of having to go into a hot environment wearing heat insulated clothing—one where you’ll lose tons of sweat—means you should really stay on top of your hydration level to avoid becoming dehydrated and overheated in those situations. So if you work out at/before work, make sure to drink lots of fluids afterward. If you are in a warm environment, even if you don’t feel like you’re sweating heavily, drink extra fluid. If you don’t eat very much food with water in it like fruits, vegetables and soups, compensate by drinking more.

Keep in mind that, although we often do not need to drink as much water as people say we need to, one major benefit of making sure you’re really hydrated is that it helps you feel full, therefore it’s a good tool for weight management.

When your stomach is more filled because it has fluids in it, the stretch receptors in your stomach send a message to the brain signaling that your stomach is full and we no longer need to feel hungry.

How do firefighters and active people stay hydrated?

When in a situation that causes you to sweat profusely, increasing your fluid intake is extremely important. Here’s what firefighters (who may have to fight a fire at any given time) and very active people need to do to stay hydrated: 1. Before: Get pre-hydrated

remember, drink a sports drink only when you’ve sweated a good amount. Otherwise you’re just taking in unnecessary calories.)

3. After: Calculate your sweat losses To decipher how much fluid you need to rehydrate, first calculate your sweat loss (formula shown below). You will need to weigh yourself before and after the exercise.

If you have sweated heavily you will likely weigh less after the exercise than before. Since a handful of hours is not enough time to lose weight in fat, 100% of this weight loss is simply body water.

Sweat loss= (preexercise body weight – postexercise body weight) + fluids consumed during the exercise Let’s say you usually weigh 180 lbs. While fighting a fire you consume a bottle of water (typically ~ 16 oz). Back at the station you weigh yourself and you’re now 178 lbs.

If you convert lbs to ounces (1 lb = 16 ounces), your sweat loss equates to: 32 oz (2 lbs of weight loss) + 16 oz consumed during = a total of 48 oz.

To replenish, drink about 1.5 times what you lost in sweat (to account for urine production). If you didn’t drink any fluid during exercise, simply drink 24 oz for every pound of weight loss (or 1500 ml for every Kg of weight loss).

Hydration needs vary significantly based on work intensity and environment Note that there are specific fluid intake recommendations for wildland firefighters since the work and heat environment are unlike structural firefighting or athletic events.

Also, hydration tends to be a guess and check system for people who participate in endurance training and competitions. The right combination of water to sodium to carbohydrate (glucose) is highly specific to an individual.

When you’re exercising or working very hard, especially if you’re in a hot environment, your sweat rate is likely higher than the rate at which you can take fluid in. Therefore, it’s important to have a lot of water in your system before the event. For firefighters that means using the methods I discussed earlier to really make sure you’re properly hydrated at all times. For people engaging in heavy exercise, it is recommended that you drink 14 to 20 oz (400 to 600 mL) 2 hours before exercise and 5 to 12 oz (150 to 350 mL) every 20 minutes or so during exercise.

2. During: Take in sodium Although far less common than dehydration and heat illness, hyponatremia is a potentially fatal condition. It is caused by diluting all the sodium out of your cells—usually produced by a combination of extreme sweat loss and rehydrating by drinking only water, or by water drinking competitions. Female marathon runners exhibit the highest incidence of hyponatremia. Headache and nausea are the initial symptoms which develop into confusion/hallucinations, seizures and brain swelling. For this reason, it’s important that you take in fluid or food containing sodium during and after any event that causes you to sweat profusely. (But

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PATCHES Looking for commemorative Firefighter MDA/IAFF lapel pins years 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993. These were given to F.D. members who participated in annual MDA boot drives. Contact: Pat Fitzpatrick at Cheryl-Pat@hotmail.com. (0712) • Indianapolis Firefighter’s Museum is collecting patches for display.

Contact Brian Killilea by email at enginegrunt@aol.com. (0412) • Herculaneum FD patches to trade, one for one. New patches only.

Contact Bill Haggard by mail at 441 Jefferson, Herculaneum, MO 63048 or by phone at 636-475-5476, or email billh6300@hotmail.com. (1011) • Retired FF Kenneth Bertholf would like to sell two wall hangings—each featuring 80 different fire patches from around the globe. Both measure 3' x 4'. Photos available upon request.

Email hellfytr2U2@aol.com or call “Bogart” at 386-547-9382 for price.

Other fire memorabilia available.

(1110) • Retired Buffalo Housing Police Officer looking to trade (new for new) law enforcement patches. Buffalo Housing Police patches are now obsolete.

Contact Chuck Palumbo at HousingLt@aol.com (1110) • Retired Texas officer has several badges from various Texas agencies for sale. All in new and excellent condition. Contact G. Smith at bbbysixkiller@yahoo.com (0410)

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Pueblo, Colorado 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 P.O. Box 11916, Pueblo, CO 81001-0916. (0210) • Firefighter would like to swap patches or shirts (one for one), although he is building a patch wall at his station.

Contact Alan K. Dole at 303-359-1957 or adole1@hotmail.com; or just mail items to him at 1182 Tamarron Ct., Parker, CO 80138. (0210) • Sean Fortney wants to trade fire or police patches. Email areamedical@ live.com if you are interested. (0110) • WANTED – Any law enforcement patch (local, county, state) from West Virginia, Delaware and Nevada. I still need many to fill extensive collection. I will trade fairly for any patches I don’t have. Please email a list to Max Bellard at maxbellard@yahoo.com (1009) • Collecting fire department patches from state capitals. Will trade one for one. Please contact FF Larry Dostanko at twister427@gmail.com (0409) • Police Criminal Defense Unit, MultiAgency Taskforce Texas Community Defense Unit patches. American J.T.T.F. edition. Contact James Zink for other patches and pricing: kazink@earthlink.net (0209) • Richmond, Indiana firefighter would like to swap patches (one for one).

Please contact Phil Schroeder: 910 Crestdale Drive, Richmond, IN 47374 resqdivr@comcast.net (0209)

OTHER Retired Cleveland Police Officer, Bob Guttu’s book titled “Community Policing (It Really Works)” Available at www.smashwords.com, search word: community policing. Contact Bob Guttu at bobguttu@ymail.com. (0314) • Fire Bike Painting commemorating 9/11 by artist “Motor Marc Lacourciere.” A framed GicLee Collector’s Piece #2 of 250 - $1,500.

Contact William Irby at 386-316-8275 or skipirby@aol.com. (0314) • Honor your badge hero today … Give them a Personalized 8x11 Color Print with their name and prayer for their service and safety - with free prayer cloth $6.00 free shipping. Visit www.FirePolicePrayer.com. (0314) • Retired FF/Driver looking to purchase leather fire helmets, pony soda acid (1 1/4 gal.) fire extinquishers, and fire grenades. No 2 1/2 gal. soda acid extinquishers please.

Contact Mark Carter at markhaynescarter@gmail.com or call 352-494-7619. (1213) • Looking for old or unique sprinkler heads. Contact Mike Bunyon at mlbunyon@aol.com (1213) • Collector’s item, a rare Colorado Springs Police belt buckle, circa 1976, which was made by Western Flair in Colorado Springs. As far as I know, there were only 50-60 produced and only available to CSP officers at the time. Has been appraised by a jeweler for $400-1,500 but will accept a reasonable offer. Contact Larry at

Wanted: Memorabilia for display from: New York State Police, Cheektowaga, NY P.D., Depew, NY P.D., and Lancaster, NY P.D. Contact Michael Drechsel at 1267 French Rd., Apt. 4, Depew, NY 14043 (0412) • “History of Lake County and Ohio Law Enforcement 1840-2008,” 108 pages $10.00 + $2.00 S+H. Contact Chief Jim McBride (ret) at chiefjim@aol.com (0811) • Limited-edition prints and challenge coins available to help erect the fire dog movement in Washington, D.C. Contact agent Jerry (303-941-3117 or nationalfiredogmonument@gmail.com) or visit www.nationalfiredog monument.com (0111) • FD/PD Custom Printing & Embroidery —jackets, T-shirts, jerseys, hats and much more! Contact Howie or Donald at American Screen Print in Passaic, New Jersey. Call 973-471-0206, email AmrcnScreen@aol.com, or visit www.AmrcnScreen.com (0510) • FFAsTrap – Rescue and utility strap designed for firefighters, EMS, law enforcement, SWAT and the military. Check out the many ways to use FFAsTrap at www.ffastrap.com or call Greg Weaver at 303-880-3003. (0310)

Customized Giclee fire and police prints available at www.thomasegripp.com. Giclee prints are generated with high-resolution digital scans and printed with archival-quality COLOfast inks. Contact Thomas at thomas@thomasegripp.com. (1109) • Buffalo firefighter looking for Code 3 Fire Engine 38. If you have one, or know someone who does, please email Mark Reed at sparksbfd@adelphia.net.

Thank you and be safe! (0409)

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The “Jammer” is a candy cane-shaped device that hangs on the inside of a door hinge and prevents it from closing. “Never let a door close behind you.” Excellent for both PD/FD needs, Contact: Tom Surowiec at tom@thejammerusa.com or www.thejammerusa.com. (0512)

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Custom-designed blankets with PD/ FD logos. Choice of colors to match department and company patches.

Contact Lt. R. Ramadam at ramze1@ optonline.net, sv145@aol.com, or 973930-6612 (0110)

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Cookbook entitled “If You Can’t Stand the Heat - A New Orleans Firefighter’s Cookbook” by Robert Medina available at www.fireitup.tateauthor.com. (0712)

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Dog Saves Her Own Pups From Fire Submitted by Anthony Ragans During an early morning response to a house fire, firefighters were amazed.

A mother dog risked her life to save her puppies from the fire surrounding the burning house.

Onlookers called an emergency veterinary service, and she and her pups were rushed to the hospital. Aside from one puppy being treated for serious burns, the entire family is alive and well! Thanks to the bravery of Amanda!

Burglar Wears GPS

Fifteen homes were burglarized in Lakewood and Greenwood Village, Colorado, but lucky for the cops, it was an open-and-shut case. All they had to do was check the data for the GPS ankle monitoring bracelet worn by Brandon Campbell.

Campbell, you see, was wearing the device while on bond for another case—in which he was convicted of trying to steal a GPS. The ankle’s monitor’s data tied Campbell to all 15 burglaries. Deputy Prosecutor Chelsea Koch said that it’s the prosecutors dream to have GPS because it gave them evidence that Campbell was at the site of every single crime when it’s committed. Campbell was convicted in all 15 burglaries. “I don’t think that there’s any doubt at all that this guy is the last guy picked on the prison Brain Bowl team,” District Attorney George Brauchler said. Source: MSN News.

Catch Me If You Can

The mother dog, Amanda, raced back and forth between the house, putting her 10-day-old puppies in the safest place she could find... a fire truck!

As an onlooker photographed it with his cell phone after she already had a few in one of the truck’s equipment compartments. She didn’t stop racing back into the smoke and fire until all of her puppies were safely away from the fire.

The firemen on scene could not believe their eyes. Most people have never seen a dog this smart or this brave!

Bringing each one out, six trips into the fire and no one could stop her.

All the firemen could do was to try to keep a little water spray on her to keep from singeing as she kept making trips running through the open door. You can see some of the singed hair on her back end, forehead and lower legs. After rescuing all of her pups from the blaze, Amanda sat down next to them to nurse, protecting them with her body.

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Police say the motorcyclist raced though traffic at reckless speeds in San Antonio, Texas, then posted a video to Facebook titled “Catch Me If You Can.” It turns out, they could.

Investigators searching for a stolen motorcycle found the man they suspected of being the reckless rider—Alberto Rodriguez, 27—when he ran out the back door of the house, said San Antonio Police Sergeant Javier Salazar.

“It was a coincidence,” he said.

Detectives also found the stolen motorcycle, police said in a statement posted on the department’s Facebook page.

“Rodriguez faces his currently outstanding felony warrants, a misdemeanor assault warrant, (and) possibly charges in connection with the stolen motorcycle,” police said.

The video shows a motorcyclist dangerously cutting through rush hour traffic in San Antonio at speeds of more than 100 mph, according to authorities.

His helmet camera recorded every hair-raising moment as he squeezed between cars and trucks.

the trigger, he explained.

“There is no reason to accuse the Chief of anything and he may have saved some lives by discovering this could happen with the strings,” Mayor Urban said.

Chief Counceller said in his research since the accident there are more than a thousand similar incidents with police and private citizens.

“This isn’t the first and won’t be the last,” he said. “It’s an ongoing problem with people who carry concealed firearms. They need to watch what kind of jacket they are wearing and where their holster is. There is a whole website devoted to this on all types of guns.”

Connersville Police Chief Accidentally Discharges Weapon

Counceller said CPD often hosts firearms safety classes.

With the number of residents obtaining concealed carry permits for personal protection, a portion of the class from now on will include information about clothing, so that no one else will have this happen to them.

Connersville, IN News Examiner Submitted by Brian Benedict There will be no action taken against Connersville Police Chief David Counceller as a result of an accidental shooting January 18, 2014, which injured the chief in the leg.

The Board of Public Works and Safety made the decision Monday after reviewing a security video from the shooting at Wulff’s Gun Shop.

The video taken from above and behind the counter by Wulff’s security system shows Counceller handling a new gun back to Jim Wulff after looking at it, and then he takes his own gun out of his personal holster to check the weight and then puts it back in the holster. He secures it twice.

Mayor Leonard stated, “He took his hand away from the holster completely, grabbed his jacket to put down over the gun.” On a North Face or Columbia jacket, which he was wearing, it has a string with a little toggle on the end. That got caught in the gun and when he pulled his jacket, that fired the gun. It was an accident. His hand is nowhere near the gun when it goes off.”

The importance of the discovery is that many officers wear similar jackets that could put them in a similar situation.

That could happen to anyone no only in handling a gun but other things, he said.

Connersville Police Department has notified other police departments about the potential danger because a lot of police departments wear Columbia jackets and North Face jackets, and those toggles are dangerous when they catch in

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Dan Aykroyd Sworn in as Sheriff Actor Dan Aykroyd has been sworn in as a sheriff’s deputy in Mississippi.

The “Ghostbusters” star, who studied criminal justice in college, asked Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis if he could join the reserve department and on January 24, 2014, his request was granted.

He will be responsible for organizing programs and fundraisers for the sheriff’s department.

He says, “it’s an honor to join these ranks today. I understand the challenges that law enforcement face in today’s world. I am able to go all over the world now and talk up this county, talk this state and talk up the people of the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department. It’s a great honor, and I hope I can uphold my duties professionally and with integrity and honesty.”

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Alan Melacon at a fire station in Yanshun, China.

ABM Tom Giampietro and Capt. Scott Mello (Director of Training) present a PFIA plaque to Alison Philbrick for her achievement with the 50th Training Class of the Providence (RI) Fire Department, she was the first woman to graduate top of the class. Philbrick and her 53 fellow graduates made up the most diverse class in the department’s history.

Alan Melacon at a police station in Yanshun, China.

Rep. Myles Christie at the Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, one of the most famous golf clubs in the world. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual Masters Tournament, one of the four major championships in professional golf, and the only major played each year at the same course.

Every member of Augusta National receives a green sports coat with the club’s logo on the left breast. The idea of the green jacket originated with club co-founder Clifford Roberts.

Many believe it is because he wanted patrons visiting during the tournament to be able to readily identify members. Since Sam Snead’s victory in 1949 the winner of each year’s Masters Tournament has received a green jacket, although he does not receive membership. The current Masters champion is the only owner of a green jacket permitted to remove it from the grounds of Augusta National, and only for a period of a year.

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Tony Ragans presents a sponsor check to Eng. Mike Lynch for a Golf Outing Oct. 2013.

Account Rep. Matt Cole of Anderson Fire Dept., delivering the first of several much needed disability checks to one of his members, Kent Helpling. Kent fell from a two-story roof while helping another firefighter who was getting a family member.

Greeley, Colorado Officer Wins Gold Medals in Archery Written by Whitney Phillips, Greeley Tribune Submitted by Mike Carrigan When Greeley Officer Rebecca Ries set foot in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in August 2013, readying her bow to shoot in the World Police and Fire Games, her opponents sized up the petite blond and watched her shoot low on her target—with pink arrows to boot.

“People probably thought,’What’s Barbie doing out here with a bow? Come on,’ “ Ries said.

But Ries wasn’t worried about her shooting, having carried a bow since she was 5-years old and having been a big game hunter since she was 12. In the end, she returned to Greeley with two gold medals in archery.

Ries traveled to the games in Ireland with her husband, Lane Walter. Ries won in both categories in which she competed, and Walter tied for second in his archery division.

Ries has lived in Loveland, CO since she was 6, and she grew up hunting with her family. She said she shot her first animal, an elk, with her bow when she was 12.

Since then, she’s shot a bull elk, a brown bear and an antelope that put her in the top 20 worldwide.

Even though Ries said their bow styles are different, she still likes to point out that she earned about twice as many points as her husband.

“Even though at the end of the day, it’s funny that I joke with him that I beat him, there’s no way this would have been possible without him,” Ries said.

Rebecca Ries draws her bow as she practices at the Greeley Recreation Center’s archery range. Ries competed in the archery portion of the World Police and Fire Games in Belfast, Ireland, in August.

Photo Credit: Joshua Polson | The Greeley Tribune

Ries said she always has competed with her older sister in showing horses and in hunting. Now that good-natured competition has extended to her husband. “It’s like rivalry in my house because I’ve shot everything bigger than my husband.”

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Directory of Advisory Board Members & Account Representatives (H) Home Phone

Alabama Birmingham FD RAPHAEL HALE rrhfire@gmail.com 205-335-7028 (C) Birmingham PD GRADY COLLIER JR. 205-625-3759 (H) Birmingham PD CHRISTY MILLER 205-981-6566 (H) 205-296-6808 (C) redts@bellsouth.net

(C) Cell Phone

West Metro FD JAMES H. SNYDER 303-888-0810 (C) 303-425-6042 (F) jsnyder6181@msn.com

Connecticut Bridgeport FD LUIS A. RIVERA 203-526-1976 (C) hogfire@optonline.net

Arkansas

CT State Corrections - Garner SCOTT STRIELKAUSKAS 203-206-2027 (C) 203-757-0036 (H) sjjns@yahoo.com

Monroe Cty. FD, PD, & Sheriff FLOYD RAY 870-734-6106 (C) drflr@sbcglobal.net

Hartford FD CHARLES PETERSON 860-839-0246 (C) petersoncharles@sbcglobal.net

California San Jose FD RICHARD FLOYD 800-832-7333 (B) Treasure Island FD PAUL WALLACE 415-564-6587 (H)

Colorado Berthoud FD/Longmont PD LEE BRIAN SCOTT 970-532-2869 (H) lscott@uis-usa.com Colorado Springs FD EDWARD BREECE 719-320-5232 (C) eebreece@gmail.com

Meriden FD BRIAN WILKINSON 203-427-1298 (C) Wilky412@Live.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 New Haven Corrections JOHN M. BARRETT 203-808-5052 JMBarrett04@snet.net

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North Miami Beach PD ZOILA SIMMONS 772-621-0056 (C) zoilasimmons@yahoo.com

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

Waterbury PD RENATO CREA 203-206-9814 (H) Lawdawg555@ymail.com

Orlando FD BOB COSCHIGNANO 321-303-3679 (C) HZMTLT@aol.com

West Haven FD & PD CHRISTOPHER STRATTON III 203-627-8568 (C) stratco7@aol.com

Orlando PD JASON BATURA 321-228-7821 (C) pfiaorlandorep@aol.com

Chicago, Southern Suburbs FD & PD, University Park FD JEFFERY A. DUHOSKI 708-927-0960 paidnproud@aol.com

Delaware Capitol PD SGT. MICHAEL HERTZFELD 302-562-0378 (C) 302-376-5289 (H) Hertzy2@yahoo.com New Castle FD JOSEPH D. MOSER 302-757-4776 (C) jd.moser@comcast.net Wilmington FD & PD ANTHONY HARRIS 302-250-5276 (C) Aharris275@msn.com

Florida Cape Coral FD ERIC CHUDZIK 239-560-0930 eric.chudzik@yahoo.com Deltona FD MIKE MAPLES 386-804-6767 (C) quickstartcpr@earthlink.net Fort Lauderdale FD LEONARD ENSALACO 386-517-6601 (H) 386-931-5841 (C)

Denver FD THOMAS A. MANERBINO 303-936-2649 (H)

New Haven FD and Branford FD & PD WILLIAM CUSACK 203-494-6762 (C)

Denver PD & Sheriff MIKE CARRIGAN 303-730-3776 (H) 303-619-6112 (C) mikefandpattys@msn.com

Norwalk FD & PD RONALD SPAGNUOLO 203-854-3081 (B) 203-515-1365 (C) rspagnuolo@norwalkct.org

Fort Pierce FD KEVIN HERNDON 772-461-7756 (H) 772-201-1755 (C) kevmedic@aol.com

Denver West Metro Fire Rescue DUANE G. PELL 303-238-2328 (H) 303-810-2480 (C) pelldp@q.com Littleton FD BRIAN A. CRONIN 303-346-1671 (H) Mountain View FD MIKE STRATTON 970-587-8923 (H) 970-412-6730 (C) mikestratton@hotmail.com Pueblo FD JEFFREY MIZE 719-251-2255 (C) m4ize@hotmail.com

Norwalk FD & PD GARY MECOZZI 203-965-5345 (B) Southington FD & PD MICHAEL KAHN 860-982-5567 (C) kahn358@hotmail.com Stamford FD PATRICK J. TRIPODI 203-452-8271 (H) ptripodi@charter.net Stamford PD FRANKIE FORBES 203-469-5320 (H) 203-627-0259 (C) dblf11484@sbcglobal.net

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Waterbury FD JOHN PERUGINI 203-233-3394 (C) jjperugini1969@aol.com

New Haven FD and Branford FD & PD JASON T. CUSACK 203-996-0597 (C) qball0056@gmail.com

Colorado Springs PD DENNIS M. JUHL 719-574-3828 (H) 719-351-2067 (C)

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Gainesville FD COLLEEN DENMARK 352-219-9745 (C) colleendenmark@yahoo.com Gainesville PD MARTIN HONEYCUTT 352-871-5360 (C) martinh5360@gmail.com Hollywood FD JOSE MORALES JR 786-303-5673 (C) juniorm009@aol.com Jacksonville FD ANTHONY E. RAGANS 904-768-3546 (H) 904-699-7181 (C) tbone247@att.net Metro Dade County PD RAYMOND F. TERSIGNI 954-435-7577 (H) RFTersigni@aol.com

Palm Bay FD & PD JIM TURNER 321-258-4679 (C) jimturner@cfl.rr.com St. Petersburg FD TOMMY DORSEY 727-647-8807 (C) tdd1121@aol.com St. Petersburg FD WINTHROP M. NEWTON 727-323-1213 (H) iwilldo@earthlink.net St. Petersburg PD RICHARD THOMAS 727-798-7165 (C) rthomas1@knology.net Tampa FD JACE KOHAN 813-229-7540 (B) 813-229-7543 (F) sectreas@tampafirefighters.com Tampa FD RON HOEDEBECK 813-610-0641 (C) rhoede2@gmail.com Tampa PD ROD GLYDER 941-321-5444 (C) rglyder@verizon.net

Georgia Atlanta FD MARK V. McDONNELL 678-797-9728 (H) 770-301-3394 (C) mcdnl2410@yahoo.com Augusta FD MYLES CHRISTIE, JR. 706-951-9620 (C) mylestes@bellsouth.net College Park FD VIDAL WILLIAMS 706-312-6580 (C) vidalwilliams72@yahoo.com Savannah FD & PD LARON WARD 912-257-8002 (C) Laronward2002@yahoo.com

Illinois Bloomington FD & PD RANDALL T. WIKOFF 309-963-4463 (H) Chicago FD MICHAEL WALSH 773-852-2927 (C) pfia3210@att.net

Peoria FD PHILIP SNOWDEN 309-635-0777 (C) psnowden23@yahoo.com Peoria PD TERRY L. PYATT 309-697-9325 (H)

Rock Island FD NICK THOMPSON 309-314-6276 (C) nick3146276@yahoo.com Urbana FD JAMES G. KINGSTON 217-485-5102 (H)

Indiana Anderson FD & PD MATTHEW COLE 765-208-5179 (C) fftmc773@yahoo.com Columbus FD GARY E. BURRISS 812-371-7007 (C) 812-579-6756 (H) g.burriss@comcast.net Evansville FD & PD GREG LEHMAN 812-455-3443 (C) 812-624-0023 (H) glehman64@gmail.com Ft. Wayne FD & PD JEREMY BUSH 260-385-1600 (C) president@iaff124.org Ft. Wayne FD & PD SCOTT C. HINTON 260-438-1437 (C) treasurer@iaff124.org Indianapolis Corrections KURT BENSHEIMER 317-999-5199 kbensheimerpfia@aol.com Indianapolis FD STEVEN M. KEMP 317-250-9933 (C) K3706@Indygov.org 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) 2340@earthlink.net

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Kokomo FD & PD MATTHEW COLE 765-208-5179 (C) fftmc773@yahoo.com Muncie FD & PD MATTHEW COLE 765-208-5179 (C) fftmc773@yahoo.com Richmond FD BRIAN BENEDICT 765-277-2770 (C) bbpfia@yahoo.com South Bend FD & PD JAMES T. BRIEN (BREEN) 574-340-4677 (C) 574-233-9554 (H) captaintruck@yahoo.com Terre Haute FD ROBERT L. KIEFNER 812-249-2551 (C) RKiefner@ma.rr.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 JOE GIUDICESSI 515-288-0811 (H) 515-250-2218 (C) jdgiudicessi@msn.com Des Moines FD DEAN RODRIGUEZ 515-282-6266 (H) 515-669-7848 (C) deanorod@usa.net Des Moines PD RAYMOND A. GALLARDO 515-205-2414 (C) ray.gallardo13@gmail.com Polk County FD & PD DAN LAMB 515-967-2469 (H) 515-779-3887 (C) dmfd273@msn.com W. Des Moines FD G. DOUGLAS REX 515-222-3423 (B) 515-991-3684 (C) doug@rex-com.net

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

Kentucky Ashland FD & PD KELLY GRIFFITH 606-923-4843 (C) kellyryan222000@yahoo.com

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Louisiana Alexandria PD & Probation Parol COLE GRALAPP 318-487-5301 (B) 318-623-9458 (C) mcolegralapp@lycos.com Baton Rouge FD PAUL H. OWENS 225-772-4190 (C) paulowens1948@gmail.com Jefferson Parish Sheriff KIM LENTZ 985-774-4414 (C) 985-639-1723 (H) lentz1848@bellsouth.net Lake Charles FD & PD MACK KENNEDY 337-855-3714 (H) New Orleans & Slidell FD ALAN MELANCON 504-905-3185 (C) 985-690-1441 (H) wizmelancon@charter.net New Orleans & Kenner FD PAUL J. MELANCON 504-524-3878 (H) 504-430-1962 (C) New Orleans PD DAVID G. LENTZ 985-649-5741 (H) nameck2@aol.com Shreveport FD & PD, Caddo Parish Sheriff GARY L. RALPH 318-426-4034 (C) garyralph@bellsouth.net Slidell PD DAVID L. LENTZ 985-639-1723 (H) aquarium4578@bellsouth.net

Maryland Anne Arundel Co. PD/FD/Sheriff ZACHARY KOSHLAP 201-450-1183 (C) zkoshlap@gmail.com Baltimore PD RHONDA BENAVIDES 443-896-4277 (C) rleach7905@aol.com Baltimore FD SETH M. ROBBINS 267-688-2388 (C) 410-396-5167 (B) srobbins40@comcast.net Calvert County PD TIM PALCHAK 202-468-6042 (C) timpalchak@gmail.com

Prince George’s County FD CHRIS CUNNINGHAM 410-739-7191 (C) cunninghamsvcs@gmail.com

St. Louis PD JOSEPH MADER 314-808-7531 (H) jbmader@aol.com

Haledon PD CHRIS LEMAY 862-505-0730 (C) lemay1469@msn.com

Prince George’s County Sheriff SEAN M. BABCOCK 202-321-2176 (C) smbc78@gmail.com

Nebraska

Hoboken FD BRIAN J. GREENE 201-933-9206 (H) przygreene@hotmail.com

Massachusetts

Lincoln FD & PD BRIAN S. GILES 402-202-9311 (C) bgiles23@gmail.com

Hampden County Sheriff WILLIAM GRIFFITH 413-562-0493 (H) 413-626-4709 (C) BBGriffith@verizon.net

Omaha FD JAMES E. CLINES 402-553-3212 (B) 402-968-1053 (C) jclines@cox.net

Michigan

Omaha PD MARK T. SCHENKELBERG 402-932-8787 (H) m.mschenkelberg@cox.net

Flint PD MICHAEL P. SULLIVAN 810-232-3381 (C) 810-237-6888 ext. 4479 (B) Grand Rapids FD KATHLEEN THOMPSON 231-937-6009 (H/F) KThompso@ci.grandrapids.mi.us Grand Traverse Cty. FD & PD KARYL L. MOORE 231-947-1758 (H) Dfivestar@chartermi.net Inghamn County Sheriff HARVEY J. CLARK 517-541-0386 (H) 517-285-5075 (C) hclark2935@gmail.com Lansing FD ERIC WEBER 517-272-2991 (H) 517-749-5451 (C) eweber421@yahoo.com Oakland Cty. PD & Sheriff ROBERT NEGRI 810-240-1632 (C) 810-239-4597 (H) rnegri@comcast.net Oakland Cty./Macomb FD MELISSA A. MEDICI 586-855-7136 (C) jmmedici@sbcglobal.net South Central PD TONY WELDY 810-614-5194 (C) bluebull297@gmail.com Wayne Cty. PDs & Sheriff MICHAEL L. DUFFEY 727-648-9051 (H) sgtduffey@aol.com

Missouri

Charles County FD, PD & Sheriff JOSEPH PIAZZA 301-751-5514 (C) pfia276@comcast.net

Jackson County FD, PD & Independence FD DONNIE SHOOK 816-315-9943 (C) pfiashook@gmail.com

Charles County FD & PD MICHAEL WALKO 301-399-6120 (C) 301-375-8323 (H) walkom@verizon.net

Kansas City PD MICHAEL SATTER 816-665-5222 (C) msatter.pfia@outlook.com

Montgomery County PD CARLO CORVOISIER 301-580-2595 (C) Corvoisier12@verizon.net

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

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Omaha & LaVista PD JEFF WARNOCK 402-312-3211 junebug1568@gmail.com

New Jersey Atlantic City FD WILLIAM J. SCULLY 609-653-0337 (H) peakey1@aol.com Atlantic City PD JOSEPH A. KELLY 609-214-7161 (C) ffgjkelly@gmail.com Bayonne FD & PD STEPHANIE BURT 973-713-2199 (C) Bloomfield FD HUGH R. FLAHERTY 973-429-7940 (H) Brick Township PD WILLIAM J. RUOCCO 732-262-1100 (B) 732-575-5116 (C) wruo125@aol.com Camden FD DANIEL C. PAYNE 609-605-8887 (H) pfianj@comcast.net East Orange FD & PD ANTHONY L. THOMPSON 973-202-9001 (C) 973-674-7486 (F) thompson513@gmail.com East Orange FD CHARLES SALLEY 908-392-0006 (C) schas1260@aol.com Elizabeth PD ANTHONY “FOGE” FAZIO 908-377-2052 (C) foge69@aol.com Fort Dix Corrections BOB PETROWSKI III 201-669-8392 (C) petrowskiby@gmail.com Hackensack FD THOMAS J. FREEMAN 201-843-6183 (H) Hackensack FD JUSTIN J. DEREVYANIK 201-394-6860 (C) HFD126@aol.com

Hudson County Sheriff RICHARD RANALLI 201-424-4306 (C) richard.ranalli@yahoo.com Hunterdon County Correx.

EDWIN VAZQUEZ 973-610-8180 (C) thunderbolt516@aol.com Jersey City FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Jersey City PD VINCENT COOK 973-476-2199 (C) vjc2598@msn.com Jersey City PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery@yahoo.com Linden FD STEVEN SMIGELSKY 732-634-8582 (H) 732-236-3036 (C) srs214@msn.com Mercer County & Trenton FD GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) g.swanson@bordentownfmba.com Monmouth County FD & PD JAMES P. FAY 732-489-0744 (C) gldstr37@optonline.net Morris County FD & PD CHAD DiGIORGIO 201-206-5183 (C) chadckfd@verizon.net Newark FD EDWARD J. GRIFFITH, III 732-674-3143 (C) EJG3@comcast.net Newark PD & Essex County Sheriff ALEX MARTINEZ 973-390-1918 (C) 973-398-7666 (H) alnpd@mac.com North Hudson FD JOSEPH D. McLEAN 201-725-6513 (C) joemclean74@verizon.net Nutley FD & PD JOHN HUND 201-615-5831 (C) Hund@optonline.net Ocean County PD KEVIN C. LYONS 609-597-7820 (H) 609-548-2930 (C) klyons286@comcast.net Passaic FD & PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay@134@gmail.com

Passaic County Sheriff THOMAS M. PANZARINO 973-296-8006 (C) 973-225-3689 (B) bkckgangarino@optonline.net

Buffalo PD JOHN A. PETRICCA 716-380-2057 (C) 716-649-3441 (H) jpd441@verizon.net

Paterson PD FRANK DAUNNO 973-330-2968 (C) jrdaun@aol.com

Buffalo PD SALVATORE A. VALVO 716-651-9904 (H) salvatorvalvo@roadrunner.com

Paterson FD JOSEPH FORBES 973-881-4376 (B) 973-238-0373 (H)

Cattaraugus County Sheriff NATHAN A. ROOT 716-938-2334 (B) 716-498-3252 (C) naroot@cattco.org

Paterson FD JOHN A. MAURO, JR. 973-865-9577 (C) AJM1524@gmail.com Plainfield PD EDWIN MALDONADO 908-623-9452 (C) edmaldz@gmail.com South Bergen FD EDWARD J. TANDERIS 973-472-8999 (H) WSET1@aol.com

Erie County Sheriff CHRIS CIESLA 716-822-5872 (H) 716-603-4386 (C) cociesla7@gmail.com Monroe County Sheriff ALFRED N. DeROSA 585-208-3902 (C) 585-753-4021 (B) aderosa58@gmail.com

Sussex County FD & PD KENNETH KUZICKI 973-222-2198 (C) kuzicki.pfia@yahoo.com

Niagara County Sherrif KEVIN MACK 716-573-4115 (C) kdmotors1@verizon.net

Trenton Corrections RICHARD J. WILLIAMSON 908-420-8014 rwillpfia@yahoo.com

Niagara Falls PD­ LOUIS V. TERRITO 716-523-0786 (C) LT357@roadrunner.com

Trenton PD & FD KENNETH S. LUGO 609-977-8777 (C) KenLugo@hotmail.com

Niagara Falls FD JOSEPH TORRE 716-940-8225 (C) j.torre@nypfia.org

Union City PD DOMINICK DePINTO 201-401-4351 (C) dominick226@comcast.net

Rochester FD & PD JONATHAN YOUNG 585-310-2259 (C) PFIA@mac.com

Wayne FD & PD SCOTT RAPPAPORT 973-632-2885 (C) srappaport@me.com

Schenectady FD RON BAIER 518-527-5107 (C) 518-864-7482 (H) Ltreb4@aol.com

New York Albion Corrections THOMAS SUTTON 716- 471-9326 (C) co11to7@aol.com

Syracuse PD JOHN J. KAVANAGH 315-956-0470 (C) jkavanagh@syracusepolice.org

Albany County Sheriff CHRISTOPHER J. PARKER 518-378-2283 (C) parkerc24@yahoo.com

Syracuse FD JAMES ENNIS 315-430-0340 (C) 315-468-8630 (H) jennis@twcny.rr.com

Albany FD EDWARD VERHOFF 518-378-1488 (C) everhoff@hotmail.com Binghamton FD CHRISTOPHER K. GILFILLAN JR. 607-206-0923 (H) cgilfillanjr.pfia@gmail.com Binghamton FD JOHN M. SULLIVAN 607-771-6318 (H) Binghamton FD WILLIAM H. NEWLAND 607-724-5351 (H) Buffalo FD JOHN E. MURPHY 716-553-7611 (C) 716-876-1633 (F) jmurphy737@roadrunner.com

Troy PD ROBERT D. FITZGERALD 518-470-5103 (C) bobfitzgerald@nycap.rr.com Troy FD RAYMOND J. DAVIS 518-423-8918 (C) sdavistroy@hotmail.com Utica FD PETER A. CARUSO 315-725-5712 (C) pfiapete@yahoo.com 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

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 Massillon FD & PD MARC R. JACKSON 330-491-1073 (H) CFD110@aol.com Cincinnati PD GREG TOYEAS 513-738-4141 (H) 513-484-2459 (C) gregtoyeas@yahoo.com Cincinnati/Hamilton Co. FD MARK REUSS 513-574-3340 (H) 513-706-1287 (C) jamreuss@fuse.net Cincinnati/Hamilton Co. PD LEONARD E. LABRECQUE 513-474-2359 (H)

Marion FD & PD MICHAEL M. RADCLIFF 740-386-2582 (B) mandjradcliff@roadrunner.com Toledo FD TIM BOHLAND 419-874-3771 (H) 419-376-4543 (C) Youngstown FD SHAWN MURRAY 330-518-2966 (C) 330-793-7363 (H) mur511@sbcglobal.net Youngstown PD & FD CHARLES GUZZY 330-707-2171 (H) 330-743-9380 (B)

Oklahoma Tulsa FD STEVEN DANIELS 918-691-0719 (C) sdaniels24@yahoo.com Tulsa FD KENNY GUNN 918-231-6805 (B) gunnkl@msn.com

Pennsylvania

Cleveland FD VINCE VIANCOURT 440-835-5647 (B) 216-534-6927 (C) benefits.consulting@hotmail.com

Alleghney County PD STEVEN NAVE 412-704-7508 (H) 412-913-4613 (C) stevematt3@aol.com

Cleveland PD DAN VIANCOURT 216-990-2882 (C) dsviancourt@gmail.com

Erie PD GREGORY L. BANEY JR. 814-440-2694 (C) gbags44@hotmail.com

Columbus FD WAYNE REDMON 614-496-2211 (C) 614-833-1812 (H) wredmon@insight.rr.com

Erie FD & PD STEVEN McKENRICK 814-774-4159 (H) 814-746-0716 (C) stevemckenrick@roadrunner.com

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

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

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

Lehigh Valley FD/PD/Sheriff CRAIG McGINNIS 484-223-9245 (C) cbmacg@hotmail.com

Cuyahoga Falls PD JOHN J. SIM 330-310-7273 (C) 330-923-1986 (H) simjj@cityofcf.com

McKeesport FD & PD JEFFREY D. TOMOVCSIK 412-523-3903 (C) 412-675-5021 (B) JTomo170@comcast.net

Dayton FD BRIAN BENEDICT 765-277-2770 (C) bbpfia@yahoo.com

Penn. Law Enforcement JONATHON RUSH 412-952-5615 (C) jrushpfia@hotmail.com

Dayton PD HOWARD JORDAN 937-750-4886 (C) daytonhojo@aol.com

Philadelphia FD LOU LUPO 267-847-9681 (C) 215-423-1362 (H) loulupo@aol.com

Licking County FD & PD JOHN CAPRETTA 614-554-6688 (C) jcapretta@aol.co25

Philadelphia FD TIMOTHY G. McSHEA 215-518-9683 (C) tbonemick@comcast.net

Loveland/Symmes FD OTTO HUBER 513-583-3001 (B)

Pittsburgh FD DONALD DORSEY 412-433-0755 (P)

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

Pittsburgh FD THOMAS HERAK 412-761-6281 (H)

Pittsburgh FD JEFFREY E. LAW 412-578-0293 (H) 412-418-5199 (C) law735i@gmail.com Pittsburgh PD CARL R. MOROSETTI, JR. 412-600-2806 (C) carl3393@verizon.net Scranton FD & PD, & Waymart Corrections ANDY POLANSKY 570-961-9024 (H) 570-878-1248 (C) andy.polansky@verizon.net York County and Dauphin County FD & PD CHAD DEARDORFF 717-668-8445 (H) 717-858-2361 (C) yfdbadge47@comcast.net

Rhode Island Johnston PD SETH D. CROSBY 401-641-1575 (C) 401-921-0159 (H) scros788@gmail.com Providence FD THOMAS GIAMPIETRO 401-353-0036 (H) Providence PD SCOTT ZAMBARANO 401-265-1657 (C) zambarano1075@yahoo.com

South Carolina North Myrtle Beach FD & PD RICHARD BUDDELMEYER 843-249-5334 (B/F) RBuddelmey@aol.com

Tennessee Bristol FD & PD DENNIS M. LEY 423-652-2895 (H) 423-361-0747 (C) tabc340@yahoo.com

Texas Amarillo FD& PD JOE C. PONDER 806-584-0953 (C) joeponder2012@yahoo.com Angelina County Sheriff GREGORY DAWSON 409-489-8749 (C) dawsongreg@sbcglobal.net Bee County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections RICHARD L. WEBB 361-319-3758 (C) urout_78102@yahoo.com Bexar County Sheriff & Correx.

EILEEN KENNEDY 210-216-4825 hbiceileen@yahoo.com Brazas County Sheriff DAVID C. STEWART 936-662-7962 (C) Brazoria County FD, PD, Sherrif & Corrections VICKE MOSSBARGER 979-864-0286 (C) vicke.moss@gmail.com

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Brazoria County FD, PD, Sherrif & Corrections WILL MOSSBARGER 979-864-9126 (C) wm635@aol.com College Station FD & PD JIMMY O. YOW 832-595-7575 (C) 979-828-3055 (H) jyow26@gmail.com Denton County Sheriff LES WOODS 817-675-6151 (C) lwpfia@yahoo.com El Paso Sheriff THOMAS DOWNS 915-790+9256 (C) tdowns.pfia@yahoo.com Falls Cty. FD, PD, Sheriff DARRELL ALLEN 254-229-2951 (H) d_insuranceman@yahoo.com Fort Bend Sheriff CHERYL L. HILLEGEIST 713-480-6033 (C) chill77040@yahoo.com Galveston Sheriff & Corrections CECILIA FIELDS 409-370-7322 (C) niecies@swbell.net Garland FD JEFF TOKAR 972-781-7111 (B) Gatesville Corrections CAROLYN L. IRISH 254-223-3449 (H) Gurney Unit Corrections CINDY ARNOLD 903-724-9007 (C) cindyarnold18@yahoo.com Jasper FD & PD STANLEY D. CHRISTOPHER 409-381-0350 (H) chiefjpd@hotmail.com Jefferson County Corrections DAWN A. WILLIAMSON 409-728-3174 (C) wmsonda@aol.com Jefferson County Sheriff ROBERT ADAMS 409-722-1033 (B) bobbyadams288@hotmail.com Little Elm FD, PD & Corrections JANICE MARSHALL HARRISON 409-474-0562 (H) jmar211@yahoo.com Lubbock FD RICK MURPHY 806-891-4370 (C) lubfire@aol.com McAllen FD & PD AMADO CANO, JR. 956-867-4257 (H) McAllen PD ROLANDO CASTILLO 956-655-8476 (H) r.c.21@hotmail.com

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McLennan Cty. PD & Sheriff KATHY MEALS 254-722-1711 (C) mealsk16@msn.com

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

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

West Virginia

Montgomery County PD, Sherrif & Corrections THOMAS M. PIERCE 936-355-0490 (C) toetee@aol.com Pasadena PD & FD JOHN NOEL 832-788-4414 (C) jnvnoel@yahoo.com Port Arthur FD STEPHEN L. CURRAN 409-656-2828 (C) scurran@ci.port-neches.tx.us Pinehurst FD & PD KIESHA LUNA 409-330-0013 (C) kieshaluna@yahoo.com Port Arthur FD & PD H. OTIS III 409-293-5742 (C) setx307@yahoo.com San Antonio FD JOE VALADEZ 210-656-9046 (H) 210-693-4344 (F) valadezjp@aol.com San Antonio FD RUBEN CEVALLOS 210-861-4578 (C) ruben.cevallos@gmail.com Tarrant County Sheriff & surrounding Metroplex area TANYA YOUNG 817-988-9704 (C) 817-292-5388 (F) tanyayoung7800@sbcglobal.net Walker County FD & PD TARA M. BURNETT 936-668-9193 (C) burnett.t2013@att.net Walker County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections CATHY STOKES 936-661-0929 (C) 936-594-6072 (H) Webb County Sheriff JOEY MEDELLIN 956-324-1352 (C) joeymedellin4130@gmail.com jmedellin@webbcountytx.gov Williamson Co. FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections LANG SPENCER 512-490-7288 (B) 512-940-6085 (C) pfia@yahoo.com

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

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

Wisconsin Milwaukee PD MIKE CRIVELLO 414-412-0746 (C) crivello@milwaukeepoliceassoc.com

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

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ur 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.

ENDANGERED RUNAWAYS

If seen, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children immediately at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or report a sighting online at www.missingkids.com. You may also call or visit the website for free abduction prevention tips.

Nahala Joel Sex: Female Height: 5'04'' Race: White Weight: 115 Birth: 9/14/00 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 13 Hair: Brown Missing: March 12, 2014 - Seattle, WA

Nahala is of Arab and Middle Eastern descent.

Katrina Fields Sex: Female Height: 5’02'' Race: White Weight: 139 Birth: 9/14/96 Eyes: Green Age Now: 17 Hair: Brown

Jasmine Glass Sex: Female Height: 5'05'' Race: Black Weight: 140 Birth: 5/3/99 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 15 Hair: Black

Missing: March 7, 2014 - Jacksonville, FL

Missing: March 14, 2014 - Kansas City, MO

Katrina may be in the company of a female juvenile. They may still be in the local area.

Jasmine may be in the company of a male juvenile. They may travel to Kansas City, Kansas.

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

Sarah Wasco Sex: Female Height: 5’03’’ Race: White Weight: 166 Birth: 5/28/98 Eyes: Blue Age Now: 16 Hair: Blonde

Gabrielle Alvarez

Emma Lyons

Sex: Female Height: 5’05’’ Race: Hispanic Weight: 142 Birth: 1/10/97 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 17 Hair: Black

Sex: Female Height: 5’03’’ Race: White Weight: 130 Birth: 8/29/98 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 15 Hair: Black

Missing: March 4, 2014 - Chewelah, WA

Missing: March 7, 2014 - Iowa, LA

Sarah may be with a male companion.

They may still be in the local area or they may travel to CA. Sarah has a scar on her left index finger. She may wear contact lenses. Sarah may go by the last name Wasetchko or Wasechko.

Gabrielle has a tattoo under her left ear.

When she was last seen, the underneath of her hair was dyed blonde with an orange tint. Gabrielle may go by Aniyah, Lilliana, or Gabby.

Missing: March 17, 2014 - Seattle, WA

Emma’s ears, tongue, and navel are pierced.

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Buffalo (NY) - Police Officer Michael Norwood Heroes Hall of Fame award recipient with Lt. Ivan Watkins. Read more about Officer Norwood on page 7.