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Summer 2020

COMING

TOGETHER

MORAL INJURY

NEW JERSEY FIREFIGHTER LOSES MOM TO CORONAVIRUS, BUT COOKS FOR OTHER HEROES

101 EAST 116TH STREET ● CARMEL, IN 46032 ● 800-221-7342 ● WWW.PFIA1913.ORG

Summer 2020

Volume 36, Number 2 The PFIA Protector is printed quarterly by the Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association. The Executive and Editorial Offices are located at 101 E. 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 Local: 317-581-1913 or toll-free: 1-800-221-PFIA (7342) Creative Services . . . . Rebekah Brownson

Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Clines Senior Vice President, Executive Secretary . . . . . . John E. Murphy Vice President, Treasurer . . . Jeff Warnock

Board of Directors Mike Carrigan . . . . . . . Littleton, Colorado

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

T

he outbreak of COVID-19 has really changed each of our lives. With trying to remain healthy, balancing work, teaching your children while schools are closed, and for some, coping with stress, anxiety, and isolation can really take a toll our well-being.

Having the whole world shut down is definitely very overwhelming! Seems like everywhere you go, in the back of your mind, especially when you walk inside the grocery store and so many are wearing masks, you can’t help but to think, “Are they carrying the virus?” I personally don’t think my hands have ever been this dry from washing them so much. I try to follow the guidelines of the CDC so that my family and I get through this crazy time and have really tried to focus more on the good rather than being so anxious about the bad. Sometimes it’s easier said than done but baking, cleaning, and outdoor activities have really jumped to the top of the list in our household. I don’t think I’ve ever made and eaten so many cookies in my whole life, and that spare bedroom closet I’ve been dreading to tend to is finally organized.

I even purchased a brand new bike, which is something I haven’t had since I was about 12 or 13.

Ruben Cevallos . . . . . . San Antonio, Texas Myles Christie . . . . . . . . Augusta, Georgia Thomas Clines . . . . . . . . . Fishers, Indiana Peter F. Episcopo . . . . . . . Naples, Florida Edward Griffith, III . . . . Brick, New Jersey Gerald Housel . . . . . . . . Speedway, Indiana Tom C. Jackson . . . . . . . . . Peoria, Illinois Mark S. Kemp . . . . New Palestine, Indiana

Here at the office, PFIA has a great approach to keeping our employees safe. We have locked down the building so no outside vendors are allowed in, hand sanitizer was passed out to each employee, and the hard to come by Clorox wipes are readily available to all. We are all so thankful that PFIA has allowed us to continue to serve our Members during this difficult time, and we just want all of you to know how much it means to each of us for your sacrifice, protection, and service! Stay safe out there!

Steve Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . Greenfield, Indiana David G. Lentz . . . . . . . . Slidell, Louisiana John Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel, Indiana Steve D. Murphy . . . . . . Indianapolis, Indiana Don Trejbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Akron, Ohio Jeff Warnock . . . . . . . . . . . Fishers, Indiana Legal Counsel . . . . . . . . . John D. Hoover E. Davis Coots Lawrence W. Schmits ­Actuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Simanek Griffith, Ballard & Company

Rebekah Brownson rbrownson@pfia.net Phone: 317-581-1913 Ext: 126

CONTENTS

COVER STORY 16 MORAL INJURY

When a person’s spiritual well-being is traumatized by actions witnessed— or personally executed—that violate one’s moral code.

FEATURES

25 COMING TOGETHER Hamilton County has come together in so many substantial ways.

26 NEW JERSEY FIREFIGHTER LOSES MOM TO CORONAVIRUS, BUT COOKS FOR OTHER HEROES Firefighter uses his culinary talents for vulnerable healthcare professionals and seniors who can’t get meals in the midst of lockdown.

DEPARTMENTS

2 BACK AT THE OFFICE 4 THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE 10 IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD 13 PFIA REMEMBERS 14 TIMELINE 20 BODY SHOP 22 SWAP SHOP 24 ODDS N ENDS 28 HOME OFFICE/REGIONAL MANAGER DIRECTORY 29 ABM/AR DIRECTORY 33 CHARITABLE FUND

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BACK AT THE OFFICE

Congratulations on your 30 years of service. We are all so proud to have you as our Vice President of Operations. You have shown great loyalty and dedication to PFIA with all of your accomplishments, your positive attitude, and always having a plan B. You show determination and pride in everything you do and you are an inspiration to every one of us. What a blessing you are!

H A P P Y R E T I R E M E N T PFIA appreciates your 29 years of service and we are honored to have you as an employee.

Your commitment to excellence has left a lasting mark on each of us.

Thank you for touching of our lives in such a positive and meaningful way.

You will greatly be missed!

We wish you best in all your endeavors.

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“I look forw ard to goin g back to ch urch.” -Na ncy

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“I’ve been learning and expanding my cooking knowledge through watching YouTube shows and cooking along with it. Almost like taking a cooking class, but cooking at home!” -Marie

“I’ve been working on my crafts and baking while my family plays lots of games. Now we are preparing for the new puppy at the end of June.” -Anne

“I miss going to Brewpubs for lunch.” -Brian

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E

very day, PFIA members go about their duties despite the threat of imminent danger.

Sometimes they lose their lives so that another may live. It is with heartfelt sympathy that we list the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice this past year. These lists were compiled from the Officer Down Memorial Page http://www.odmp.org and the FEMA U.S. Fire Administration website https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/ Remembering all of Law Enforcement’s Heroes Date

Rank/Name Department

State

January 5

Master Police Officer Joseph William Shinners

Provo Police Department

Utah

January 7

Police Officer Dale James Woods

Colerain Township Police

Ohio

January 8

Police Officer Clayton Joel Townsend

Salt River Police Department

Arizona

January 9

Police Officer Chatéri Alyse Payne

Shreveport Police Department

Louisiana

January 10

Police Officer Natalie Becky Corona

Davis Police Department

California

January 12

Trooper Christopher James Lambert

Illinois State Police

Illinois

January 13

Sergeant WyTasha Lamar Carter

Birmingham Police Department

Alabama

January 16 Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Norman D. Merkel U.S. Department of Justice

Texas

January 17

Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwin Horn, III

Comal County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

January 19

Police Officer Kenneth Xavier Domenech

New York City Police Department

New York

January 20

Police Officer Sean Paul Tuder

Mobile Police Department

Alabama

January 20

Lieutenant Robert Earl “Bo” McCallister

Susquehanna Township Police Department

Pennsylvania

January 28

Detective Joseph M. Roman

New York City Police Department

New York

January 29

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Bryan “LJ” Ryder, Jr.

Glascock County Sheriff’s Office

Georgia

January 31 Community Supervision Officer Russell Dean Salazar Kendall County CSCD

Texas

February 1

Corporal Shane Michael Totty

Baton Rouge Police Department

Louisiana

February 2

Detective William Lee Brewer, Jr.

Clermont County Sheriff’s Office

Ohio

February 2

Border Patrol Agent Donna Marie Doss

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Texas

Virginia State Police

Virginia

Milwaukee Police Department

Wisconsin

New York City Police Department

New York

February 4

Trooper Lucas Bartley Dowell

February 6

Police Officer Matthew John Rittner

February 12

Detective Brian P. Simonsen

February 13

Chief of Police David Paul Hewitt

Rising Sun Police Department

Indiana

February 15

Agent Alfred Sanyet-Pérez

Puerto Rico Police Department

Puerto Rico

February 16

Sergeant Steven Gaspare Greco

Miccosukee Tribal Police Department

Florida

February 19

Lieutenant Daniel Duane Hinton

Florida Highway Patrol

Florida

February 21

Undersheriff Monty Thomas Johnson

Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office

Oklahoma

February 23

Sergeant Brian Keith Crain

Jenks Police Department

Oklahoma

February 24

Police Officer Nicholas Scott Galinger

Chattanooga Police Department

Tennessee

February 26

Sergeant Steven Billie Hinkle

Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office

Tennessee

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Rank/Name Department

State

March 7

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Howard Keltner

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office

Illinois

March 9

Police Officer Gregory V. Melita

New York City Police Department

New York

March 13

Corporal Daniel H. Groves

Colorado State Patrol

Colorado

March 14

Detective Philip T. Perry

New York City Police Department

New York

March 19

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Shane Thompson

Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office

Washington

March 21

Police Officer Paul Thomas Rutherford

Phoenix Police Department

Arizona

March 21

Police Officer Michael Edmund Teel

March 24

Deputy Sheriff Peter John Herrera

March 28 March 30

Port Authority of NY and NJ Police Department New York El Paso County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

Trooper Brook Elizabeth Jones-Story

Illinois State Police

Illinois

Trooper Gerald Wayne Ellis

Illinois State Police

Illinois

April 3

Detective Benjamin James Campbell

Maine State Police

Maine

April 4

Deputy Sheriff II Spencer Allen Englett

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office

Georgia

April 6

Sergeant Steven Lawrence Licon

California Highway Patrol

California

April 6

Staff Sergeant Bryan U. McCoy

New Jersey State Police

New Jersey

April 10

Detective Charles James Humphry

New York City Police Department

New York

April 14

Deputy Sheriff Justin Richard DeRosier

Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office

Washington

April 18

Police Officer Kyle David Olinger

Montgomery County Police Department

Maryland

April 19

Conservation Officer Eugene Herman Wynn, Jr.

Minnesota Department of NR

Minnesota

April 25

Lieutenant Phillip E. Panzarella

New York City Police Department

New York

April 30

Special Agent in Charge Liquat Ali “Leo” Khan

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division

New York

New York City Police Department

New York

Mooresville Police Department

North Carolina

May 2

Police Officer Patrick Thomas McGovern

May 4

K9 Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon

May 5

Police Officer Robert Stanton McKeithen

Biloxi Police Department

Mississippi

May 6

Police Officer Anthony Neri

Sanibel Police Department

Florida

May 6

Trooper Matthew Elias Gatti

Tennessee Highway Patrol

Tennessee

May 9

Constable Willie Houston “Hoot” West

Lowndes County Constable’s Office

Mississippi

May 11

Sergeant Kelvin Bernard Ansari

Savannah Police Department

Georgia

May 19

Police Officer William Ray Buechner, Jr.

Auburn Police Division

Alabama

May 25

Police Officer Jesus Abner Marrero-Martinez

Manati Municipal Police Department

Puerto Rico

May 29

Police Officer Keith A. Ferrara

New York City Police Department

New York

May 30

Lieutenant Joseph P. Johnson

Seminole Police Department

Florida

May 30

Lieutenant Steven Dewayne Whitstine

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office

Louisiana

New York City Police Department

New York

Lakeshire Police Department

Missouri

May 31

Police Officer James B. Boyle

June 6

Chief of Police Wayne Mark Neidenberg

June 6

Police Officer William James Leahy

June 7

Police Officer Albert Ramirez Castaneda, Jr.

Grand Prairie Police Department

Texas

June 9

Police Officer Esmeralda Ponce Ramirez

Los Angeles Police Department

California

June 10

Sergeant David Jones Fitzpatrick

The Colony Police Department

Texas

June 11

Deputy Sheriff Julius Jamal “Jay” Dailey

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

Alabama

June 12

Police Officer Steven James Brown

Port St. Lucie Police Department

Florida

June 14

Master Trooper William James Modén

Colorado State Patrol

Colorado

June 17

Patrol Officer John David Hetland

Racine Police Department

Wisconsin

June 19

Police Officer Tara Christina O’Sullivan

Sacramento Police Department

California

June 20

Trooper Jerry Louis Smith, Jr.

Nebraska State Patrol

Nebraska

June 20

Corporal Jose Luis “Speedy” Espericueta, Jr.

Mission Police Department

Texas

Port Authority of NY and NJ Police Department New York

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Remembering all of Law Enforcement’s Heroes Date

Rank/Name Department

June 23

Police Officer Michael Vincent Langsdorf

June 25

Deputy Sheriff Troy Phillip Chisum

June 25 June 29

State

North County Police Cooperative

Missouri

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office

Illinois

Detective Andrea Renee Jacqueline Rainer

New York City Police Department

New York

Detective Luis Gustavo Alvarez

New York City Police Department

New York

July 2

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Aaron Ramirez

Kendall County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

July 3

Deputy Jailer Michaela Elizabeth Smith

Murray County Sheriff’s Office

Georgia

July 4

Police Officer John Ralph Anderson, IV

Metro Nashville Police Department

Tennessee

July 7

Conservation Officer Shannon Lee “Opie” Barron

Red Lake Nation Conservation Department

Minnesota

July 8

Deputy Sheriff Nicolas Blane Dixon

Hall County Sheriff’s Office

Georgia

July 18

Sergeant Michael David Stephen, Sr.

Stone County Sheriff’s Office

Arkansas

July 20

Detective Christopher Edward Cranston

New York City Police Department

New York

July 21

Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Ryan Nimtz

Broward County Sheriff’s Office

Florida

July 21

Detective Thomas Santoro

New York City Police Department

New York

July 27

Police Officer Juan Jose Diaz

Los Angeles Police Department

California

Detective James Joseph Biello

Atlanta Police Department

Georgia

July 28 August 1

Correctional Officer Pedro Joel Rodriguez-Mateo

August 4

Police Officer Raymond Harris

August 5

Detective April Eleanor Bird

PR Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Puerto Rico New York City Police Department

New York

Asbury Park Police Department

New Jersey

August 7 Correctional Administrator Debra Kay Porter-Johnson Tennessee Department of Correction

Tennessee

August 10

Sergeant Jeffrey M. Cicora

New York State Police

New York

August 12

Officer Andre Maurice Moye, Jr.

California Highway Patrol

California

August 13

Deputy Sheriff Stephanie Jean Schreurs

Lyon County Sheriff’s Office

Iowa

August 23

Deputy Sheriff Carlos J. Cammon

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

California

August 23

Trooper Nicholas John Hopkins

Illinois State Police

Illinois

August 23

Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte

Kinney County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

August 24

Trooper Moises Sanchez

Texas Department of Public Safety

Texas

August 28

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Allen Voyles

Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Department

Mississippi

August 29

Undersheriff Stephen B. McLoud

Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office

New York

New York City Police Department

New York

September 9

Detective Joseph Paolillo

September 16

Investigator Dornell Cousette

Tuscaloosa Police Department

Alabama

September 19

Police Officer Derrick Bishop

New York City Police Department

New York

September 20

Captain Vinvent Nat Liberto, Jr.

Mandeville Police Department

Louisiana

September 21

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Michael Hulsey

Meade County Sheriff’s Office

Kentucky

September 27

Sergeant Tracy Leslie Vickers

Florida Highway Patrol

Florida

September 27

Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Harris County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

September 29

Detective Brian Charles Mulkeen

New York City Police Department

New York

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Arizona

Indiana State Police

Indiana

Falls County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

LA Department of Recreation and Parks

California

Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office

Montana

October 6

Border Patrol Agent Robert Mark Hotten

October 11

Trooper Peter Richard Stephan

October 11

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Ryan Jones

October 12

Captain Albert E. Torres

October 19

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Otto Allmendinger

October 23

Deputy Sheriff Brian David Ishmael

El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office

California

October 30

Detention Officer Gene Wade Lee

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

Arizona

November 1

Sergeant Joseph Brian Montijo

Chattanooga Police Department

Tennessee

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Rank/Name Department

State

November 2

Police Officer Elmer Jonathan Diaz

Lemoore Police Department

California

November 6

Interim Police Chief Michael Franklin Knapp

Lynden Police Department

Washington

November 7

Detective Jorge Rene DelRio

Dayton Police Department

Ohio

November 14

Deputy Sheriff Makeem Rictrell Brooks

Northampton County Sheriff’s Office

North Carolina

November 15

Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Reece

Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office

Tennessee

November 19

Investigator Cecil Dwayne Ridley

Richmond County Sheriff’s Office

Georgia

November 20

Sergeant Rasheen Phillipe McClain

Detroit Police Department

Michigan

November 23 Sheriff John Arthur “Big John” Williams, Sr.

Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office

Alabama

November 28

Detective Maureen M. O’Flaherty

New York City Police Department

New York

November 30

Master-at-Arms Oscar J. Temores

U.S. Navy Security Forces

Virginia

Colorado Department of Corrections

Colorado

December 4

Sergeant Joshua Eli Voth

December 4

Police Officer Kenneth Dale Foley

Lakeland Police Department

Florida

December 6

Agent Billy Fred Clardy, III

Huntsville Police Department

Alabama

December 6

Deputy Chief Vincent A. DeMarino

New York City Police Department

New York

Fayetteville Police Department

Arkansas

Houston Police Department

Texas

December 7

Police Officer Stephen Paul Carr

December 7

Sergeant Christopher Charles Lewis Brewster

December 10

Detective Joseph Alan Seals

Jersey City Police Department

New Jersey

December 10

Sergeant Kaila Marie Sullivan

Nassau Bay Police Department

Texas

December 12

Constable Eula Ray “Raye” Hawkins

Panola County Constable’s Office

Mississippi

December 16

Chief Deputy Bobby Wayne Jacobs

Knott County Sheriff’s Office

Kentucky

December 17

Private First Class Michael Shawn Latu

Marion County Sheriff’s Office

South Carolina

December 19

Sergeant Scott Johnston

New York City Police Department

New York

December 20

Police Officer Jose Humberto Meza

Burnet Police Department

Texas

December 21

Detective Clifton John Martinez

San Antonio Independent School District PD

Texas

December 21

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Charles Pfluger

San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

December 21

Deputy Sheriff Cooper Andrew Dyson

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department

Washington

December 30

Master Patrol Officer Spencer Daniel Bristol

Hendersonville Police Department

Tennessee

Panola County Sheriff’s Office

Texas

December 31 Deputy Sheriff William Christopher Dickerson

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Remembering all Firefighter Heroes Date

Rank/Name

Department

State

Clinton Fire Department

Iowa

January 5

Lieutenant Eric M. Hosette

January 6

Firefighter Steven H. Pollard

Fire Department New York City

New York

February 18

District Chief Jason E. Byrd

Fayette County Fire Department

Tennessee

February 23

Firefighter Brenden A. Pierce

Palmerdale Fire District

Alabama

February 27

Firefighter Thomas A. Nye, Sr,

Marion Fire Department

Massachusetts

March 1

Captain Joel Barnes

Berwick Fire Department

Maine

March 5

Captain Jacob “Jake” L. Ringering

Godfrey Fire Protection District

Illinois

March 20

Firefighter Michael J. Bernstein

Philadelphia Fire Department

Pennsylvania

March 27

Captain Daniel J. Laird

United States Forest Service

California

March 29

Firefighter/Paramedic James “Woody” Woodman

West Haven Fire Department

Connecticut

April 15

Firefighter John “Jack” C. Leming

Cape May Point Volunteer Fire Company #1

New Jersey

April 17

Firefighter Dwain F. Hudson

Argyle Volunteer Fire Department

South Dakota

April 24

Driver/Engineer Michael W. Watkins

Northeast Lakeside Fire Department

Arkansas

April 27

Firefighter/EMT Brad J. Gregrich

Desoto County Fire Rescue

Florida

May 5

Firefighter Kody M. Vanfossan

Christopher Fire Department

Illinois

May 7

Lieutenant Barry L. Boulton, Sr.

Plantation Fire Department

Florida

May 12

Firefighter William N. Franck

Willow Street Fire Company

Pennsylvania

May 15

Firefighter Mitchell F. Lundgaard

Appleton Fire Department

Wisconsin

May 21

Sr. Firefighter/Driver Engineer Charles A. Ruffing

Boise Fire Department

Idaho

May 22

Wildland Firefighter Angela N. Chadwick-Hawkins US Army, Environmental Division

June 8

Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher R. Moore

June 13

Acting Captain Todd Lanthrip

South Carolina

Maryland Heights Fire Protection District

Missouri

Mathiston Volunteer Fire Department

Mississippi

June 17

Firefighter/Paramedic Jared W. Echols

Springville Fire & Rescue

Alabama

June 21

Firefighter/EMT Coleman “Coley” B. Loadholt

Jasper County Fire Rescue

South Carolina

June 25

Firefighter Michael “Mike” R. Powers

Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department

Maryland

July 2

Chief William “Casey” C. White

Sun Country Volunteer Fire Department

New Mexico

July 16

Lieutenant Neil B. Cope

July 21

Driver/Operator Jeff Stroble

July 29

Firefighter Yaroslav I. Katkov

CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California

August 6

Fire Chief James E. Sommers

Suwannee Fire Rescue

Florida

August 10

Firefighter Norman E. Klenow

East Tawas Fire Department

Michigan

August 10

Lieutenant Brian J. Sullivan

August 14

Assistant Chief Walter D. Wagaman

North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Pennsylvania City of Roswell Fire Department

New Mexico

Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Squad 41 New York Buchanan Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Pennsylvania

Farmington Fire Rescue

Maine

Firefighter Edward Nulton

Kunkle Fire Company

Pennsylvania

September 20

Captain Claud G. Messer

Jonathan Creek Fire and Rescue

North Carolina

September 21

Firefighter Kenneth D. Stavinoha

Houston Fire Department

Texas

September 26

Firefighter/Paramedic Scott R. Neumann

Martin County Fire Rescue

Florida

Burdett Fire Department

New York

Okanogan Fire Department

Washington

September 16

Captain Michael A. Bell

September 19

October 1

Firefighter Dale E. Jaynes

October 2

Assistant Fire Chief Christian D. Johnson

October 2

Fire Captain Paul V. Rotondaro

CAL FIRE, Merced County Fire

California

October 4

Fire Engineer Paul E. Quattlebaum, Jr.

Lexington County Fire Service

South Carolina

October 12

Firefighter Steven P. Henderson

Louise Volunteer Fire Department

Texas

October 15

Firefighter Greg P. Garza

San Antonio Fire Department

Texas

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Rank/Name

Department

State

Equality Volunteer Fire Department

Alabama

Homer Fire Department

New York

D.C. Fire and EMS Department

D.C.

Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department

Wisconsin

Escambia County Fire Rescue

Florida

October 18

Firefighter Michael W. Johnston

October 19

Firefighter Robert H. Bush

October 27

Firefighter Technician Alex D. Graham

November 2

Firefighter Brian T. Serdynski

November 6

Assistant District Chief Dwain S. Bradshaw

November 11

Chief John A. Sing

Boys Town Fire & Rescue

Nebraska

November 13

Lieutenant Jason J. Menard

Worcester Fire Department

Massachussets

November 20

Chief Darryl Rollins

North Amityville Volunteer Fire Company

New York

December 3

Captain Michael C. Malinowski, Sr.

Morton-Rutledge Volunteer Fire Company

Pennsylvania

December 5

Firefighter George “Johnny” Childs

Arcade Fire Department

Georgia

December 5

Chief Robert E. White, Jr.

West Stockholm Fire Department

New York

December 7

Firefighter Kenneth J. Jones

Summit Fire & EMS Authority

Colorado

December 18

Firefighter Michael A. Cardinale, Sr.

East Farmingdale Fire Company

New York

December 29

Assistant Engineer Otis L. Isaacs Jr.

North East Fire Company

Maryland

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IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD...OUR FRATERNAL SIDE

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Fraternal Events Georgia — Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association donating a check to the Captain Kelly Wicked Pissah Corn Hole Tournament.

All proceeds from this will go to assist with medical fees and travel back and forth for treatment.

In early 2020, Captain Matthew Kelly with the Savannah Fire Department was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer.

In February he began aggressive chemotherapy treatments. Captain Kelly has saved countless lives throughout his 30-plus-year career. Kelly is currently assigned to Rescue 1 and is an active member of the Georgia Search and Rescue Task Force team.

Connecticut — Deputy Chief and PFIA ABM Pat Tripodi presenting check to Deputy Chief Matthew Palmer, President of the Stamford Fire Safety Fund Foundation.

The foundation raises funds to provide smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to city residents who need assistance in making their homes safer. The foundation was founded after a horrific residential fire, which occurred on Christmas of 2011, that resulted in the deaths of three young girls and their two grandparents. The home was lacking working smoke detectors and the foundation was formed to attempt to prevent another tragedy striking some other family.

On behalf of PFIA thank you for letting us be a part of this great event.

Florida — ABM Tony Ragans presents a holiday donation to Captain Anstett of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office in the spirit of giving during the holidays.

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Indiana — PFIA Agent Eric Hofmeister and National Sales Director Bradd Roembke attending Sugar Creek Township’s awards banquet sponsored by PFIA. Pictured: Eric Hofmeister, Chief Brandon Kliene, and Bradd Roembke.

Texas — A thank you note written by Jodalene Logan, offender records clerk at the Jordan Unit in Pampa, for a donation for her son William.

On February 16, 2020, a leaking gas line led to a house explosion involving two teenagers in Pampa. One of the teenagers is William, the son of Ms. Logan. He is currently in UMC in Lubbock, Texas, with severe burns over the majority of his body.

Florida — Account Representative TJ Lowrey (center) presents a check to Asher Blumenthal and Dennis Pinkman for the 2020 Orlando Firefighters Hockey Tournament “Battle of the Badges to Honor the Fallen.” This tournament raises money to help the families of fallen first responders from all over the U.S. and Canada. OFD hosts teams from around North America and any team who has lost a member is honored on the ice at this event.

Texas — A fraternal benefit to assist the TDCJ Rudd Unit in Brownfield, with their Officer Appreciation lunch during Correctional Officer Appreciation Week which ran May 3 to May 9, 2020.

Photo: Warden Timothy Fitzpatrick, Major Blake Foley, and PFIA Agent Joe Ponder.

Louisiana — New agent for the Shreveport Fire Department, Canyon Roan, his wife Cara, and Regional Manager Gary Ralph.

Florida — ABM Tony Ragans presenting a donation for Shop with a Cop to Officer JR Reaves and Retired Officer Alex Bergamo of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5-30.

Louisiana — New Regional Manager Gary Ralph (right) with Account Representative for the Shreveport Police Department Rodney Horton and his wife, Tracy.

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IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD...(continued) Connecticut — On March 14, 2020, Deputy Chief and PFIA ABM Pat Tripodi presenting check to Firefighter Alessio Corrente, Trustee of the Stamford Firefighter’s Burn Foundation. The foundation raises funds to support fire safety education programs, burn prevention programs, and to provide equipment or supplies for the local burn center. The foundation was founded in 1983 after a major chemical plant fire and explosion in Stamford that resulted in four City of Stamford firefighters sustaining critical burns.

Texas — On behalf of fallen Lubbock Firefighter Eric Hill and Lubbock Police Officer Nicholas Reyna, a donation was given to Lt. Hill’s parents, Mark and Susan Hill by PFIA Agent Joe Ponder.

Texas — Asst. Warden David Reed, Lt. Bobby Stanford, and PFIA Representative Joe Ponder.

The grandson of Stanford and Commissary Manager Shiela Stanford, both of whom are assigned to the Montford Unit in Lubbock, Texas, had heart valve replacement surgery. The family flew to California for the surgery, which was in January 2020, and they had to live there for the next three months following the procedure.

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Florida —ABM Tony Ragans presents a donation to the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters President James Edwards and Vice President Adrian Johnson.

The JBF uses the donation to present baskets to nearby neighborhoods and families during November and December.

PFIA REMEMBERS OUR FALLEN HEROES

WE PAY OUR RESPECTS TO OUR

FALLEN HEROES Police Officer Kaia LaFay Grant Springdale Police Department (OH) 8-year veteran Police Officer Kaia Grant was killed when she was intentionally struck by a vehicle during a pursuit.

The pursuit began in a neighboring jurisdiction when officers attempted to stop an armed, suicidal subject.

The pursuit proceeded onto I-275 where Officer Grant and a police sergeant were preparing to deploy stop sticks near State Route 4. The driver intentionally swerved toward them, striking them both.

Officer Grant was flown to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The sergeant suffered non-lifethreatening injuries.

The subject was taken into custody.

Deputy Sheriff Kenterrous Taylor Bibb County Sheriff’s Office (GA) 3-year veteran Deputy Sheriff Kenterrous Taylor was killed in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a burglary in progress call.

His patrol car left the roadway, struck a wall, and overturned several times. Deputy Taylor was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.

Deputy Taylor had served with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for one year and had previously served with the Fort Valley State University Police Department for two years. He is survived by his father, who also serves with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

“A Part of America Died” Somebody killed a policeman today, and a part of America died.

A piece of our country he swore to protect, will be buried with him at his side.

The suspect that shot him will stand up in court, with counsel demanding his rights.

While a young widowed mother must work for her kids, and spend many long, lonely nights.

The beat that he walked was a battle field too, just as if he’d gone off to war.

Though the flag of our nation won’t fly at half mast, to his name they will add a gold star.

Yes, somebody killed a policeman today, in your town or mine.

While we slept in comfort behind our locked doors, a cop put his life on the line.

Now his ghost walks a beat on a dark city street, and he stands at each new rookie’s side.

He answered the call, of himself gave his all, and a part of America died.

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TIMELINE

PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF

First Responders Updated:March 27, 2020 | Original:October 12, 2010

Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 Authored by History.com Editors The Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about one-third of the planet’s population— and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans. The 1918 flu was first observed in Europe, the United States, and parts of Asia before swiftly spreading around the world. At the time, there were no effective drugs or vaccines to treat this killer flu strain. Citizens were ordered to wear masks, schools, theaters and businesses were shuttered, and bodies piled up in makeshift morgues before the virus ended its deadly global march.

Spanish Flu Symptoms The first wave of the 1918 pandemic occurred in the spring and was generally mild. The sick, who experienced such typical flu symptoms as chills, fever, and fatigue, usually recovered after several days, and the number of reported deaths was low.

However, a second, highly contagious wave of influenza appeared with a vengeance in the fall of that same year. Victims died within hours or days of developing symptoms, their skin turning blue and their lungs filling with fluid that caused them to suffocate. In just one year, 1918, the average life expectancy in America plummeted by a dozen years.

What Caused the Spanish Flu? It’s unknown exactly where the particular strain of influenza that caused the pandemic came from; however, the 1918 flu was first observed in Europe, America, and areas of Asia before spreading to almost every other part of the planet within a matter of months.

Despite the fact that the 1918 flu wasn’t isolated to one place, it became known around the world as the Spanish flu, as Spain was hit hard by the disease and was not subject to the wartime news blackouts that affected other European countries. (Even Spain’s king, Alfonso XIII, reportedly contracted the flu.)

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One unusual aspect of the 1918 flu was that it struck down many previously healthy, young people—a group normally resistant to this type of infectious illness— including a number of World War I servicemen.

In fact, more U.S. soldiers died from the 1918 flu than were killed in battle during the war. Forty percent of the U.S. Navy was hit with the flu, while 36 percent of the Army became ill, and troops moving around the world in crowded ships and trains helped to spread the killer virus.

Although the death toll attributed to the Spanish flu is often estimated at 20 million to 50 million victims worldwide, other estimates run as high as 100 million victims—around 3 percent of the world’s population. The exact numbers are impossible to know due to a lack of medical record-keeping in many places.

What is known, however, is that few locations were immune to the 1918 flu—in America, victims ranged from residents of major cities to those of remote Alaskan communities. Even President Woodrow Wilson reportedly contracted the flu in early 1919 while negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I. Why Was The Spanish Flu Called The Spanish Flu? The Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain, though news coverage of it did. During World War I, Spain was a neutral country with a free media that covered the outbreak from the start, first reporting on it in Madrid in late May of 1918. Meanwhile, Allied countries and the Central Powers had wartime censors who covered up news of the flu to keep morale high.

Because Spanish news sources were the only ones reporting on the flu, many believed it originated there (the Spanish, meanwhile, believed the virus came from France and called it the “French Flu.”) Where Did The Spanish Flu Come From?

Scientists still do not know for sure where the Spanish Flu originated, though theories point to France, China,

Britain, or the United States, where the first known case was reported at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas, on March 11, 1918.

Some believe infected soldiers spread the disease to other military camps across the country, then brought it overseas. In March 1918, 84,000 American soldiers headed across the Atlantic and were followed by 118,000 more the following month.

Fighting the Spanish Flu When the 1918 flu hit, doctors and scientists were unsure what caused it or how to treat it. Unlike today, there were no effective vaccines or antivirals, drugs that treat the flu.

(The first licensed flu vaccine appeared in America in the 1940s. By the following decade, vaccine manufacturers could routinely produce vaccines that would help control and prevent future flu pandemics.)

Complicating matters was the fact that World War I had left parts of America with a shortage of physicians and other health workers.

Additionally, hospitals in some areas were so overloaded with flu patients that schools, private homes and other buildings had to be converted into makeshift hospitals, some of which were staffed by medical students.

Officials in some communities imposed quarantines, ordered citizens to wear masks, and shut down public places, including schools, churches, and theaters. People were advised to avoid shaking hands and to stay indoors, libraries put a halt on lending books, and regulations were passed banning spitting.

According to The New York Times, during the pandemic, Boy Scouts in New York City approached people they’d seen spitting on the street and gave them cards that read: “You are in violation of the Sanitary Code.”

The Flu Takes Heavy Toll on Society The flu took a heavy human toll, wiping out entire families and leaving countless widows and orphans in its wake.

Funeral parlors were overwhelmed and bodies piled up. Many people had to dig graves for their own family members.

The flu was also detrimental to the economy. In the United States, businesses were forced to shut down because so many employees were sick. Basic services such as mail delivery and garbage collection were hindered due to flustricken workers.

In some places there weren’t enough farm workers to harvest crops. Even state and local health departments closed for business, hampering efforts to chronicle the spread of the 1918 flu and provide the public with answers about it.

A devastating second wave of the Spanish Flu hit American shores in the summer of 1918, as returning soldiers infected with the disease spread it to the general population—especially in densely-crowded cities.

Without a vaccine or approved treatment plan, it fell to

local mayors and health officials to improvise plans to safeguard the safety of their citizens. With pressure to appear patriotic at wartime and with a censored media downplaying the disease’s spread, many made tragic decisions.

Philadelphia’s response was too little, too late. Dr. Wilmer Krusen, director of Public Health and Charities for the city, insisted mounting fatalities were not the “Spanish flu,” but rather just the normal flu. So on September 28, the city went forward with a Liberty Loan parade attended by tens of thousands of Philadelphians, spreading the disease like wildfire. In just 10 days, over 1,000 Philadelphians were dead, with another 200,000 sick. Only then did the city close saloons and theaters. By March 1919, over 15,000 citizens of Philadelphia had lost their lives.

St. Louis, Missouri, was different: Schools and movie theaters closed and public gatherings were banned.

Consequently, the peak mortality rate in St. Louis was just one-eighth of Philadelphia’s death rate during the peak of the pandemic.

Citizens in San Francisco were fined $5—a significant sum at the time—if they were caught in public without masks and charged with disturbing the peace.

Spanish Flu Pandemic Ends By the summer of 1919, the flu pandemic came to an end, as those who were infected either died or developed immunity.

Almost 90 years later, in 2008, researchers announced they’d discovered what made the 1918 flu so deadly: A group of three genes enabled the virus to weaken a victim’s bronchial tubes and lungs and clear the way for bacterial pneumonia.

Since 1918, there have been several other influenza pandemics, although none as deadly. A flu pandemic from 1957 to 1958 killed around 2 million people worldwide, including some 70,000 people in the United States, and a pandemic from 1968 to 1969 killed approximately 1 million people, including some 34,000 Americans.

More than 12,000 Americans perished during the H1N1 (or “swine flu”) pandemic that occurred from 2009 to 2010. The novel coronavirus pandemic of 2020 is spreading around the world as countries race to find a cure for COVID-19 and citizens are sheltering in place in an attempt to avoid spreading the disease, which is particularly deadly because many carriers are asymptomatic for days before realizing they are infected.

Each of these modern-day pandemics brings renewed interest in and attention to the Spanish Flu, or “forgotten pandemic,” so-named because its spread was overshadowed by the deadliness of WWI and covered up by news blackouts and poor record-keeping.

Photo: Policemen in Seattle wearing masks made by the Red Cross, during the influenza epidemic. December 1918.

Record held at: National Archives at College Park, MD. Record number 165-WW-269B-25.

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Moral Injury: When the Dark Side of the Job Takes a Toll

By Rev. John Revell, Chaplain

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We are all painfully familiar with the reality of various job-related injuries. Every law enforcement officer reading this article has a backlog of images related to physical injury. Some of those injuries may have been minor, but some have been debilitating, leaving permanent damage. My first encounter with a seriously injured officer was a cop who, while chasing a suspect on foot, plummeted 25 feet off of an interstate exit embankment landing on the highway guardrail below. His life-threatening injuries required immediate emergency attention; otherwise he would have perished on the roadside.

Quick actions by one of his buddies prevented him from bleeding out on the interstate. Although he survived, it left permanent damage that forced an early retirement. You likely have multiple examples of similar situations.

In recent years, we’ve become more aware of jobrelated emotional injury, sometimes leading to post-tramatic stress disorder. Every veteran officer has images they wish they could erase from their memories, but images that are permanently etched in their minds, images that will follow them to their grave. Often they involve victims of accidents — families and/or children who perish in a home fire or automobile accident. Again, such events, and the haunting memories that accompany them, can be debilitating, requiring professional treatment. Left untreated, such injuries too often lead to suicide.

A third type of injury has come to light in the last few years, that of moral injury — when a person’s spiritual well-being is traumatized by actions witnessed—or personally executed—that violate one’s moral code. Often, these situations relate to encountering innocent children who are victims of cruelty and abuse. Law enforcement officers are regularly exposed to such moral injuries, and if left unaddressed, they can be just as debilitating and deadly as the first two kinds of injuries. Too many officers have taken their own lives because they are haunted by images and memories of such horrors.

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But there is hope for those who have suffered from traumatic injury to their souls.

Disclaimer This article is not designed to be an exhaustive or comprehensive treatment of the subject, but rather an introduction and a “heads up” regarding a scenario in which you may be able to help someone through a crisis—one that varies slightly from PTSD but can be just as devastating and deadly.

I am not a mental health specialist; if I’m a specialist in anything, it’s in caring for cops who hurt. One officer’s sister labeled me a “first responder to first responders,” and I’m good with that. But, while moral injury is an extensive and developing area of mental health treatment—one that cannot be sufficiently addressed in this article—it would be helpful for me to provide a brief overview to the topic so that you can exercise situational awareness.

You may observe someone suffering from moral injury as a result of what he/she has witnessed who might benefit from seeking help.

I draw attention to moral injury because I’ve been to too many law enforcement officer suicide-related roll calls, debriefings, wakes, and funerals. I’m committed to doing whatever I can to help keep LEOs out of the morgue as a result of their selfinflicted wounds, and sparing their families from the horror of going to the funeral home to make arrangements; and then from that indescribable hell of having to receive well intentioned but clueless loved ones at the wake (who don’t have any idea what to say, but say it anyway, often doing more harm than good); and then from the horror that haunts them over the following days, weeks, and years.

Military Origins and Description Virtually everyone has a moral code, regardless of religious heritage with the possible exception of a psychopath. Everyone knows certain actions are unquestionably wrong and should be prevented if possible … and prosecuted when perpetrated. The core of that code typically runs very deep in LEOs; police officers stand for what is “right,” and attempt to oppose that which is “wrong.” But what happens when that code is violated—or when it is absolutely destroyed—either by one’s own actions, or by the actions of others? The result of such a violation has

been labeled “Moral Injury” or “Soul Wounding” by mental health professionals who have worked with military veterans. I call it “Trauma to the Soul.”

Military counselors first coined the term after observing veterans with personal struggles that extended beyond PTSD. PTSD often follows an event that leaves a person feeling senses of terror, helplessness, hopelessness, and horror. Moral injury, on the other hand, goes beyond and deals with trauma to the soul. These counselors observed suffering that was unrelated to typical PTSD scenarios, but rather suffering that resulted when military personnel participated in or witnessed events that were in direct violation of deeply held moral standards.

Moral injury has been commonly defined as: “… the damage done to one’s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses, or fails to prevent acts that transgress one’s own moral beliefs, values, or ethical codes of conduct.”

Moral Injury Project, Syracuse University Counselors observed that such violations of one’s moral code could be related to individual participation in actions, or witnessing such actions.

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local customs and practices that allow the abuse of innocent children or animals, and troops are not being permitted to intervene because of “rules of engagement;”

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a trusted team mate or ally betrays his team, opens fire, and injures and/or kills fellow troops;

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inexperienced or arrogant leaders make decisions that result in unnecessary military casualties and deaths;

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officers make inappropriate and unjustified policy decisions that directly victimize or otherwise harm the troops he/she commands.

Such actions can violate deeply held convictions; indeed, they can haunt the soul, leading to deep wounds that can torment, debilitate, and even destroy.

Moral Injury Scenarios in Law Enforcement After learning of this observation and application in the military, I began to see the connection with law enforcement through my own experience as a chaplain walking with police officers through horrific scenarios, such as: •

the horrors experienced in relation to the Sandy Hook shootings;

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the trauma of viewing the unimaginably horrific images associated with investigating internet child porn;

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the homicide of an infant;

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the rape of a toddler;

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finding a dead newborn baby in a trash pile;

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Individual Actions The types of individual actions that can lead to moral injury include taking a life. Such an action typically goes against everyone’s moral code, but the effects are magnified in particular scenarios when one takes the life of an individual who doesn’t fit the description of “enemy combatant,” such as: •

the shooting of a 12-year-old boy carrying an AK47 and about to attack;

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dropping ordinance on a compound, knowing full well there are innocent children within the compound who will perish; and

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actions that result in the loss of fellow troops through “friendly fire.”

Moral injury may also result when a person is convinced that a commanded action violates deeply held moral standards, yet does not speak up or take steps to oppose the action.

The parallels between military and law enforcement are obvious, but with LEOs, there is the added factor of long-term exposure over the course of a career.

The scenarios that may lead to moral injury in law enforcement mirror those found in the military.

Indeed, they follow the same three categories.

Individual Actions LEOs are sometimes found in situations in which they may take actions that violate their moral codes, especially when it involves taking a life, such as: •

Officer-involved shootings: even when it’s absolutely necessary to take a life, the action may violate the officer’s moral code and result in moral injury;

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Suicide by cop: When a person wields a deadly weapon and presents as an active, viable threat to innocent citizens or other officers, the LEO has no

Witnessing an Action Moral injury can also follow when troops witness acts of unnecessary suffering, or destruction, or “evil” while deployed, such as:

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choice but to eliminate that threat. That alone can be traumatic to the officer. But when it is discovered that the weapon was not loaded or was a facsimile, and that the victim wanted an officer to take his life, the officer may be subjected to a deeper level of moral injury; Collateral damage: When innocent bystanders are tragic victims in an officer-involved shooting, even if the officer had no other options, deep moral injury can follow:

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Friendly fire: Perhaps no other action can be so devastating to an officer than to accidently take the life of a fellow/sister officer. Again, the results can be deep moral injury.

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Police officers are equipped to take a life when there is absolutely no other recourse, but even deeper than that is the all-pervasive training to save lives. Police officers are hard wired to save lives—it is woven into their DNA, reaching down to the very core of their beings—and when they are forced to take a life, even when there is no other option, it can be utterly devastating, resulting in severe moral injury.

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When a criminal plans and executes an officer assassination, the moral injury can go to deeper levels.

In this case, it seems that evil has gotten the upper hand, and such a thought can torment LEOs;

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When an officer has reached the limit and takes his/ her own life, it can inflict a measure of moral injury upon fellow/sister officers.

All of these reach to the depths of deeply held convictions that such things “just should not happen!” When they do, the results can be trauma that touches and injures an officer’s very soul.

Symptoms of Moral Injury Moral injury can lead to one, some, or all of the following experiences: •

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Witnessing an Action

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A loss of purpose or pleasure

LEOs are exposed to horrific scenes and images that can become permanently burned into the deepest recesses of their hearts and minds, lurking there to haunt and torment them for the rest of their lives, such as:

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A loss of personal faith, leading to the conclusion that “there is no God; or if there is a God, He certainly is not good.”

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A sense of deep despair

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Prolonged torment and torture of the soul, accompanied by a deep sense of anguish

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Prolonged sense of anger, rage, and/or sorrow

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A dramatic shift in overall perspective: At one time, the world was a good place, but now it’s bad. At one time the cop saw himself/herself as basically good, but now the view is that he/she is basically bad.

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In some situations, severe moral injury has been associated with—and believed to have led to— hallucinations.

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A pattern of self-medicating.

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Active shooter scenarios: The aftermath of a mass shooting automatically brings with it a measure of emotional trauma, but it is compounded when innocent lives are slaughtered at the hands of individuals who have thoroughly planned and acted from the deepest, darkest levels of evil; Child abuse or homicide: Children represent innocence and vulnerability; when a child is sexually abused by an adult, particularly a toddler or infant, the violation reaches the deepest levels of an officers heart. When a child’s life is taken intentionally, the soul trauma inflicted upon an officer is unimaginable to civilians;

Line of Duty Deaths: Automatically bring a level of trauma to brother/sister officers, but some scenarios reach the level of moral injury, particularly when a deeply held conviction has been violated, such as: •

When an officer is shot in line of duty: LEOs are “the good guys” who are supposed to take down “the bad guys.” When a criminal succeeds in taking the life of an officer, the result can be a sense of violation of what is supposed to be right and good.

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If not dealt with, these can lead to extreme distress, depression, and eventually suicide.

Healing for Moral Injuries The good news is that there is hope for those who have experienced trauma to the soul. Here are some steps that can help address and resolve the situations

that have led to such injury: 1. Acknowledge the reality of the call and vocation: The reality of law enforcement is that officers will deal with evil in its deepest and darkest forms, sometimes on a daily basis. It is the nature of enforcing the law. The hard, cold reality is that there is evil in this world, and some people are committed to doing evil things. Law enforcement is among the most noble of vocations, because an officer stands against those who would do such evil deeds. But doing that which is noble often comes at a cost. LEOs will, without exception, experience extreme violations of their moral standards. Knowing this may help mitigate the potential harm that can result.

2. Adjust your response: You can’t just “suck it up.” In the introduction I mentioned an officer who almost bled out on the highway. If he had just tried to get up and “shake it off,” he most definitely would have perished. The same is true of moral/soul injury. The person who tries to suck it up and/or shake it off is likely headed to a dark future of alcohol/substance abuse, shattered relationships, and quite possibly suicide. It’s critical for us to recognize that dealing with evil events, particularly multiple exposure to such events over a span of years, can cause serious injury to the soul; and being willing to take steps toward healing can lead to surviving and even thriving. An officer (who has given me permission to reference his situation) worked a particularly difficult internet-child-porn case. He recognized that it was taking a toll and reached out to me. Just being willing to talk saved him from a future of certain self-destruction. Don’t attempt to just suck it up or shake it off; instead, take steps and talk to someone.

3. Recognize the place of chaplaincy: Properly trained chaplains operate with the understanding of the nature of evil and its impact on the world.

Regardless of a chaplain’s faith orientation, whether Christian, Jewish, or Muslim, the foundations of his/her faith recognize the reality of evil and its destructive impact upon people.

A properly trained chaplain can listen and help bear the burden, but also can help an officer process the complicated web that surrounds the perpetration of evil. If your department does not have a properly trained chaplain, ask your

superiors about securing one. It could help in ways you might never imagine.

4. Recognize the value of mental health professionals: Properly trained counselors who are familiar with the nature and realities of law enforcement can be incredibly helpful. Sometimes moral injury can be so severe that clinical help is necessary; when that’s the case, it’s no different than going to the doctor for a broken limb or torn ligaments. It’s not a sign of weakness to go to an orthopedist for bone repair, or a surgeon for internal injuries following a work-related accident; neither is it a sign of weakness to get treatment for emotional or moral injury.

Conclusion I doubt anyone can calculate the level of moral injury that plagues our law enforcement community today and I strongly suspect the number of LEO suicides each year is heavily influenced by the reality of unresolved soul trauma. But we have the resources to address this crisis.

If you are struggling, seek help.

If you see brothers and/or sisters who have been exposed to unmitigated acts of evil, you have the responsibility to exercise situational awareness and connect with him/her and encourage them to address it accordingly.

If you are in a position of command, and provisions are not in place in your department to address moral injury and soul trauma, it’s up to you to initiate and secure such provisions.

Dealing with evil is a reality for LEOs; suffering associated severe consequences need not be.

God bless, and be well.

For further study: https://moralinjuryproject.syr.edu/about-moral-injury/ https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/cooccurring/ moral_injury.asp

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THE BODY SHOP

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Kidney Infection When bacteria get into your kidneys, it can cause an infection. The bacteria that cause kidney infections usually come from another part of your urinary tract, such as your bladder, ureters, or urethra. Kidney infections can affect one kidney at a time or both of your kidneys at the same time. It is very important to treat kidney infections as soon as possible. Kidney infections that are not treated soon enough can cause permanent kidney damage or can spread to other parts of your body and cause an even more serious infection.

Who gets kidney infections?

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Anyone can get a kidney infection, but some people are more likely than others to get them. You are more likely to get a kidney infection if you: Have a bladder infection. An infection in the bladder can spread to the kidneys.

Are a woman. Women get kidney infections more often than men do. This is because of the way the female body is built. In women, the urethra (the part of your urinary tract where your urine exits your body) is shorter than it is in men. Having a shorter urethra makes it easier for bacteria to get into your body and travel up your urinary tract. Bacteria can spread from the vagina and anus to the urethra, and then travel up the urinary tract.

Have a problem with the shape of your urinary tract that makes it harder for urine to pass through Have a blockage in your urinary tract, such as a kidney stone or an enlarged prostate (in men) Are pregnant Have diabetes

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Have a weakened immune system. This could be caused by a disease, such as diabetes or HIV, or by certain medicines called immunosuppressants.

People who have had a kidney transplant or other organ transplant take immunosuppressants.

Have nerve or spinal cord damage that keeps you from feeling pain in the area of your body where your bladder and urethra are. Not being able to feel pain in this area can keep you from noticing symptoms of a bladder infection. A bladder infection can lead to a kidney infection if left untreated.

Use a catheter to drain urine from your bladder Have a health problem called vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

A normal urinary tract only allows urine to flow down the ureters into the bladder.

People with VUR have urinary tracts that allow urine to flow backwards, up the ureters, which can lead to kidney infections.

What are the symptoms of kidney infection?

If you have a kidney infection, you may notice one or more of the following symptoms: • • • • • • • • • •

Fever Vomiting Pain in your back, side(s) or groin Chills Nausea Urinating (peeing) often Feeling like you have to urinate (pee) often, even if you just went Pain or burning when urinating Pus (thick, white/yellow liquid) or blood in your urine Cloudy or bad-smelling urine

If you notice any of these symptoms, contact your health care provider as soon as possible.

If you are currently taking medicine to treat a urinary tract infection (UTI), but you are still having any of these symptoms, contact your health care provider.

If your health care provider thinks you might have a kidney infection, he or she might ask you for a urine sample to look or bacteria or other signs of infection. You might also need to have a blood test or

imaging tests, such as an X-ray, ultrasound or CT scan.

What is the treatment for a kidney infection?

Kidney infections are treated with antibiotics. Your health care provider may tell you to take an antibiotic medicine that treats the most common types of infections, until your urine can be looked at to figure out the exact type of infection you have. Once your urine test results are available, your health care provider might tell you to take a different type of antibiotic, depending on the type of infection you have.

If you have a very serious infection, you may need to stay in the hospital to receive treatment.

If your kidney infection was caused by a problem with the shape of your urinary tract, you may need to have surgery to correct the problem and prevent future kidney infections.

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Avoiding the use of deodorant sprays or douches in your genital area.

How can I prevent kidney infections?

You may be able to lower your chances of getting a kidney infection by: • • • •

Drinking plenty of water Urinating as soon as you feel the need to do so Urinating after having sex Wiping from front to back after going to the bathroom, if you are a woman. This helps to keep bacteria from your vagina or anus from getting into your urethra.

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SWAP SHOP

CLASSIFIEDS

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

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

rbrownson@pfia.net.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Herculaneum, MO, Fire Department patches to trade.

One for one. New patches only.

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

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

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

Looking to grow my fire patch collection! Captain Jeff FuchsCarmel Fire Department. 2214 Mozart Drive, Greenfield, Indiana 46140. 317-695-8969 (0420)

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

Contact: Bob Guttu at rguttu@ clevelandpolicefoundation.org.

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

50x60 80% cotton 20% poly $65 Free shipping in the Continental US. Wanted: Fire grenades, leather fire helmets, and solid-stream leather-handled nozzles with shut-off valves. Contact Mark Carter at 352-494-7619 or markhaynescarter@gmail.com.

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

Go to www.facebook.com/ shadowboxesbyofficerfriendly for samples of my work. (1115) • I would like to swap challenge coins with other officers or agencies. One for One. I also sell them for $10 each plus $5 for shipping. Sandra Torres at 903221-6344

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Wanted: I collect antique fire memorabilia and any items from Wilmington, DE Fire Department.

Contact E. Tickner at bat6wfd@ verizon.net or call 302-598-6038 and leave a message. (0518) • I have pictures available for anyone interested. Duty holster $165 and tactical holster $195 retail. I’m willing to sell both for $250. Contact Det. Brian Jeffers at 720-810-0856.

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ODDS N ENDS

MISCELLANEOUS

Various Kinds of Things

Ohio — Detective Robin Upchurch from the Cincinnati Police Department has made over 600 masks for her co-workers with over 300 Thin Blue Line masks. She has also made some Thin Red Line masks for her friends in the Cincinnati Fire Department.

Pictured: Detective Upchurch and Cincinnati Police Officer/PFIA Agent Greg Toyeas.

Pennsylvania — Pittsburgh Fire Agent Bobby Junker social distancing with the family and enjoying quality time.

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New Jersey — PFIA member and Jersey City Police Detective Jessica Cruz preparing for her shift.

Thank you for your service!

COMING TOGETHER

By Rebekah Brownson

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Indiana — Many Americans have already taken their part in social distancing due to the COVID-19 but one thing I’ve noticed is how our community here in Hamilton County has come together in so many substantial ways. There has been an overwhelming amount of donations such as masks, hand sanitizer, food, and even cleaning services made by so many generous people. The outpouring support of our kind-hearted society has definitely exceeded our expectations. Those have seen the need for things and chipped in.

First of all, even though there is a high demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for police officers, firefighters, and healthcare personnel (HCP) just to name a few, so many people have put their sewing abilities to good use to provide masks for those who are at higher risk of potential exposure. Several groups on social media have connected these talented individuals with those who are required to wear a mask.

Second, there has been numerous donations of hand sanitizer from local companies to police and fire departments around the county. Coming in contact with so many people increases the risk of being exposed to COVID-19, so a small donation of this can mean so much. We are used to having unlimited supply and not necessarily worrying about the demand of it but as you have witnessed, it is simply hard to come by. It seems like every public place you go, there is a bottle of hand sanitizer to use to

ensure germs are eliminated from your hands.

Third, connecting local restaurants and hungry health care workers during long stressful shifts. Even though all of the restaurants have taken a huge hit, the good news is, people see the need for support and do their part. Police, fire, and healthcare workers put their lives at risk every day to be there for us and so many Americans have been laid off due to this pandemic so to support those who have seen this devastating hit is extremely beneficial. Plus, you don’t realize how lucky you are to have a meal out every now and again until it is taken from you.

Also, with the concern of how school closures have impacted communities who rely on schools for a range of public services, including providing low-income children with breakfast and lunch, firefighters and police officers have helped load the mobile pantry for Fueled for School. Their mission is to eliminate hunger among Hamilton County students by providing food to insecure youth with nutritious meal packs, promoting the educational value of nutrition, increasing access to local food, and instilling hope.

In doing so, Fueled for School

ensures that food relief has a more meaningful, sustainable impact for undernourished students and local producers.

Finally, how blessed our police and fire departments are to have hard working individuals clean and disinfect their police cars and fire trucks at no cost. We have such a compassionate community and the good we are witnessing is quite overwhelming.

One thing we know for sure is that we all seem to take so many things for granted. The amount of access we have to everything doesn’t seem like much until it is taken from you. To be able to see friends and family whenever you want, having a birthday party for your child, or being able to attend a funeral for the passing of a loved one is priceless. Being told that you can’t really has put a strain on each of our lives.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Captain Bryce Wolf from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and he says, “I appreciate everybody working with their public safety partners to try to take care of themselves and one another. We are doing everything we can to try to look out for you, while looking out for our own safety. It takes both sides of us to be able to work together.

Everyone working together is key for a common goal; we just wear a uniform 8 to 12 hours a day. We’ve been very fortunate in Indiana as a whole and the people living here are a big part of that.”

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New Jersey Firefighter

Loses Mom to Coronavirus, but Cooks for Other Heroes

By Barry Carter

Firefighters are damn good cooks, and Stephen Wolf has been using his culinary talents to whip up hearty grub for needy seniors, worn-out doctors, and nurses fighting COVID-19 at University Hospital, Beth Israel, and St. Michael’s Medical Centers.

Wolf, a Newark firefighter, doesn’t want this to be about him, not now, not ever, if he could have his way.

With the stove constantly burning, he is thinking of the vulnerable – healthcare professionals like his sister, a nurse at Overlook Medical Center in Summit; his sister-in-law, a home healthcare worker; and vulnerable senior citizens in Newark who can’t get meals in the midst of lockdown.

Over the past two weeks, he’s rattled the pots at home and at Engine 7′s firehouse each day to prepare 50 meals for seniors and 18 huge trays of food once a week for the three hospitals.

“They deserve it, dude,” Wolf said. “That’s what I want this [story] to be on.

I’m not an attention guy.”

Wolf is leaning on his cooking to get him through a tough time. His 73-yearold mother, Carole, passed away from COVID-19 at an assisted living facility in

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Lincoln Park.

“It keeps my mind off of stuff,” he said.

Wolf and his siblings, – three brothers who are Newark firefighters and a sister – had not been able to see their mother since February when the facility stopped allowing visitors.

“That sucks,” he said.

They talked on the phone until his mother, the oldest of seven, came down with a fever recently.

“When she died, I just wanted to cook all day,” he said.

After a 2 p.m. wake, Wolf was back home preparing meals for the hospital. By 5 p.m., he was at Beth Israel to meet Kevin Simpson, a member of the Newark Firefighters Union, who would help deliver the food.

Simpson offered to pick it up from Wolf’s home in Bloomfield, but Wolf balked at the offer.

“I’m not that kind of person that’s going to sit there,” he said.

Two weeks ago, when Wolf started cooking for the community, meals first were prepared for shut-in seniors in every ward, and the generosity flowed naturally to the hospitals after Wolf said he could handle it.

Fire Captain Claudino Dominguez

said he tried to get Wolf to stop cooking while he’s away from the job.

“He said nah. He likes to do everything himself,” Dominguez said.

But the guy can’t do everything.

Firefighters Jorge Ramos and Brandon Aviles pack meals and deliver them to the seniors. All of the city’s fire companies donated money for the cause.

Now that he’s home on bereavement, someone from the fire department or office of emergency management has picked up the food when Wolf can’t be a part of the effort. The fire department’s community relations unit has bagged and delivered food to seniors that was donated by Hello Fresh and Tabletop Meal.

The menu has been varied. Wolf prepared: Taco Tuesdays with rice and beans, or baked chicken with vegetables and pasta salad on another day. On Wednesdays, Wolf will prepare meatloaf, mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables. The hospitals received trays of baked ziti; sausage with peppers and onions; baked chicken; meatballs; rice and beans with pork.

Wolf’s love of cooking reaches back into his childhood, when

his family gathered for potluck meals as he grew up in the city’s North Ward. He lived with his grandparents, Eleanor and Albert Taylor, a Newark firefighter for 32 years, who helped his mother raise him and his brothers.

Taylor is the reason they chose this noble profession. He’d often drive them to school in a firetruck. They noticed the bond their grandfather had with the men in the firehouse.

To his knowledge, Wolf said there have never been four brothers in the department. My relationship with them goes back to a profile I wrote in 2006.

Wolf, in his 14th year now, was joining the department with his brothers Chris and Scott, who are now captains, and Mark, a firefighter. Here I am writing about him again.

Now, he’s the guy the department turns to for events. It’s nothing for him knock out food for 300 or more people for occasions like the annual memorial mass to honor firefighters who died.

On Monday’s he’ll fire up the burners and cook again for seniors. When Friday rolls around, he’ll be back at the hospitals with trays of homemade pizza.

“I like to make people happy with food,” Wolf said.

He sees the gratitude in the eyes of tired hospital workers. They’re worn out by the pandemic, but the food brings a smile that makes it all worthwhile, he says.

Because it’s about them. https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/ nj-firefighter-loses-mom-to-coronavirusbut-cooks-for-the-real-heroes.html

“That’s cool,” Wolf said.

You name it, Wolf can make it — from a “mean paella,” Dominguez says, to exotic pizzas with quail eggs. Chorizo and Manchego cheese or sausage and kale, too, have shown up on the menu, from Southern to Mexican to European and more. Firefighters got their first taste of his skills when he cooked St. Patrick’s Day brunch for a party his brother hosted many years ago.

HEROES

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

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

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

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(P) Pager Number

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

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

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

Rock Island FD NICK THOMPSON 309-314-6276 (C) nick3146276@yahoo.com

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

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

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

Urbana FD TODD HITT 217-621-1991 (C) todd.pfia@gmail.com

New Haven FD and Branford FD & PD JASON T. CUSACK 203-996-G0597 (C) qball0056@gmail.com

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

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

Orange Co. FD JIM MERGENTHALER 407-694-4927 (C) pfiacfl@gmail.com

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

Orlando FD T.J. LOWREY 407-970-0893 (C) pfia.tj@gmail.com Orlando PD JASON BATURA 321-228-7821 (C) pfiaorlandorep@aol.com

Macon-Bibb Co. FD MATT COUEY 478-960-3184 (C) m.couey.pfia@gmail.com Macon Bibb Co. FD & PD STEPHEN M. STAFFORD 478-978-5316 (H) ss20041@cox.net Roswell FD IOSEFA LEOTA 678-559-4304 (C) iosefa.pfia@gmail.com Savannah FD & PD JASON ROEHM 989-239-1450 (H) roehmjason@yahoo.com Whitfield Co. FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections BRETT MILLER 706-280-2160 (C) bmiller0828@gmail.com

Port St. Lucie FD & Sheriff MICHAEL RIZZELLO 772-370-4803 (C) firerizz@aol.com

Illinois

St. Petersburg FD WINTHROP M. NEWTON 727-323-1213 (H) iwilldo@earthlink.net

Champaign FD & PD TODD HITT 217-621-1991 (C) todd.pfia@gmail.com

St. Petersburg PD SCOTT LAANINEN 813-482-3972 (C) scott.laaninen@gmail.com

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

St. Petersburg PD RICHARD THOMAS 727-798-7165 (C) rthomas1@knology.net

Delaware

Tampa PD CHRIS LaFRAMBOISE 813-892-5313 (C) clafram.pfia@gmail.com

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

Volusia County FD &PD JUSTIN HUGHES 386-931-8728 (C) jhughespfia@yahoo.com

Florida

Georgia

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

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

Ft. Lauderdale FD JORGE MORAL 772-341-2446 (C) moralj143@gmail.com

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

Chicago FD MICHAEL J. SHANAHAN 312-307-8795 (C) mspfia@msn.com Chicago FD MICHAEL WALSH 773-852-2927 (C) pfia3210@att.net Chicago, Southern Suburbs FD & PD, University Park FD JEFFERY A. DUHOSKI 708-927-0960 paidnproud@aol.com Danville FD TODD HITT 217-621-1991 (C) todd.pfia@gmail.com Peoria FD SHAUN MANNING 309-261-9441 (C) manningshaun@yahoo.com Peoria PD TERRY L. PYATT 309-697-9325 (H)

Indiana

Anderson FD & PD MATTHEW COLE 765-208-5179 (C) pfia176@gmail.com Columbus FD AARON EICHEL 812-603-8641 (C) aaroneichel246@gmail.com Evansville FD & PD GREG LEHMAN 812-455-3443 (C) glehman64@gmail.com Fort Wayne FD CHARLES ‘DJ’ REID 260-615-9513 (C) charles.reid@cityofftwayne.org Hammond FD JEFF HARTLERODE 219-671-2167 (C) pfia707@gmail.com Indianapolis FD ERIC HOFMEISTER 317-946-8551 (C) pfia332@gmail.com Indianapolis PD STEVE D. MURPHY 317-786-8198 (H) 317-696-7562 (C) pfsmurphy@gmail.com Indianapolis PD DAVID V. ROTH 317-490-9008 (C) rothventure@gmail.com Mishawaka/South Bend FD & PD NICK KAUFMAN 574-226-9681 (C) nikkik204@comcast.net Richmond/ Connersville FD & PD MATT MATLOCK 937-409-1508 (C) mmatlock94@yahoo.com Terre Haute FD DIANA LUTHER 812-243-0250 (C) lutherpfia@gmail.com

Iowa Burlington FD KENNETH MORRIS 319-753-6285 (H)

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Cedar Rapids FD LYLE THEISEN 319-462-3912 (H) lylepatthe@msn.com

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

Des Moines FD & PD RAYMOND A. GALLARDO 515-205-2414 (C) ray.gallardo13@gmail.com

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

West Des Moines FD DOUG REX 515-222-3423 (W) 515-991-3684 (C) dougrex1@gmail.com

Slidell FD LOUIS MELANCON 985-960-7651 (C) tamnlou@gmail.com

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

Kentucky Covington/Northern Kentucky FD CHRIS HANDLEY 513-919-3521 (C) Chris.handley.pfia@gmail.com Lexington FD PATRICK SUMNER 859-743-9485 (C) sumnerp@lexingtonky.gov Lexington PD GARY THURMAN 859-351-4507 (C) thurnam.pfia@gmail.com

Louisiana Baton Rouge FD PAUL H. OWENS 225-772-4190 (C) paulowens1948@gmail.com Caddo Parish FD JOEL A. MCVAY 318-560-1223 (H) jamcvay@live.com Caddo Parish Sheriff JERRY SILVA 318-655-5627 (C) j.silva360@yahoo.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) Livingston Parish FD FRANK DELLUCKY 225-266-0835 (C) fd1437@bellsouth.net Mandeville FD ROBBY MARQUETTE 985-789-2814 (C) healthavengers@gmail.com New Orleans & Kenner FD PAUL J. MELANCON 504-524-3878 (H) 504-430-1962 (C) New Orleans PD DAVID G. LENTZ 985-649-5741 (H) nameck2@aol.com

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Slidell PD DAVID L. LENTZ 985-639-1723 (H) dlentz78@gmail.com

Maryland Montgomery County PD CARLO CORVOISIER 301-580-2595 (C) corvoisier73@gmail.com Western PD, Sheriff, & Corrections ALLISON ARANA 301-730-0443 (C) allisonarana89@gmail.com Wicomico Co., FD & PD DUANE CLECKER 443-365-3805 (C) 410-873-2538 (H) cleck2006@aol.com

Massachusetts Fall River FD CJ PONTE 508-962-4157 (C) cponte@frfd.org Hampden County Sheriff ADAM APPLE 413-237-3233 (H) New Bedford PD & FD New Bedford FD & PD JAMES ESTRELLA III 774-473-0451 (C) james.estrella@newbedfordpd.com

Missouri Kansas City FD CHRISTOPHER NELSON 816-289-3151 (C) chrisnelsonpfia@gmail.com Kansas City Metro Area DONNIE SHOOK 816-315-9943 (C) pfiashook@gmail.com

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

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

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

Nebraska Lincoln FD KARLA HOUFEK 402-499-1773 karlajhoufek@gmail.com Omaha FD RANDY WOLODKEWITSCH 402-216-9664 (C) 402-571-2694 (H) pfia.rjw656@gmail.com Omaha PD MATTHEW AUSTIN 402-889-0274 (C) psocowboy@gmail.com

New Jersey Asbury Park FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com Atlantic City FD & PD GENNARO BASSO 609-214-3002 (H) gennarobasso81@gmail.com Bayonne FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Bayonne PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com

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

Bay Shore, Monmouth Co. PD, FD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

Michigan

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

Belleville FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Bergen Co. PD, FD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com Bloomfield FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Bradley Beach PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com

Essex County Sheriff & Corrections KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Garfield PD CHAD DiGIORGIO 201-206-5183 (C) chadckfd@verizon.net Glen Ridge PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Gloucester County FD & PD EDWARD VINCENT 856-316-2547 (C) edvincent.pfia@gmail.com Hackensack FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com Hoboken FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Hoboken PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com Irvington FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com Irvington PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Jersey City FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Jersey City PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com Linden FD STEPHEN SMIGELSKY 732-634-8582 (H) 732-236-3036 (C) srs214@msn.com Long Branch FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com

Manasquan PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com Mercer County GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com Middlesex County PD THOMAS RATAJCZAK 732-501-5604 (H) tjay103@yahoo.com Middletown Twp. FD & PD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com Monmouth Co. PD, FD, & Sheriff MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com Montclair FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com Montclair PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Morris County FD & PD CHAD DiGIORGIO 201-206-5183 (C) chadckfd@verizon.net Newark FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com Newark PD ALEX MARTINEZ 973-390-1918 (C) alnpd@mac.com North Bergen PD FRANK DePINTO 201-458-4846 (C) esu322@ymail.com North Hudson FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Nutley FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Passaic FD & PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay134@gmail.com Passaic County Sheriff THOMAS M. PANZARINO 973-296-8006 (C) bkckgangarino@gmail.com Paterson FD & PD FRANK DAUNNO 973-330-2968 (C) jrdaun@aol.com Paterson FD & PD ERIKA VICENTE 201-212-1132 (C) blue10four@gmail.com

Sussex County FD, PD, & Sheriff MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com Trenton FD & PD GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com Union City PD FRANK DePINTO 201-458-4846 (C) esu322@ymail.com Ventnor FD WILLIAM NAGLE 609-705-8450 (C) bubby129056@yahoo.com Wallington FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com

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

New York Albany FD EDWARD VERHOFF 518-378-1488 (C) everhoff@hotmail.com Albany PD KYLE PARKER 518-944-6206 (C) kjparker@albany-ny.org Albion Corrections THOMAS SUTTON 716- 471-9326 (C) co11to7@aol.com Buffalo FD WENDY MAJTYKA-HARTMAN 716-479-2976 (C) ffwendi@gmail.com Buffalo PD JOHN A. PETRICCA 716-380-2057 (C) 716-649-3441 (H) jpd441@verizon.net Cattaraugus County Sheriff NATHAN A. ROOT 716-938-2239 (W) 716-498-3252 (C) naroot@cattco.org Monroe County Sheriff ALFRED N. DeROSA 585-208-3902 (C) aderosa58@gmail.com Niagara County Sheriff KEITH HETRICK III 716-622-6461 (C) keith.hetrick@gmail.com Niagara Falls FD JOSEPH TORRE 716-940-8225 (C) j.torre@nypfia.org Niagara Falls FD RISKY SANABRIA 716-550-0625 (C) riskybizz06@hotmail.com Niagara Falls PD RICK FLECK III 716-807-6876 (C) preekil7@aol.com

Rochester FD BRIAN WHITE 585-705-7179 (C) white.brian11@gmail.com Rochester FD & PD JONATHAN YOUNG 585-310-2259 (C) pfia@mac.com Schenectady FD MARK KARL 518-852-4953 (H) omm21@yahoo.com Syracuse PD BRENT POTTS 315-266-7168 (C) bpotts@syracuse.org Syracuse FD JAMES ENNIS 315-430-0340 (C) 315-468-8630 (H) jennis@twcny.rr.com Troy FD RAYMOND J. DAVIS 518-423-8918 (C) sdavistroy@hotmail.com Troy PD CHRISTOPHER J. PARKER 518-378-2283 (C) parkerc24@yahoo.com 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

Canton FD, Greentown FD, Massillon FD & PD & Stark Co. FD MARC R. JACKSON 330-904-9095 (C) cfd110@aol.com Cincinnati PD GREG TOYEAS 513-738-4141 (H) 513-484-2459 (C) gregtoyeas@yahoo.com Cincinnati FD CHRIS HANDLEY 513-919-3521 (C) chris.handley.pfia@gmail.com Cleveland FD VINCE VIANCOURT 440-835-5647 (W) 216-534-6927 (C) benefits.consulting@yahoo.com Cleveland PD DAN VIANCOURT 216-990-2882 (C) dsv.pfia@gmail.com Columbus FD EDDIE MADISON 614-327-6707 (C) eddiepfia@gmail.com Columbus PD WILLIAM CAPRETTA 740-983-6347 (H) 614-563-9636 (C) Coshocton County FD & PD CORY WILSON 740-502-9240 (C) cwilsoniaff216@roadrunner.com Dayton Region MATT MATLOCK 937-409-1508 (C) mmatlock94@yahoo.com

North Carolina

Hamilton Co., FD MATT NIEMER 513-919-6926 (C) me11an@yahoo.com

Greensboro FD MATTHEW PATTERSON 336-382-4600 (C) mattsfiregfd@yahoo.com

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

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

Ohio Akron PD DON G. TREJBAL 330-352-4502 (C) apd506@aol.com Akron FD GREG GEARHART 330-351-2673 (C) gearhartpfia@gmail.com

Marietta FD JOE A. MATTHEWS 740-373-3053 (H) mayorjoe@suddenlink.net Marion FD & PD MICHAEL M. RADCLIFF 740-386-2582 (W) mandjradcliff@roadrunner.com Youngstown FD SHAWN MURRAY 330-518-2966 (C) mur511.sm@gmail.com Youngstown PD CHARLES GUZZY 330-707-2171 (H) Zanesville FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections RANDAL WINEGARDNER 740-475-8014 (C)

Pennsylvania Delaware Co., FD & PD MARTIN KELLY 610-299-3656 (C) marty1297@aol.com

Erie FD TIM ROMANSKI 814-572-2323 (C) Johnstown FD ROBERT J. OPETT 814-659-9313 (C) opett24@ymail.comre McKeesport FD & PD JEFFREY D. TOMOVCSIK 412-523-3903 (C) 412-675-5050 Ext.640 (W) jtomo170@comcast.net Penn. Law Enforcement JONATHON RUSH 412-952-5615 (C) jrushpfia@hotmail.com Philadelphia FD FRANK DAUBER, JR. 215-904-7143 (C) 215-904-7143 (H) francis5923@aol.com Philadelphia FD TIMOTHY G. McSHEA 267-331-0606 (C) tbonemick17@gmail.com Philadelphia FD JASON MILES 267-718-5093 (C) jasonmilespfd@gmail.com Pittsburgh FD DONALD DORSEY 412-680-9351 (P) Pittsburgh FD THOMAS HERAK 412-761-6281 (H) Pittsburgh FD BOBBY JUNKER 412-551-9041 (C) robert.junker@pittsburghpa.gov Pittsburgh PD CARL R. MOROSETTI, JR. 412-600-2806 (C) crm3393@gmail.com Scranton FD & PD & Waymart Corrections ANDY POLANSKY 570-961-9024 (H) 570-878-1248 (C) andy.polansky@verizon.net Western PA Corrections STEVEN MATTHEWS 814-931-1593 (C) smattco2@live.com

South Carolina North Charleston PD MICHAEL FIGUEROA 973-477-0749 (C) mfigpfia@gmail.com North Myrtle Beach FD & PD RICHARD BUDDELMEYER 843-249-5334 (C) pfia1913@sc.rr.com

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

Texas Amarillo FD, PD, & Corrections JOE C. PONDER 806-584-0953 (C) joeponder2012@yahoo.com Beaumont PD JARROD MIRELES 409-284-5220 (C) neilmireles@gmail.com Bee County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections RICHARD L. WEBB 361-319-3758 (C) urout_78102@yahoo.com Brazos Co,. Sheriff JERRY BARRATT 979-492-1008 (C) barrattjn@gmail.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections PATRICK WARE 936-581-3309 (H) txpware@outlook.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections VICKE MOSSBARGER 979-864-0286 (C) pfia.texas@gmail.com Coryell Co. FD & PD MIKE CLOUDS 936-293-0486 (C) mikeclouds@yahoo.com

Rhode Island

Denton County Sheriff LES WOODS 817-675-6151 (C) lwpfia@yahoo.com

Johnston PD SETH D. CROSBY 401-641-1575 (C) scros788@gmail.com

El Paso Sheriff LUIS D. RODRIGUEZ 915-204-8385 (C) lrodriguezpfi@yahoo.com

Pawtucket FD & East Providence FD RAYMOND J. MASSE 401-639-0164 (H) pfia1261@gmail.com

Gatesville Corrections CAROLYN L. IRISH 254-248-5400 (H)

Providence FD ANTHONY LANCELLOTTI 401-569-3551 (C) 401-946-6939 (H) iggylance29@cox.net Providence PD SCOTT ZAMBARANO 401-265-1657 (C) zambarano1075@yahoo.com

Gurney Unit Corrections CINDY ARNOLD 903-724-9007 (C) cindyarnold18@yahoo.com Harris County PD, Sheriff & Corrections MARTY KUEHN 281-935-4610 (C) mk0160@yahoo.com

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Harrison County Police & Fire FLOYD DUNCAN 903-930-9721 (C) 903-777-3694 (H) fduncan440@gmail.com Jefferson County Sheriff BRITTANY NGUYEN 409-540-9342 (C) britnguyen94@gmail.com

Pasadena FD, PD, & Corrections J.C. ROCK 832-457-1685 (H) rockfish007@gmail.com Port Arthur FD & PD BRIAN K. SIMMONS 409-460-0039 (C) firebksman@yahoo.com

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

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

Washington, D.C.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

San Antonio FD JOE VALADEZ 210-656-9046 (H) 210-693-4344 (F) valadezjp@aol.com

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

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

Virginia

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

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

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

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

Prince William Co. FD ADAM MOWRY 703-303-3883 amowry739@gmail.com Suffolk FD JO GUFFEY 757-434-9638 (C) joguffey66@yahoo.com

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

West Virginia

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

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

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

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

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

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Additional Tax-free Benefits:

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

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

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Tendon/Ligament Repair ($400-600)

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

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

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

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Emergency Treatment ($125)

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Appliances (crutches/wheelchair)

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Blood/Plasma ($200)

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Torn Knee Cartilage

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Ruptured Disc

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

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CHARITABLE FUND

PFIA’S

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

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

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

Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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

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

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

General Contributions: Jerry & Mary Jane Housel

Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of ALAN MELANCON Thank you Ed & Nancy Griffith

Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of JANET MURPHY Thank you Jerry & Mary Jane Housel

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

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

Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 4416 Columbus, OH

HELP US FIND THESE

Missing Children

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

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

MISSING • HELP BRING ME HOME age progressed

DANIEL HOLMES

Sex: Male Race: Black Birth: 6/2/20032 Age Now: 16

Height: 5’8” Weight: 145 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black

Missing: August 24, 2019 Baltimore, MD

DANIELLE RANEY

Sex: Female Height: 5’8” Race: Black Weight: 130 Birth: 10/23/2003 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 16 Hair: Brown

Missing: August 30, 2019 New Braunfels, TX

SHANNON SHERRILL

Sex: Female Race: White Birth: 8/12/1980 Age Now: 39

Height: 3’0” Weight: 30 Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown

Missing: October 5, 1986 Thorntown, IN

JEFFERY JOHNSON

Sex: Male Height: 6'0” Race: White Weight: 167 Birth: 7/20/2003 Eyes: Hazel Age Now: 16 Hair: Brown

Missing: April 4, 2020 Shelby, OH

DON’T HESITATE CALL

DENNIS LOPEZ

Sex: Male Height: 5'6” Race: Hispanic Weight: 150 Birth: 6/15/2002 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 17 Hair: Brown

Missing: July 24, 2019 Albertvilles, AL

ANDREW CABALLEIRO

Sex: Male Height: 20” Race: White-Hisp. Weight: 7lbs Birth: 1/18/2020 Eyes: Black Age Now: 3 mths Hair: Bald

Missing: January 28, 2020 Miami, FL

911 OR 1-800-843-5678

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