The International Association of Fire Fighters has surpassed last year's record breaking year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger, who is also an MDA Vice President, made several check presentations on the Labor Day Telethon and spoke very movingly about the IAFF support in the fight against muscular dystrophy.
FEMA Region IX is hosting a series of firefighters grant workshops in California from January to March, in order to help departments qualify for the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). The free workshops will provide information to departments about submitting applications for the upcoming FY 2009.
It's a new year and we've got a new issue of our award-winning newspaper, The California Professional Firefighter. Beginning with this issue and going forward, we will publish every newspaper online, from cover to cover. All of the features you count on, from legislative updates to the latest news from local affiliates, will be only a click away. And don't worry ... full editions will continue to be published in print and online.
The IAFF is preparing to move forward with reintroducing the federal firefighter presumption bill -- Federal Fire Fighter Fairness Act -- in the 111th Congress. Our federal brothers and sisters need your help to win this core benefit at the federal level, and are asking you to reach out to your representative and urge them to sign on as co-sponsors.
As state lawmakers and the governor continue to work towards a solution to the state's projected $42 billion budget deficit, CPF expresses concerns over any cost-cutting measures that would bypass the collective bargaining process.