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09-29 Local 230 Golf Tournament Raises $8,000 for Mayor's Chosen Charity view
09-13 FLSA Class Action Lawsuit Information Page with Opt-In Documentation new page
08-20 Information Regarding Censure and Confidence Voting new page
08-10 Arbitrator Upholds Union Rights for the Third Time! read the documents
08-05 Binding Arbitration Anniversary Update important
03-14 Dr. Rajiv Das, City Physician more on Dr. Das
03-09 Retiree Healthcare Developments important info
03-04 Volunteers Needed as BBQ Season Begins!!!! see the details and flyer
03-01 Wellness Section Updates new
02-19 California Study: Hydration Key to Firefightrers' Safety link to Firehouse
02-18 Firefighters Bill of Rights (FBOR) State Law Effective January 1, 2008 AB 220
01-15 Council Considers Prohibiting Members From Meeting With Unions Merc article
12-20 Fire Chief's Use of Management Rights May Violate the MOA see more
Retirement Dinner - November 8, 2008
Rudolph Arroyo, Patrick Carder, Charlie Carter, Bud Castro, John S. Diquisto, Samuel Garcia,
Greg Hemingway, Ronald Landeros, Jose Loquiao, Gary Moe, David E. Moore, Larry Samarron, Gordon Snyder
The Union Shift Calendars Are HERE! 2008 calendar
March for Babies BBQ April 26, 2008
Pictures and info from 2007 BBQ and fundraiser
San Jose firefighters rescue people stranded by storm-swollen river
By Jessie Mangaliman and Connie Skipitares
Mercury News 01/04/2008
San Jose Fire Department crews rescued four men from the swollen Guadalupe River on Friday when torrential rains and hurricane-force winds pounded San Jose. Fire Companies were dispatched throughout the City to handle emergency incidents.
Fire Engineer Tom Read and Firefighter Adam Cheney are pictured here rescuing a man from the dangerously high water that trapped him in downtown San Jose. Photo by Dai Sugano - Mercury News
Another man was rescued under the Taylor Street Bridge who became stranded against a ledge when rushing water from the Guadalupe River rose too high for him to walk to safety.
A firefighter rappelled down and cinched the man into a rescue harness, then the firefighters pulled him up by hand with the assistance of the Snorkel. read the article
Craig Rose, extreme SJFD volunteer photographer
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Craig Rose is always out there! Regardless of the time of day (or night), Craig captures the work we do and he rarely gets the recognition he deserves.
Finally, the Mercury News has featured Craig in an article and short video.
To view the article by Leslie Griffy: click here
To watch the video by Nhat V. Meyer: click here
Craig Rose at San Jose Fire Station Number One in San Jose, Calif. on Monday,... ( Nhat V. Meyer )
San Jose's Senior Fireman, 67, Isn't Ready to Retire By Lisa Fernandez
 Mercury News
Article Launched: 11/13/2007 01:33:11 AM PST
Most of his peers have long since quit, but Doug Stewart still slips on his boots, slides into his jacket and climbs aboard a San Jose fire engine.
He's 67.
Yes, he knows. Old enough to be the grandfather of many on the fire crew.
Stewart is the oldest San Jose firefighter serving the 153-year-old department, with 45 years on the job. He could have retired 15 years ago with full benefits, but has no immediate plans to hang up his helmet.
"I like keeping busy," he said. "I've thought about retiring before, even building a home in southern France, but I haven't. I guess I stay because I love the unpredictability and the adventure of the job."
As required by city law, Stewart must retire by age 70. And if he makes it to that milestone, he'll become the oldest firefighter ever whose regular job was to ride a truck and battle blazes in the department's history, said Mark Skeen, a third-generation firefighter and chair of the City of San Jose Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan. read the entire article view the video
Important Information Links
In an effort to provide as much information as possible and address some of your concerns and questions, we have developed informational website links for the following issues:
 IN MEMORIAM: TWO CONTRA COSTA FIREFIGHTERS DIE IN PRE-DAWN BLAZE
CAPTAIN MATT BURTON AND ENGINEER SCOTT DESMOND DIE DURING RESCUE ATTEMPT AT SAN PABLO HOUSE FIRE
Contra Costa Firefighters Local 1230 is grieved to announce the loss of two of its bravest, who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Fire Captain Matt Burton and Engineer Scott Desmond died early Saturday morning while attempting to rescue two people from a destructive house fire in San Pablo . The two people for whom they had reentered the home also died as a result of the fire.
Burton, 35, lived in Concord , and had recently been promoted to captain. Desmond, 37, lived in Brentwood and worked with Burton at Station 70, in downtown San Pablo .
The deaths were the first in-action line of duty deaths in Contra Costa in at least three decades.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AT WWW.CPF.ORG
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 Nine Fire Fighters Perish in South Carolina Warehouse Fire
(Updated June 21, 2007) -- Nine fire fighters in Charleston, South Carolina, died June 18 in a tragic furniture warehouse fire.
“We have lost nine members of our family in this horrific fire,” says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. “As fire fighters, we know the risks of answering the call, but it does not lessen our pain when the worst happens.” read more
San Jose Firefighters Support Valley Medical Burn Unit
San Jose Firefighters Burn Foundation BBQ Pictures
San Jose Firefighters Proudly posts a picture of OUR heroes, members of the USA Armed Forces – Special Forces currently serving in
Iraq . If you notice, they are all wearing San Jose Fire Department T-Shirts. We can tell you that one of them is the son of San Jose Police and Fire Retirees member John Quayle, but for security reasons, we are not revealing their names
 Retired SJFD BC Lawrence A.
Campbell's 101 Birthday Celebration!
Born April 25, 1907
The Life of One of Our Finest
Submitted by Sam Seibert
He became a Lieutenant in 1945, Captain in 1948, Battalion Chief in 1952.
As a Captain, he worked in Fire Prevention under Chief William Ogden from 1946 to 1952. While in Fire Prevention, he spent most every morning from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. in the old City Hall. He would take the old fire records and copy them free hand, starting April 13, 1850 through July 19, 1901, a total of 2783 incidents. Then when he went to
Mexico on his annual vacation, he would take a typewriter and recopy them onto 8.5 x 11 inch paper, single space, top to bottom a total of 245 full pages. The originals are long gone but we have the copy.
Read Sam's full story
Congratulations Chief Campbell!
San Jose Fire Museum
Pictures by Craig Rose
Firefighters Face Greater Risk of Heart Attack
Harvard researchers found that Firefighters face a far greater risk of dying of heart problems while battling a blaze than was thought, suggests a large U.S. study that offers more evidence of their need to stay in shape. read more
CDC’s Fire Investigation Unit
Please read this two part series to see what the IAFF is doing for you in an effort to provide a safer working environment. Be safe, Randy!
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
Instead of waiting a month or more as usual, the CDC's firefighter death investigation team went the next day in December 1999 to Worcester, Mass., where six firefighters had died. Why the urgency in just this case? A call from the union.
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