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CPF Measure Adds MRSA to Presumptive Disease List
Posted 6/27/08 17:07
Assemblywoman Karen Bass (D - Los Angeles) has introduced CPF-sponsored legislation that would add Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to the list of existing disputable presumptions that are afforded to public safety personnel for workers\' compensation purposes. Specifically, AB 27
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ME227 Extinguishes Vehicle Fire
Posted 5/27/08 16:46
ME227/C crew responded to a reported vehicle fire in the apartments at 144 E. 42nd Street today. As it happened, Deputy Chief Mat Fratus and Fire Marshal Doug Dupree were first on scene. They just left Station 227 and were enroute to a meeting when they saw a large column of smoke. They made access
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Firefighters donate $5,500 to Boy Scouts
Posted 5/13/08 17:05
San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters raise money for Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Burn Unit at Berdoo Bikes and Blues but don't stop there. $5,500 to be given to two Boy Scout Troops.
Thursday May 8, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the Our Lady of Assumption Church located at 796 West 48th St
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Landmark Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger
Posted 10/16/07 20:00
Article courtesy of CPF.org:
It's taken two decades and untold buckets of blood, sweat and tears. But come January 1, the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights will be the law in California.
With broad support from both political parties and a signature from Governor Arnold Schwarzene
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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bipartisan EMT Fairness Bill
Posted 10/7/06 15:04
In a blow to basic fairness to firefighter EMTs and a slap in the face to local control, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed bipartisan legislation giving local fire departments and city governments - and local taxpayers - more control over how emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are discipli
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New Labor Contract Signed
Posted 6/20/06 16:57
June 19, 2006 - The San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters sign the new contract with the City. Although it had been several months since the negotiations ended, the final copy of the contract was not signed until June 19th. This memorandum of understanding is an agreement between the City of
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Fire Brought to Fire Station
Posted 4/13/06 11:19
A Redlands city trash truck had the load of rubbish catch fire while he was traveling on Orange Street. Since he was close to Redlands fire station 3, the driver stopped at the station on Pennsylvania and Orange so the firefighters could put the fire out. Firefighters are used to responding to fires
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Mission of the CPF Callback Association
Posted 4/12/06 08:43
They call it \"retirement\", but nobody ever really retires from the fire service.
The ties that bind firefighters together on the job also keeps them connected once they leave the profession. Long after they leave the service, retired firefighters are still stopping by the station to visit w
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San Bernardino City Fire Crew Respond to a Two Alarm Structure Fire
Posted 4/10/06 20:50
The 4:36 pm fire consumed a single family residence in the 800 block of West 21st Street. The interior crews made slow progress due to the heavy smoke conditions and intense heat. High piled boxes and household goods made movement in the house very difficult. Once the fire entered the attic space i
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Women Building & Protecting California Conference
Posted 4/9/06 15:40
The fifth annual Women Building and Protecting California Conference sponsored by the California Professional Firefighters and the State Building Trades Council will be held June 10-11, 2006 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento.

As a result of input at last year\'s Fire C
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IAFF Sponsors Drawing to Appear on "Wildest Dreams" and Win the Hunting Trip of a Lifetime!
Posted 4/8/06 19:46
If you're one of the more than 70 percent of IAFF members who enjoy spending time in the great outdoors hunting, fishing and shooting, you'll want to join the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (http://www.trcp.org) and become a union sportsman.
The IAFF - along with a number of othe
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Firefighters Join Rally Protesting Schwarzenegger Fund Raiser
Posted 4/4/06 11:11
After spending more than $70 million on a mean-spirited and unsuccessful attack on working Californians, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promised that he would roll up his sleeves and get to work solving California's problems.

Nope.

Instead of working for all Californian
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New 2006 Executive Board
Posted 1/11/06 15:45
The first meeting of the 2006 Executive Board started off by swearing in Steve Lopez as the newest Director. Since the election of December 2005, the new President is Scott Moss; the new 1st Vice-President is Jerry Mohney; and the new 2nd Vice-President is Jim McMullen. Also, re-elected were Mike Bu
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Pension Issue Still Alive
Posted 1/9/06 23:04
Daniel Weintraub: One lawmaker tries to keep pension issue alive
By Daniel Weintraub -- Bee Columnist
Published 2:15 am PST Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Story appeared in Editorials section, Page B7
Keith Richman clearly is a man who doesn't give up easily. But the Republican
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