February 05, 2012

SendOutCards has been changing people’s lives one card at a time. They are an online greeting card and gift company with over 43 million cards sent, making them the largest first-class mailing company in the U.S. and one of the fastest growing network marketing companies in the world.

The Professional Fire Fighters of Maine has just joined the Send Out Cards Family and will be utilizing the Send Out Cards Program to generate funds for the PFFM and the various charities we support. In addition, the PFFM is now offereing this program to our affiliates and/or their members so they to, can join the team offer their respective communities a quality producty and service while at the same time continuing to raise the necessary funds to support their day-to-day operations and chartities. 

The prompting to reach out and touch someone’s life is something every person experiences. The PFFM by partnering with SendOutCards will enable people to act on these promptings by providing an online service which helps you/them send personalized, printed greeting cards and gifts as a way to make a difference in the lives of others. Click Here for additional information about Send Out Cards.

PFFM's On-Line Card Store: If you are interested in just buying, customizing and sending a card to someone special or in your thoughts, check-out the PFFM's Retail Card Shop. Click Here to access our on-line card store.  

PREVENTING CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

• Service all heating systems and all gas-, oil- or coal-burning appliances by a technician annually.

• Install a battery-operated and electric-powered carbon monoxide detector in your home and check or replace the battery when you change the time on your clocks each spring and fall. If the detector sounds, leave your home immediately and call 911.

• Contact a doctor if you believe you have carbon monoxide poisoning.

• Do not use gas-powered devices such as a generator, grill or stove inside your home, basement or near a near a window or door. Generators should be operated more than 15 feet from the home.

• Do not run any gas-powered motor inside a closed structure, such as a garage.

• Do not heat a home with a gas oven.

Source: Maine Center for Disease Control and Maine State Fire Marshal

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Fire Service Legislative Breakfest
Sisters and Brothers, Here is the info and registration for the upcoming Fire Service Legislative Breakfest. It will be held on Feb 7 starting at 0700 in Augusta. Detail are on the attached file. Please make every effort to send someone from you local to attend.
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What's New at PFFMAINE
Brother Stanley Goff Dies Unexpectedly
It is with deepest regret that the PFFM announces the passing of retired Captain Stanley Goff. Brother Goff was a 26 year veteran of the Westbrook Fire Department and a member of Teamsters Local 340. Stan was deeply involved in the Maine Fire Service and Training Program and many PFFM members benefited from his knowledge and training. His instruction to both new and veteran firefighters made us all safer while on the job. The PFFM extends it's condolences to Brother Goff's family and the members of the Westbrook Fire Department. He will be sadly missed. Please see the attached link for arrangements.    
Join the 2012 IAFF Charitable Foundation Fitness Team!
The IAFF Charitable Foundation has planned a number of team events for this year, including the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Sports Authority Denver Rock N' Roll (marathon, half and half relay) and the Marine Corps Marathon. Open registration for these events begins now. Read More...
Important from the IAFF
Window of Opportunity It’s time to seize the moment. The Senate opened a window of opportunity when it paved the way for communities to tap into $742. Read More...
MPBN story on Workers Compensation Overhaul
Brothers and Sisters, Please send to your members the attached link on a MPBN's Jennifer Rook's Maine Watch story on LD 1571, to proposed total gut job of the Workers Compensation system. It is a fair and well balanced story that all our members should view in order to begin to understand the danger before us. It is interesting to note that when the bill's sponsor, Rep. Read More...
Call for Nominations for Local Leadership Awards
January 10, 2012 – The IAFF would not be where it is today without strong leadership -- at all levels. Often, leaders are out front where we can see them, but sometimes they don’t get noticed -- mainly because they’re too busy getting things done. Read More...
Orono firefighters share stories about former fire chief
Orono firefighters share stories about former fire chief  By Nick McCrea, BDN Staff    ORONO, Maine — There were a lot of laughs bouncing around the Orono fire station Tuesday afternoon as firefighters swapped stories about an old colleague and boss. Read More...
URGENT – First Application Period for $742 Million in SAFER Grant Funds About to Open!
The first window to submit applications for $742 million in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program money will likely open very soon – mid-January 2012. The window to apply will only be open for 30 days and the next application period won’t open until mid-July 2012. Read More...
General President is Fired Up
  http://blog.iaff.org/post/2012/01/05/General-President-Fired-Up-for-the-New-Year. Read More...
Union Leaders deliver message to LePage
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Study: Ground Zero and First Responder Cancer Rates Are Linked
  Finally it has been proven that FDNY Firefighters who worked at Ground Zero have a 19% greater chance of contracting cancer than those who did not, a new medical study found. The issue is one of those things that "you know" the answer to, but understandably, the science must back up the claim. Read More...
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