4/01/09: 26 names are
now on the list of Fallen Fire Fighters for 2009, see the list
below and click on the names to get more information
3/27/09: some great computer
based fire simulations courtesy of our friend, fellow FOOL
and brother Chief Bobby Halton over at Fire Engineering.
Take a look
3/27/09: A great story of
belated thanks, sent to me by Suffolk FOOLS member Pat Martin.
To view
click here.
3/18/2009:
2009 FOOLS Convention
June 24th -
28th 2009
York Beach, ME
Hosted by:
New England,
Southern New England
and
Central Mass FOOLS Chapters
Click for more Information
3/18/2009: Anyone
considering attending the International Convention Please contact
the President.
3/17/2009: Happy St. Patrick's Day to
all our members and visitors.
Hopefully computer issues have been
addressed and more frequent updates will be posted.
And
for Charity, the President got buzzed again.
To
view a few before and after and donate click on "St.
Baldricks",
At the December and March meetings it
was discussed to continue our quarterly meetings March, June,
September and December, as well as exploring the possibility of hold
2 other meetings at Departments to introduce ourselves and the
organization to members of the fire service who may not know of us.
At these meetings we will be presenting a training program for the
host departments members, as well as Suffolk F.O.O.L.S. members.
Any member wishing to help in
the development of these trainings, or wishing to do a short
presentation before any of our regular meetings please contact the
President.
11/19/2008: This letter from the international will be one
topic discussed at the meeting:
Here we are on the
back half of the year and what a year it's been. Many events have
occurred and in 2009 the direction of the FOOLS is going to be
moving like a freight train. This cannot be done without the support
of each and every chapter. Your involvement in the many different
areas is crucial to our organization going to the next level.
The foundation of
the FOOLS has been set and now is the time to build on that. During
the 2007 FOOLS Convention in Seaside Heights New Jersey, the general
membership voted on an annual chapter dues, paid to FOOLS
International and that a committee was formed to put together a
dollar amount that each chapter would be responsible to pay every
year. The committee (comprised of Richie Stack- Southside FOOLS,
Eric Hankins- NorCal FOOLS, Bill Hopson- Jersey FOOLS, Jeremy Brown-
Indy Metro FOOLS and Dana Potter- Southern New England FOOLS) drew
up an amount based off of an individual chapter's membership. They
brought forth the plan; it was approved by the FOOLS International
Executive Board and put into the International's Articles of
Association. The breakdown is as follows:
1-50 members = $50
per year
51-100 members = $100 per year
101-200 members = $200 per year
201 members + = $300 per year max
The annual chapter
dues will be due starting January 1, 2009. This being the first
year, we are allowing chapters a grace period till April 1, 2009 to
be paid in full, but we strongly urge everyone to have their chapter
dues paid in full as early as possible in 2009. It is in your best
interest to have an accurate roster of your chapter so dues paid to
FOOLS International will be accurate and match the roster that FOOLS
International has on each chapter.
I
am in the process of getting a definition from the international on
what constitutes an active member member. If joining the
International, or Suffolk FOOLS alone makes you a member then the
chapter dues will likely be either $100.00 of $200.00 per year for
our chapter. We must, amongst ourselves in December, decide how we
wish to categorize active/inactive members.
I
wanted to get this up so any member attending can read it and think
of how we should approach it for the best of the organization.
It is located on Nicholls Road (L.I.E. Exit 62 North about 4 miles
to firehouse on right) I am requesting all members turn out
for this meeting to discuss the future direction of Suffolk FOOLS
and the best course of action for us all.
Pass the
word around and the Executive Board hopes to see as many of you as
possible at the meeting.
Stay safe until then ,
Rich
9/11/2008
We always remember & we always will,
on this somber occasion we ask all our our members and friends to
Hug & kiss all family members and to call old friends to touch base.
Do it for them, do it for you,
do it for all of us.
- With Love from all the Officers &
Members of Suffolk F.O.O.L.S.
8/13/2008- Also, in
case anyone missed the positive comments from Fire Engineering
Editor Bobby Halton at the FOOLS convention in July, here's the
link. The Chief get it.
8/13/2008-
O.K. Welcome back. After a computer meltdown by the web master we
are back online. The 1st course of action was updating the L.O.D.D.
table down below. Sadly I added
35
brothers to the list today with a
heavy heart. Our next meeting will be 9/5 hosted by East Quogue.
Hope to see you there. Any information, fundraisers, training
information please forward to be put up on the site.
8/13/2008 - Here
U.S.F.A. has released it's
report on our 2007 deaths. Read it and see if there's anything
you can do to help drop the numbers.
The Secret List paraphrased it for those with short attention
spans:
Here is the U.S.F.A. overview of the 118 Firefighters that died
while on duty in 2007:
=68 volunteer Firefighters and 50 career Firefighters died while on
duty.
=There were 7 Firefighter fatality incidents where 2 or more
Firefighters were killed, claiming a total of 21 firefighters'
lives.
=11 Firefighters were killed during activities involving brush,
grass, or wildland firefighting, the lowest in over a decade.
=Activities related to emergency incidents resulted in the deaths of
76 Firefighters.
=38 Firefighters engaging in activities at the scene of a fire.
=26 Firefighters responding to or returning from emergency
incidents.
=11 Firefighters were engaged in training activities.
=15 Firefighters after the conclusion of their on-duty activity.
=Heart attacks were the most frequent cause of death for 2007, with
52 Firefighter deaths.
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