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CSFA announces Hall of Fame Dinner next month, Wednesday April 9th, 2014

Save the date, get tickets for the CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner 2014

CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner

CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner

The Connecticut State Firefighters Association proudly announces its Fifth Annual Hall of Fame Dinner to celebrate the dedication and achievement of its members past, present and future. Join us as we come together with our and families and friends from across the state.

Show Your Support for Connecticut’s Firefighters

We are currently accepting adds for our ad book/program to help defray the cost of the event. Our publication will be distributed at the event and throughout Connecticut’s “firefighting community”. An advertisement in our 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″  ad book/program is the perfect opportunity to congratulate the recipients or promote your own products, services or organization.

When: Thursday, April 9th, 2014

6-7pm  Open Bar

7pm- until  Dinner and Festivities

Cost $35.00 per person

Where:

 

The Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT

For Tickets:

CSFA Office (860) 423-5799 William Coffey

(203) 746-1424 Bob Guthrie (203) 934-7565

 

Program Book Price List

Center Page          $175.00

Rear Cover            $125.00

Inside F/Cover       $125.00

Inside R/Cover       $125.00

Full Page                $100.00

Half Page                 $75.00

Business Card          $25.00

ALL TICKETS MUST BE PAID FOR BY APRIL 1, 2014

 

The Class of 2014 Inductees

  • David J. Dagon,  Mansfield
  • John Gaspar, Naugatuck
  • Christopher Guari, Brooklyn (Deceased)
  • Charles N. Harrington, Simsbury (Deceased)
  • George N. Koser, Litchfield (Deceased)
  • Richard H. Nicol, Middlebury
  • Salvatore Pitruzzello, Portland
  • Paul Rapanault, West Haven
  • Charles M. Stankye III, Derby
  • Ronald Stolz, Yantic
  • John Reardon, New Haven (Deceased)
  • Donald H. Swanson, Sr., Cromwell
  • James Wilkinson, Milford

 

Please make your check payable to CSFA and include your artwork/advertisement.

Forward ads to:

William Coffey

45 Beaver Brook Road

Danbury, CT 06810

 

Deadline for Ad Publication

Please note that all ads for publication in the 2014 Connecticut State Firefighters program must be received by March 25, 2014 – thank you for supporting your local Firefighters!

 

CSFA Hall of Fame Award Details and Requirements

Purpose: To recognize a present or former member(s) of an organized Fire Department who has served both his or her department and state association(s) above and beyond normal expectations over an extended period of time. They shall have demonstrated leadership and have shown themselves to be a motivating force for the betterment of the Fire Service throughout Connecticut and the United States. These persons shall have contributed in a positive way to the enrichment of the Fire Service organizations they represented. Recipients’ names will be placed in alocation of prominence as a remembrance of their efforts which have benefited and improved the Fire Service of the state.

Eligibility: Any Firefighter who has served in a Fire Department and who has contributed to the betterment of the Fire Service on a local state or national level.

Nomination: Only one nomination shall be submitted annually and must be a recognized member of a fire department or a recognized fire service organization in the state of Connecticut the nomination shall include positions, deeds, accomplishments and awards of distinction. Review of nominations will be made by the CSFA awards committee. Awards as a result of brave actions will be given under a separate format administered by CSFA.

Applications: To be completed on CSFA application forms and received by the CSFA Awards Committee no later than July 1st. Persons nominated by a Fire Department shall be on CSFA applications and signed or countersigned by the active Chief of Department as well as the submitter. Those nominated by a state association shall be signed by the current president. All applications will be kept on file and reviewed in subsequent years.

Awards: To be made annually at the Hall of Fame awards dinner. A pin and plaque of accomplishment will be awarded to each recipient or their family in case of posthumous award. The number of awards to be presented each year will be recommended by the Hall of Fame Committee to the Executive Committee of CSFA at the February meeting.

 

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CSFA sadly reports the passing of Rep. Elaine O’Brien (D), a supporter of the Connecticut Fire Service

Connecticut State Representative Elaine O’Brien (D) 61st House District (East Granby, Suffield, Windsor) loses battle with brain cancer

Rep. O’Brien

 

It is with great sorrow that CSFA shares the news of the recent death of State Representative Elaine O’Brien, a resident of Suffield and longtime public servant.

As Vice-Chairman of the Connecticut’s legislative Appropriations Committee, and as a member of the Commerce and Transportation Committees, State Rep. O’Brien was instrumental in the passage of House Bill # 6454 that provides additional protection for Connecticut firefighters working at motor vehicle accident scenes and in fire station work zones. During the 2013 legislative session, House Bill # 6454 became Public Act 13-200 which also doubles the fines for violations in highway construction work zones statewide. For more about State Rep. Elaine O’Brien, please visit her official website.

Also, Governor Malloy has ordered that Connecticut flags be flown at half staff until State Rep. Elaine O’Brien’s interment.

 

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CSFA and South Windsor Fire Departement prep for 2013 Convention weekend, September 20-22

The 2013 CSFA Annual Convention and Parade – Friday Sept. 20 through Saturday Sept. 22

CSFA welcomes all family and friends of the Fire Service to join the family fun at our annual Convention weekend and parade. This year we join the South Windsor Volunteer Fire Department as it celebrates 75 years of service to the surrounding communities. This year the festivities include a our annual parade, an Olde Time Firefighters Muster, a 5K challenge and other events from Friday September 20 through Sunday September 22.

CSFA 2013 Convention Weekend and South Windsor Volunteer Fire Department 75th Anniversary

Click here to get right to the schedule of weekend events. Or, you can click this special CSFA 2013 Convention link to the South Windsor Volunteer Fire Department.

Please come out and support The South Windsor Volunteer Fire Department and the Connecticut State Firefighters Association (CSFA)!

Hope to see you there!

 

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CSFA thanks 2 new web sponsors: Phoenix Cleaning & Restoration and Just Contents

New Wallingford Businesses support Connecticut State Firefighters Association

CSFA would like to thank Rich Naccarato for his show of support  for firefighters across the state this summer.

Rich Naccarato

Naccarato, our newest website sponsor, is the CEO of two new companies that are located in Wallingford and serving homeowners and businesses statewide. Phoenix Cleaning & Restoration is a full-service company specializing in fire damage restoration, water remediation, structural drying, emergency board-ups and content cleaning. Just Contents is the sister company to Phoenix and provides customers with pack-out/pack in services, content inventory and temporary climate-controlled storage at their new facility.

The Phoenix Cleaning & Restoration Team

Naccarato tells CSFA that his team of trained professionals has over a hundred years of experience assisting other Connecticut companies and families who are the unfortunate victims of fires, floods and other catastrophes. “I know that so many firefighters work so hard every day here in Connecticut. I just want to let them and their families know that we appreciate everything they do. We take our hats off to all first-responders, but we have a special respect for firefighters.”

For more information about Rich Naccarato and his new companies, you can visit the Phoenix Cleaning and Restoration website and you can also visit the Phoenix Cleaning and Restoration Facebook page to “like” them and show your support.

There is still advertising space available on our website. If you are interested, please contact
webmaster@csfa.org
 

 

 

 

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CSFA Legislative Update – June 10, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

All,
It’s over for this year.  Last Wednesday was one of the few days of the session when you know what time the session is over.  They must end at midnight of the last day.  It’s always a busy day as everyone is attempting to get their bills passed before the deadline.  Some make it, some don’t.  The attached is probably self-explanatory, but  I will comment on a few items.
H.B. #6015 which would have prohibited charging of fees for residents calling E-911 did not pass.  This bill was a double-edged sword. We never want to discourage any person from calling 9-1-1 in case of a real emergency, however we were concerned that if the bill was not worded correctly, it could jeopardize the fire service’s ability to assess reimbursement for services rendered.  We were not able to agree on proper language and the bill died on the House calendar.
H.B. #6033 which had the “Q” license testing procedures included, passed with almost the exact language proposed by the DMV.
H.B. #6454 which would have required a municipality to designate the street in front of a fire station as a work zone, was changed to “enabling” legislation.  The bill enables, not requires, a municipality to designate the areas as work zones, if they so desire.  They would be required to post their own signage.
H.B. #6518 which was a proposal to make changes to the EMS system was changed to require a task force to study the system of PSA allotments.
In spite of the apparent PTSD problems that occurred to some first responders at the Sandy Hook incident, the legislature could not see their way to pass either S.B. #823 (PTSD) or S.B. #925 (cardiac emergency) proposals.
S.B. #975 when first proposed at the beginning of the session had a provision that would have required the use of seat belts at all motor vehicle seating positions including fire apparatus.  With a few changes during the legislative process, it would appear that the seat belt provision was not included in the final writing of the bill.  Without that issue, it appears that there are NO fire service related issues within the bill.
The same issues arose with S.B. #1094.  Earlier versions of the bill had several minor language/punctuation changes to the public safety statutes.  IN the last few days of the session the bill was changed to be a “fix” to some concerns that arose from the earlier GUN BILL.  Again, S.B. #1094 no longer contains any fire service related issues.
Within the budget bill, H.B. #6704, we were able to restore some of the budget items that had been reduced by the Governor’s proposals.  Within one of the budget implementer bills, H.B. #6706, the Department of Construction Services is being phased out.  All of it’s activities are being absorbed by the Department of Administrative Services.
This report is to be a semi-final report.  Occasionally, there are some issues that do not surface until after a few weeks.  The attached listing is all the issues that I am aware of.  If any other issues arise later, I will pass them along.  If anyone hears of any issues that I have not brought forth, please contact me and I will research them further.
Please email if any questions.
Ted Schroll Jr., Legislative Representative
Connecticut State Firefighters Association
703 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2634
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CSFA Legislative Update – June 3, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr with House Bill Status Report

All,
As we move into the final days, last week was quite busy.  It was a short week because of the holiday and there was lots of work to do.  The week included a Saturday session.  There were a couple developments that should be mentioned.  I mentioned last week that H.B. #6495, which included new procedures relating to “Q” driver’s licenses had been deleted and the bill has been re-written to provide a process for driver’s licenses and ID information for undocumented immigrants.  However, all the information that was included in that bill was re-written into H.B. #6033 which now appears on the bill listing.  There is a slight difference in the language of the new amendment within the “Q” endorsement language.  The old language refers to the “local fire official”, and the new language refers to the “chief local fire official”.
Another development this week was in reference to H.B. #6518 which was an EMS bill that was re-written to  provide “disciplinary” language for different grades of EMS personnel.  The language was amended to include a Task Force to study the concerns expressed at the public hearing regarding PSA assignments.  The task force will report back to the next legislative session starting on February 2014.
Activity this week included:  H.B. #5250, #5278, #5441, #6523, #6524, & #6596 were passed in the Senate and await the Governor’s signature.
H.B. #5480, #6033, & #6518 passed the House and moved to the Senate.
S.B. #929 & #975 passed the Senate and moved to the House.
H.B. #6007 & S.B. #1073 were signed by the Governor on 5/28.

 

 

Please email with any questions.
Ted Schroll Jr., Legislative Representative
Connecticut State Firefighters Association
703 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2634
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CSFA Legislative Update – May 1, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr with House Bill Status Report

All,
The General Assembly met in session on Wed 4/24.  They moved many bills from both the House & Senate out to committees.  This is somewhat typical of bill movement after the budget documents are finalized.  With no meetings on Thurs. or Fri., there is little to report.  I would anticipate several committee meetings on Mon. & Tues. of next week to pass bills onto the calendar again.  It has been mentioned that the General Assembly will be meeting on Wed. & Thurs. this next week.  I expect to meet with some individuals on Monday to discuss acceptable language for H.B. #6015.  I will also be lobbying members of the Appropriations committee to ask them to move H.B. #6454 out of committee on Tues.
I added S.B. #1113 to the listing this week.  Section #12 of this bill makes reference to local ire marshals being able to communicate with the State Fire Marshal by email for certain conditions.  Previously, by statute, those certain communications had to be by first class mail
Bill movement this past week:  H.B. #5250, #5278, #5480, #5542, #6334, #6454, #6495, S.B. #823, #925, #975, & #1134 were all moved from the calendar to the noted committees.  The following bills moved from committees out to the calendar:  H.B. #6596, S.B. #431, #1173, & #1113.
Ted Schroll Jr., Legislative Representative
Connecticut State Firefighters Association
703 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2634
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CSFA Legislative Update – April 23, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr with House Bill Status Report

All,
I want to thank all of those who sent me emails relating to H.B. #6454, the Work Zone Bill.  I submitted the information and I feel that it was a deciding factor to getting the bill back out of committee on Friday.  There was several questions as to the need, but the ranking member of the committee mentioned, on the record, that he had received information from the CSFA (your emails) that made it appear that there was a need.  The bill was passed out of committee with only one negative vote.
I have deleted a majority of the bills we have been tracking.  The deadline for any new bills has passed.  The Appropriations & Finance committees are the only active committees left open and their deadlines are Tues & Wed respectively.  On Friday the Appropriations committee made public their answer to the Governor’s budget document.  We were able to obtain some changes from the original.  Of the items we follow, we were able to, once again, separate the Regional Fire School operating funding and the Fire Radio maintenance accounts into individual line items.  We were not able to overcome the 5% reductions from the 2012/2013 rescission.  However, we were able to overcome the 5% rescission to the CSFA disability account.  That account was restored to the original 2012/2013 level.  Keep in mind that this document is not final.  The Legislative Branch and the Executive Branch will now negotiate a final budget.
The bills in this week’s listing are the only bills I have been tracking that are still alive.  I have added 2 new bills this week.  H.B. #5480 came out of the Environment committee with a section that pertains to tampering with hydrants, and H.B. #6655 pertains to college campus security.  I am flagging the bill for future activity.  There was a legislative session on Wednesday  (4/17) and many bills moved from the calendar.  Among them was H.B. #6454, the Work Zone bill, that was sent to the Transportation committee.  That committee met on Friday and passed the bill back out to the House floor.  We are still having discussions with the insurance industry regarding the language of H.B. #6015.  We hope to be able to come to an agreement this upcoming week.
Activity this week includes; H.B. #5441, #6160, & #6454 were sent to committees and returned to the Calendar.
H.B. #5480, #6334, #6518, & S.B. #1134 came out of LCO and were placed on the calendar.
H.B. #6596 was sent to the Planning & Development committee.
S.B. #1073 was passed in the Senate and was moved to the House calendar.
I am available for any questions.

Ted Schroll Jr., Legislative Representative
Connecticut State Firefighters Association
703 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2634

 

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Thanks to all, CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner 2013 another success!

The Connecticut State Firefighters Association would like to thank everyone who helped to make our CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner another event to remember. Hundreds attended the fabulous banquet we hosted at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville to contribute to our annual celebration.

We are presently collecting pictures of CSFA Firefighters with their families and friends who attended the CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner 2013. Please send your shots to webmaster@csfa.org and we will soon share as many as we can with everyone here on our website. Thanks!

 

 

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CSFA Legislative Update – March 29, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

All,
The session moves forward.  This week marks the approximate mid way point.  Some of the committees that we deal with have reached their JF (Joint Favorable) deadlines.  This means that no more new bills will be coming out of these committees.  The Labor and General Law committees had their JF deadlines on Tuesday of last week and the Public Safety committee had it’s JF deadline on Thursday.  The Transportation and Energy & Technology committees have their deadlines next week.
Most of the bills that were JF’d this week came from the Public Safety committee.Those include: H.B. #5278, #5441, #5542, #6007, #6015, #6160, #6425, #6523, #6524, #6596, S.B. #929, & #1094.  Some had substitute language and I have attempted to provide that language.  I did not get all the substitute language that came out on Thursday.  I expect to obtain that information and will pass that along next week.
Several bills that previously passed out of committee were moved onto the Calendar this week.  They are: H.B. #6434, #6454, S.B. #431, #823, & #898.  It’s possible that their journey through the system will continue.
If I can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to call or email.

 
 

 
 

Ted Schroll Jr., Legislative Representative
Connecticut State Firefighters Association
703 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2634
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