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Harmful chemicals known as PFAS have been in our bunker gear for years. Earlier this week at the International Association of Fire Fighters announced its fight against PFAS and its harmful impacts on firefighters.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Scorching flames aren’t the only danger to firefighters. There’s an invisible fight that’s claiming lives and the danger is in the very equipment that’s suppose…
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Please check your email. Your thoughts and ideas are very important to us, and please reach out to any E-Board member with questions.
We stand in solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters and mutual aid partners.
Nine members of IAFF Local 3217, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Professional Firefighters, have filed suit against the Authority and three chief officers seeking an injunction to prevent retaliation against them for trying to bring to light safety related staffing concerns. The nine....
**Reminder••
Tomorrow is the 3rd quarter membership meeting @ 8am. Please check your email for details.
We are closing in on September 12th. If you haven’t signed up for the tournament now is the time. Spots are limited. https://checkout.square.site/buy/TBB6N4YIYEILUNLT7LBMZ5FB
All proceeds go towards our benevolent fund. If you have any questions please reach out to Ryan Smith [email protected] or 703-618-9220
Come out and support on September 10th. Help raise money for the Wise family and bring awareness to firefighters with cancer.
The shirts are out!
When you see Badge #898 on the back of our shirts, you may ask who is #898? This is the person behind that number.
You will see us wearing these shirts in solidarity with one of our members who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Badge #898 will be a symbol of courage this summer.
Members of the Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall community. The fire station on Fort Myer has been closed.
At 1900 on Monday May 23rd, the Fire Chief and other upper level managers decided to close the station due to COVID Exposure. Even though members are vaccinated (not boosted) the managers still decided to send them all home. The members of the department did not take this lightly and begged to quarantine in their rooms and wear masks on calls to no avail. Upper management also opted not to call in overtime and roll the dice on your safety. The Department was already running short staffed due to hiring issues and a recent COVID Outbreak on Saturday.
We suggest that if you have an emergency, you dial 911 for Arlington County Fire Department otherwise you will be waiting for services to come from Fort McNair, thus leaving McNair without coverage.
We hope to have enough staffing to properly support you in the morning.
Save the date. Our annual golf tournament is scheduled for September 12th. All proceeds go towards our benevolent fund.
This is an Arlington County Fire Department recruitment flier indicating firefighters would receive top pay in 10 years. The reality is that they are nowhere close to doing that. Under the County Manager’s Current Plan firefighters with up to 4+ years of service will all be making an entry-level salary.
Don’t like promises being broken on your behalf? Tell the County Board at the Public Budget Meeting tomorrow! https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/County-Board/Events/County-Board-Budget-Hearing
Join us tomorrow evening at the County Board meeting!
This is a reminder that our Regular Meeting will be held tomorrow, March 21st at 0800 hours on Zoom.
This will include short presentations from the two candidates for President of Virginia Professional Fire Fighters (VPFF).
Please check your email sent out this past Friday with the Zoom link.
It's official! With the LRA's Decision and Certification of Representation for the Fire Bargaining Unit, Local 2800 become the first public employees to WIN the right to negotiate with Arlington County in over 4 decades!
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲?
We're tired of being treated by the County not as people, but as numbers on a spreadsheet.
One example of this is the County Manager's new policy regarding first responder benefits during snow emergencies, which we brought to the attention of County Board members and the Civil Service Commission - (screenshots below)
Using the Emergency Powers granted to the County Manager by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Manager DELETED the County's standard policies regarding inclement weather benefits for first responders -
**𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨.**
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘.
The same pandemic that WE have been fighting on the ground -
The same pandemic that WE have been exposed to whenever we respond to 911 calls -
The same pandemic that we've been on the front line fighting to help and support our community -
That was what the County Manager used to take away benefits from first responders.
The County Manager used one emergency that we're dealing with as the justification to change the pay policy for another emergency that we are dealing with. And when we've tried to get this addressed, we've been ignored.
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲- If a citizen is having trouble breathing due to COVID, and it's snowing - we still show up - 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦.
If a citizen is having a heart attack when it's snowing - we still show up - 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦.
Car crash caused by snow - we're there. Fire - We're there.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎.
We think that's absurd. It's 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 to use the pandemic, the one that WE ARE ON THE FRONT LINE RESPONDING TO , as the reason to take benefits away from us.
𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐳. We're people - People who have risked our health and safety, and the health and safety of our family members, to keep you and our community safe.
And you repay that by playing games with our livelihood.
Our members deserve better, our department deserves better, and Arlington deserves better.
But there's still time to act- You can do the right thing- Fix this - stop playing games, act in good faith, and be the leader this County needs.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dsXmnUk0Shgrnj_2FFQMeEXvgcZ1ywuf/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KxxetXB_Sfit223Z_JID_Ez0bdBULt9P/view?usp=sharing
2800 E-Board members Dustin Drumm and Matt Herrera spoke with Jessica-Lynn Carvajal of WDVM yesterday about the need for more funding for the Arlington County Fire Department -
Check out the video & article below!
https://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/arlington-firefighters-union-calls-for-funding-increase
ARLINGTON, Va. (WDVM) — The Arlington firefighters union, representing over 300 firefighters, says the budget does not correctly fund workers or the training needed to save lives. “Our …
- WE WON!!!
For the first time in more than FOUR DECADES - a public sector union will have the right to negotiate a contract with Arlington County.
And it wasn't just a win - it was a BLOWOUT
FINAL RESULTS
252 Votes For Local 2800
4 Votes for No Representation.
98.44% of all votes cast went to Local 2800.
Big thank you to all the members who voted, made turnout texts and calls, and worked to ensure that the members of our department knew that THEIR UNION had their backs.
Now - it's time to get back on the grind - we're still focused on ensuring this year's budget will reflect the values of the community we serve & we'll begin prepping for our upcoming negotiations with Management and Arlington County!
Today's the day! Our Election for Representation for Collective Bargaining ends this afternoon.
Be sure to get your vote in by 1600 hrs!!!
48 HOUR NOTICE!!
Our election for representation for collective bargaining ends at FOUR on WEDNESDAY! BE SURE TO GET YOUR VOTE IN BEFORE THEN!!
Want to know more about how to vote? Check out the video below, narrated by E-Board Member Richard Slusher
We have 2 days until the election is over - make sure your voice is heard - VOTE!
Check out the article in ArlNow below!
Fyi - We'll be sending over our response /corrections to the County Manager's statement early next week.
https://www.arlnow.com/2022/03/04/firefighters-union-calls-for-funding-boost-to-improve-medical-treatment-retain-personnel/
The Arlington firefighters union says the county's proposed 2022-23 budget underfunds the fire department and puts residents in unnecessary danger, but county officials dispute the characterization. The union wants the budget to support having someone with Advanced Life Support training on each f
Earlier today we sent the following media advisory out regarding how the lack of funding for our department has caused some emergency responses to be limited. Read the full advisory here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xFKjwzw64oMcV-M1nHLKYymMb88Rdy9U/view?usp=sharing
As a note - We met with Board Chair
Katie Cristol last week & have scheduled meetings with board members Matt de Ferranti for Arlington & Christian Dorsey to discuss these issues-
we look forward with working with them to fix these issues so that we can provide the best services possible to our Arlington community.
Want to know more about how to vote during our Collective Bargaining election? E-Board member Richard Slusher gives us a rundown in this video!
Voting ends at 4 PM March 9th - Be sure to vote 2800!
Want to know more about collective bargaining and how it can benefit employees? E-Board member Richard Slusher gives us a rundown in this video.
Done! On to bigger and better things for our members.
Our Election for Representation for Collective Bargaining launches today!
Do the first responders have the right to have a say in the decisions made that impact their lives?
A "YES" vote will give workers a seat at the table where all decisions are made, and will ensure future commitments around pay, benefits etc will be legally binding
A "No" vote will continue to leave all the decision making power in the hands of management and politicians - requiring us to continue to beg for "commitments" that could be changed at any time.
Below is a Sample Ballot - Be sure to check your emails - if you did not receive an email let a member of the E-Board know!
The - Vote 2800!!
Tomorrow the County Manager will put forward his proposed budget to the County Board. We are hopeful that the Manager will follow through on the multi-year commitments he publicly made to Arlington's first responders to ensure all members of our department are paid & treated equitably.
Photos from Arlington County Fire Department's post
Thanks for always supporting firefighters locally and in Richmond.
Thank you Alfonso Lopez for listening and supporting firefighters in Richmond. Alfonso Lopez. Fairfax County Professional Firefighters & Paramedics
On July 19th, Arlington County officially received our Petition for Election for the right to collectively bargain. However, due to delays within the County Government, as of now, firefighters have not been able to vote for the union that they have been a part of for decades to bargain on their behalf.
Based on the existing ordinance, if the County's delay prevents us from holding the election before March 1st, it will prevent firefighters from having the opportunity to receive the benefits of a collectively bargained contract until July 2024.
Thank you County Board Chair Cristol for committing to ensuring firefighters have the right to vote in a union election for a collectively bargained contract beginning in July 2023. We look forward to the amendment safeguarding workers’ rights being passed at the February meeting.
Congratulations & welcome to Recruit Class 80 on graduating last week! This is the first week Recruit Class 80 is in the field full time with the department. Welcome aboard!
We're also happy to announce that 100% of this recruit class CHOSE to be members of the union!
Our strength comes from unity!
"The time is always right to do what is right."
Today marked the implementation of the Kelly Day. This has been years in the making and would not have been possible without the continued commitment from the County Board and County Manager. Great day for .
Photos from Alexandria Firefighters, Inc. IAFF Local 2141's post
Thumbs up: Arlington County leaders recognizing the value of workers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpsm-gBFrbk
Thumbs down: The County Manager’s plan that doesn’t keep firefighters up with the rising costs of the most basic essentials.
Members,
Our survey will close on Friday afternoon. If you have not filled it out please do. Your opinion and thoughts are important, and will help guide us in future discussions. Thanks.
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