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If You Find Mistakes... If you find mistakes on this website, consider that they are put here for a purpose. The Staff tries to publish something for all members in the limited space available. Some people are always trying to find mistakes, so here they may be. ~Editor
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IAFF136.ORG Is The Official Publication Of
Dayton Firefighters Local 136Editor-in-Chief:
James Cox Managing Editor:
Larry C. Ables
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"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
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City to Demote District Chiefs and Abolish the Position
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Updated On: Jun 20, 2009 (12:12:00)
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On June 18th the department sent a letter to all District Chiefs informing them that on July 1, 2009 their position was being abolished. At that time they will all be demoted to the rank of Captain yet continue to do their current job as a “Shift Commander”. Demoting the DC’s strips them of their pay as well as reducing other benefits such as pension contributions. This is pay and benefits earned for taking on the additional responsiblities, stress and workload of the rank. By reducing them to the rank of Captain they remove this pay and benefits yet expect them to maintain the responsibilities which other Captains are not required nor trained to do. The City of Dayton has stated that this move is being done for budgetary reasons. On January 16, 2009 a grievance was filed along with a letter to immediately send the issue to arbitration. An Unfair Labor Practice was also filed with Ohio State Employee Relations Board citing violations of the ORC 4117 (collective bargaining bill). District Chiefs are members of Local 136 and as such the City is required to negotiate any mid-term changes to the contract, which they chose not to do. The City of Dayton, as is many other cities, is using the current economic downturn as an opportunity to run roughshod over contracts and unions. If the city ultimately prevails on this action, it will likely sweep across the country. The rank of District/Battalion Chief will go the way of the Dodo. Read the letter here
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EMS Continuing Education
Need a little continuing education? Greene Memorial Hospital is now offering con-ed classes online. Each class will provide you with 1 hour of con-ed. You must first register to use the site. A great opportunity to get additional CEU's. |
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Check Your EMS Certification
Not sure when your Fire/EMS certifications expire? You can check right here. You will need to have either your SSN# or your certification number available. |
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According to the OAPFF, they are experiencing problems with non-members acquiring our OAPFF/IAFF license plates. The OAPFF is currently working on a more secure process for our members to obtain the OAPFF license plate, in the interim, requests for the documents that are required to obtain the Professional Firefighter license plate should be made through the Local President. We hope the members understand that this is simply a step in ensuring the law enforcement community, the public as well as our membership that those who choose to display the IAFF license plate are truly Ohio's Professional Firefighters. |
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