Hot off the Press. Burning Questions about New RFD Equipment? June Reunion Picnic

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1 July 2011 Volume 6, Issue 7 Inside This Issue: July Meeting 1 Volunteers 2 President s Message Advisor s Message / FTG 3 4 Reunion Notes 1, 5-6 Duck Creek 7 4thBreckinridge 8-9 TCFAAA Update 9-10 Coming Events 11 Clothing Order Dues 13 Burning Questions about New RFD Equipment? Come on out to our July 26th CFAAA General Meeting for a demo of new fire equipment at the Richardson Fire Department! Always fun to see new demos! Please RSVP no later than Friday, July 22 to cfaaarsvp@gmail.com. Dessert is at 6:30 p.m. and demo, meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Training Center. Please let us know if you can volunteer to bring a dessert! June Reunion Picnic Sunny, HOT! And just a bare hint of breeze. Who could ask for more perfect weather and setting for our annual reunion picnic? The burgers and hot dogs were flame broiled to perfection, the sides were excellent (no surprises in Rehab 1) and the desserts were scrumptious. And the alumni, family, and friends were great. continued on pages 5 and 6. August Calendar 14 Meeting Dates July 26, 2011 Aug 30, 2011 Sep 27, 2011 Oct 25, 2011 Nov 29, 2011 Dec: no meeting RSVP: CFAAARSVP@ gmail.com HEARTWARMERS: None this past month. Everybody is well.

2 Volunteers Needed Dallas Stair Climbing Event September 11th, 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of a day that most of us promised to never forget. Join us as 343 firefighters from the north Texas region are supported by members of the community, coming together for a day of extreme physical challenge and intense reflection in a truly inspirational setting. Together we will honor New York's bravest who sacrificed their lives on September 11, 2001, and help support the families who survived them. On the morning of September 11th, 2011 firefighters from around the north Texas region will converge upon a downtown Dallas skyscraper, don their protective gear and climb 110 stories into the sky to honor the sacrifices of the 343 FDNY firefighters who perished ten years ago. Each firefighter will be given a badge with a biographical sketch and name of a FDNY firefighter who gave their life on September 11th. The visual image of firefighters climbing a high-rise building in full protective gear will serve as a vivid reminder of the sacrifice, dedication and commitment required of firefighters to protect their communities around world. The stair climbing is only open to active firefighters but there are other ways to help out. For information on how you can volunteer to help, go to Driving Training for Fire 1 If you are interested in taking driving training for Fire 1, please contact Steve Dossett. New Rehab members are encouraged to take this opportunity. Fill the Gap Update We now have Donated by the Richardson CFAAA cards to go in the Fill the Gap item bags. Thanks to all those who have generously donated to our Fill the Gap Program. We now have plenty of soap, shampoo, conditioner! What we need now are these items: Hair brushes (adult and child), hand sanitizer, men s deodorant, BABY shampoo. If you have any of these, please bring them to next meeting on July 26. Share your ideas for fund raising. Page 2

3 President s Message Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their summer! July 4 th was a huge success! Fire One Rehab was out at Breckenridge Park with shade tents/misting fans etc. It was a wonderful crowd and a great night for celebrating our Independence Day. Thanks to everyone that assisted in making it another great event. We had a fabulous turnout for our CFAAA Reunion Picnic at Huffhines Pavilion we had almost 60 in attendance! This picnic is a great gathering of ALL former CFA class members, if you missed it this year, don t miss next! I personally enjoyed meeting so many folks from various classes. Plus, be sure to mark your calendar for Tuesday, September 27 th. CFAAA is hosting the Joint picnic with CPAAA. The picnic will be held out at the Fire Training Center. More details coming soon! Plus = We will soon be having a training session for the Fire 1 Rehab Team, if you re interested in being part of this group that assists with the rehab of our firefighters, please let me know. Once we get a listing of the interested folks, we ll schedule a date for training. Hope to see you all at next week s General Meeting! Thank you for all you do to help our amazing firefighters! Have an awesome day! Donna Donna.leach@cor.gov CFAAA Board Meeting Schedule for 2011 "Board meetings are open to any CFAAA member. They are held at 6:00 P.M. in the conference room at the RFD Administration offices on Greenville Avenue." August 16, 2011 September 20, 2011 October 18, 2011 November 15, 2011 December 13, 2011 Page 3

4 Advisor s Message What's Happening at the Richardson Fire Department? The FY Budget has been presented to city management staff. The new radios are here and should be in-service within the next few months. The site work around Station #4's new location is moving on schedule. They are reorienting the surrounding parking areas, moving shade trees, installing utility connections and reworking medians. CORE construction was awarded the construction bid. The new Battalion Chief's vehicle is just waiting on stuff to come in. Currently working with RISD on a school bus accident policy and training. The FD just completed its Continuity of Operations Plan during a disaster event. Another outstanding July 4th - Star Spangled Safety event - Thanks to all that assisted. Stay COOL! Steve Dossett Page 4

5 Reunion Picnic Photos courtesy of John Douglas. Birthday Girl Page 5

6 Reunion Picnic (continued) Photos courtesy of John Douglas. Page 6

7 Duck Creek Parade Photos courtesy of John Douglas. Page 7

8 Breckinridge 4th of July Photos courtesy of John Douglas and John Shea. Page 8

9 Breckinridge 4th of July continued from page 8. TCFAAA Update The TCFAAA meeting on July 9th was hosted by the Bedford CFAAA at Station 1. Bedford's Rick Nash helped form the TCFAAA group several years ago with 1st meeting at Bedford F.D. CITY UPDATES: ROANOKE - Jamie: 7 CFAAA members helped with Rehab at a 5-alarm fire that brought mutual aid from several area Fire Departments. July 4th event had over 1800 kids receiving Jr. Firefighter hats and fire prevention info. BEDFORD - Nancy: Working on Scholarship program to CERT students. EULESS - Sherry: Rehab unit called out to 2 structure fires. Scholarship Awards presented. CFAAA meeting with the New Chief at the Training Center. "911 Memorial" sculpted in bronze weighing 6,000 lbs with Eternal Flame on top to be presented on Sept 11th at the 10 yr anniversary. IRVING - Carrye: Heavy Rescue unit used for Station of the Month "Show & Tell" event. CFAAA held hamburger cookout at Station 3 with demonstration of hose streams. On Memorial Day weekend 12 CFAAA members helped with Special Olympics in Arlington. MDA "Fill the Boot" event collected $104,000 in 4 days. PLANO - Joe: Station of the Month program being changed to "Above & Beyond" to honor special efforts by firefighters. 2 paramedics from Station 3 are 1st recipients of award and trophy above. PRFA Cookbook fundraiser has been a huge success with 2nd order of cookbooks. These funds help support the Scholarship Program. Plano FF John Barrett has organized the "Dallas Stair Climbing Event" of 110 steps at a downtown Dallas office building on Sept 11th, to honor the 343 fallen firefighters from 911, 10 years ago. There will be 80 groups of FF's in the event. The TCFAAA has approved a donation of $343 to the participants. PFD had its annual picnic on June 4th with over 300 Firefighters and family attending. FRISCO - John: The Annual Safety Fair coming on July 25th and National Night Out in October. "Friday Night Family Night" at Fire Safety Town from 5-8 p.m. is staffed by CFAAA members. New Station 7 near the Del Webb community is about to open. Birthday Parties on Saturday underway at all Frisco Fire Stations for Frisco residents. Annual F.D. Awards presented in June. Page 9 continued on page 10.

10 TCFAAA Update continued from page 9. COLLEYVILLE - Virginia: Garage Sale recently completed. FF and Police participated in a baseball game fundraiser for CFAAA and CPAAA. Vacant house recently donated to F.D. as a "Burn House" for fire training. RICHARDSON - Rich: Annual Reunion Picnic for CFA graduates was held at Huffhines Pavilion with hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings. It was hot but we all had a great time of food and fellowship. Ashly the Arson Dog visited our CFAAA at our May meeting. Ashly, a 9 yr-old Lab, works with and was trained by Dallas Fire Rescue Section Chief Debra Mullins. Ashly is trained to detect 13 hydrocarbons, and has a 98% success on her alerts. Richardson held its Annual "Family 4th Celebration" at Breckenridge Park. CFAAA and Explorer Scouts helped the RFD with the Fire Truck Slide, and Fire Safety Tent passing out goody bags to the kids. Our Rehab Vehicle Fire -1 provided bottled water, misting fans and comfortable shade in the Safety Zone. During EMS Month we delivered desserts to all 3 shifts at all 6 stations in May and June. We added 16 new members to the Alumni Association from the CFA class #16 graduates. Our latest Scholarship recipient, Jordan Huxall, daughter of Captain Huxall of Station 4, received our $1000 Scholarship for her college expenses and textbooks at UTD. New Fire Station #4 site work improvements have begun and construction is expected to start in September. The New Training Center/EOC plans and specifications are being reviewed and completed. Cost estimates and construction schedules are due shortly. TCFAAA TRAVELING AXE - Steve Jennings, Richardson, recently picked it up at the Garland meeting. He will be transferring the axe to Jamie Delong, Roanoke at our next meeting. UPCOMING TCFAAA MEETINGS: SEPT 10th Saturday: Hosted by Mansfield. 8:30 a.m. breakfast snacks, 9:00a.m. meeting. Special Program by the Mansfield "Pipes and Drum" Group. NOV 5th Saturday: Hosted by Colleyville. 8:30 a.m. breakfast snacks, 9:00 a.m. meeting. Submitted by Rich Hardin, Richardson Delegate. Page 10

11 Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye Coming Events for 2011: July 26, 2011: General Meeting. RFD Demo. August 23, 2011: Board Meeting. August 30, 2011: General Meeting. September 20, 2011: Board Meeting. September 27, 2011: Joint CFAAA-CPAAA Picnic, Training Center. RSVP by 9/20. October 18, 2011: Board Meeting. October 25, 2011: General Meeting. November 15, 2011: Board Meeting. November 29, 2011: Board Elections. December 13, 2011: New Board Meeting. Did you get a new address, phone number, address? If so, please let us know. Amarshall2331@gmail.com Shirts and Caps Our shirt/cap orders are running low. We have decided to go ahead and keep the caps on hand. If you would like to purchase one, please see Irene Redwine. Our shirts and other items will continue to be ordered as we receive requests. See the order form on Page 12. Page 11 Instructions for Clothing Order form on the next page(12): If you wish to order any logo items, please click on the grey Submit by box at the top right side of the form. A new interactive format will pop up for you to fill out your information and select the item(s) you want to order. When all finished, please click on the far upper right (in the purple shaded area) Submit Form.

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13 Invoice Year: 2011 Dues Statement PLEASE PAY THE FOLLOWING ITEM RCFAAA Phone: c/o Richardson Fire Department Fax: N. Greenville Avenue Richardson, TX Date Type Description Amount Due Dues Renewal Calendar year 2011 Total Thank you! Terms: Please pay upon receipt of this statement. REMITTANCE: (Please complete this section) DATE: AMOUNT: YOUR CANCELLED CHECK IS YOUR RECEIPT. Please print: NAME ADDRESS: PHONE: ALTERNATE PHONE: Check below type of membership: Can we include your information in the members directory: Yes No $25.00 Single Membership $40.00 Couple Membership Page 13

14 August 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Board Meeting General Meeting Page 14 Contact Us: Donna Leach, president donna.leach@cor.gov Alicia Marshall, vice president & secretary amarshall2331@gmail.com Lon Burke, treasurer mailman399@aol.com Debbie Conard, past-president debbie.conard@tx.rr.com John Douglas, director johnpdouglas@gmail.com Rich Hardin, director rchardin@sbcglobal.net Bill Heaton, director wrheaton55@tx.rr.com Gary Reim, director gjreim2@tx.rr.com John Shea, director jlshea3@verizon.net Steve Dossett, RFD Steve.dossett@cor.gov The mission of the Richardson Citizen Fire Academy Alumni Association (RCFAAA) is to function in an auxiliary capacity to assist, promote, and support the Richardson Fire Department through service, education and recognition CITIZEN FIRE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Find out more at: