October 2011 Volume 6, Issue 10 Inside This Issue: Lessons Oct Meeting 1 Volunteers 2 President s Message 3 Lessons from the Past Chief Steve Dossett will be our speaker at this month s CFAAA meeting at the Richardson Fire Department s Training Center on October 25, 2011. His topic will be Lessons from the Past. Desserts are at 6:30 p.m. and meeting is at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to cfaaarsvp@gmail.com by Friday, October 21, 2011. Also, anyone wanting to bring a dessert, please let Alicia know. Advisor s Message Joint Picnic Recap Dallas Stair Climb 4 5-6 6 Gobble Hobble 7 Fire One New Training 8 Coming Events 9 Clothing Order 10 2012 Dues 11 November Calendar 12 Meeting Dates Oct 25, 2011 Nov 29, 2011 Dec: no meeting RSVP: CFAAARSVP@ gmail.com Heartwarmers: A condolence card to Ron Kutz at the Fire Department on the loss of his brother.
Volunteers Needed NOMINATIONS FOR 2012 BOARD OF CFAAA You are invited to nominate yourself or any other member to serve on the 2012 Board of Directors of the CFAAA. Before nominating another member, please ensure the member is willing to serve on the Board. To serve on the Board, the member s current dues must be paid. Nominations close on November 25, 2011. The election will be held the General Meeting on November 29, 2011 for the eight members of the Board. The current president will automatically be on the board as pastpresident. She can then be nominated to serve in any other capacity as she is nominated for by the board. To place a name in nomination, please inform the Chair of the Nomination Committee: johnpdouglas@gmail.com or call John Douglas at 214-282-3514 at least by November 25th. You can scan to email to Alicia or fax the proxy to Alicia before the close of business on Friday, November 25. Fax number is 972-459-8359. Scan to email: amarshall2331@gmail.com. The nine members of the new Board of Directors elect the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Board meets once a month. If you have questions, please contact a member of the Nomination Committee: Lela Paksoy at lelapaksoy@gmail.com or Steve Jennings at sjkingland@hotmail.com or John Douglas at johnpdouglas@gmail.com. TXCFAAA Update The next TCFAAA meeting will be on Saturday, November 12th (not November 5th). It will be hosted by Colleyville. It starts at 8:30 a.m. with breakfast snacks; the program and meeting start at 9:00 a.m. The program will be about the Summer Camp sponsored by the Colleyville F.D. and CFAAA. Details on meeting location will follow shortly. Rich Hardin. Christmas Parade Santa is Coming December 3, 2011 is the annual Christmas Parade in Richardson. This year s theme is The Spirit of Giving. If you ve got any ideas for decorating the engine, please start writing them down and pass them on to Alicia Marshall. And Once He s Here Santa s Village will be starting up the same day as the Christmas Parade, December 3rd and will continue for December 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. We ll be helping out at Santa s Firehouse, helping the kids try on bunker gear, handing out souvenir badges, and yuletide information cards. Get your parka ready and save up that hankering for hot chocolate because it can get cold. Then again, don t put away your shorts. Sign up sheet will be at this and next month s meeting. RFD Awards Banquet in January The annual Richardson Fire Department s Awards Banquet is set for January 27, 2012. We need volunteers to help solicit gifts and donations for the door prizes. Please let the Board know if you can help out. Page 2
President s Message Has the summer been a blurr for anyone else? I can hardly believe it s Fall! Our Joint Picnic was a HUGE Success! Great food, great friends, great fellowship! This year we had about 60 attendees from the two groups in attendance. We had an icebreaker game that helped get some cross association mingling going in addition to presentations from both groups. Thanks to everyone that came out! Quite a number of us also attended the Fire Training Rehab at the Allen Fire Training Center. Thank you Bobette Mauck from Class 15 for getting RCFAAA invited to this! It was well worth the time spent to see just how important rehab is for our firefighters. Last week I attended the promotion ceremony for Kenneth Jacks, now a Battalion Chief over Training. I know many of you know Kenneth, so be sure to congratulate him! Cooler weather is on its way to us, so watch for upcoming announcements about all the fall/ winter activities that CFAAA has in store. 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." November 15, 2011 December 13, 2011 Page 3
Advisor s Message What's Happening at the Richardson Fire Department? Fiscal Year Summary - Fire Prevention Section Public Safety and Fire Prevention programs were presented through 82 fire apparatus displays, 29 fire station tours, and 114 programs reaching an attendance of 24,174. Investigated the cause and origin of 190 fires that occurred within the City. Total of 933 fire investigations hours. Counseling of 25 juveniles and adults. Conducted 128 hazardous condition complaint inspections. Conducted 614 certificate of occupancy inspections. Conducted 764 regular fire inspections. Tested 610 fire suppression and detection systems. Reviewed 564 architectural plans. Issued 331 permits. Conducted 37 hazardous waste environmental site assessments. Supported 1,779 company fire inspections. Continued the "Residential Smoke Alarm Installations" program. Continued with the community wide "Vial of Life" program. Participated in area wide Fire Investigation Training. Volunteers Needed for Santa's Village December 3-4 6-9 p.m. December 8-11 6-9 p.m. December 15-18 6-9 p.m. Preschool Day December 9 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Sign-up sheet will be available at the next CFAAA meeting. Steve Dossett Page 4
September Joint Picnic Recap Page 5 Photos courtesy of John Douglas, David Hodges, and John Shea.
September Joint Picnic Recap Photos courtesy of John Douglas, David Hodges, and John Shea. Dallas Stair Climb Sept. 11, 2011 CFAAA Volunteers Photos courtesy of various photographers and John Douglas. Page 6
Gobble Hobble Give Back Volunteer! Proceeds Benefit Neighborhood Youth and Family Counseling of Richardson, Inc. Volunteers are needed for the 2011 Gobble Hobble! This 5K run and family run/walk is scheduled for November 19, 2011 at Galatyn Park. We need your help to make this a successful event! You can sign up to assist in some of the following areas: Race-Day Registration Race-Day Setup-Cleanup Kid Zone Water Stops Vehicle Traffic Management Race Route Guides Water Stops Finish Line Festivities Costumes You can sign-up or get additional information by contacting Kim Browne at kim.browne@cor.gov or calling 972-744-4805. Page 7
Fire One Training on New Equipment The Richardson Fire Department received through a grant new rehabilitation equipment for Fire One. On Oct 1, 2011 eleven members of the Fire One team were shown how to use the new forearm immersion chairs and the misting shower. Attending were Laura Douglas, John Douglas, David Gibbs, Jerry Gray, Steve Jennings, Alicia Marshall, Jim McLean, Irene Redwine, Bob Schneider and Susan Schneider. Photos courtesy of John Douglas. Page 8
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye Coming Events for 2011: October 25, 2011: General Meeting. November 15, 2011: Board Meeting. December 3, 2011: Christmas Parade December 4, 8, 9, 10, 11: Santa s Village December 13, 2011: Board of Directors. December 14, 15, 16, 17, 18: Santa s Village. January 27, 2012: RFD Awards Banquet. Did you get a new address, phone number, e-mail address? If so, please let us know. Amarshall2331@gmail.com Instructions for Clothing Order form on the next page(1o): 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 10. Page 9 If you wish to order any logo items, please click on the grey Submit by Email 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 by Email.
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Invoice Year: 2012 Dues Statement PLEASE PAY THE FOLLOWING ITEM RCFAAA Phone: 972-744-5752 c/o Richardson Fire Department Fax: 972-744-5796 136 N. Greenville Avenue Richardson, TX 75081 Date Type Description Amount Due Dues Renewal Calendar year 2012 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: E-MAIL: Check below type of membership: Can we include your information in the members directory: Yes No $25.00 Single One Year $40.00 Single Two Year $65.00 Single Three Year Page 11
November 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Board Meeting 16 17 18 19 Gobble Hobble 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Election Meeting 30 Page 12 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: http://www.cor.net/firedepartment.aspx?id=8346.