The Canton Professional Firefighters Association is conducting a fundraiser called "Kids & Firefighters Back-To-School", that includes phone solicitations. The fundraiser is running from March 1, 2008 through September 1, 2008.
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Thank you for your generous donations, they will allow us to help underprivileged children with school supplies and items needed for the beginning of the school year.
They are offering four (4) $500.00 scholarships to four graduating high school seniors who are sons, daughters or legal wards of parents or a parent who is a member of a local union that is affiliated with the Hall of Fame Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
Funds to provide for two of these scholarships will come from American Income Life Insurance Company. The other two scholarships are funded by the Hall of Fame Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
For an application for these scholarships, eligible graduating seniors should request, IN WRITING, an application from the Hall of Fame Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. An application will be mailed out to the student where they will fill out the requested information and return the application prior to Friday, June 13, 2008. ANY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
All returned applications for the Hall of Fame Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO/American Income Life Scholarships will be reviewed by the AFL-CIO Education Committee, who will then determine to whom the scholarships will be awarded. The successful applicants will be notified by letter by Monday, July 14, 2008. Requests for applications should be mailed to the following address.
Two firefighters were killed in a fire in Colerain Township on Friday morning. The fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. at a home on Squirrels Nest Lane. Two members of the first arriving Colerain Township fire crew went into the home to start fighting the fire. More firefighters arrived but they lost radio contact with the firefighters. A second alarm was issued and units from nearby Fairfield were called to assist.
UPDATE: A veteran Colerain Township (Hamilton County, Ohio) Fire Captain and newly hired Firefighter were killed in the Line of Duty this morning when they reportedly fell through the first floor of a working house fire in Colerain Township. Killed were Capt. Robin Broxterman, 37, a 17-year veteran of the department and the township's first female Captain. She was the mother of two children. The other Firefighter was identified as Firefighter Brian Schira, 29, hired in Nov. 2007 and also a member of the nearby the Delhi Township fire Department. Tragically, their bodies were found in the basement of the 2 story, four-bedroom house. The alarm came in shortly after 0600 at 5708 Squirrels Nest Lane. The emergency "Mayday" was transmitted at 0645 hours. It was initially dispatched as an automatic fire alarm and then upgraded to a structural fire, with initial reports of fire in the basement. No other injuries were reported. Two occupants of the house made it out before firefighters arrived. The four-bedroom home was built in 1991 and we have posted pictures on our home page at FireFighterCloseCalls.com. Numerous resources are in Colerain and assisting including the NFFF/Ohio Chiefs LAST/LODD Response Team, the IAFF State Reps, SW Ohio CISM, the Ohio State Fire Marshal, the Hamilton County Fire Chiefs and much more. Additional details will follow. Our sincere condolences to all affected, especially the members of the Colerain Township and Delhi Township Fire Departments but especially the families of Captain Broxterman and FF Schira. Take Care-BE CAREFUL. BillyG The Secret List 4-4-08 / 1130 hours www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com <http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/>
Welcome to our new website. Members please go to the "log in area" in the top right of your screen, and click on "click here to sign up." Fill out the required information and okay it. I will then make sure everything is OK, and send you back an e-mail with your appoval. Every member is entitled to an e-mail account through our site. The e-mail is user friendly and has an address book. Just check the box when your signing up that you would like an e-mail account. Take your time and check out all the features of our new site. If you have any questions, send an e-mail to me and I will try to answer them for you. I hope everyone likes the new face of our website.
Thank You,
Dan Reed
IAFF
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