Bay Area Firefighter

02/24/2025

1. You will always have problems. Learn to enjoy life while you solve them.

2. People do not decide their futures; they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

3. In life you can only control two things: your effort and your attitude.
4. Don’t ask how to start. Begin, then ask how to improve.

5. Happiness has less to do with pleasure and more to do with purpose.

6. Life is harder when you expect much from the world and little from yourself.

7. Life is easier when you expect much from yourself and little from the world. High Standards, Low Expectations

8. Half your problems are just your mind making smaller things seem bigger things.

9. Don’t look for secrets when all you need are repetitions.

10. Don’t let yourself be controlled by three things: people, money or past experiences.

11. In every challenge or even tragedy, there is opportunity. And if you train yourself to look for opportunity, you can take control of the situation and even turn it into something positive or, if it can’t turn into something good, at least something good could come out of it.

12. Give thanks every day, because even if you think you have no reasons to give thanks, your “normal” day is someone else’s dream...

02/23/2025

The Newlands Fire is burning in the Table Mountain National Park above Kirstenbosch, South Africa. 50 firefighters have been dispatched and are trying to go direct in the rugged terrain.

Aviation resources have been called in to assist. The fire started at 3:40 AM Local time. Steeeep.

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02/23/2025

Early morning house fire in San Lorenzo. 6 displaced. 📸 by Sumodog/ACFD

02/23/2025

16th District Leaders,

As many of you are aware, many government employees received an email from an OPM email address today (February 22, 2025) instructing them to provide five (5) bullet points outlining what they accomplished last week and to copy their manager.

Obviously, if the email is legitimate, there are many issues with such an instruction coming from OPM. The most obvious is that in most cases, OPM is not the employing agency. Most of our units are employed by various DoD or other agencies, not OPM. Nonetheless, OPM appears to be attempting to assign work. This, of course, could be construed as a change in working conditions as presently, in most cases, employees are not required to provide such information/documentation of their work. Clearly, proper notification and an opportunity to bargain such a change as defined in each bargaining unit’s collective bargaining agreement should have been given to each bargaining unit. As such, the situation is ripe for Unfair Labor Practice Charges with the Federal Labor Relations Authority if supervisors or managers instruct bargaining unit members to comply with the email from OPM.

I am aware that some bases/commands are aware of the email from OPM and have provided some guidance to employees and bargaining unit members. Bargaining unit members should follow any guidance received from their command or employing agency.

I suggest that bargaining unit members only respond to the OPM email AFTER THEY RECEIVE GUIDANCE from their supervisor/manager directing them to do so. They should forward the email they received from OPM to their immediate supervisor and copy their Fire Chief (here is some suggested language):

Chief ### (CC: Fire Chief)

I received the attached/forwarded email. Do you know if this email message is legitimate? If so, and this is an assignment that I need to comply with, please let me know what time period during the next duty day, during regular working hours, this task is to be completed.

02/23/2025

Structure fire contained shortly after units arrival in Indio. The majority of the residence was saved from fire damage while salvage operations protected many irreplaceable items in the home. One bystander treated for minor burns at scene. B7B, E86,T86, E88, E79, E87, E55, M88

02/22/2025

United Firefighters of Los Angeles City strongly oppose the termination of Fire Chief Crowley.

Chief Crowley is a strong leader who has the respect of our firefighters and wasn’t afraid to tell the truth. She’s being made a scapegoat from a devastating fire without the benefit of a full investigation into what actually happened.

The reality is our fire department has been understaffed and under resourced for years – including during ’ time in office. The LAFD did have operational budget cuts in this fiscal year, including cuts to overtime, brush clearance, and civilian positions. In fact, we still have nearly 100 broken down fire engines, trucks, and ambulances in the maintenance yard because of civilian mechanic job cuts. This is a city that has neglected its fire department and can’t even pay our firefighters correctly for the work that we perform every single day.

Our firefighters did their job during the Palisades Fire against enormous obstacles. Not enough firefighters, not enough working rigs, broken down fire hydrants and a water supply that ran dry. All of this occurred, yet the fire chief is being singled out and has been made the scapegoat.

Our firefighters and paramedics stand united on this issue. Terminating Chief Crowley was wrong.

02/22/2025

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• UFLAC Firefighters strongly oppose the termination of Chief Crowley and will be available to speak to the media regarding this matter.

02/21/2025

Brother Bynes! You are greatly missed! Your heart, passion, energy, love and Benny hugs are missed every day 💔

02/21/2025

The FDNY mourns with the Binghamton Fire Department after the loss of Firefighter John Gaudet, who was killed in the line of duty on February 12, 2025. Our hearts are with the family and friends of Firefighter Gaudet as well as the Binghamton Fire Department.

02/20/2025

Fire Attack in progress at 55 MacArthur Blvd. Room and contents fire inside 2nd floor unit. 📸

02/20/2025

02/19/2025

• It is with great sadness to inform you of the passing of Fire Captain, Rebecca Marodi who passed away yesterday evening in San Diego County. Please keep Rebecca’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. 🙏

02/19/2025

Our friends and longtime supporters from paid us a visit at Station 7 this morning to make a large and generous donation to our Fremont Firefighters Benevolence Fund. This fund supports our own members, as well as local community members, during times of need. Thank you, Dale Hardware! As always, we’re grateful for your support and partnership over these many years. Thank you!
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02/19/2025

🙏 Cal Fire captain in Menifee was killed at her home. Station 68.

02/18/2025

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Local 2881 member, Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to her family, friends, and CAL FIRE brothers and sisters during this difficult time 💔🙏

02/14/2025

10 Tanker 912 dropping on the Creek Fire in Sunol July 26th 2024

02/14/2025

BINGHAMTON NY FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY - MULTIPLE ALARM BUILDING FIRE 40-year-old Firefighter John R. Gaudet, an 11-year veteran of the Binghamton NY Fire Department is the member who lost his life. Firefighter Gaudet died in the Line of Duty after a wall collapsed on him while operating at the fire last night.📸

“JR” Gaudet is a Binghamton native who leaves behind his wife and 3 young children. Rest in peace. .ray

02/12/2025

Your neighborhood Compton firefighters have found themselves out of contract once again.

Our last informational post on this situation took place in the middle of summer last year. We are now out of contract for a total of 266 days. Which is 62% of this fiscal year so far…

Unfortunately, we are faced with being forced to work out of a contract more than actually being in contract with the City of Compton.

As always, the Compton Firefighters Association will not allow how we are treated to affect the service that you receive from us when you need us most.