Fire Front December 14, 2015

December 14, 2015 Ninth Edition

CAL FIRE's Flood Response

CAL FIRE is most often highlighted in its role as a Wildland fire fighting agency, but CAL FIRE is also a leader in flood response.

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California State Employees Association has an active Member Benefits Program, which provides discounts on a wide variety of products -- from movie tickets, theme park tickets to home, auto, life and health insurance -- available to affiliate members, including members of CAL FIRE Local 2881.

http://www.calcsea.org/benefits

Retiring of CAL FIRE Local 2881's Executive Assistant, Mary Maulhardt!

Thank you for 20 years of service!

Why hot training may save firefighter lives

The science of proteins shows that training in the heat may be the best rehab strategy

The discovery of heat and cold shock proteins has given us a look at how the body adjusts to temperature fluctuations. Heat shock proteins are a family of proteins that are produced by cells in response to exposure to stressful conditions.

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Despite Poor Record, States Eye Private Pensions

A lthough state governments have racked up some $1 trillion of debt in their government worker retirement systems, as many as half of all states are now eyeing a move into private-sector pensions.

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Bad Addresses - Active & Retired Members

CAL FIRE Local 2881 likes to stay connected with our membership. We want to make sure that every member has an updated mailing address.

Below are lists of both Active and Retired members that have bad addresses. If you see your name on the list or have moved recently, please contact Danielle at (916) 277-9885 or dkelsch@L2281.org to update your address.

Active Member list

Retired Member list

Firefighter-medic gives first-on-scene account of Calif. shooting

A SWAT vehicle carries police officers near the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.

on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (Micah Escamilla/Los Angeles News Group via AP)

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - As the water raining down from the overhead sprinklers pooled in rivers of blood and the smell of gunpowder hung in the air Wednesday, Ryan Starling remembered his training.

He got out his white tape.