ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH EDITION |
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Have you downloaded the CORDICO App to your cell phone yet? |
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The CAL FIRE Behavioral Health & Wellness Program has a mobile app that is designed to connect you and your family to all CAL FIRE BHWP resources. It is available for free download on both Android and iOS platforms for employees and their support systems. The Cordico App is the best place to access all Wellness resources in one place.
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It's time to submit your RJE Scholarship applications! |
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Is your child heading off to college? Are you thinking about furthering your own education?
This year the Richard J. Ernest Scholarship Foundation will award ten (10) $1000.00 scholarships to qualifying
CAL FIRE Local 2881 members or their dependents for the 2021-22 academic year.
Applications are due June 15, 2021!
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Two of our own, John Byrne and Mike Deleo, are participating in the Bay to Brooklyn Ride |
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On August 1, 2021 a group of active and retired firefighters will be leaving the San Francisco Bay Area and riding bicycles to the Brooklyn Bridge and Ground Zero for the 20 Year Anniversary of 9/11. Their route will be connected to a beacon so you can follow along. Daily updates will be posted on their social media as well: www.facebook.com/Bay2Brooklyn2021
Check out their website for more info, bios of each rider, and ways to support!
https://bay2brooklyn2021.com/
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"Firestorm '77: The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire" looks at the tragic Vandenberg Air Force Base wildfire that killed the installation commander and three Santa Barbara County firefighters. |
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On Dec. 20, 1977, the Honda Canyon Fire β fueled by hurricane-force winds β became a raging inferno that killed four people including installation commander Col. Joseph Turner, three Santa Barbara County firefighters and injured dozens more on Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Dennis Ford was an Airman first class on base and was a firefighting augmentee called to assist that day. Now 63, Ford has released "Firestorm '77: The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire," a new 54-minute documentary about the fire told by the people who lived it.
Check out the trailer below. The documentary is available to stream for $5 on www.malibuflix.com
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SURVEY:
Behavioral Health & Suicide Awareness Stand Down
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Complete a Brief Survey with Feedback From Your Local or Department
May's Mental Health Awareness Month has come to a close. In an effort to inform and engage the firefighter community, the California Fire Service Task Force on Behavioral Health organized a statewide stand down for departments to participate in last month.
The Task Force will continue to organize this yearly stand down to bring the topics of behavioral health and suicide awareness in the fire service to light.
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Thank you to all who joined us in standing down for behavioral health and suicide awareness. Together, we can break the stigma to help our sisters and brothers in need.
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Sacramento Fire Hockey Club to play in Boston in the BFit Hero's Cup Tournament featuring one of our own, NEU Captain Bryan Carter |
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On June 10th we are sending a Team to Boston to play in the Hero's Cup Foundation BFit Hero's Cup Tournament.
The BFit Hero's Cup is a weekend-long event designed to bring Firefighters, Police Officers, EMS, and Military members together in a fun weekend to raise money and awareness for multiple charities. Each team will be playing for the charity of their choice with a cash prize going to the winning team's charity of each division!
Click the link to donate now:
*via Facebook Page
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-LEGO IDEAS-
SIKORSKY S-70I FIREHAWK CAL FIRE EDITIONο»Ώ
Your votes are needed to reach the next step of making this a reality.
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The IAFF Center of Excellence is hosting an online education series with topics for first responders, health care providers, clinicians, and the community at large. Please see below for our upcoming events and feel free to share with your colleagues, friends, and clients.
Upcoming Webinars
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June 10, 2021
12-1:30 PM EST
The purpose of this training is to help clinicians and other community partners develop cultural competency in the fire service as to be best equipped to provide effective behavioral health services to fire fighters, paramedics, and emergency dispatchers.
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June 17, 2021
12-1:30 PM EST
Are you prepared to approach a colleague, friend or family member in need? Intervention can be challenging, especially when itβs someone you care about. In this webinar training, best practices for peer support and identifying a problem to a co-worker, friend or loved one will be explored.
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June 254, 2021
12-1:30 PM EST
Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) is a theory that explains the transformation that individuals experience following exposure to trauma and adversity. This training will explore the concept of post traumatic growth, including how people develop a new understanding of themselves, the world around them and ultimately, improve the trajectory of their lives.
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For more than 67 years, Fill the Boot has been a strong firefighter tradition β giving families with muscular dystrophy in hometowns across America hope for the future and support for today. Plan your Chapter Fill the Boot event today!
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Have you recently moved? Make sure your physical/mailing address is updated with us so you always receive the Fire Front magazine and other important docs.
Update your address here:
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CAL FIRE ESS 24hr Helpline: (916) 445-4337
EAP 24hr Helpline: (866) 327-4762
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Using the FITT Principle, we can create a balanced PT Program.
We added a P for PPE/Gear to the FITT principle to help plan out your week of workouts.
Frequency, Intensity, PPE/Gear, Time, Type...
Pick 1-2 of these 5 categories weekly.
Progressing in more than 1-2 categories can increase your risk for heat illness.
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FREQUENCY: Hike 1 or 2 times per week. (Research shows more than 2-3 times per week can diminish fitness results.)
INTENSITY: Push yourself to workout at a faster pace, higher heart rate, or higher rate of perceived exertion.
β’ PPE/Gear also effects Intensity Level: L1 = PPE and Web Gear, L2 = PPE with Web Gear and Hose Pack, L3 = PPE with Web Gear, Hose Pack and Tools.
TIME: Increase Duration or Distance of your hike or workout by ~5% (for example: 5% more mileage hiked per week)
TYPE: Morning vs. afternoon can change the demands of your workout based on weather and temperature changes. Intentionally selecting routes with rolling, consistent, or aggressive slope will change the type of fitness demand on your body.
***Goal: Increase the difficulty of your hike by 5% each week until you reach a hike that matches the Time, Type, and Intensity that prepares you and your crew operationally for Wildland Fire Season. You can do this by progressing each week in 1 or 2 ways only. Do not progress in all 5 ways during the same week.
Follow @calfirewellness on Instagram for more!
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Every year, thousands of fires occur in California and the results have been catastrophic. Marin County has a wide range of first responders including firefighters/paramedics, dispatchers, search and rescue and law enforcement who answer the call to help and protect. Marin County alone has over 400 firefighters working 365 days a year. Being on the frontlines can be physically and mentally challenging, and these everyday heroes often feel under-supported, overwhelmed, and under-appreciated.
First Responder Therapy Dogs leads the way in addressing behavioral health needs by providing emotional support to first responders. Research shows that therapy dog services positively impact this population's behavioral health issues.
The use of therapy dogs has demonstrated the following outcomes:
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Lower blood pressure and slower breathing
- Improve overall mood elevation and mental state
- Increase productivity due to better mood and mental state
βWe are tasked with things that push us to our limits,β John Aitchison, a firefighter in Marin County shared. βAnd having something like a dog brings some type of normalcy back into our lives. Having that comfort is absolutely therapeutic.β
For more info or to support the foundation visit their website.
Currently, Kerith and the team are visiting CAL FIRE stations in the LNU, NEU, and AEU areas. If you are interested in a visit from Kerith or the team reach out to Heidi Carman at (415) 699-1774 or FirstResponderTherapyDogs@gmail.com
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HUU Chapter Director Ivan Driggs with Kerith |
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Arcata FD Engineer Gibbs and FC Evenson with Kerith |
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Make sure your little ones are protected in and around bodies of water! |
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IF YOU ARE AN CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881
ACTIVE MEMBER
YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS
PROVIDED FROM OUR AFFILIATION WITH PORAC
IN ORDER TO VIEW AND ENROLL IN THESE BENEFITS
(INCLUDING HEALTHCARE AND AFLAC PROGRAMS)
WE NEED YOUR DATE OF BIRTH.
PLEASE GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK TO UPLOAD YOUR INFORMATION:
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Did you just recently retire??
ο»ΏMake sure to sign up to be a CAL FIRE Local 2881 Retired Member and stay in the know!
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With Personal Exposure Reporting from California Professional Firefighters, firefighters can document exposures to toxins that can produce job-related illness.
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Do you have an amazing fire service photo from 2020 that has not been published on social media? Want to submit it to the IAFF Media Awards contest?
Reach out to Communications Officer DeeDee Garcia to find out how!
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Is your physical/mailing address updated with us?
Did you get the Spring 2021 Fire Front magazine mailed to your home recently? If not, then we don't have your current address.
It's important for us to have it in case you are impacted or may be impacted by a wildfire or other emergency. Use the link below, call or email us to update it today!
(916) 609-8711 / dkelsch@L2881.org
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Has your marital status changed? Update your L2881 beneficiary information with us today and keep your loved ones secure. Fill out this form and send it to Danielle @ dkelsch@L2881.org
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Share your photos & videos with us.
What does your CAL FIRE look like? Help show the #AllRisk CAL FIRE. Send us a DM on social media or reach out to DeeDee, your Communications Officer at (916) 202-0553
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UPCOMING EVENTS
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
JULY 20-23
IAFF FALLEN FIRE FIGHTERS MEMORIAL
SEPTEMBER 16-19
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 21-23
CA FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL
OCTOBER 20-23
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CAL FIRE BENEVOLENT
FOUNDATION
Provides funds for immediate life sustaining assistance to firefighters and their families who have suffered debilitating injury or loss of life.
Follow us on Instagram!
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CAL FIRE MUSEUM
Look in the winter edition of the Fire Front magazine for an update from the museum.
Don't forget to sign up for their newsletter too!
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For more updates, events, and news visit our website:
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