Deputy Chief nabbed at 150
[July 1/09]
Seems nothing stays a secret for long anymore, no sooner do the
Toronto papers report on Toronto Deputy Chief Daryl Fuglerud's need
for speed and its all over the world wide web.
FireFightersCloseCalls .com home of the
Secret List
sent out their newsletter under the subject of "Hey Pal Where's the
Fire?". What better analogy, considering safety is being toted every
day in the fire service. Cops say he was heading eastbound on the
401 in the Port Hope/Cobourg area when aircraft patrol spotted his
vehicle and clocked him doing 50 over the posted 100 km per hour
speed limit. Which truly begs the question where was the fire? What
remains to be seen is how hard the TFS is when it comes to
discipline, especially seeing as the rank and file knows all to well
what would happen if it was one of them.
RFM
Golf
[June 25/09]
This years total is finally in and the Ross Forfar Memorial Golf
Tournament of 2009 held at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club in Stouffville
was successful in raising $13,561.06 for Fire Fighters' Cancer
Research at the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. Many friends
and colleagues enjoyed a great day of golf, and with this
years success, money raised over the past four years has surpassed
$40,000.00. If you missed this year, mark your calendar for 2010 its a
great opportunity to reconnect with some of the 626 clan (aka
luncheon hecklers). Special thanks to Paul Fiset and his many
assistants for a fine day.
Retirees' update
[June
6/09]
Seems the Cook's are
going to host their annual Barbeque and Golf again this year - read
more - Al Adam's most recent update and info is available on the
Retiree's page.
Toronto Fire Services Hiring
Campaign
[June 5/09]
Online applications
for the position of Probationary Firefighter will be accepted from
Monday, June 8, 2009 (12
noon) through to Monday, June 15, 2009 (12 noon).
Successful candidates will be placed in a hiring pool for job
opportunities in the year 2010.
For more details see
Local Line
Firefighters Urged to Sign Memorial Book for Fallen Heroes
[June 5/09]
Firefighters across
Canada are urged to show their fallen brothers & sisters – and their
families – that they care by signing a Web-based Memorial Book to
honour those lost in the line of duty....
See Local Line for more.
Scarborough
(Borough) and IAFF Local 626
April 5, 1972 -The Side Burn Issue [May
15/09]
"...
There is no absolute right in an employer to create an employee in
his own image..."
"...There are exceptions to that general proposition. The first
exception concerns the matter of health and safety...."
Captain A.T.
Cousins (Mr. Clean) was suspended for 30 days, reduced in rank and
assigned to switchboard despite having removed his side burns as
requested. The above noted grievance is an interesting read and
gives some perspective on facial hair and the employment
relationship. You can read the history making award by
clicking here.
