CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER DIES FROM CANCER
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It is with deep regret that we advise you of the death of Alameda Fire Captain Scott Carnevale, who succumbed to job related esophageal cancer Monday at age 42. Captain Carnevale is survived by his wife, Liz, and their 8-year-old son. Firefighters say they suspect Carnevale, who was diagnosed with the disease in March, contracted cancer as a result of toxins that he may have been exposed to at fires and other emergency scenes. Carnevale began his career in 1993 with the fire department at the former Navy base here. He joined the Alameda Fire Department four years later and was promoted to apparatus operator in 2001. Carnevale became a captain in 2007. Carnevale also served as an executive board trustee and shift vice president for Local 689 of the IAFF. As always, our sincere condolences.
A MUST READ (Because Your Mayor / City Manager Is Reading It)
"FIREFIGHTERS HAVE GONE FROM HEROES TO BUDGET BAIT"
Below is a LINK to an article from Governing Magazine that your Mayor, City Manager and Elected Officials are reading right now-so it’s probably a good idea if we read what they are reading, to insure your local facts are presented and your elected officials are well educated about YOUR FD.
AS THE ARTICLE STATES: "The new landscape has clearly been shaped by the brutal fiscal conditions in localities. In an era of such severe economic uncertainty, high-level municipal officials — elected and otherwise — have not been shy about portraying firefighters as a group that has vacuumed up more than its fair share of municipal resources — whether it’s for salaries, equipment and firehouses, or for some of the most generous retirement packages offered by local governments today…."
MORE HERE:
——–BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN:
"Are Budget Cuts Leaving The Fire Department Unprepared For Emergencies"?
The following article is from Mike Daly, NY Daily News asking:
What if next time it is not a blizzard, but a terrorist attack? What if we suddenly miss those thousands of cops we have lost? What if we discover we need not fewer fire companies, but more?
MORE HERE: http://tinyurl.com/35odjcj
REST IN PEACE, CHIEF MARK SOUDERS
We want to express our condolences to the members of the Bradenton (FL) FD along with the family and friends of our old friend, Chief Mark Souders, 55, on his very sudden and shocking passing yesterday. Chief Souders, a Manatee High graduate, earned numerous advanced degrees along with his EFO and CFO designations and was a past president of the Florida Fire Chiefs Association. The Chief also was the program manager for State College of Florida’s fire science technology program for the past seven years.
Chief Souders leaves behind his fiancee — the pair planned to marry in March — as well as a daughter, Lauren Elliot, and grandson, Brogan Elliot, of Denver. The city hired Chief Souders in 1997 to replace the retiring Jim Hackle. Previously, Chief Souders worked at Manatee County’s Cedar Hammock Fire District as a firefighter from 1978-82, a fire inspector from 1982-87 and then fire marshal. From 1989-91 he served as Cedar Hammock’s assistant fire chief before taking over the deputy fire chief position. RIP Chief.
For those that knew Mark, or want to learn additional, here is MORE: http://tinyurl.com/2dyur3j
TORONTO MAYDAY & REENACTMENT:
For those that may have missed Monday’s MAYDAY in Toronto, here is the audio and story:
AND HERE is a reenactment of that MAYDAY:
Take Care-BE CAREFUL.
BillyG
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