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The objectives of this Division shall be to further enhance the education of all Fire Service Administrative Support by conducting workshops and seminars; to increase the proficiency of Fire Administrative Support by establishing a network sharing of information systems through various channels of communication; and to faciliate a statewide standardization wherever possible in all phases and aspects of the Fire Administrative Support field for the benefit of the Fire Service.

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Virginia firefighter makes violent posts about cops on Facebook

Posted: Aug 7, 2015
Categories: National News
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A Fairfax County firefighter recently made comments encouraging violence against police officers. Friendly and competitive rivalries are known to exist between police and fire departments. But what a Fairfax County firefighter recently posted on social media has the county fire department concerned and investigating.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV 9 DC
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New York City inks benefits deal with firefighters union

Posted: Aug 7, 2015
Categories: National News
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After months of public battles, the city reached a deal with the firefighters union Thursday on the partial restoration of disability benefits — while also agreeing on a tentative seven-year employment contract. The pension deal would restore firefighters hired after 2009 to a 75 percent retirement benefit if injured — up from 50 percent of final salary — but would require they contribute an additional 3 percent of their pay to help fund it.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post
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Judge sets deadline for payments on $142M New Orleans firefighter judgment, says 'writing is on the wall'

Posted: Aug 7, 2015
Categories: National News
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council have until Aug. 21 to begin paying firefighters a judgment worth a potential $142 million, or they will be held in contempt, a Civil District Court judge told officials Thursday (Aug. 6). The council is scheduled to meet the day before the deadline, Judge Kern Reese said.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Massachusetts fire chief files Open Meeting Law complaint against supervisors weighing discipline against him

Posted: Aug 7, 2015
Categories: National News
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The Three Rivers Fire Chief Scott Turner has filed an Open Meeting Law complaint against the committee that supervises him. According to the Turner complaint, the board met on June 10 in executive session to discuss problems they had with him – without informing him, nor inviting the chief to attend that closed door meeting.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Springfield Union-News & Sunday Republican
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FDNY firefighters rescue man dangling by his legs after he fell from rooftop

Posted: Aug 7, 2015
Categories: National News
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PHOTO: Firefighters saved a man dangling by his legs from wires three stories above the ground after he fell off a Brooklyn rooftop and got entangled on his way down, FDNY officials said Wednesday. When fire trucks arrived on Hooper St. near S. 2nd St. in Williamsburg about 7 p.m. Tuesday, smoke-eaters were shocked to see the man hanging precariously above them.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york daily news
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Dispatcher fired, firefighter quits after review of Florida condo fire

Posted: Aug 7, 2015
Categories: National News
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“Complacency in response” and a lack of investigation helped lead to St. Johns County firefighters missing a condominium blaze last month that burned unrecognized for more than 45 minutes, a report released Thursday said. A dispatcher was fired and a firefighter quit over the finding of that review by county officials, which listed “inactions and missed opportunities” surrounding the reaction to the July 13 fire that ravaged the Belleza at Ponte Vedra condos.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: st. augustine record
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Virginia firefighter makes violent posts about cops on Facebook

Posted: Aug 6, 2015
Categories: National News
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A Fairfax County firefighter recently made comments encouraging violence against police officers. Friendly and competitive rivalries are known to exist between police and fire departments. But what a Fairfax County firefighter recently posted on social media has the county fire department concerned and investigating.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV 9 DC
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Masked firefighter returns with anti-mayor sign in Memphis

Posted: Aug 6, 2015
Categories: National News
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Amanda Swain took the latest photo of the masked firefighter holding his most provocative sign yet. This one berated Memphis Mayor AC Wharton for speaking about the death of Memphis police officer, Sean Bolton, when retired police and firefighters have had their health care benefits slashed. “I hate that it was pretty out there, but at the same time I think that if we get a little bit louder and a little big out there,” Swain said.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMC-TV Action News5 Memphis
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Washington man sentenced for assaulting firefighters at scene of apartment fire

Posted: Aug 6, 2015
Categories: National News
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A Richland man was sentenced Wednesday to one year and three months in prison for attacking four firefighters as they tried to extinguish a small blaze in his apartment. Nelson Aguayo was awaiting trial on that case when he slapped a nurse at Kadlec Regional Medical Center, destroyed medical equipment and spit on a Richland police officer.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: tri-city herald
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Wildfires decimate U.S. Forest Service budget

Posted: Aug 6, 2015
Categories: National News
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Costs to battle massive, explosive wildfires have decimated the budget of the U.S. Forest Service charged with fighting the blazes, according to a new report released Wednesday. For the first time in its 110-year history, the U.S. Forest Service says it spends more than 50% of its annual budget on firefighting at the expense of other programs to prevent the infernos.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: visalia times-delta
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FIRE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT BOARD & COMMITTEES

Chair

Chair
Chair
Posted: Sep 19, 2020

Chair

Caity Karapostoles

Clallam County Fire District 3

caityk@ccfd3.org

360-683-4242


Term: 2019 - 2021

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Past Chair
Posted: Sep 21, 2019

Past Chair

Mykel Montgomery

Franklin County 3
Administrative Assistant

mmontgomery@fcfd3.org

509-547-9306 

 

Term; 2019 - 2020

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Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Secretary

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Treasurer

Treasurer
Treasurer
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Treasurer

Emily Lewis

Eastside Fire & Rescue

elewis@esf-r.org

Office (425) 313 – 3278

Work Cell (425) 439 – 4000


Term: 2019 - 2021

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Communications

Communications
Communications
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Communications

Lisette Kelly

Mountain View Fire & Rescue
Administrative Assistant

253-735-0284 


Term: 2019 - 2021

 

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Regional Representative

Regional Representative
Regional Representative
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Regional Representative

Cathy Blakeway

City of Tumwater Fire Department
Administrative Assistant

cblakeway@ci.tumwater.wa.us

360-754-4170

 

Term: 2019 - 2021

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Regional Representative

Regional Representative
Regional Representative
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Regional Representative

Kristen Cole

Walla Walla County Fire District 5

kcole@wwcfd5.org 

509-547-8341


Term: 2018 - 2020

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Regional Representative

Regional Representative
Regional Representative
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Regional Representative

Julie Patterson

Vancouver Fire Department

 julie.patterson@cityofvancouver.us

360-487-7224


Term: 2019 - 2021

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Regional Representative

Regional Representative
Regional Representative
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Regional Representative

Kim Baldwin

Clark County Fire District 10

kim.baldwin@clark.wa.gov

360-247-5233


Term: 2019 - 2021


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Committee Member

Committee Member
Committee Member
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Committee Member

Katie Rassmussen

Washington State Fire Training Academy

Division Public Information Officer & Event Coordinator 2

Katie.Rasmussen@wsp.wa.gov

425-453-3000 x 110 


 

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Committee Member

Committee Member
Committee Member
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Committee Member

Lori Coleman

Clallam County Fire District 3

lcoleman@ccfd3.org

360-582-2054

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Regional Representative

Regional Representative
Regional Representative
Posted: Sep 21, 2015

Regional Representative

Slita Bradley

Benton County Fire District 4
District Secretary

SBradley@bcfd4.org

509-967-2945

 

Term; 2020 - 2021

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Committee Member

Committee Member
Committee Member
Posted: Sep 19, 2015

Committee Member

Melissa Knutson

Eastside Fire & Rescue

mknutson@esf-r.org

425-313-3232

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Committee Member

Committee Member
Committee Member
Posted: Sep 18, 2015

Committee Member

Tina Williamson

Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority

tmwilliamson@pugetsoundfire.org

253-856-4406


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Committee Member

Committee Member
Committee Member
Posted: Sep 17, 2015

Committee Member

Linda Reeff

Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority

lreeff@pugetsoundfire.org

253-856-4334 
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