All three candidates supported by Local 3214 won by a vast majority vote on May 6th, 2008! A heartfelt thanks is in order to all those members who participated in achieving this monumental goal.
CONGRATULATIONS to Jarrod Vanlandingham, Mike Rangel, and Randy Winsett!
Also a huge thanks to all of the citizens who supported us!
The members of local 3214 have endorsed three candidates for the upcoming May 6th election. There are three seats open to fill. There are two four year terms and one two year term open. All three candidates were endorsed due to their leadership qualities and their ability to utilize those qualities in a complex and dynamic emergency services organization utilizing both career and volunteer members. Another goal of the Local in this election is to have a member from each town and city on the board.
Local 3214 members are proud to endorse the following three candidates!
You are encouraged to vote via mail in ballot. Ballot requests must be in no later then April 29th and Ballots must be turned in no later then 7:00pm May 6th. Please download the mail in request form and fill it out. You can then either mail it back to 9119 E. Countyline Rd, Longmont, CO 80501 or you can fax it to 303-772-0728. Click here for a mail in request form. You can also see our entire election brochure here Front and Back.
The members of Local 3214 would like to thank everyone for their support for this upcoming election. Please feel free to contact us for more information or any questions. Mtview3214@yahoo.com.
For the next few months, as part of a newmembership drive -
For any New Firefighter membership, (Denver Fire Department or CPFF member) that doesn't already have an account with us will be eligible for $25.00 donation to fund their initial Share Account. This donation is forFirefighters only, and not for spouse and kids memberships .
This would be a great time for new members to also signup and take advantage of our new CPFF Platinum Visa Credit Card. We have a rewards and non-rewards card, and with both of them we donate a percentage of our merchant interchange income to the CPFF foundation, which is now averaging almost $5,000 per month. The more members use their card the more we donate to the foundation. We want to also encourage members to use the card responsibly and when possible pay the card off monthly.
With the Rewards Card members earn points one dollar per point. Many of our competitors are 25,000 points for an airline ticket, ours start as low as 18,000 points. Our Non-Rewards Platinum rates start as low as 7% with approved credit,.
Both cards feature -
No Annual Fee
25 day no interest grace period on purchases
3% of balance for the payment
Cash advance the the Credit Union or at ATM's with no cash advance fees and at the same low rate as your purchases
Donation to the CPFF Foundation
To Join - Stop by our office at 22nd and Federal, or visit our web sire at www.DFDFCU.com and click on the "Join Now" tab.
Members of the CPFF descended on the nations capitol to fight for important legislative issues. Each member spoke to members of Colorado's congressional contingent about issues such as retiree health care, collective bargaining, federal firefighter presumptive disability, and several other issues. The event is a nation wide effort by IAFF affiliates to let the elected officals know where we stand and what we need! CLICK HERE FOR PRESIDENT SCHAITBERGERS ADDRESS.
December 21, 2007 -- Despite a variety of significant obstacles as Congress approached its annual year-end recess, the IAFF succeeded in winning a unprecedented increase in funding for the SAFER grant program. H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2008, included $190 million for SAFER, an increase of more than 65 percent over the previous year.
Representative David Price (D-NC) and Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) were instrumental in securing the largest funding increase in the program’s history.
“I congratulate and thank the Congress for standing up for our nation’s first responders and providing them with the funding they need to safely and efficiently protect the homeland,” says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. “This is a great victory for the IAFF and America’s professional fire fighters – one which could not have been accomplished without the dedication and sheer force of will of our friends in Congress.”
The 2008 budgetary cycle proved especially challenging – the president cut all funding for SAFER in his budget proposal and demanded Congress meet his spending levels. The resulting months-long stalemate threatened to freeze SAFER funding for the coming year. Throughout this impasse, the IAFF continued to make the case for a significant increase in SAFER funds.
In addition to the $190 million provided to SAFER, the spending bill also funds other IAFF priorities, including $32.5 million for Urban Search and Rescue teams (a $7.5 million increase), $50 million for a new emergency communications grant program, and $560 million for FIRE Act grants (a $13 million increase).
Despite providing no funding for SAFER in his annual budget and threatening to veto homeland security funding earlier this year, the president is expected to sign the bill into law.
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