IAFF Local 1826

January 16, 2021

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Mission Barbeque Hometown Heros

Every single Blue Hometown Hero Cup purchase gives $2 to local fire and police charities in Fort Myers. The IAFF Local 1826 Leroy Nottingham Firefighter and Paramedic Benevolent Fund is the fire charity, and the Lee County Sheriff's Office Fallen Hero Fund is the police charity.

2021 St. Paddy Day Shirts

The 2021 St. Paddy Day Shirts are now available to order. The short sleeve is in green only and the long sleeve is in white only. Both have been approved to wear on duty on the designated days. Again, a huge thank you to the T-Shirt committee for their time and awesome design. https://local1826.wearthefund.

Nominations at Bi-Monthly Meeting

Local 1826 Members, February 4th, 2021 is the next bi-monthly meeting. At this meeting, nominations will be held for Secretary/Treasurer and Field Representative principal officer positions. Also, nominations for DVP for District 8 and District 24 and Assistant DVP for District 2, District 6, and District 14 will take place. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.

Tragic House Fire

Local 1826 has been asked to pass along the gofundme link if anyone would like to help an extended member of our fire family through this tough time: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tragic-house-firehelp-coach-joe-koza-recover On December 4, 2020, Joe Koza was at his home in Cape Coral, Florida, when tragedy struck. An electrical fire had started in the garage.

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

JANUARY IS FIRE FIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH The connection between firefighting and cancer is real, and it’s killing IAFF members at much higher rates than the general public.

Joint Statement on COVID Vaccines

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Joint-Statement-on-COVID19-Vaccines.pdf

Learning Partner at Columbia Southern University

Southwest Florida Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Local 1826 is pleased to announce it has become a Learning Partner at Columbia Southern University. As a member, this partnership provides reduced tuition, plus many additional benefits. And, for your convenience, all programs are offered in an online format.

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Learing Partner.pdf

Call for Member Assistance

https://www.gofundme.com/its-miller-time Bill Miller is a City of Fort Myers Engineer Paramedic . He was recently hospitalized for Congestive Heart Failure then a scan revealed pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to his liver. Bill lives in Sebring Florida but will be starting chemo and radiation next week in Tampa.

Union Meeting

The Local 1826 Bi-monthly meeting will be held at the S.W.F.L. International Airport Training Center, 15924 Air Cargo Lane, Fort Myers, Fl. The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, February 4th, at 6:30 PM. Map & Directions to Training Center.

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Upcoming Events

St. Paddy Day Shirts
Jan 31, 2021

Local 1826 Bi-monthly Meeting
Feb 04, 2021
SWFL Int. Airport Training Ctr., 15924 Air Cargo Ln., Ft. Myers, FL

Local 1826 Bi-monthly Meeting
Apr 01, 2021
SWFL Int. Airport Training Ctr., 15924 Air Cargo Ln. Ft. Myers

Local 1826 Bi-monthly Meeting
Jun 24, 2021
SWFL Int. Airport Training Ctr., 16924 Air Cargo Ln., Ft. Myers

Local 1826 Bi-monthly Meeting
Aug 26, 2021
SWFL Int. Airport Training Ctr., 15924 Air Cargo Ln., Ft. Myers