CFAAA DISPATCH
Published monthly by the Oklahoma City Citizens Fire Academy Alumni Association
Rob Anderson-Editor
February, 2015
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OCFD GRADUATES ACADEMY RECRUITS
Recruit class 14-1 (photo By: Rob Anderson)
Two women were among the recruits graduated from OCFD class 14-1, on January 16.
The ceremony was held at Forest Hill Christian Church, 2121 North MacArthur, Oklahoma City. Major General Rita Aragon, USAF Retired, was the keynote speaker, along with words from City Manager James Couch.
The CFAAA congratulate the following recruits and wish them a long and successful career.
Tyler Durham
Stetson Edwards
Jay Ellison
Terry Holt
Adam Hopper
John Lancaster
Marcus Luellen
Jacob Purton
Chris Scheiern
Ben Schwarz
Joshua Sechrist
Cory Summers
Tracy Abernathy
Jacob Barnett
Adam Crawley
Kruse Holliday
Chase McInroe
Travis Meske
Jason Montgomery
Wade Porter
Robert Potter
Beau Price
Zachary Stephens
Bruce Alexander
Seth Bowerman
Andrea Bradley
Tommy Brown
William Cooper
Landon McDaniel
Alrico McQueen
Brandon Tagney
Justin Weaver
Firefighter recruit displays class XVI plaque presented to OCFD during graduation (Photo By: Rob Anderson)
OCFD training staff accepts class plaque during recent recruit graduation (Photo By: Rob Anderson)
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NEXT CFAAA MEETING
Rescue eight (File Photo)
The next CFAAA meeting will be held February 19 at station eight, located on Exchange, between Pennsylvania and Agnew, in the Stock Yards district.
The meeting will start at 6:30 PM. Please bring enough food for ten to 12 firefighters, plus yourself.
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OCFD PROMOTIONS
The CFAAA congratulates the following members of OCFD and wish them well in their new positions.
Lieutenant:
Jeff Hanlon 01-13-15
Sergeant:
Antonio Carbajal 01-01-15
Lance Meier 01-25-15
Fred Nayfa 01-25-15
Joshua Pearcy 01-25-15
Captain:
Thad Chaddrick 01-25-15
William Hunt 01-25-15
Daniel Parkison 01-25-15
Major:
Scot Davis 01-02-15
Deputy Fire Chief:
Richard Kelley 01-02-15
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2015 CFAAA MEETINGS
All meetings start at 6:30 PM. Please bring food for enough firefighters on the shift plus a couple other people.
February 19-Station 8-1934 Exchange Ave- 239-7620
March 19-Station 5-24 NW 22, 557-6980
April 16–Staion-13 -7000 SE 74, 733-0180
May 21-Station 32- 12233 N. Mustang Rd-373-1628
June 18- Station 26-7025 SW 119, 745-6607
July 16-Station 18-4016 N. Prospect, 425-3006
August 20-Station 28-7101 S Anderson Rd., 737-4040
September 17- Station 11- 900 NW 50TH, 841-2400
October 15- Station 4-NE-14200 Hogback Rd., 396-8092
November 19-Location to be announced-Annual business meeting
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CFAAA HAPPENINGS
CFAAA hats are on sale for $15.00 each. Contact Keith Sossamon for purchase.
To order shirts, contact Lee Lehner.
Several colors are authorized; however, the main uniform will still be dress whites. CFAAA is also allowed a jacket available in dark blue.
Allow one to two weeks for delivery.
If you are interested in helping and would like to volunteer, please email John Fink at 1jdcfink@sbcglobal.net.
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2015 DUES NOW DUE
2015 CFAAA dues are now $20.00.
Send checks payable to CFAAA to Treasurer Sandy Lookabaugh:
2241 SW 117th St
Oklahoma City, Ok. 73170
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RIDE-A-LONG
Tess Hague
Have you done a ride-a-long with the Fire Department? We would like to hear about it, especially if there was an exciting ride. Email Rob Anderson with details. If there was more than one, I will publish the most exciting.
Be sure to add the station number, shift color (if you know it), and some of the names of firefighters.
To schedule a ride-a-long, contact Tess Hague at 297-3314, Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM till 2:00 PM and she will get you scheduled.
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IMPORTANT EMAIL ADDRESSES
President: James Augenstein
Vice-President:
Lee Lehner
Secretary:
Brooklyn Rogers
Treasurer:
Sandy Lookabaugh
Member-At-Large:
David Dozier
Newsletter Editor, Rob Anderson, roba1955@yahoo.com
Volunteer Coordinator, John Fink, 1jdcfink@sbcglobal.net
949-2373, Cellular 208-1391
Hospitality Chairperson, Bertha Augenstein
bertha1a@ att.net
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FINAL NOTES
Final deadline for February edition is February 27.
The CFAAA Dispatch is published monthly by the Oklahoma City Citizens Fire Academy Alumni Association, and is published with permission from the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
We thank Chief Keith Bryant, and the entire fire department staff for their courtesy and cooperation.
Copyright 2015 CFAAA and Oklahoma City Fire Department