OCFD Citizen's Fire Academy Alumni Association
CFAAA Newsletter, October 2015
CFAAA DISPATCH
Published monthly by the Oklahoma City Citizens Fire Academy Alumni Association
Rob Anderson-Editor
October, 2015
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OCFD RECRUIT CLASS GRADUATES
Recruit class 15-1 takes oath of office (Photo By: Rob Anderson)
Fifty-siz men and two women graduated from the recent OCFD recruit fire academy in 1 ceremony held at OCCC on September 2.
During the ceremony, guest speaker Chief Bobby Halton gave the recruits words of wisdom in a very engaging speech. Halton is the Editor In Chief of Fire Engineering Magazine. Halton also assisted in congratulating each recruit as the helmets and certificates were awarded.
CFAAA congratulates the following recruits and wish them all the best during their OCFD careers.
Caleb Anderson, Conner Arnold, Gerrod Bailey, Robert Billeg, Shawn Blough, Lorin Brown, Taylor Burrows, Dale Carey, Zachary Carl, Joseph Carpenter, James Chandler, Chase Craig, Anthony Dowdy, Jeremy Dunshie, Ryan Flores, Wyatt Fountain, Jared Freeman, Christopher George, Ryan Gilmer, Brandon Gomez, Conner Goodwin, Cody Grace, Chance Green, Tyler Iago, Nathan Johnson, Miles Kehr, Cassidy Keifer, Xan Ketchum, Louis Lawrence, Justin Lee, Steven Leissner, Steven Love, Joseph Marshall, Michael Marshall, Jeremy McQuerry, Daniel Mendiola, Clinton Merriman, Thad Miller, James Mitchell, Anthony Morgan, Dylan Murray, Jay Oliver, Garrett Parker, Corey Partridge, Blake Pitts, Timothy Radford, Jimmy Rollins, Blair Shockley, Parvin Smith, Brant Spaulding, Branden Stell, Michael Stuck, Anthony Summers, Jordan Tanner, Jonathan Thompson, Nathan Vandervort, Tyler Wilmoth and Matthew Zeckser.
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OCTOBER CFAAA MEETING TO BE HELD
Station 4 will host the October, 2015 CFAAA meeting.
As with all meetings, the meeting will start at 6:30 PM, and will feature a pot luck dinner and discussion with firefighters.
Be sure to bring enough food for yourself and six firefighters.
To reach the station, go east on I-44 (Turner Turnpike) to the Luther Exit. Take the exit and turn right. The station is about a mile south on the east side of the road. You may also take Memorial to Hogback and turn left.
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CFA CLASS 18
CFA class 18 participants during first class (Photo courtesy: OCFD)
Class18 during demo of incident command (Picture By: Rob Anderson)
CFA class 18 participants practice extrication (Picture By: Rob Anderson)
CFA participant Mary Blankenship-Pointer practices esophageal airway insertion during week four (Photo By: Rob Anderson)
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OCTOBER FIRE PREENTION MONTH
Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm. If you didn’t know that,you’re not alone. An online questionnaire distributed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) showed that less than half (42 percent) of approximately 36,000 respondents did not know that a smoke alarm should be installed in each bedroom of the home.
In an effort to better educate the public about this “sleepy” smoke alarm requirement, NFPA – the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years – today announced “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep: Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm” as the theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, October 4-10, 2015.
“While we’ve long suspected that many people don’t know they need a smoke alarm in each bedroom, the questionnaire we posted last year confirmed those suspicions,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of Outreach and Advocacy. “Fire Prevention Week presents the perfect opportunity to better educate the public about this potentially life-saving message.”
According to NFPA statistics, half of all U.S. home fire deaths occur at night between the hours of 11:00 pm and 7:00 am, when people are most likely to be sleeping. Having a working smoke alarm in the home cuts the risk of dying in a fire in half. These facts underscore the extreme importance of having working smoke alarms in all bedrooms.
“Because fires can happen when people are sleeping, having workingsmoke alarms in bedrooms is a critical element of home fire safety,” said Carli, who notes that three out of every five U.S. home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. “Smoke alarms can make the difference between life and death in a fire by alerting people in time to escape safely, but they need to be installed in all the required locations, including all bedrooms, and they need to be working.
Note: If you need a smoke detector, go by any OCFD fire station and they will give you one for free.
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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.
October 15- Station 4-NE-14200 Hogback Rd., 396-8092
November 19-Location to be announced-Annual business meeting.
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OCFD PROMOTIONS
The CFAAA congratulates the following members of OCFD and wish them well in their new positions.
MAJOR:
Sallee, Ronnie 9/8/15
CAPTAIN:
McKinley, Jeremy 9/1/15
LIEUTENANT:
Neeley, Andrew 9/15/15
SERGEANT:
Edwards, Timothy 9/1/15
Miller, Nathan 9/25/15
CORPORAL:
Burkhead, Todd 09/28/15
Dobbins, Nicholas 09/28/15
Guthery, Craig 09/28/15
Hanke, Eric 09/28/15
Hedge, Allen 09/28/15
Hinten, Zeth 09/28/15
Johnson, Christopher 09/28/15
Jones, Brandon 09/28/15
Kelsey, Colby 09/28/15
Kockos, Matthew 09/28/15
Ledet, Caleb 09/28/15
Long, Heath 09/28/15
Mackey, Ryan 09/28/15
Myers, Donald 09/28/15
Nicholson, Tyler 09/28/15
Parasich, Kyle 09/28/15
Selement, Timothy 09/28/15
Self, Brandon 09/28/15
Snell, Derek 09/28/15
Tipton, Megan 09/28/15
Toben, Eric 09/28/15
Wilkerson, Michael 09/28/15
Williams, Sean 09/28/15
SENIOR DISPATCHER:
Richards, Gary 9/25/15
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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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ACCEPTING 2016 DUES NOW
2016 CFAAA dues are now $15.00.
Payment can be accepted at the monthly meeting, or send checks payable to CFAAA to Treasurer Sandy Lookabaugh:
2241 SW 117th St
Oklahoma City, Ok. 73170
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NOTES TO PASS ALONG
A reminder. If you take pictures of a fire, accident, or other event involving OCFD, before posting, you must submit them to the on duty PIO, for approval. This only includes OCFD. Any pictures taken of departments outside Oklahoma City, or the State of Oklahoma, are not under this policy, unless OCFD is involved. benny.fulkerson@okc.gov, the OCFD PIO Chief.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Each Tuesday in October-Citizens Fire Academy class 18- Fire Training Center 6:00 PM
October 31- Daylight saving time ends. “Fall back.” Turn your clocks back one hour and check your smoke detectors
November 19-Annual business meeting and elections. Location and time to be announced
December 25-Christmas at the firehouse
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ANNUAL BREAST CANCER T-SHIRTS ON SALE
Beginning October 2012, OKC Firefighters Local 157 and Fire Administration adopted the program “Care Enough to Wear Pink."
This program allows OKC Firefighters to show their support for Breast Cancer awareness and establish a Breast Cancer Fund to assist Local 157 firefighter members and their immediate family affected by this disease. The proceeds from the sale of these shirts are split 50/50 between the “Care Enough to Wear Pink” Fund and the Central Oklahoma Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Local 157 has contributed over $25,000 to OCFD personnel in the last three years for breast cancer treatment assistance. These special uniform shirts are made available for purchase to family and friends. Citizens are also encouraged to join with their OKC Firefighters by purchasing and wearing these special uniform shirts.
These shirts are available at the Fire Union Hall, downtown. Cost is $20.00.
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RIDE-A-LONGS
If you haven’t done any ride-a-longs lately, we urge you do take advantage of it.
We are entitled to three per year and it is a great way to enjoy the company of firefighters and to see firsthand what they do.
The following stations are among the busiest and are recommended for ride-a-longs: 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 24, 25, and 31.
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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:
Carole Anne Koger
carole-ann@sbcglobal.net
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
The CFAAA Dispatch is published monthly by the Oklahoma City Citizens FireAcademy 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
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