KPFF

February 08, 2010

KPFF Chili Dinner
The Annual Fire Fighter Chile Supper to meet and greet our Kentucky State Legislators will be held February 11, 2010. The location will be at the Frankfort Water Plant Board on U.S. 60. And will begin upon adjournment of the legislative session for the day. We encourage all brothers and sister to make plans to attend so you can meet your legislators. Please Contact your District V.P. for information on Lodging if necessary.

Event Calendar

Please check Event Calendar

Brothers and Sisters, If you notice to the right there is a calendar. Please click on it and scroll through the months to check on upcoming Events. This is where any upcoming or future events will be posted. Now any major news will be here on the front page,but of course after awhile if it is and upcoming event, I will move if over to the Calendar. So please keep a watch out. Also, any Local that has and event upcoming they wish the whole state to attend, get me the information and I will get it on the Calendar . Your Brother Brian Waid

Burn Awareness Week February 7 - 13, 2010
The Burn Briefing

To view this online go to: http://www.infoinc.com/IAFFBurn/CurrentIssue.html
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Burn Awareness Week February 7 - 13, 2010!! Scalds – Hot Water Burns Like Fire in North America Scald injuries are painful and require prolonged treatment. They may result in lifelong scarring and even death. Prevention of scalds is always preferable to treatment and can be accomplished through simple changes in behavior and the home environment. In conjunction with Burn Awareness Week, February 7 – 13, 2010 the IAFF Burn Foundation in partnership with the American Burn Association Burn Prevention Committee would like to bring the attention to this very important and preventable burn injury - scalds. “Although anyone can sustain a scald burn, certain people are more likely to be scalded --- infants, young children, older adults and people with disabilities. These high risk groups are also more likely to require hospitalization, suffer complications and experience a difficult recovery” says Jimmy Parks, Chair of the ABA Burn Prevention Committee. “Most burn injuries occur in the person’s own home and the vast majority of these injuries could have easily been prevented.” Tap water scalds are often more severe than cooking-related scalds. The American Burn Association and the IAFF Burn Foundation recommends the following simple safety tips to decrease the risk to yourself and those you love from tap water scalds. • Set home water heater thermostats to deliver water at a temperature no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit / 48 degree Celsius. An easy method to test this is to allow hot water to run for three to five minutes, then test with a candy, meat or water thermometer. Adjust the water heater and wait a day to let the temperature drop. Re-test and re-adjust as necessary. • Provide constant adult supervision of young children or anyone who may experience difficulty removing themselves from hot water on their own. Gather all necessary supplies before placing a child in the tub, and keep them within easy reach. • Fill tub to desired level before getting in. Run cold water first, then add hot. Turn off the hot water first. This can prevent scalding in case someone should fall in while the tub is filling. Mix the water thoroughly and check the temperature by moving your elbow, wrist or hand with spread fingers through the water before allowing someone to get in. • Install grab bars, shower seats or non-slip flooring in tubs or showers if the person is unsteady or weak. • Avoid flushing toilets, running water or using the dish - or clothes washer while anyone is showering. • Install anti-scald or tempering devices. These heat sensitive instruments stop or interrupt the flow of water when the temperature reaches a pre-determined level and prevent hot water that is too hot from coming out of the tap. • Cooking-related scalds are also easy to prevent. Some things you can do to make your home safer from cooking-related burns include: • Establish a “kid zone” out of the traffic path between the stove and sink where children can safely play and still be supervised. Keep young children in high chairs or play yards, a safe distance from counter- or stovetops, hot liquids, hot surfaces or other cooking hazards. • Cook on back burners when young children are present. Keep all pot handles turned back, away from the stove edge. All appliance cords should be coiled and away from the counter edge. During mealtime, place hot items in the center of the table, at least 10 inches from the table edge. Use non-slip placemats instead of tablecloths if toddlers are present. Never drink or carry hot liquids while carrying or holding a child. Quick motions may cause spilling of the liquid onto the child.

Buffalo's Bravest Benefit T-Shirt

First Impressions Apparel Inc, along with the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Association will be donating all profits from the sale of the Benefit T-Shirt to the Families of Fallen Hero Firefighters: Chip McCarthy & Jonathan Croom

www.buffalosbravest.com/

Download:

BenefitFlyer.pdf

Thomas Miller Elected IAFF General Secretary-Treasurer

December 09/January 10

Volume 23, Number 1

Thomas Miller Elected IAFF General Secretary-Treasurer

Following the retirement of IAFF General Secretary-Treasurer Vincent J. Bollon on January 15, 2010, the IAFF Executive Board – in accordance with the IAFF Constitution and Bylaws – has elected Thomas H. Miller, to finish the term.

“Tommy Miller has demonstrated his ability to lead on the local, state and international levels of this great union,” says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. “I have no doubt he will continue to be an invaluable asset to our members in his new capacity as General Secretary-Treasurer.”

Miller says, “As I take on this new position of General Secretary-Treasurer, I am mindful of the awesome responsibility of the duties that come with it. I look forward to providing this higher level of service to our members.”

The newly-elected General Secretary-Treasurer joined the Indianapolis Fire Department in 1968, retiring in 2005 at the rank of captain. Showing an early commitment to the IAFF, he was elected a trustee of the Indianapolis, IN Local 416 in 1971, and elected vice president in 1974.

In 1978, Miller was elected as president of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana (PFFUI), and served until 2002. While still serving as PFFUI president, he also began serving as IAFF 8th District Vice President – representing Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan – in 2000. With more than 700 locals, the 8th District is the second-largest District in the IAFF.

Miller was appointed by former Governor Robert Orr to the 1977 Police Officers and Firefighters Pension and Disability Fund Advisory Board. He was reappointed by four successive governors and became chairman of the advisory board in 1990.

He also served as an advisor to numerous Indianapolis mayors and governors and other legislators on matters of public safety, pensions, labor contracts and other fire service and union issues.

Miller also served two tours of duty in Vietnam while in the U.S. Navy as a sailor aboard the U.S.S Tioga County.

What's New at KPFF

Welcome to the KPFFA new site!

Updated On: Jan 14, 2010 (08:37:00)

The Kentucky Professional Fire Fighters are made up of 42 fire fighter & EMS unions throughout Kentucky. We have unions as small as 6 members to unions over 650 members.

We have grown dramatically over the last 10 years. The last 10 years may have brought growth in ways that has helped us, but the history of K.P.F.F started many years ago. K.P.F.F. started over 50 years ago at the first convention held in Owensboro, Ky.

Where we may not shine in membership numbers like some state associations we have stayed true and strong in other ways that prove that we are "service oriented" to our members. We have a strong political campaign in our state capital. We call on, meet with and bang on the doors of our politicians to better the lives and welfare of our firefighters/EMS members. We give back to our members by aiding our locals with financial means to go to seminars and conventions. We must educate our locals in grassroots politics