News and Information

We would like to welcome Fire Fighter Rich Cole to the Navy Lakehurst Fire family.

He has been assigned to Group 7.

Retired member TK Williams underwent surgery this week and has been released. He is

reported to be doing well. Members are encouraged to give him a shout and show their

support.

The NJ USAR Task Force was activated this week in response to hurricane Gustav. They

responded without Local F-114 member Joe Brown who was denied leave to fulfill his

obligations during the natural disaster. Operations Chief Beezly saw fit to undermine the

Memo of Understanding between Navy Lakehurst and the State of New Jersey. We don't

understand how they do things in the D.C. area, but in the northeast we honor our mutual

aid agreements.

Language in the '09 National Defense Authorization Act that would allow for contracting

out wildland fire fighting has been removed from the House and Senate bills. Secretary

of Defense Gates also stated this week that planned manpower reductions will be stopped

in the Air Force. Still unsure, union officials feel this may be a step in the right direction.

A new round of fund-raising has begun, please see Matt Croslin for tickets. Members are

encouraged to get involved and support our Local.

Local meetings will be held on September 20th, October 18th, November 15th (Nominations),

and December 20th (Elections).

We would like to thank Jimmy Johnson and the other local officials in the region for their

continued support.

Pay for Performance? What does it mean for the Federal Fire Service in the confusion called

NSPS? With many employees already being moved into the new system, no one can answer

how fire fighters will be evaluated for their pay increases. Stay tuned, you can't make this

stuff up!

New links, including the NSPS homepage have been placed on our Links page.

Stand-up for Joint Base New Jersey is still slated for October 2009. The wheels are turnin'.

If any members have fund-raising ideas please feel free to bring them to your Shop Steward

or E-Board Rep.

Emergency contact forms are availible at the union office. As stated at the recent meeting,

they will be used only in case of emergency and will be kept under lock and key. Please help

us help your family.

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