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FALL 2012
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Get to Know: Wisconsin Rapids
Fire Department and IAFF Local 745
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JB Van Hollen Speaks
DEPARTMENTS
Volume 7, Number 3
FALL 2012
Wisconsin Rapids
FIre Department Timeline
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President’s Column | p 4
State Secretary/Treasurer’s Report | p 5
PFFW Lobbyist | p 6
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// President’s Column
The 3 C’s: Communities,
Coalitions, Commonsense
H
ow did we get here? This
is the question that I hear
at every meeting, convention, and gathering of
union elected officials throughout
our state and beyond. Then, how did
we get here? Well, we all know where
here is: The attack on public sector
workers at local, state and Federal
levels. Now, there are many answers
which all deserve merit, but as firefighters we don’t like to focus on the
how, but rather the solution.
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As firefighters we respond to emergencies, stabilize and improve situations, and return to quarters - only
to do it again when the bell rings!
On October 24, I would like to share
with our membership the goals and
direction in which our organization
will head, so that we can look at the
action of how we will get there. We
will go there together; we will go
there now.
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As the Professional Fire Fighters of
Wisconsin ventures ahead and continues in the effort of defining our
direction, there are three core issues
that we can focus on now: Communities, Coalitions, and Commonsense.
These core ingredients will aide in
our mission to progress the PFFW to
be a clear-cut leader as a statewide
organization.
Communities: As kids, we all remember the firefighters at our local
stations having the bay doors open,
filling our bicycle tires, giving out
doggie treats, and playing other
integral social roles as part of our
communities.
Even today, there are many fine illustrations of our locals setting these
and other impressing examples in
our state. As a Madison firefighter
and member of Local 311, I have witnessed the impact that a Local Charitable trust can have, Local 311 Charities has evolved and incorporated
itself into part of the Madison area
and is still a constant force in community development. I recognize
and am proud that there are many
of our locals doing this same type of
work in Wisconsin.
The PFFW will assist locals in integrating into their communities and
acting as a partner to achieve community interaction.
Our friend from the New York Officers Association, Eddie Bolles, said it
best: “When you are part of the community, the community will say you
are not closing down my fire house;
you’re not taking my fire fighters!”
This is a direct outcome from firefighters working together with their
communities.
Coalitions: As we stand right now,
the PFFW is involved with over eight
different coalitions throughout our
state. Before Governor Walker took
office, there were only a couple statewide coalitions in which were a part of.
Act 10 has changed the way unions
participate in politics. The PFFW is
adapting with these changes as well.
Mahlon Mitchell
State PFFW President
Coalitions and the free flow of information is key in moving into the future.
There are many new and existing coalitions in your local areas. The PFFW
strongly encourages you to become a
part of them and get involved!
Commonsense: This final ingredient entails almost everything we do
at the state level. As locals, we need
to know our state representatives
and senators well, despite the “R” or
“D” listed next to their name. Our
lobbying efforts will be more direct
in order to resonate with all legislators at the Capitol.
The goal of our message is to affect
more than just union members, but
the general masses. This is because
our message is really about the common, middle-class worker.
In conclusion, it is important to the
PFFW and your Executive Board to
communicate to our entire membership where your association is
headed and how it will grow and
focus on your best interests. Local officers will play a fundamental role by
communicating with their members
and bringing ideas to the table on
October 24 in Wisconsin Dells. More
details will be emailed to officers as
we approach this date.
Remember, when those history
books are written the question will
be asked, “How did we get here?” We
will make sure that the Professional
Fire Fighters of Wisconsin are the
ones who supply that answer and as
well as the solution for our future!
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// State Secretary / Treasurer’s Report
Steve Wilding
PFFW Secretary/Treasurer
Brothers and Sisters,
RESOLUTION #1 was an attempt to
include full-time IAFF members that
have regularly-scheduled part-time
people. The full-time membership
would have paid full per capita
while the part-time members may
have elected to pay 50% of the
per capita. The part-time members
would not have enjoyed any rights
under our constitution and bylaws.
The PFFW projected that we may
have increased our budget approximately $5,300 annually. Again, this
was an attempt to have full-time
firefighters around the state that
receive the fruits of our labors pay
their fair share. The delegates voted
this down.
RESOLUTION #2 had to do with local voting strength. The proposed
change was to lift the per capita
maximum from 300 to 500. It may
have added four (4) more delegates
for those locals who have more than
300 members. This change would
have increased our annual budget
$17,500 per year. Again, the thought
behind the change is that all members receiving the benefits from the
work of the PFFW should pay the
same rate for services they receive.
After much debate, this resolution
failed.
RESOLUTION #5 is a staffing change
for the PFFW office. The proposed
change is to increase hours for our
administrative assistant by ten (10).
With all of the issues that face us and
the amount of resources our locals
are requesting, we thought it was a
good idea to add hours for efficiencies around the state. The proposed
per capita change was $0.34. This
resolution passed. The addition
hours started in August.
RESOLUTION #6, many of you have
seen before. It was an attempt to
go to a biannual convention. The
thought behind this was to add a
business meeting on the off-year of
the convention. The estimated per
capita reduction was $0.62. There
was a lot of conversation about this
from the floor. One of the questions
that needed more written clarification was when and how we meet on
the off-year of the convention. The
resolution was rejected. An attempt
will be made as we go to the caucus
meetings to gather information to
see if our membership wants more
details on this resolution.
RESOLUTION #9 was a committee
report that came from Waukesha,
Kenosha, Merrill, Superior, and
Kaukauna. The committee was
formed at the 2011 convention. They
reported back and made a resolution
that had to do with ending any post
payments to former board mem-
bers. The committee increased per
diems for principle officers $50 and
increased per diems for board members $75. The money will be taken
out of investments and will not raise
per capita. A point was made that
the PFFW investigates other funding
sources and acts upon them to keep
services to locals at a high level and
keep per capita costs under control.
This resolution passed.
These are the major resolutions that
were discussed at the 2012 convention. After convention action, our per
capita tax is $14.96.
I want to thank all of the delegates
who sat on committees at this year’s
event. Without all of the participation from all the delegates, we
would not be able to move our organization forward.
I want to make sure that our membership knows we value all opinions.
The member who is in the ambulance, the firefighter who sits on
the engine or truck, the officer commanding the crew, all the way up to
the captain in charge of a station.
Your opinion matters and we want
to hear it through the leadership
that you sent to our meetings and
conventions.
Stay safe and Stay focused,
Steve Wilding
PFFW State Secretary/ Treasurer
Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
We would like to start out with a big
thank you to Sturgeon Bay firefighters for a well-planned and great time
at the 77th Annual PFFW Convention
this June. I hope everyone who attended this year’s convention had
an amazing time. I would like to take
this opportunity to recap the major
issues at this year’s event.
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Fall 2012
2012
// PFFW Lobbyist
Joe Strohl
PFFW Lobbyist
F
all elections began a month early this year. That’s
because new federal law requires that states hold
their primary elections early enough so that absentee ballots can be sent to US overseas military
personnel and get returned to be counted on election
day. Only a few states had their primary elections as late
as Wisconsin did.
Jason Fields and Rep. Peggy Krusick. Both lost by
big margins. Mandela Barns, a community activist, defeated Fields and Dan Riemer, a law school
student, defeated Krusick. Progressive Democrats
also won several open seats in the Milwaukee area.
These included Rep. Sandy Pasch (10th), Even Goyke
(18th), and LaTonya Johnson (17th). For an open
Milwaukee Senate seat, County Board Supervisor
Nikiya Harris easily defeated Rep. Elizabeth Coggs.
Most of these Milwaukee Democrats are unopposed
by a Republican so for all practical purposes, all will
get elected.
The result of this is that the candidates now have an extra month to campaign which means that we the voters
will have more time to decide on who to vote for, who to
work for, and who to contribute to. The August primary elections saw nearly 300 candidates
compete for 99 Assembly seats and 16 State Senate seats
(only even numbered districts are up this year). That list
has now been narrowed down to about 200 candidates. In some districts there is only one candidate, in some
districts there are three or more candidates with some
independents running. However, in most cases there are
only two candidates.
PRIMARY RESULTS
The results of the primary elections were somewhat
surprising. A good way to summarize the results is as follows: Progressives did well and the Tea Party made little
gain. Moderate incumbents of both parties faced primary
opponents. For Democratic moderates, they faced challenges from the more progressive wing of the party. For
Republicans, moderate incumbents faced challenges
from Tea Party types. Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
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Results for Republicans were clear. All moderate
incumbents won over Tea Party challengers. These
included Rep. Dean Kaufert (R-Neenah), Rep. Al Ott
(R-Forest Junction), Rep. Mike Endsley (R-Sheboygan),
Rep. Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City), Rep. Don Pridemore
(R-Hartford), and Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Ripon). All won
by big margins, including Kaufert and Tranel who both
voted against Act 10.
For Democrats the picture was much different. Two
moderate Democrats from Milwaukee both lost to
progressive challengers. These included both Rep.
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In several other open seats, the more progressive
candidate won. That includes races in Wausau, Stevens Point and in Janesville. The Janesville race pit
retired fire fighter Kevin Murphy against three other
Democrats. Progressives got behind school board
member Debra Kolste, who they saw as closer to their
viewpoint on some key issues. Kolste beat Murray
by 42% to 35% with the remaining votes divided between the other candidates.
NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
The November elections could be close in each house of
the State Legislature. Democrats now have a 17-16 advantage in the State Senate. However, depending on the
outcome of the election, the Senate could again flip back
to the Republicans. Key battleground races are in Oshkosh-Fond du Lac (where Sen. Jessica King (D) is trying
to hold onto her GOP leaning seat). Democrats also want
to protect Sen. Dave Hansen in Green Bay. The only open
Senate seat is in northeastern Wisconsin where Sen. Jim
Holperin (D-Eagle River) decided not to seek re-election.
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) seems to have a pretty good shot at
winning that seat.
In the Assembly, Republicans have a 10 seat advantage. Assembly Republicans think they can hold onto most of
their seats even though some of the Republicans that
won in the landslide elections in 2010 won by only a
few votes. For one thing reapportionment made some
of those close districts safer for Republicans. Democrats
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however think that with strong candidates and a
voting record that is hard to defend, that Democrats
are in a good position to win some of those seats back.
Such districts, as the one in Janesville, are high on the
Democrats priority list.
Of special interest is Assembly District 72 in Wisconsin
Rapids. Fire fighter and PFFW Executive Board Member
Justin Pluess is running a strong campaign against Rep.
Scott Krug (R). Krug won this Democratic district by only a
few votes after an independent candidate got 12% of the
vote against former Rep. Marlin Schneider. The independent was an iron worker that probably took all his votes
away from Schneider thus giving the win to Krug. Despite
Pluess running a strong campaign, it is a real battle since
the district boundaries were made more Republican via
reapportionment.
Most Democratic observers think Pluess has a good
chance. Republicans know that Pluess is running a good
campaign and are thus working hard to protect Krug.
I would hope that fire fighters from around the state would
be supporting Justin Pluess. It would be the first time an
active fire fighter has served in the State Legislature.
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Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department
and IAFF Local 425
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T
he Wisconsin Rapids Fire
Department originated from
two volunteer fire companies that were loosely organized dating back to 1873. The Wisconsin River runs through the middle
of what is now the City of Wisconsin
Rapids, At one time the City of Wisconsin Rapids was two separate cities; the City of Centralia on the west
side of the river and the city of Grand
Rapids on the East side. In the early
years these twin cities were plagued
by devastating conflagrations of fires.
In 1873 the city of Grand Rapids approved the purchase of the Clapp
and Jones Steamer N0. 4 engine
that cost $5,875. On September 17th,
1873 the first fire company of Grand
Rapids was established consisting
of 44 volunteers. The City of Grand
Rapids appointed the first paid firefighter, James Murry, who was paid
$450 a year as an engineer. Murry
was required to remain in or about
the engine house from eight o’clock
in the evening until half past five in
the morning. On April 18th, 1874
the city of Centralia approved, by
council, the establishment of a fire department for the “purpose of guarding from the calamity of fire.” The
Centralia Fire department consisted
of an engine company of no less then
ten men, a hook and ladder company
of no less than fourteen men and five
fire wardens that “through inspection
of property guard against fire.” They
also organized a “Sack Company.” The
duty of the Sack Company was to use
wet sacks to extinguish fires. Special
platforms were built near the river to
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August 3, 1920 a petition was
signed by the majority of the Grand
Rapids residents to change the
name of Grand Rapids to Wisconsin
Rapids. At the same meeting, ap-
Today the Wisconsin Rapids
Fire Department operates two
fire stations within the city of
Wisconsin Rapids. Management personnel include the fire
chief, deputy chief and three
captains. Union personnel
include three lieutenants, nine
motor pump operators, and fifteen fire fighters / paramedics.
proved unanimously, was a motion
to organize a fully paid fire department. The fire department was to
consist of one chief and five firemen. The salary of the fire chief was
$135 per month, while the salary of
the firemen was $120 per month.
The two volunteer fire companies,
on both sides of the river, temporarily remained in existence. By 1922,
the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department grew to a total of seven men;
the chief, assistant chief, one driver,
one assistant driver and three firemen. These seven men worked 24
hours on and 24 hours off. In 1922
the department responded to 99
calls. Of the 99 calls, 48 were fires.
Fire Chief August Miller requested
three additional personnel to better
handle any emergency. The Chief’s
request was voted down by council
and instead a salary of $0.88/hour
was approved to be paid to additional men, only when needed.
February 18th, 1935, the Wisconsin
Rapids Fire Fighters Association was
originally charted as Local 425. Eight
members belonged to Local 425. In
1947 the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Fighters Association lost its charter due
to the war and changeover of personnel. May 1st, 1950 the Wisconsin
Rapids fire fighters were re-charted
as Local 1054 and later in 1997 Local
1054 petitioned the IAFF to obtain
their original local number of 425.
The Bucky Badger Wagon used to
call Wisconsin Rapids home. March
5th, 1932 the Wisconsin Rapids
Fire Department took delivery of
new fire truck. The cost of the 1932
American LaFrance 500 gmp pumper (Engine 2) was $6,050. In May of
1964, the 1932 American LaFrance
was sold to J.J. Normington. Later
in 1971, Normington donated the
1932 fire truck to the University of
Wisconsin Alumni Association.
The 54th Annual Professional Fire
Fighters of Wisconsin convention
was held in Wisconsin Rapids July 9th
-12th 1989 at the Mead Inn. The convention committee consisted of Red
Caps Mitchell Waite, Michael Nash,
and Jay Thomas.
In 1997 eighteen Wisconsin Rapids fire
fighter / EMTS became paramedics increasing the quality and level of emergency medical care for the citizens of
Wisconsin Rapids.
Mid 2012, sixteen full-time paramedics employed with Waushara County
EMS joined and became members of
IAFF Local 425. Prior to joining Local
425, Waushara County paramedics belonged to ASCME and were combined
with courthouse employees.
Currently all members of the Wisconsin
Rapids Fire Department are crosstrained as firefighters and paramedics.
The department averages 2900 calls
per year covering 14 square miles and
is on pace to set a new all time record
of calls this year. (Check out the visual
timeline on page 12.)
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ferry fire apparatus from one side to
the other in the event of a large fire. It
wasn’t untill 1888 that the first bridge,
opened to the public, was completed.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Fire Department Timeline
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1873
1912
West Side Fire Company No. 1 and
wagon in front of Centralia fire station
Grand Rapids Fire
Company No. 1 in
front of East Side
fire station.
1888
1922
Wisconsin Rapids Firemen
on 1922 REO Speedwagon
Chemical Truck
1926
The Toy Project
Fire fighters would
work to repair and
restore toys to give
to children around
the holidays. The toy
project which still is
in existence today
started in 1926.
1951
Training with
the Iron Lung
Awaiting the appointment
of a new chief
1953
Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department in front of Station 1
1960
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1970
Wisconsin Rapids Fire Station 2 before opening in 1960
1987
1993
Michael Nash and Thomas Anderson rescue
a man from the Wisconsin River
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Delivery of
a new 1970
Oldsmobile
ambulance
September 12th
1987 firefighters
picketed east side
fire station. Off duty
firefighters carried
signs concerning
unfair treatment
by department
management.
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Fall2012
2012
// RPFFW State President
Dave Bosanko
RPFFW State President
On behalf of our State Officers and Executive Board, let me say ‘thanks’ to everyone who made us feel
welcome and still respected at your recent PFFW Convention in Sturgeon Bay.
Tim Dietman and members of L-2682, you are all to be commended for doing an excellent job at
making the visit and the convention very memorable.
Our sincere ‘best wishes’ to both Justin Pluess, Wisconsin
Rapids 72nd Assembly District and Kevin Murray, Janesville in the 44th. Please do what you can to assist both of
these energetic candidates who are very involved with
the statewide issues.
Last, but NOT least, we need some help in increasing our
membership. The cost is $40/yr. Many locals pay their
first year dues for retirees. What is the chance you could
go to your membership and get that changed and pay
for the 1st years dues?
When any member of your local retires, we would really
appreciate it if you would have your secretary notify
RPFFW State Sec-Treasurer Dave Wenzel and, in turn, we
can follow up on these retirees. Your cooperation is really
needed in this request. Also, if anyone has any suggestions to assist us in recruiting new members, please contact a RPFFW Officer. Hope to see some of you attend the
RPFFW Golf Outing, August 26-27th. Contact Tim Healy.
Good times with good folks!
So for now, Brothers and Sisters, we will continue to
monitor what’s happening with all of you in the cities
and towns across Wisconsin and lend our support.
Stay safe and never stop protecting and caring about
each other.
In Solidarity,
Dave Bosanko (Mr. Boz’)
RPFFW State President
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T
o the PFFW State Officers and Executive Board,
we have stated before, and still stand with all
of you, on any issues of statewide importance
when asked by the PFFW membership. Many
of us marched in Madison, side by side, promoting the
same beliefs and standing by our values in Unionism,
and we’d be there tomorrow, if called upon to ‘show
support’.
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// JB Van Hollen
through risk assessments, and adding local context to national threat information.
In addition, the Department of Justice has helped to train
nearly 1,000 threat liaison officers, otherwise known as
TLOs. Wisconsin TLOs represent the first line of defense.
Firefighters, police officers, emergency managers, and
other government leaders have taken TLO training to
learn how to observe and when to report activities indicative of terrorism, and to whom those findings should be
reported. The TLO network has been woven into Wisconsin’s homeland security fabric and has been strengthened
by the work of firefighters standing alongside federal,
state, local, tribal and campus law enforcement partners.
Dear Public Safety Colleague,
Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
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aving just observed another anniversary of the
events of September 11, 2001, I’m grateful for
this opportunity to share with you an important new, statewide campaign to protect the
people of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Justice, through the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
and the Wisconsin Statewide Information Center (WSIC),
is partnering with the fire service and other law enforcement, emergency management, public health, private
sector security and military partners on a new tool to
fight the war on terrorism. This fall, in coordination with
Wisconsin’s Homeland Security Council, we’re assisting in
the unveiling of an adaptation of the nationwide “If You
See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign for suspicious activity reporting. This campaign is
designed to bridge traditional barriers between the public and public safety stakeholders. Using a simple slogan,
straightforward training, a website (wiwatch.org), and a
toll-free number (877-WI-WATCH), this program will provide the infrastructure for the public to report suspicious
activity that may be related to terrorism.
The Wisconsin Statewide Information Center, or WSIC,
serves local, county and state public safety customers by
sharing criminal and homeland security intelligence, providing access to classified federal homeland security networks, offering training on the behaviors and indicators
of terrorism, protecting Wisconsin critical infrastructure
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has
stated that, “Homeland security begins with hometown
security.” During the spring of 2012, DHS introduced
the Hometown Security Partners training curriculum.
Previously, suspicious activity reporting (SAR) training
was made available only to law enforcement. Now, this
same training has been adapted for fire service, emergency management, police dispatchers, probation and
parole agents, and private sector security officials. This
discipline-specific training was recently introduced to the
state’s fire association through a recent MABAS training
conference held in northern Wisconsin. Wisconsin firefighters represent a unique pool of “eyes and ears” and
continue to work with Wisconsin’s two fusion centers to
protect the homeland.
As we have seen, our security practices have caused terrorists to innovate; however, we also must continue to
innovate. The Department of Justice, through the work of
the Wisconsin Fusion Centers, makes homeland security
and information sharing a priority. The “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign,
the Threat Liaison Officer program, Suspicious Activity
Reporting, and the Hometown Security Partners training
represent a layered approach to protecting the citizens of
Wisconsin. The fire service plays a vital role in that strategy, and together, we will continue to make Wisconsin a
safer state. Thank you.
J.B. Van Hollen
Wisconsin Attorney General
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