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Local 1311, under the direction of President Michael Day, has embarked on a new and sorely needed program to assist our members in their times of need. MAC Assistance may include both on the job and off-duty injuries, Line of Duty Deaths, Non-Line of Duty Deaths of Members, Individually Evaluated Hardships, etc.

Our next meeting: TBA.

The Members Assistance Committee, under the direction of Brother Michael Rehfeld (Station 13 "C"), consists of brothers and sisters in each of the three Divisions & Headquarters. Among other things, the committee will be responsible for:

Care & comfort of Members & their families following a Line of Duty Injury
Assessing and arranging transportation and hotel needs of immediate family.
Ensuring that the needed paperwork and available resources are completed and available.
Arranging for care and needs of the injured member and their family.
Providing resources and comfort in the event of a Line of Duty Death
Assisting in making of funeral arrangements
Assisting in travel needs of immediate family
Providing Liaison with the family and the Local
Acquiring necessary forms and assist in completing same.
Evaluating on an individual bases certain hardships which may befall one of our members.
Evaluating the need for provided transportation to out of area LODD Funerals.

Committee:

The Member Assistance Committee continues to formulate the program. Currently the Committee is being re-organized; a new list of members will appear here shortly.

FADO Michael Rehfeld, Program Administrator

CPT Tom Pinder, Division 1 Coordinator

D-1 A-Shift: _______________

D-1 B-Shift: Bridget Poole (17) & Steve Adelsberger (EMS-6) & Christopher Santoro (17)

D-1 C-Shift: John Milby (8) & Bill Ullrich (EMS-6)

D-1 D-Shift: Jack Freeland (8) & Linda Sears (11)

CPT T.C. Priester, Division 2 Coordinator

D-2 A-Shift: Chuck Evans (5) & Shawl Liebelt (13)

D-2 B-Shift: Kaaren Priester (2)

D-2 C-Shift: Steve Miller (2)

D-2 D-Shift: Wayne Oursler (2)

FS Yogi Schreiber, Division 3 Coordinator

D-3 A-Shift: John Myers (15 ) & Bryan Hardesty (7)

D-3 B-Shift: Mike Ruppert (7) & Mark Falkenhan (16)

D-3 C-Shift: Jack Amrhein (15)

D-3 D-Shift: Denise Childs (7) & Eric Stacharowski (15)

Liaisons and Coordinators

PM Linda Sears & EMT Jack Amrhein, Logistics

FS Chuck Evans, Training Coordinator

LT Jack Freeland, 1311 Executive Board Liaison

As you can see we still need team members for some shifts, particularly from Support Services. If you are interested in helping, please contact either the shift coordinator or Mike Rehfeld, or email either Mike Rehfeld or the Union Office.

The Battalion teams will be responsible for dealing with the issues that arise on their respective shifts. As the committee continues to grow and formulate the policies to provide for our Brothers and Sisters in need, we will provide those policies to the shift teams for distribution.

We are finalizing plans for the following items:

Notification Process (Mike Rehfeld)
Pastoral Support (Tom Pinder)
Team Training (Kaaren Priester & Chuck Evans)
Hotel Accommodations (Jack Amrhein & John Myers)
Transportation Needs (Linda Sears & Bryan Hardesty)
CISM Issues (Frank Cook, 4-C)
Endowment (Yogi Schreiber)

Our current priorities are Line of Duty Injuries and Line of Duty Death situations. We are setting up programs through the National Fire Academy and the IAFF to train our team members in dealing with these situations. Following the establishment of this portion of the program, the committee will tackle the non-line of duty injury and illness issues as well as member hardship issues.

If any member has suggestions or comments, or wishes to join us, please contact your Division Coordinator or me directly.

Be Safe!

FADO Michael Rehfeld
410-456-6062
fado13c@adelphia.net

E-mail the Local
Michael K. Day Sr., President BCPFFA
52 Scott Adam Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030-3282
410-683-1311 ~ 410-666-0156 (fax)

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