Tad Robison Duty-Related Death

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Brothers and Sisters,

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the duty related death of Captain Tad Robison of Rock Island Arsenal, IAFF Local F 292. Brother Robison passed away on April 2nd, 2023, after a long battle with occupational cancer. He was 52 years old, and is survived by his wife, Michelle, and an adult daughter.

Although this is NOT an activation, Brother Robison’s family and Local have asked for Honor Guard participation.

Brother Robison’s services are as follows:

Fire Department Walk-Through: Monday, April 10th, 2023, at 1500hrs at Vibrant Arena- 1201 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265. Honor Guard members should arrive no later than 1430 hrs.

Visitation: Monday, April 10th, 2023, from 1600hrs to 2000hrs at Vibrant Arena- 1201 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265.

Funeral: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023, at 1000hrs, at Vibrant Arena- 1201 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265.

Fire Department Procession: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023, immediately following the funeral service, to Rock Island Arsenal Fire Department- 2932 Rodman Ave., Rock Island, IL 61299. There will be a service at the fire station immediately following the procession.

If you have any questions, or need more information, please contact 7th District Commander Keith Fritz at (779) 777-3931.

Please do what you can to attend and honor Brother Robison, his family, and his Local.

Fraternally,

Jay Coburn, Commander
AFFI Honor Guard
(708) 927-6568
[email protected]

IAFF PFA’s Law Firm

LOCAL FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT

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2023 Scholarship Opportunities

IAFF-FC Wealth Management Information Session

On Monday, March 20th, the IAFF Financial Corp. will host a virtual information session to introduce the IAFF Wealth Management Initiative.

The Wealth Management Initiative was created to assist IAFF members and their families to not only avoid the stress that comes from making bad decisions, but to also give firefighters the tools they need to create generational wealth while simultaneously developing a plan to empower them to retire with the dignity a career’s worth of service to our communities deserves.

Follow the link to register: https://iaff-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuduCsqjsiE9xCJMM8GRfDJ3RFF1pC2w7_

Forest Park Local 2753 Silver Spanner

Forest Park Local 2753 is seeking help from AFFI Locals for their Silver Spanner campaign. For more information or to find the application, follow this link: https://www.affi1935.org/about-the-affi/committees/ems-privatization/silver-spanner/

Service Details for Andy Cutting

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See the following press release from the Skokie Fire Department regarding the service for Brother Andy Cutting.

 

 

Resiliency Committee Survey

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Lifestyle Preliminary Assessment

Your AFFI Resiliency Committee is committed to providing emotional, mental and physical support to the Firefighters of Illinois. To successfully provide and allocate the appropriate resources, initial data must be collected. This short survey should take you approximately 3 minutes to complete.
Below, you will be asked a series of questions about your well-being. Please answer each question as accurately as possible, and only take the survey one time.

 

Click the link to take the survey: https://forms.office.com/r/Y7i1tdg0id

 

Thank you

 

Committee Chair Joe Galli

Co-Chair Andrew Scott

Badd Axe Ladies Job Shadow Event

CALLING ALL CCHS & SIU YOUNG WOMEN🔥
Badd Axe Ladies is excited to return for its 2nd annual program for any young woman interested in learning more about the fire service! If you want to live a day in the shoes of a firefighter, see what we do, and try out a few skills, this program is for you!
New additions and changes this year:
~Now welcoming any SIU students in addition to Carbondale High School students..
~Accepting 8 young ladies..
~Now a two-day event!
~Job Shadow Day—either March 15th or March 21st
~Group Skills Day, with live fire burns—Saturday, March 25th (Rainout date, Saturday, April 1st)
We are so excited to offer this program in conjunction with the City of Carbondale, Carbondale Fire Department, Carbondale Community High School, and Southern Illinois University!
Check out our flyer or call the fire station to find out more info!

 

Watch a promotional video for the event here: Video

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

An important message from President Sullivan about Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month: