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2008
On January 25, 2008, in the 25th round, the FEMA
FIRE-ACT Assistance to Firefighters Grant program awarded the EFD $59,161.00.
This money is earmarked for "Operations and Safety". The amount has
been decreased by the federal government by $12,000 to $47,161.00. The
money will be used to enhance our interoperability with our mutual aid partners
by purchasing radios. A new fixed air cascade/compressor will be purchased
for refilling SCBA.
Unofficial 2007 Year End Report of our Fire Department:
In 2007 we again responded to over 6700 calls, and the upward trend over the
past decade may be stabilizing. While that may be good news to some, overall
fire-loss was well in excess of $1.1 million dollars. Unfortunately, one civilian life was lost
due to fire. This number would surely be higher if not for our aggressive efforts and effective rescues. We continue to operate with insufficient
staffing (16 members on duty daily) and increased responsibility.
Fire prevention work, although the benefits are less tangible, is also saving
civilian lives and making our job safer. 27 Firefighters sustained injuries in
the course of their duties, and 11 civilians were injured due to fire. The majority of our
fires started in the kitchen, and over 75% of our CO alarm runs had confirmed
carbon monoxide present.
The 80 members of our department logged almost 10,000 training hours.
We are pleased to announce that the EFD has been
named to receive FEMA FIRE-ACT Grant money...more
2 New EMS Rescues are now in service at Stations 2
&3.
pics
Run stats for 2007 are in
Fire: 1,259 EMS: 5,466 total 6,725
Complete stats since 1963
here (MS Word)
Ptl. George Brentar funeral video
here
Greg Skok retirement party photos
here
2007
Special thanks to Pennie and Vince Riha we are now
able to present "A Brief History of the Euclid Fire Department".
more
Officer George Brentar was killed in the
line of duty on October 10, 2007 view his tribute page at euclidpd.org, Officer Down Memorial Page - Please post your
reflections
2007 Cross Creek Outing a Great Success...This year's 3 day golf
outing was held at Cross Creek resort in Titusville, PA. Thanks to all
of the contributors including Euclid Hospital and Richmond Heights Hospital.
There were plenty of prizes to go around.
photo gallery
WINNERS: A-flight- Joe Maruna B-flight- Nick
Farinacci
DAMIEN AWARD (worst golfer in tournament):
Rob Swope
(due to self-inflicted handicap)
5 members were the proud recipeint of the Cleveland
Clinic's "Excellence in Professional Standards" award at the first annual
Cleveland Clinic EMS Awards Ceremony which took place on 5/30/2007 at
South Pointe Hospital. Members receiving the award were: Lt.
Fred Ehrhardt, FF Dan Offutt, FF Michael Gulya, FF Roy Reshetar, and FF
Steve Caleris Thank you to Chief Tom Cosgriff, Asst. Chief Frank
Prijatel, Mayor Cervenik for attending. The cardiac arrest incident
took place in April 2006, and the patient, Howard Simon, was present at the
ceremony and has made an excellent recovery. Ceremony video
here (Windows Media, run time approx
5min).
Federal Grants
Following the loss of $1,000,000 in SAFER
Grant (hiring) money, the EFD's application for Fire-ACT (equipment,
training etc.) was not awarded any money this year. This federal grant money has been the overwhelming
source of funding for nearly all of our tools and equipment we have acquired
since the program's inception in 2001. With similar communities in our
area receiving awards of $50,000 to $1,000,000 (yes, one-million
dollars) our leadership cannot afford to let FY 2007 be a similar disaster.
The city administration has presented
legislation that would permit lateral hiring and possibly a regional
eligibility list. Our position is that we need to hire the most
capable, qualified, and motivated candidate for the job regardless of
ethnicity. Furthermore, our last Civil Service test enabled
experienced firefighters to get age credit allowing them to take the test
even though they may have exceeded the maximum age limit.
2007 Local 337 Golf Outing a Success
more,
photos
Baltimore weekend is over and according to all
reports a good time was had for a worthy cause. Euclid Firefighters
finished 19th of 83 teams. Good Job!
mddcasa.org
Members rescue man trapped in fire near "Station 4"
more
As was stated by Local 337 President Pete
Bernaki at the April 2nd City Council meeting, we are adamantly opposed to
the proposed change in the hiring of firefighters in the City of Euclid.
more
New vehicles on the way...
more
Five Local 337 Members Decorated for EMS Excellence
more
video
Memorial Day Parade pics
here.
The FY 2006 grant cycle is over. The
year was a federal grant money debacle for the EFD.
read more
The Annual Local 337 reverse raffle was
held on Friday March 30 at the Croatian Hall in Eastlake. A great time
was had by all! Special thanks to Eric Patterson who coordinated the
event and all those who helped by selling tickets and managing
sideboards. Thanks to Dan Wojtila and the
Grand Avenue Band for the
entertainment. Photo Gallery
HERE
EFD Clothing Specs
here (MS Word)
Perch Outing 2006: Pics Posted
here
New E-2 Arrived, specs and pics...more
2006
Photo Gallery for DJUNK retirement party
here
The new E-2 arrived on 7/3/06 and is currently in service at Station
2.
It is a KME
Predator with a 2000 GPM Hale pump, 500 gallon water tank, and a Cummins/Allison
drive-train. This truck represents the city's first purchase of a fire
apparatus since 1998 and will enable the 1990 Pierce Arrow (111,000+ miles) to
serve as a back-up ridding the department of the dilapidated E-6 a 1981 Sutphen
pumper with an open rear cab. The jaws and other heavy rescue gear have
been moved from L-1 at Station 1 to E-2.
photo gallery & specs. Thank you to all
who made this purchase possible including the Fire Administration, City
Administration and Council, and the members of L-337 who put in the time to
research and plan the purchase.
New Reirement Health Savings Plan Info.
here
Health Care/125 Plan Links
here
