Aurora Fire Fighters Local 1290

What's New

New Retirees Breakfast Spot

Retiree Breakfast has been moved to Jus' Grill Restaurant - 17200 E. Iliff Avenue. Read More...

Positive Press about Aurora Firefighters

Finally....someone writes something positive about us and what we do. AS all of you know, our ability get get positive...oh wait.... let me rephrase...any articles about us in the press HAS BEEN NON-EXISTANT! I have been here for a long time and I believe this is the worst PUBLIC RELATIONS we have ever had. Read More...

2013 Awards Ceremony Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLE6F87DCEBBB2A312&v=yWMqS5D5UBM&feature=player_detailpage

Support for Collective Bargaining

POLL FINDS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR COLORADO FIREFIGHTERS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Statewide survey reveals 86% in favor of collective bargaining for fire fighters DENVER- Results from a statewide survey released today by Myers Research reveals strong voter support (86%) for ensuring collective bargaining rights for Colorado fire fighters. (See attached memo. Read More...

Senate Bill 25

The bill, if passed, would place Colorado in the company of about 30 other states, by allowing governmental agencies and fire fighters to come together to address and solve workplace issues in a cooperative and productive manner, thus promoting more effective and efficient delivery of emergency services. Read More...

American Red Cross Honor

Aurora Fire Paramedics to be Honored by Red Cross for Off-Duty Save

Captain and Paramedic Siegfried Klein of the Aurora Fire Department along with his wife, RN Amy Klein, and friends RN Shelly Sones and Heidi Ammons, are being honored by the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross with the 2013 “Professional Lifesaver” award in recognition of their lifesaving actions to save a drowning child from the bottom of a pool.

The group was at the Shenandoah Community Swimming Pool with their children for a birthday party when Heidi noticed a child at the bottom of the pool. She dived in and recovered 4-year-old Maya Henderson. Captain Klein and the rest of the group assessed her lifeless body and found her to have no pulse. Shelly immediately started chest compressions, while Amy instructed a neighbor to call 911 and kept Maya’s mother calm. When Maya showed signs of efforts to breathe, Captain Klein turned Maya prone and delivered back blows, after which Maya started crying and vomiting water – a sign that she had returned to consciousness! She was alert again as her mother comforted her while waiting for an ambulance to take her to Parker Adventist Hospital.

Maya’s life was saved and tragedy averted as a result of this team’s fast action.

Siegfried, Amy, Shelly and Heidi will be presented with Red Cross Professional Lifesaver Award at the annual American Red Cross Breakfast of Champions on Friday, March 8, in Denver. The Breakfast of Champions is the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter’s largest fundraiser of the year. All proceeds benefit local Red Cross services such as disaster response, preparedness education, services to the armed forces, and lifesaving training like CPR, First Aid and AED.

We hope you will join your colleagues in wishing Siegfried congratulations and consider purchasing tickets to attend the Breakfast of Champions to cheer the group on as they receive their award. Event and ticket information can be found at www.redcross.org/Colorado-BOC.

Warm regards,

Patricia Billinger | Regional Communications Director

American Red Cross

Mile High Region

IAFF Membership Cards

January 14, 2013 Brothers and Sisters, Your new IAFF membership card will be mailed beginning this week. Please keep an eye out for it to arrive at your home address before the end of January. Read More...

TJ Malone Update

TJ wanted everyone to know that he is recovering nicely and expects to start limited duty on January 28^th. The dialysis port was removed back in mid- December. He has regained full kidney function. His left adrenal gland has also returned to full function and is providing everything TJ needs, so he doesn’t need to take meds to supplement. His energy level is better- he’s just working to regain strength and fitness levels now. Life seems to be getting back on track for him. He should be back online by March.

As always, he sends thanks to everyone for their support and he’s excited to be coming back.

H.S.O. Rhonda Kelly

Message from Mayor Steve Hogan

Randy, please pass along my very best to the Local 1290 membership. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Very Happy New Year to everyone! The second half of 2012 was not six months to fondly remember, but you and your membership can be proud of what they did to represent the City of Aurora in some of the most trying times in our history. Thank you. Stephen D. Hogan Mayor - City of Aurora

Ray Rahne elected IAFF 9th District Vice President

The Colorado Professional Fire Fighters is very excited to announce the election of our very own Ray Rahne to the IAFF Ninth District Vice President position. Ray has spent his lifetime working diligently on behalf of his brother and sister firefighters and will now spend his time representing us on a national level. CONGRATULATIONS RAY! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU!