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Governor Lamont Issues Executive Order Honoring President Jimmy Carter, Calls for Statewide Minute of Silence on Thursday at 10AM
Posted 1/6/2025
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Perhaps the Worst Fire to Ever Hit So. California
Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica Fires video taken at 1200 hours (EST), 8 Jan. 2025. Sent to HFRA website by Santa Monica resident Denise Johnson.
Posted 1/8/2025
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January 8, 2025 at 1200 EST - This video was shot by Denise Johnson from the roof of her apartment building at 14th Street and Michigan in Santa Monica, California. The immense smoke generated by the rapidly moving fires in the Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades areas fill the sky. She reports that the Ralph & Gelson's grocery store where she shops in Pacific Palisades is now gone. She has yet to be told to evacuate but is preparing to do so.
News reports suggest that this fire, or series of fires, may be the worst in the history of the state of California. Please pray for the residents, the firefighters and other first responders.
Posted 1/8/2025
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| January 8, 2025 - 1200 (EST) - This panoramic photo clearly shows the breadth of the fire that are devastating several areas of Los Angeles. (Photo by Denise Johnson) CLICK to enlarge |
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Winter Meeting Delayed - WEP Repealed - Dues are Due
1) The Winter meeting of the Hamden Fire Retirees Association has been rescheduled due to the National Day of Mourning for President Jimmy Carter, which takes place this Thursday, the date originally scheduled for the meeting.
The Winter meeting of the HFRA will be on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, at 9:00 AM at the Hamden Elks Hall, 175 School Street. Note the change from Thursday to Tuesday. A continental breakfast of doughnuts, Danish, coffee and juice will be on tap.
Our brother Frank Kafka, who was resuscitated by off-duty HFD personnel last St. Patrick's Day in New Haven, is also expected to attend.
Postcard meeting reminders to in-state members, as well as emails to all members, will be sent 10 to 14 days before the February 11th meeting. Active HFD members are always welcome to attend. Hoping to see you there!
2) The delay of the winter meeting gives the Benefits Committee further time to investigate and report on the recent enactment of the Social Security Fairness Act, passed by Congress and signed yesterday by President Biden. The Act repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws, enacted in the 1980s, which offset Social Security Benefits earned by public sector retirees and surviving spouses who are also collecting government pensions. Below is a link to provide more details:
3) 2025 DUES: Regular members who have yet to pay their 2025 dues may pay by check, by PayPal (see link below), or at the February meeting. If paying by mail, your $20 should be mailed to HFRA, P.O. Box 185605, Hamden, CT 06518-0605. NOTE: Honorary Members do not pay dues.
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Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff
in Honor of President Jimmy Carter
Posted on December 29, 2024 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that pursuant to federal law, he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in honor of the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter, who passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia. U.S. Code (4 U.S.C. § 7m) requires the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff for a period of 30 days following the death of a president or former president. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags, including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise, should also be lowered during this same duration of time. Flags will be at half-staff on the Connecticut State Capitol building and all other state-operated buildings, grounds, and facilities statewide. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, and any other private entities and government subdivisions are encouraged to lower their flags for this same duration of time. To read statements that were issued earlier today from Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz regarding the passing of President Carter, click here.
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- 2025 Dues Due -
To All Regular Members: Your 2025 dues of $20 are due as of January 1. If you have already paid, you are all set and you will receive your 2025 dues card shortly (if you haven't already received it).
If you still owe, you may remit by mail to HFRA, P.O. Box 185605, Hamden, CT 06518, or by using PayPal (see link below), or at the February 11th meeting.
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To HFRA Regular Members:
Your 2025 dues are due
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2025 HFRA DUES
Please Note: Honorary Members are exempt.
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January 6, 1988
Youngest Hamden Firefighter "Baptized" by Fire
Firefighter-Paramedic John Spencer, assigned to Rescue 2 on Platoon 1, sustained second degrees burns to his face during a valiant attempt by first due firefighters to rescue a 14-year old youth believed to be trapped on the second floor of a Bradley Avenue house in January 1988. It turned out that the youth was actually at school. Firefighter Spencer, now Battalion Chief Spencer, was at the time the youngest member of the department, having been appointed a year earlier. Spencer's helmet is graphic evidence of the intense heat to which he was exposed.
Originally Posted 1/2/15
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| The New Haven Register, January 7, 1988 |
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NEVER FORGET!
We will always remember our brother firefighters who made the supreme sacrifice, and the thousands of other innocent victims who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Always keep them, their families and the FDNY in your thoughts and prayers.
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