Beginning Nov 18, the 2010 Firefighter Calendars can be purchased at the following locations: - Local 5 Office - 3265 W. Carefree Circle,Bldg. C - Colorado Coffee Merchants - 302 East Fillmore Street - Kirk and Hill - 129 N. Tejon street - Kirk and Hill - Shops at Briargate - Solar Wavz - 7615 N. Union Blvd - Shelter Insurance - 3520 Galley Rd #100 - The Family Studio - 2128 Copley Rd. $15 each They make great Holiday gifts!!
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On: Feb 06, 2010 (05:50:00) Local 5 member, David Bustamante, a sworn firefighter for the Colorado Springs Fire Department arrived home last night (2/5/2010 at 8:30pm) after a year long tour of duty in the Middle East. David is a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve and has been deployed since last year in support of the War on Terror. He served at Camp Patriot in Kuwait but also traveled extensively through the Iraqi theater of operations during his tour. Bustamante has been a member of the Colorado Springs Fire Department since early 2007, serving as a Firefighter/EMT for the citizens of Colorado Springs. Local 5, Colorado Springs Fire Department and City Councilman Herpin welcomed their hero home as only the Fire service can by greeting him with familiar faces and the sight of our own Fire Engine 11.
WELCOME HOME DAVID!!! Thank you for your service to our country and we are glad you are home safe!!
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On: Dec 09, 2009 (12:24:00)
CONGRATULATIONS! Your new Local 5 Executive Board members include Dave Noblitt: 1st VP, JJ Halsey: Trustee, Jeremy Kroto: 3rd VP, Chris Laurich: Sec/Treas, Bob Haines: Srgnt at Arms. Thank you to everyone that voted in this election.
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On: Nov 25, 2009 (16:46:00)
The Local 5 photo galleries have have recently been updated! Please check out our new additions to the "L5 Firefighters in Action" and "Buffalo Hunt" galleries with photos of the "Local 5 Ale tapping" soon to come!! If you have any photos that you would like to have added, please email them to Rudy at erhotshot@yahoo.com.
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On: Dec 03, 2009 (08:54:00) The week of December 2nd - 9th, Local 5 will be holding the elections for open E-Board positions. The election will take place online and members will be asked to sign in and make their selections. If you are having trouble accessing the webpage, please contact President Smaldino or Rudy. The following nominations for the open positions were made at the November meetings: Srgnt - at - Arms: Michael Souza / Bob Haines; Secretary - Treasurer: Chris Laurich / Lindsay Boone; Trustee: JJ Halsey / Chris Weaver. If you have any questions regarding these nominations, please contact any current E-Board member. Attached are letters from some of the candidates - please review the letters provided and if you have any questions feel free to contact them regarding their interest in these positions. Download:
L5 letter boone.doc,
L5 letter haines.doc,
L5 letter Laurich.doc
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On: Nov 17, 2009 (18:17:44) It is that time of the year again. The Local 5 Executive Board is asking for nominations for Union Firefighter of the Year. Nominations should be for a member(s) that have gone above and beyond as a member in good standing in 2009. All nominations should be made to Rudy via email at eruettinger@iafflocal5.com or by calling 719-761-5969. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact any E-Board member. All nominations need to be made by the December Union meetings.
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On: Oct 18, 2009 (15:55:29) Congratulations to Local 5 Member Curt Crumb for the being the winner of the 1st Annual Buffalo Hunt! The drawing was held at the end of the Union meeting on Oct 14th. The hunt will take place in November. Thank you to all participants that bought tickets to support this fundraiser!
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On: Sep 21, 2009 (15:46:20) Local 5 would like to thank all of the visitors from around the country that came to our beautiful city to honor Fallen Firefighters from across the nation. It continues to be the honor of Local 5 to host the Fallen Firefighter Memorial year after year and we will continue to watch over this sacred site throughout each day. We would also like to thank all of the volunteers from the Local 5, CSFD Admin and family volunteers that made this week possible, without our volunteers, we could not make this happen!
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On: Aug 26, 2009 (17:06:31)
All Local 5 members are encouraged to attend a campaign kickoff and press conference at 10:15 am tomorrow (Aug 27) at the Pioneers Museum located at the corner of Vermijo and Nevada. The campaign is called a "City Worth Fighting For" and is designed to increase the mil levy to provide a more stable funding source for our city and save our current firefighter workforce. We would like to show Local 5 support for this campaign so please make time to come down for the kickoff and become more educated about this plan. If you are planning on attending, please wear Local 5 T-shirts if possible and feel free to bring family and friends. If you have questions please call Bill Hirni at 492-5593.
Please read the following letter from Local 5 President Mike Smaldino regarding the budgetary crisis and what Local 5 will be doing to help fight this shortfall. This endeavor will require the help of it's membership, so please take the time to read the letter and check your calendars. If you have any questions please contact any E-Board member.
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On: Aug 10, 2009 (12:18:00) On August 16th, 2009, Local 5 will be hosting the 1st Annual Texas Hold'em Poker tournament to benefit the CPFF. The doors open at 10am and the tournament starts at 10:30am at the Union Office. 30 spots are available and the buy-in is $60.00 per person. Half of all the proceeds will go to the CPFF and the other half will be paid out for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The tournament is open to union members and their friends and family. If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please contact Chris Laurich at 719-492-5591 or call the Union Office at 719-596-4618.
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