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The Bravest OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THEUNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK

WWW.UFANYC.ORG VOL. XLV NO. 2, 2009

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At its 2009 Delegate Education Seminar in Atlantic City, the UFA honored George D. Martin, FFDaniel Prince, and Nancy Carbone. Each were honored for their outstanding contributions to theFDNY.

On Friday, June 19th, the Department of Investigations (DOI) released its report on the investigation of theDeutsche Bank fire of August 18, 2007, at 130 Liberty Street which resulted in the tragic loss ofFirefighters Joseph Graffagnino and Robert Beddia. Twenty-one pages into the report, it concludes that

“based on the investigation, it is anticipated that certain individuals within the Department will be the subject ofdisciplinary action.” Make no mistake about it though, the City and its current administration had absolutely nointention of disciplining or holding accountable the most obvious person who should shoulder most of theresponsibility for this tragedy, namely Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta. His lack of leadership is shame-ful! Shameful… but expected. Mayor Bloomberg’s continued support of the Commissioner is implausible.

What’s striking about the DOI report is that nowhere is the Commissioner even asked what he knew aboutbuilding inspection practices by those in his command. Clearly, this isn’t a casual oversight, allowing one todeduce from the beginning that there was no real intention in the DOI report to hold Commissioner Scoppettaand other FDNY brass accountable. The irony is compounded when one thinks that after a 15-foot length of pipefrom the Deutsche Bank had fallen and crashed through the roof of the 10/10 firehouse, the Commissioner, andmembers of his senior staff, including Borough Commander Weinlein, visited the firehouse to assess the dam-age but apparently never once inquired if the Deutsche Bank building had been inspected. The DOI report fur-ther points out that the Manhattan borough commander knew required inspections weren’t being performed. TheDeutsche Bank had not been inspected in more than a year.

The department failed to ensure that this building, which was simultaneously undergoing both decon-struction and abatement, was inspected even though protocol required an inspection every 15 days.

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(President’s Message - Continued from page 1)Notwithstanding the 15-day rule, the Department never established any protocol for inspecting toxic buildingslike 130 Liberty Street. Again, nowhere in FDNY publications was there any instruction or protocol on how toinspect buildings simultaneously undergoing both demolition and abatement.

A year prior to the fire, Chief Siegel had written a memo to the Division One Commander rec-ommending weekly surveillance of the Deutsche Bank but these were ignored. The bottom line isthis: the building w a s n ’ t inspected; and no one saw that the stand pipe was cut and that exits wereblocked. Because of the cut stand pipe, it was impossible to get water onto the fire for over an hour.Firefighters Graffagnino and Beddia were trapped in the fire and smoke, ran out of air, and died.Dozens of other firefighters were put in critical danger. Now, after all reports are in, 7 line officerswere given reprimands. Sacrificial lambs to cover Commissioner Scoppetta and his staff who havedistanced themselves from responsibility.

No doubt there was a systemic failure in the way building inspections were supposed to be done but, asI said in December in response to the District Attorney Robert Morgenthau’s report, it comes down to this: “TheFire Department of New York - and, particularly, its commissioner and other top brass - bear chief responsibili-ty for the deaths of two firefighters in the August 2007 blaze at the Deutsche Bank building in Lower Manhattan.”

The DOI report practically exempts the “executive team” from culpability and instead lauds them for“key changes” made after the fact in the monitoring of inspections. I still contend that the willingness ofCommissioner Scoppetta and Chief of Department Cassano to blame others for their own failures shows a lackof integrity and an abdication of the right to command others. The findings of these multiple investigations byDOI, the FDNY, and the DA, highlight why the rank-and-file firefighters continue to have no confidence in theleadership of the Department.

It is against this horrific background that Commissioner Scoppetta again demonstrated poor leadershipand questionable motives during the recent budget battles with the City when the Department was told to cut $17million from its budget. His solution to Department budget woes was to permanently close 16 firehouses.Engine 4, Ladder 53, Engine 161, and Engine 271, plus seven additional undisclosed companies were to closeby July 1st, with an additional five firehouses slated to close [after the election] by January 1, 2010, blatantly dis-regarding the safety of both firefighters and the public. I was outraged by these proposals, as was the UFAExecutive Board, community groups, and many City Council members.

Injury was added to insult when the Commissioner had the audacity to propose that these closings couldbe avoided if the UFA would agree to reduce the 64 engine companies with five firefighters to four. It was notan accident that he wanted the UFA to make a concession in manning. Instead of supporting and defending theintegrity of the FDNY he attempted to turn the tables and blame the UFA because of our resistance to the pro-posed reduction in staffing. The Commissioner made ludicrous comparisons of the FDNY with fire departmentsin other cities such as Boston or Miami in an attempt to break our collective bargaining agreement.

On Monday, June 15th, the City reached a budget deal that includes neither of these scenarios. In theshort-term, this is a victory for the UFA, community groups, and the public. I believe that the UFA’s public andlegislative educational awareness campaign, which highlighted some of the neighborhoods that fit the city’s cri-teria for closing, brought the issue to the forefront of public attention pressuring the City to dismiss these twoscenarios when arriving at a budget. It’s an election year after all, and as I’ve said on numerous occasions: “Ifyou close my fire company, you lose my vote!”

Safety for firefighters and the public, as well as the destruction of property, continues to be central to theissue of closed firehouses. Safety is not an issue that should be negotiated every time budget problems arise.Likewise, the Commissioner’s proposal to reduce staffing on 64 engine companies ignored the fact that two-thirds of the engine companies operating with four firefighters and one officer took longer to put water onto fires

than the 64 companies with an extra firefighter. Again, Commissioner’s Scoppetta’s proposals and testimonyregarding the budget are emblematic of a failure in leadership on every level. Is it too much to ask that the FDNYhave a knowledgeable Commissioner advocating for members’ best interests?

It’s crucial that members and the public realize that although these assaults have been abated for a time,there is every reason to believe that they will resurface next year in the new budget after the elections in the fall.Politicians need to be reminded that they serve the public and, public safety should never be a negotiable matter!Consequently, the UFA is asking Delegates and all members to keep in contact with local community boards,elected leaders, and community organizations to ensure that they remain focused on the dangers closings andmanning reductions pose. It is important that they are being vocal advocates against any fire cuts. Just becausethe immediate danger has passed there is no reason to believe that a new assault will not occur next year.

On a different front, Governor Patterson vetoed the Tier II Pension Extension Bill, which had previous-ly been approved by the Senate, Assembly, and Governor every two years for the past 30 years. Before reach-ing the Governor’s desk for his veto, the bill passed overwhelmingly — 136-6 in the Assembly and 58-0 in theSenate. In protest, the UFA and PBA staged a rally in front of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Thursday, June11th, where the Governor was holding a $100,000 a table birthday fundraising dinner. My message was loudand clear: “The governor with the stroke of a pen has set firefighters and police officers back decades. It’s unac-ceptable; we’re here to send a message to him. We will not tolerate it!”

We are looking at all the options including asking the legislature to do a veto override. VicePresident/Legislative Chairman Jim Slevin and I will continue to press elected officials to rectify this injustice.It is important to note that only future hires are affected by the veto. We remain committed to undoing the dam-age of Governor Patterson’s veto. We will keep membership updated as things evolve.

In May, the annual UFA Delegate Education Seminar was held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.This year’s honorees included football legend George D. Martin, founder of “a Journey for 9/11”; NancyCarbone, founder of Friends of Firefighters; and, Firefighter Danny Prince, for his 39 years of dedicated serviceto the FDNY. Specifics regarding the seminar, as well as the program guide can be viewed on the UFA Web site.At the seminar, Queens Trustee Steve Humenesky announced his resignation, effective August 1, 2009. The UFAthanks Steve for his dedicated service to both Queens Firefighters and the entire UFA membership.

Candidacy/signature petitions to replace Humenesky were received by the close of business on June 9th,and a petition was submitted on behalf of the candidacy for LeRoy C. McGinnis, E-266, and the signatures werevalidated by Election Committee. Upon nomination at the June 11th meeting, FF McGinnis was elected by accla-mation to the position of Queens Trustee, which became effective July 31, 2009.

Medal Day was held on June 2nd at Pace University across from City Hall. A listing of Medal Day recip-ients, as well as a complete program along with biographical data, can be found on the Department’s Web site.Congratulations to all of the honorees. The UFA is proud of your heroism! As always, stay safe!



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2009 will go down as the craziest legislative session of all time. In recent years we have seen the suddendeparture of a Governor and a Senate Majority leader. Those events pale in comparison to the coup that tookplace on June 8th. The sudden coup by two democratic Senators put the UFA legislative agenda on hold. Thecoup happened while UFA President Stephen Cassidy and I were meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silverto discuss possible solutions to the Governor’s recent veto of our Tier II Pension Extender Bill. Unfortunatelyany attempt at a possible veto over-ride had to take place in the Senate first since they controlled the bill. Overthe next month there was essentially no one in charge in the Senate. There was no possibility of obtaining anover-ride with nobody in charge to make that decision.

The Governor’s veto was a poorly planned attempt to force Fire and Police unions to negotiate a new pen-sion tier. While we did end up discussing the veto with the Governor’s office and City Hall, we were not goingto agree to a new pension tier that would have stripped all the hard fought for gains that we have made since theelimination of Tier I pension benefits in addition to even harsher changes for any new hires (current firefightersare not affected by the veto and will continue with all Tier II benefits). To further complicate any possible nego-tiations the NYS CSEA, PEF and the NYC Teachers agreed to a new Tier V plan. All of the Fire and Policeunions that were affected by the veto agreed that the new pension system they wanted us to agree to would notwork for our members. Our members put their lives on the line every day and after 20 years of carrying over100 lbs. of gear your body breaks down and it becomes nearly impossible to safely do your job.

Now that the Senate is back in control of the democrats we will continue to lobby for a Veto over-ride orin the alternative to support a new bill that will continue Tier II pension benefits for new hires. There is current-ly no class of firefighters that is scheduled to be hired so we have some time to work on this problem. We willcontinue to work with all the Fire and Police unions to come up with an acceptable solution.

One of the other bills that was being held up in the Senate chaos was the LOD Widow’s COLA. This billwas previously passed by the Assembly and was awaiting action by the Senate. The Senate passed it in the finalhours of Session after midnight. The Governor did sign our General Benefits Extender which includes our HeartBill, Cancer Bill, HAT Bill and ITHP. We will continue to lobby for a Tier II solution and will update the mem-bership as these actions take place. We expect the legislature to be back for special sessions possibly through-out the summer or in the fall.



LEGISLATIVE UPDATEBy James Slevin, UFA Vice President, Legislative Chairman

Albany Session Ends in Chaos

According to the AARP July-August Bulletin Vol 50, No 6,AARP New York is helpingpublicize a state grant programfor grandparents raising grand-children. Children being raisedby their grandparents or otherrelatives are eligible for a spe-cial public assistance grantaveraging $400 for the firstchild and $150 for each addi-tional child. For details go towww.aarp.org/ny or call 1-877-454-6463.



RIG ACCIDENTS

I'M THE CHAUFFEUR IN A RIG ACCIDENT - WHAT'S NEXT?

I am often asked about the rights and obligations of chauffeurs involved in rig accidents. This article isintended to give a broad overview of the issues faced by chauffeurs. However, I strongly urge any chauffeurinvolved in an accident to call his/her UFA Trustee immediately to make sure that his/her rights are properly pro-tected.Chauffeurs must understand that their primary responsibility in driving an apparatus is to get their passengers andthemselves back to the firehouse safely. The duty to respond promptly does not require a firefighter to sacrificehis/her safety or the safety of the public. Chauffeurs have no legal immunity from responsibility for accidentsand injuries caused by the rig they are operating. While civil liability during an emergency response may be lim-ited to a finding of "gross negligence," there are no such limits with regard to Departmental disciplinary charges.Furthermore, when a rig is not in an emergency response, the legal standard governing operation of the appara-tus is the same as applies to any other driver.

MAJOR ACCIDENTS

FDNY regulations define a major accident with an apparatus as an accident that results in significant dam-age to a Department or civilian vehicle or private property. It also includes any accident that results in seriousinjury or death to a civilian or firefighter. If a chauffeur is involved in a major accident, he is subject to urinetesting for alcohol or illicit drugs by the Bureau of Investigations and Trials. If an accident is not considered a"major accident," the Department must have reasonable suspicion of drug or alcohol use to require a urine test.Once again, if you have any doubt about your rights with regard to urine testing, call your UFA Trustee to beclear about your obligations.

SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS

When an apparatus accident occurs, the FDNY Safety Division often conducts an investigation of the cir-cumstances. The UFA strongly recommends that neither the chauffeur of a rig involved in an accident nor anyof the firefighter passengers agree to be interviewed by Safety unless they are represented by UFA counsel or aUFA Executive Board member. The UFA and the Department are currently involved in negotiations to adopt aproper procedure for the conduct of Safety Division interviews after rig accidents. Suffice it to say that the soon-er you notify the UFA of an accident, the more quickly the UFA can send a proper representative to assist you.

ACCIDENT REPORTS

At a minimum, after a rig accident a Department "Apparatus Accident Report" must be filled out by theofficer - not the firefighter/chauffeur. However, the chauffeur must make sure that a Motor Vehicle AccidentReport (Form MV 104) is properly filled out, signed and sent to Albany within ten days of the accident to avoidany penalties from the Department of Motor Vehicles for failing to file. Once again, you can call the UFA to pro-vide the necessary assistance in filling out the report.

GENERAL COUNSEL’S COLUMNby Michael A. Block, Esq.

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UTC/911 Response Policy?

William Romaka, Health & Safety Officer, Sergeant -At-Arms

There is no question as to the reason why this new response policy was put in place. This policy was putin place to once again muddle the comparison of response times in an effort to consolidate services andallow Commissioner Scoppetta and the Bloomberg administration to inaccurately attempt to justify the

closing of firehouses.The collateral damage from this ill advised response policy change must not be allowed to adversely

affect our firefighters’ health and safety. This program was designed as a means to achieve a predestined result.With a total lack of leadership from the Commissioner Scoppetta administration in advocating for the FDNY’sneeds and resources, it is of vital importance that we recognize the problems and adjust our responses to proper-ly protect our firefighters’ health and safety and perform our professional duties effectively.

The members in the field are very much aware of the problems associated with this program. Theyinclude, but are not limited to, not responding to stuck elevators, late or no notification of highway motor vehi-cle accidents, full alarm assignments for carbon monoxide alarms, inaccurate codes and abbreviations, unable toaccess additional information or a call back number, responding to cell phone sites, FDNY dispatchers that wantto help but don’t have the information to do so, and NYPD dispatchers that have little training or interest in ourjob’s vernacular. It is of extreme importance to properly report the problems with this system. Officers shouldbe reminded to put in Unusual Incident Reports with copies forward to the Unions. Also, by all means contin-ue to request additional information from our dispatchers over the air for all to hear and where it will be record-ed perpetually!

As last month’s UFA’s Safety Message stated today’s responses should be predicated upon the risk ver-sus reward principle. Without any or with little information the risk is increased for a diminishing reward. Forthis reason we strongly advocate for the health and safety of our firefighters to treat these responses without ade-quate information as if you were responding to a hazardous material or terrorist attack. Your response shouldonly change once you receive the additional necessary information that would justify an increased risk. Whenyou don’t have information you must proceed cautiously without taking any unnecessary risks!

It is extremely frustrating that there does not seem to have been any thought to how to handle another ter-rorist attack and the confusion that would reign with such an overloaded dispatch center. We were proud andappreciative of how our FDNY Dispatcher’s did that day, but lack the confidence in this new system wroughtwith problems.

Remember that while we are dedicated professionals it is incumbent upon us to do all we can to protectourselves, our families, and our brother firefighters. Now more than ever it is necessary to make certain torespond in the proper order on the ticket to maximize our efficiencies and limit any needless risks!


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Steve Humenesky (L), retiring

Queens Trustee, welcomes Leroy C.

McGinnis (R) who was elected as

the new Queens Trustee this spring.

Leroy has been with E-266 since

1985. He has been married to his

wife Deborah for 16 years and has 2

children: Michael (14) and Kayla

(10). He looks forward to working

for members in Queens and serving

the entire UFA membership.

NEW QUEENS TRUSTEE



(Rig Accidents - Continued from page 5)Furthermore, if a chauffeur is involved in a fatal accident, it is likely that the New York State Department

of Motor Vehicles will eventually request that he/she appear for a DMV hearing to determine if he/she should besubjected to any penalties for the accident. It is very important that when a chauffeur receives notice of such ahearing, he/she contact the union. The UFA will then arrange to have counsel appear with the firefighter athis/her DMV hearing.

LAWSUITS

If you are involved in an apparatus accident involving injuries to civilians or even a fellow firefighter, itis possible that you will be named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit seeking damages. The City of New York willalso be a defendant.

In such circumstances, if you receive legal papers suing you and the City for the accident, you should forward acopy of those papers to the FDNY Legal Division through the Department bag. When you forward them, youshould request that the FDNY both defend and indemnify you. In such cases, you will eventually receive a let-ter from the office of the Corporation Counsel, which will explain that they will be your attorneys in the civilcase. It will also state, however, that if they conclude you were "not acting within the scope of your publicemployment or in the discharge of your duties or in violation of any rule or regulation of your agency," they maybe compelled to withdraw from your representation. The letter will also point out that the duty to indemnify youagainst any claim for damages may not apply if you engaged in intentional wrongdoing or "recklessness."

All of the above serves to emphasize the need for safe operation of the rig. Remember, even thoughDepartment regulations have been amended to permit a chauffeur to proceed past a red traffic light or stop sign,he can only do so "after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation." Furthermore, the regulationsspecifically do not relieve the chauffeur of the duty to drive with "due regard for the safety of all persons."

In short, the honor of being the chauffeur of a Fire Department apparatus comes with the responsibilityto operate the rig in a safe manner. No one, including your officer, can compel you to do otherwise.

On April 18th and 19th the PD/FD Annual Racquetball tournament was held at Club Fit in Briarcliff,NY. Proceeds from the tournament were donated to both the PD and FD Widow's and Children'sFund. Making the check presentation of $700 to Ed Brown, Bronx Trustee, are Pete Klammer L47,Siegy Klammer Retired, and Eric Klammer L59.




Important Upcoming Election DatesThis fall there is a number of elections taking place in NYC, most importantly for the Mayor of NYC. If youlive in NYC and are not registered the vote it is imperative that you do so. In addition you should make sure thatevery member of your family that is eligible to vote is registered. To do so you can go to the political action sec-tion of the UFA website and download voter registration forms. In addition complete instructions will be madeavailable on the homepage. The UFA is in the process of interviewing candidates for all of the offices includ-ing, Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, District Attorney, Borough President and City Council. We will pub-lish our endorsements in a special issue of Firelines. Most importantly we will need volunteers to turn out forGet Out The Vote Operations. It is your responsibility to help out in these elections. The elected officials arethe ones that make decisions that affect you and your family. We will need people for Primary Day, ElectionDay and in the days leading up to them. Company Delegates should compile a list of members that will turn out.If you are not working you should plan on being there.

Important DatesPRIMARY ELECTION SEPTEMBER 15thPRIMARY ELECTION DEADLINEMAIL REGISTRATION Sec. 5-210(3)Application must be postmarked not later than August 21st and received by a board of elections not later thanAugust 26th to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election.

IN PERSON REGISTRATION Secs. 5-210, 5-211, 5-212You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National VoterRegistration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the Fall primary, yourapplication must be received no later than August 21st.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Sec. 5-208(3)Notices of change of address from registered voters received by August 26th by a county board of electionsmust be processed and entered in the records in time for the primary election.

GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3rd

GENERAL ELECTION DEADLINEMAIL REGISTRATION Sec. 5-210(3)Applications must be postmarked not later than October 9th and received by a board of elections not later thanOctober 14th to be eligible to vote in the General Election.

IN PERSON REGISTRATION Secs. 5-210, 5-211, 5-212You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National VoterRegistration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the November generalelection, your application must be received no later than October 9th except, if you have been honorably dis-charged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen since October 9th, you may register in personat the board of elections up until October 23rd.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Sec. 5-208(3)Notices of change of address from registered voters received by October 14th by a county board of electionsmust be processed and entered in the records in time for the general election. (Continued on page 9)




(Important Upcoming Election Dates - Continued from page 8)Military Voting

Persons serving in the military may vote from their designated ‘home of record’, regardless of where they maybe stationed or for how long.

If that ‘home of record’ is in New York, you may register and vote in local, state and federal elections by com-pleting an application and sending it to the board of elections in your ‘home of record’ county.

Your application will register you and also serve as your absentee ballot application, and will be valid for 2 fed-eral elections.

Applications are available from your Voting Assistance Officer on base, or you can visit www.fvap.gov for formsand information.

Always be sure to share any change of address information with your Board of Elections.

Questions? Call the State Board of Elections at 518-473-5086 or the Federal Voter Assistance Program at 1-800-438-8683, or contact your Voting Assistance Officer or US Embassy office.




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On Thursday, January 22nd, members of the COAPP-VSF visited the UFA headquarters in Manhattanto present a check to both the UFA and UFOA in the amount of $69,000 for the Thomas R. ElsasserFund which helps support families of firefighters who have died non-line of duty due to accident orillness. (L to R) James Slevin, UFA Vice president; Charles O'Donnell, retired E-228; Carlo A.Andersen, retired Battalion Chief Safety Operations Battalion; James J. McGowan, UFOA VicePresident; and James McHugh, retired L-172. (Wishing to attend but unable were FF Wiliam Senk andJoe Morrison, retired Lt E-15.)

(L-R)John G. Kelley, Jr., Brooklyn Trustee; RichieMaldonado – E-221; Kenny Butler L-104; JimSlevin, UFA Vice President; and Eddie Brown,Bronx Trustee, accept a check in the amount of$10,000 from the One-Pitch Tournament for theThomas R. Elssaser Fund which benefits the fami-lies of firefighters who have died non-line of dutydue to accident or illness.


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UFA President Steve Cassidyand Manhattan Trustee DanielMurphy at the June 11thprotest against GovernorPatterson’s veto of the Tier IIPension Extension Bill.

The 2009 UFA Delegate Seminar in Atlantic City was coordinated by UFA RecordingSecretary and Seminar Director, Joe Miccio (above left). UFA staff greeted delegates as theyarrived and assisted in registration. (L-R) Arthur Turner, Maria Zingone, Fern Iodice, DeniseKeeley, FF James Dahl (ret), Debbie Lynch, Tama Reilly, and FF Tony Caracciolo (ret).

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