Summer 2019
MARIJUANA IMPAIRMENT FROM HOSTAGE IN IRAN TO TERRORISM EXPERT:
DENVER DETECTIVE
HONORED
U.S. FIRE DEPARTMENTS TURNING TO
DETOX SAUNAS
TO FIGHT OFF THE CANCER THREAT
Summer 2019
Letter from thePresident
Volume 35, Number 2 The PFIA Protector is printed quarterly by the Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association. The Executive and Editorial Offices are located at 101 E. 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 Local: 317-581-1913 or toll-free: 1-800-221-PFIA (7342) Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebekah Brownson
Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association President . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter F. Episcopo Senior Vice President/ Executive Secretary . . . . . John E. Murphy Vice President/Treasurer . . . Tom Clines
Board of Directors Mike Carrigan . . . . . . . Littleton, Colorado Ruben Cevallos . . . . . . San Antonio, Texas Myles Christie . . . . . . . . Augusta, Georgia Tom Clines . . . . . . . . . . . . Fishers, Indiana Peter F. Episcopo . . . . . . . Carmel, Indiana Edward Griffith, III . . . . Brick, New Jersey Gerald Housel . . . . . . . . Speedway, Indiana Tom C. Jackson . . . . . . . . . Peoria, Illinois Mark S. Kemp . . . . New Palestine, Indiana Steve Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . Greenfield, Indiana David G. Lentz . . . . . . . . Slidell, Louisiana Alan Melancon . . . . New Orleans, Louisiana
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As we enter into the summer months, let us be thankful for all the good things in our lives. As police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers we are dedicated to serve the citizens of our great country. Over our careers we have witnessed many tragedies on and off the job, but the most important to us is the loss of one of our own. In 2018, 144 police officers (which includes correctional officers) and 86 firefighters lost their life in the line of duty. The Association has developed insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones for today and for the future. In 2012, The Association recognized the need for cancer coverage as a number of our brothers and sisters were stricken by this disease, and it continues to increase. Cancer has become one of the leading causes of death for all Americans and especially for our members. Our plans provide financial relief if you are diagnosed with internal cancer, with the option of selecting a family rider and a return of premium rider, so you can protect the ones you love. If there is an interest in this protection, please contact your department’s representative or if no one is assigned to your department please contact the home office. As always PFIA is here for you as “EACH OTHERS KEEPER.”
John Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel, Indiana Steve D. Murphy . . . . . . Indianapolis, Indiana Don Trejbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Akron, Ohio Legal Counsel . . . . . . . . . John D. Hoover E. Davis Coots Donald J. Pistillo Lawrence W. Schmits Actuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Simanek Griffith, Ballard & Company
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16 MARIJUANA IMPAIRMENT The rise of medical and legal recreational use of marijuana throughout the U.S. has caused a problematic issue with testing. But one company’s new technology offers a solution. FEATURES 14 U.S. FIRE DEPARTMENTS TURNING TO DETOX SAUNAS TO FIGHT OFF THE CANCER THREAT Researchers completed a five-year study in 2015 of nearly 30,000 firefighters from Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco and concluded that firefighters in the study had a greater number of cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths. 26 FROM HOSTAGE IN IRAN TO TERRORISM EXPERT: DENVER DETECTIVE HONORED Detective Billy Gallegos was recognized for his years of service with the agency. DEPARTMENTS 2 IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD 6 THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE 12 PFIA REMEMBERS
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IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD...OUR FRATERNAL SIDE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Fraternal Events
PFIA sponsored golf team at the New Orleans Veteran Firefighters Assn. Tournament. Pictured: PFIA members Jamie Lampard, Henry Vanderbrook, Joe Herkender, and Darren Campbell.
PFIA donationing a check to Richmond Hill Fire Department for their 3rd annual Spring Fling. Money raised from this event will help Operation Presents Under the Tree, making sure no one is without during the holiday season. On behalf of PFIA, thank you for letting us be a part of this great event Richmond Hill Fire Department. Pictured: Member Chief Brendon Greene, Savannah, Georgia Agent Jason Roehm, and member Chief Michelle Oldfield Meacham.
Augusta, Georgia Agent Eric Smith presenting Anthony Williams a check for Good Hope Youth.
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Evansville, Indiana Agent Greg Lehman presenting a check to member Kirk Kuhnel for a golf scramble to benefit local fire families who have recently suffered a loss.
PFIA is a 2019 sponsor of Indianapolis Fire Department’s Emerald Society St. Patrick’s Day Festival. Pictured: Emerald Society President Shannon Whitely receiving donation from Indianapolis Agent Eric Hofmeister.
Jacksonville, Florida Agent Tony Ragans presents a sponsor check to Guns N’ Hoses promoter Tom Waarum for “Fight Night” 2019.
7th Annual Nolan’s Pub FOP 43 5K Fun Run to support our local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 43 and their mission to honor the fallen law enforcement officers. Pictured: Owner Craig Davide, St. Petersburg, Florida Agent Richard Thomas, and FOP Treasure Karl Lounge.
Nassau County Sheriff Officer (recruit) Mathew Holland receiving a plaque for Fitness Improvement Award. Pictured: Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff’s Office/ Instructor Chris Scarpinati (lead instructor), Mathew Holland, and Jacksonville ABM/Tony Ragans.
PFIA sponsored seats at the Red & Blue Ball for Slidell Fire and Slidell Police Departments. Pictured: City of Covington Fire Chief Gary Blocker & his wife City of Covington Police Department Lt. Tammy Blocker, Account Representative/ABM & Slidell Fire Dept. Chief of Fire Prevention Robby Marquette & his wife Sherry, and Goodbee Fire Department Fire Prevention Officer Jay Holcombe and his wife Courtney.
Members of the Providence and East Providence softball team receive a sponsorship check from Rhode Island Agents Anthony Lancellotti and Ray Masse. This team travels the country and does very well. They are looking for challengers!
Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff Officer Chris Scarpinati receiving a plaque from Jacksonville Agent Tony Ragans for his hard work The Indianapolis Fire and Metropolitan Police Departments as well as the Marion and dedication as one of County Sheriff’s Office was recognized on April 18, 2019 at the 51st Annual the lead instructors of the Fire, Police, & Deputy Sheriff’s Community Recognition Luncheon. This is a recruit class. continued tradition of recognizing outstanding public safety personnel. Summer 2019 • The PFIA Protector
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ABM for the Slidell, Louisiana Police Department David L. Lentz presenting Memorial Death check to Police Officer Jason Seals wife Katelyn and their youngest son Maxwell. Officer Seals was involved in a motorcycle crash while escorting a funeral procession in September 2018. He succumbed to his injuries after 2 months in the hospital.
PFIA Representative Dan Viancourt presents a check to the Parma, Ohio Police K-9 unit to purchase a GoPro camera and harness for training and work, while accepting a certificate of appreciation for PFIA.
PFIA donated fraternal checks to Denver Police Officers who were shot during a shootout with an armed suspect. Pictured: PFIA Board Member, Mike Carrigan, Deputy Chief Ron Thomas, Officer Steve Gameroz, Dakota Ridge student Sagan Lang, Officer Rich Jaramillo, and Chief of Police Paul Pazen.
The Murray Unit at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas had an Easter egg hunt for the employees children. Thank you PFIA for supporting our event.
Pictured: Ptl. Bryan Bernow, K9 Beny, Ptl. Bobby Jackson, K9 Dexter, PFIA Agent Dan Viancourt, Ptl. Nicholas Schuld, K9 Coney, Ptl. Jason Campana, and K9 Max.
7th annual Great Balls of Fire Golf Tournament for Savannah, Georgia Professional Firefighters Association L-574 sponsored by PFIA. Pictured: Jason Bartek, Bill Barrett, Savannah Agent Jason Roehm, and Michael Taylor.
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On March 30, 2019, the Schenectady Firefighters Cancer Foundation Run for your Life 5K was held in Schenectady’s Central Park, New York. PFIA helped sponsor the event that raised over $10,000 for the foundation with over 600 runners participating in the event.
The Mayor of Augusta, Georgia proclaimed February 7, 2019 as “Myles Christie Day” in Augusta, Georgia and urges all citizens to recognize and applaud all his endeavors as a model citizen. • Myles began his career at the Augusta Fire Department on May 10, 1992. • Since September 2002, he assisted in protecting our community’s firefighters and law enforcement officers through investment with Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association as an account representative. In December 2002, he was appointed to advisory board member. • In 2010, he was promoted to rank of sergeant with the Richmond County Fire Department. • He regularly volunteers to support senior citizens in our community and has adopted the McBean Community Center as the focus of his supporting activities. • He’s also been a faithful deacon in his church, a Boy Scout Troop Leader, and a volunteer board member for the Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries Food Pantry for the last 25 years. (DCCM provides canned goods, meat, juice, and cereal to low-income individuals that face chronic food insecurity) Myles retired with over 26 years of service with the Augusta Fire Department and enjoys helping those in need.
Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association donating a check to L574 Savannah Professional Firefighters Association for their 2019 Great Balls of Fire golf outing. The proceeds from this event will benefit the St. Joseph’s Candler mammography fund.
David Roth received Indiana’s highest award given to a civilian, the Sagamore of the Wabash, for his walk from Atlantic City to San Francisco. The event raised money for soldiers with PTSD.
The St. Joseph’s Candler mammogram fund was established to help support the effort to provide underprivileged women of the community mammograms. The mammogram fund utilizes 100% of the charitable donations to help underwrite the mammograms which they provide at an already deeply reduced cost. On behalf of PFIA thank you for letting us be a part of this great event.
Brazoria, Texas Agent Patrick Ware presenting a check to Warden Fitzpatrick at Lychner State Jail for Correctional Officer Appreciation Week May 6-10.
Pictured: Billy King, Savannah, Georgia Agent Jason Roehm, PFIA members’ Johnny Hinton and Greg Jacobs. Summer 2019 • The PFIA Protector
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very day, PFIA members go about their duties despite the threat of imminent danger. Sometimes they lose their lives so that another may live. It is with heartfelt sympathy that we list the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice this past year. These lists were compiled from the Officer Down Memorial Page http://www.odmp.org and the FEMA U.S. Fire Administration website http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/fatalityData/search. Remembering all of Law Enforcement’s Heroes Date Rank/Name
Department
State
2-Jan-18
Trooper Michael J. Anson
New York State Police
New York
4-Jan-18
Lieutenant Paul Murphy
New York City Police Department
New York
5-Jan-18
Lieutenant Christopher Robateau
Jersey City Police Department
New Jersey
8-Jan-18
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Alexander McCartney
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department
Washington
10-Jan-18
Detective Basilio A. Simons
New York City Police Department
New York
13-Jan-18
Lieutenant Jeffrey W. Francis
New York City Police Department
New York
17-Jan-18
Corporal William Harold Briggs
Creek County Sheriff’s Office
Oklahoma
17-Jan-18
Detective Micheal Robert Doty
York County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina
18-Jan-18
Deputy U.S. Marshal Christopher David Hill
U.S. Department of Justice
Pennsylvania
24-Jan-18
Deputy Sheriff Heath McDonald Gumm
Adams County Sheriff’s Office
Colorado
28-Jan-18
Police Officer Glenn Anthony Doss, Jr.
Detroit Police Department
Michigan
5-Feb-18
Deputy Sheriff Micah Lee Flick
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Colorado
6-Feb-18
Deputy Sheriff Steven Belanger
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
California
6-Feb-18
Reserve Officer Jarate Dewayne Condit
Asher Police Department
Oklahoma
7-Feb-18
Police Officer David Charles Sherrard
Richardson Police Department
Texas
9-Feb-18
Police Officer Chase Lee Maddox
Locust Grove Police Department
Georgia
9-Feb-18
Detective Michael Lawrence Ledek
New York City Police Department
New York
10-Feb-18
K9 Officer Eric Joseph Joering
Westerville Division of Police
Ohio
10-Feb-18
Police Officer Anthony Pasquale Morelli
Westerville Division of Police
Ohio
13-Feb-18
Commander Paul R. Bauer
Chicago Police Department
Illinois
13-Feb-18
Sergeant Edward Ronald Bollman
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indiana
13-Feb-18
Police Officer Darren Maurice Weathers
Detroit Police Department
Michigan
17-Feb-18
Deputy Sheriff Kevin James Stanton
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
Florida
20-Feb-18
Police Officer Justin Taylor Billa
Mobile Police Department
Alabama
21-Feb-18
Sergeant Mujahid Abdul Mumin Ramzziddin
Prince George’s County Police Department
Maryland
26-Feb-18
Sergeant Mark J. Baserman
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Pennsylvania
1-Mar-18
Deputy Sheriff Alexis Thunder Eagle Locklear
Scotland County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina
2-Mar-18
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Matthew Pickett
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Indiana
2-Mar-18
Police Officer Rodney Scott Smith
Hickman Police Department
Kentucky
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Department
State
2-Mar-18
Police Officer Malcus Williams, II
Ashland Police Department
Oregon
6-Mar-18
Police Officer Christopher Ryan Morton
Clinton Police Department
Missouri
9-Mar-18
Police Officer Greggory Casillas
Pomona Police Department
California
11-Mar-18 Deputy Sheriff David Lee’Sean Manning
Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina
12-Mar-18 Reserve Officer Christopher Michael Lawton
Zachary Police Department
Louisiana
13-Mar-18 Police Officer Scotty Hamilton
Pikeville Police Department
Kentucky
15-Mar-18 Deputy Sheriff Ryan Douglas Zirkle
Marin County Sheriff’s Office
California
21-Mar-18 Police Officer Andres Laza-Caraballo
Juncos Municipal Police Department
Puerto Rico
22-Mar-18 Special Agent Melissa S. Morrow
U.S. Department of Justice
Virginia
25-Mar-18 Detective Pedro Esponda, Jr.
New York City Police Department
New York
25-Mar-18 Lieutenant William H. Wanser, III
New York City Police Department
New York
29-Mar-18 Trooper First Class Kevin Michael Miller
Connecticut State Police
Connecticut
29-Mar-18 Police Officer Phillip Lynn Meacham
Hopkinsville Police Department
Kentucky
6-Apr-18
Corporal Dale Shannon Hallman
Saluda County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina
9-Apr-18
Police Officer Keith O’Neal Earle
Huntsville Police Department
Alabama
11-Apr-18
Patrolman Kevin F. Crossley
Whitesboro Police Department
New York
12-Apr-18
Sergeant Sean McNamee Gannon
Yarmouth Police Department
Massachusetts
19-Apr-18
Sergeant Noel Ramirez-Beltran, Jr.
Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office
Florida
19-Apr-18
Deputy Sheriff Taylor Fletcher Lindsey
Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office
Florida
19-Apr-18
Detective Sergeant Brian Scott Cuscino
New Castle Police Department
Pennsylvania
20-Apr-18
Deputy Sheriff Casey Lee Shoemate
Miller County Sheriff’s Office
Missouri
22-Apr-18
Police Officer Tamby Yagan
Paterson Police Department
New Jersey
24-Apr-18
Master Deputy James Lester Kirk, Jr.
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina
25-Apr-18
Corporal Eugene Cole
Somerset County Sheriff’s Office
Maine
25-Apr-18
Police Officer Rogelio Santander, Jr.
Dallas Police Department
Texas
27-Apr-18
Police Officer Jesus “Chuy” Cordova
Nogales Police Department
Arizona
27-Apr-18
Police Officer Charles M. Whites, Jr.
Round Rock Police Department
Texas
2-May-18
Detective Sally A. Thompson
New York City Police Department
New York
3-May-18
Police Officer Mark J. Natale
New York City Police Department
New York
4-May-18
Police Officer Robert Shawn Pitts
Terre Haute Police Department
Indiana
6-May-18
Agent Joel Alexis Pantojas-Fuentes
San Juan Police Department
Puerto Rico
7-May-18
Deputy Sheriff William Jackson Gentry, Jr.
Highlands County Sheriff’s Office
Florida
9-May-18
Police Officer Alex Isai Sable
York City Police Department
Pennsylvania
9-May-18
Deputy Inspector General Richard Wayne Hale
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Texas
15-May-18 Police Officer Lance Christian Whitaker
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Florida
17-May-18 Police Officer Emmett Paul Morris
Raleigh Police Department
Mississippi
18-May-18 Detective Harry Valentin
New York City Police Department
New York
21-May-18 Police Officer Thomas Coulter
Daytona Beach Police Department
Florida
21-May-18 Sergeant Kent Donald Swanson
Shelley Police Department
Idaho
21-May-18 Police Officer Ayrian Michelle Williams
Monroe Police Department
Louisiana
21-May-18 Police Officer Amy Sorrells Caprio
Baltimore County Police Department
Maryland
21-May-18 Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
24-May-18 Chief of Detectives William Allee
New York City Police Department
New York
24-May-18 Senior Special Agent Paul Scott Ragsdale
U.S. Department of Justice
Texas
25-May-18 Police Officer Anthony Lawrence Christie
Savannah Police Department
Georgia
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Remembering all of Law Enforcement’s Heroes Date Rank/Name
Department
State
26-May-18 Special Agent in Charge David James LeValley
U.S. Department of Justice
New York
29-May-18 Police Officer William P. Farley
New York City Police Department
New York
30-May-18 Sergeant Daniel Scott Baker
Dickson County Sheriff’s Office
Tennessee
31-May-18 Trooper First Class Walter Greene
Connecticut State Police
Connecticut
7-June-18
Collection Operations Mgr. Christopher Todd Bacon U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Minnesota
7-June-18
Police Officer Charles G. Irvine, Jr.
Milwaukee Police Department
Wisconsin
9-June-18
Sergeant Charles Robert Salaway
New York State Police
New York
10-June-18 Supervisory Special Agent Brian L. Crews
U.S. Department of Justice
New York
11-June-18 Detective Thomas J. Barnitt
New York City Police Department
New York
15-June-18 Deputy Sheriff Patrick Thomas Rohrer
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas
16-June-18 Deputy Sheriff Theresa Sue King
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas
18-June-18 Correctional Officer Tawanna Marin
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida
23-June-18 Senior Police Officer Christopher James Driver
Rocky Mount Police Department
North Carolina
24-June-18 Police Officer Richard Lopez
New York City Police Department
New York
24-June-18 Police Officer Mathew J. Mazany
Mentor Police Department
Ohio
24-June-18 Special Agent Timothy Allan Ensley
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington
25-June-18 Chief of Police Lonnie Verdell Burton
Wayland Baptist University Police Department
Texas
26-June-18 Police Officer Gary Lee Koch
New York City Police Department
New York
2-July-18
Trooper Nicholas F. Clark
New York State Police
New York
6-July-18
Police Officer Vu X. Nguyen
Cleveland Division of Police
Ohio
9-July-18
Deputy Jailer Randy ZoeRay Haddix
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office
Nebraska
9-July-18
Police Officer Jarrod Kyle Friddle
Cumby Police Department
Texas
15-July-18 Sergeant Michael Charles Chesna
Weymouth Police Department
Massachusetts
17-July-18 Special Agent Nole Edward Remagen
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington
18-July-18 Police Officer Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa
Hawaii County Police Department
Hawaii
18-July-18 Corrections Officer Joseph Brian Gomm
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Minnesota
19-July-18 Agent Cadet Immanuel James Washington
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Louisiana
19-July-18 Corrections Officer Kyle Lawrence Eng
Las Vegas Department of Public Safety
19-July-18 Lieutenant John J. Brant
Port Authority of NY and NJ Police Department New York
21-July-18 Senior Corporal Earl James “Jamie” Givens, III
Dallas Police Department
Texas
22-July-18 Police Officer Diego Moreno
Kent Police Department
Washington
25-July-18 Trooper Tyler James Edenhofer
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona
25-July-18 Police Officer Michael John Michalski
Milwaukee Police Department
Wisconsin
28-July-18 Police Officer Adam Edward Jobbers-Miller
Fort Myers Police Department
Florida
4-Aug-18
Comanche County District Attorney’s Office
Oklahoma
10-Aug-18 Officer Kirk A. Griess
California Highway Patrol
California
14-Aug-18 Police Officer Fadi Mukhlis Shukur
Detroit Police Department
Michigan
16-Aug-18 Police Officer Kathleen O’Connor-Funigiello
New Rochelle Police Department
New York
21-Aug-18 Deputy Sheriff Benjamin LeMont Zirbel
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Florida
7-Sept-18
Assistant Chief of Police Kirt Roy Ricks, III
Montgomery Police Department
Louisiana
7-Sept-18
Deputy Sheriff Aaron Paul Roberts
Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Missouri
11-Sept-18 Police Officer David Alexander Tinsley
Fort Wayne Police Department
Indiana
12-Sept-18 Police Officer Oscar Adrian Reyes
Costa Mesa Police Department
California
14-Sept-18 Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos, Jr.
CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California
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Department
State
14-Sept-18 Corporal Garrett Willis Hull
Fort Worth Police Department
Texas
15-Sept-18 Chief of Police Frank A. McClelland, Jr.
Ludowici Police Department
Georgia
16-Sept-18 Deputy Sheriff Robert Kenneth Kunze, III
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas
16-Sept-18 Detective Mark S. Gado
New Rochelle Police Department
New York
17-Sept-18 Deputy Sheriff Mark V. Stasyuk
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department
California
24-Sept-18 Corrections Officer Joseph Michael Parise
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Minnesota
25-Sept-18 Deputy Sheriff Mark A. Cox
Real County Sheriff’s Office
Texas
29-Sept-18 Patrolman James Kevin White
Brookhaven Police Department
Mississippi
29-Sept-18 Corporal Walter Zachery Moak
Brookhaven Police Department
Mississippi
3-Oct-18
Sergeant Terrence Felipe Carraway
Florence Police Department
South Carolina
4-Oct-18
Sergeant Dennis Wallace Reichardt
Suffolk County Police Department
New York
5-Oct-18
Federal Agent Kristopher David Youngberg
U.S. Department of Energy
Oklahoma
5-Oct-18
Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson
Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office
Texas
10-Oct-18
Corrections Officer Mark Anthony Gaspich
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Pennsylvania
17-Oct-18
Trooper Kevin Keith Conner
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
20-Oct-18
Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney
Gwinnett County Police Department
Georgia
22-Oct-18
Investigator Farrah Burdette Godwin Turner
Florence County Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina
26-Oct-18
Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Burt Vincent
Brigham City Police Department
Utah
27-Oct-18
Special Agent Dennis P. McCarthy
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
New York
31-Oct-18
Deputy Sheriff Loren Yalith Vasquez
Waller County Sheriff’s Office
Texas
1-Nov-18
Corporal Travis Wells
Dallas Police Department
North Carolina
2-Nov-18
Master Trooper Benjamin Derek Wallace
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
8-Nov-18
Sergeant Ronald Lee Helus
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
California
10-Nov-18 Police Officer Jared William Franks
Greensboro Police Department
North Carolina
15-Nov-18 Police Officer Toshio Hirai
Gardena Police Department
California
17-Nov-18 Police Officer Jason Michael Seals
Slidell Police Department
Louisiana
19-Nov-18 Police Officer Samuel Jimenez
Chicago Police Department
Illinois
24-Nov-18 Patrolman II LeAnn Simpson
Philadelphia Police Department
Mississippi
24-Nov-18 Police Officer David Romrell
South Salt Lake Police Department
Utah
24-Nov-18 Police Officer Hunter Anderson Edwards
Winchester Police Department
Virginia
25-Nov-18 Deputy Sheriff Tony Hinostroza, III
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department
California
26-Nov-18 Trooper Robert Emmet Nagle
New Jersey State Police
New Jersey
28-Nov-18 Sergeant Larry Emilio Marrero
Miami Beach Police Department
Florida
29-Nov-18 Deputy U.S. Marshal Chase Sabethal White
U.S. Department of Justice
Arizona
7-Dec-18
Detective Stephen John Mullen
Suffolk County Police Department
New York
12-Dec-18
Sergeant Matthew Troy Moreno
Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office
Colorado
12-Dec-18
Police Officer Jermaine Brown
Miami-Dade Police Department
Florida
12-Dec-18
Sergeant Benton Hurley Bertram
Charlestown Police Department
Indiana
13-Dec-18
Police Officer Edgar Isidro Flores
DeKalb County Police Department
Georgia
15-Dec-18
Police Officer Jason Barton Quick
Lumberton Police Department
North Carolina
17-Dec-18
Police Officer Eduardo Marmolejo
Chicago Police Department
Illinois
17-Dec-18
Police Officer Conrad Charles Gary
Chicago Police Department
Illinois
24-Dec-18
Detective Deidre Irene Mengedoht
Louisville Metro Police Department
Kentucky
26-Dec-18
Corporal Ronil Singh
Newman Police Department
California
28-Dec-18
Police Officer II Michael Wayne Smith
Henry County Police Department
Georgia
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Remembering all Firefighter Heroes Date Rank/Name
Department
State
2-Jan-18
Firefighter John Randle
Wamego City Fire Department
Kansas
6-Jan-18
Lieutenant Matthew LeTourneau
Philadelphia Fire Department
Pennsylvania
17-Jan-18
Deputy Chief Russell A. Achord
West Feliciana Parish Fire Protection District 1
Louisiana
17-Jan-18
Firefighter Derrick R. Webb
Hardy’s Chapel Volunteer Fire Department
Tennessee
24-Jan-18
FF/Driver-Operator Dwayne “Yogi” Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands Fire Service
Virgin Islands
12-Feb-18
Engineer Jason W. Dickey
Lawrenceburg Fire Department
Tennessee
14-Feb-18
Lieutenant Richard A. Jenks
Pascoag Fire Department
Rhode Island
20-Feb-18
Captain Earnest McDuffie
Hinesville Fire Department
Georgia
25-Feb-18
Assistant Fire Chief Christopher C. Pryor
LaVale Volunteer Fire Department
Maryland
28-Feb-18
Lieutenant Casey S. Kuhns
Morrisville Fire Department
Vermont
9-Mar-18
Driver Engineer Daryel W. Richards
Hollywood Fire Rescue and Beach Safety Dept. Florida
10-Mar-18 Firefighter M.V. Hudson
New London Volunteer Fire Department
Texas
12-Mar-18 Firefighter Stacey L. Boulware
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services
Georgia
16-Mar-18 Assistant Chief Rodney D. Baker, Jr.
Madison Township-Kunkle Fire Department
Ohio
16-Mar-18 Fire Operator Allen Headley
Plaquemines Parish Fire District 2
Louisiana
22-Mar-18 Firefighter Zachary J. Anthony
York City Department of Fire/Rescue Services
Pennsylvania
22-Mar-18 Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson
Fire Department City of New York
New York
22-Mar-18 Firefighter Ivan Flanscha
York City Department of Fire/Rescue Services
Pennsylvania
23-Mar-18 Firefighter Larry W. Marusik
Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department
Texas
24-Mar-18 2nd Assistant Chief Tom R. Craigo
Pratt Volunteer Fire Department
West Virginia
24-Mar-18 Assistant Fire Chief Michael J. Edwards
Pratt Volunteer Fire Department
West Virginia
30-Mar-18 2nd Assistant Fire Chief Timothy W. Royce
Mapleton Fire Department
Minnesota
30-Mar-18 Firefighter Adam C. Taylor
Decatur County Fire Rescue
Georgia
1-Apr-18
FF/Paramedic Richard L. Garner Jr.
Madison Fire Department
Wisconsin
3-Apr-18
Firefighter Caleb W. Scott
North Richland Hills Fire Rescue
Texas
5-Apr-18
Assistant Fire Chief Bernard C. Olive
Baytown Fire Department
Texas
8-Apr-18
Fire Chief Richard L. Sales
Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department
North Carolina
19-Apr-18
Firefighter Gregory Jackson
Fort Benning Fire Department
Georgia
19-Apr-18
Firefighter Herbert “Butch” T. Wilcox
Rocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department
Virginia
21-Apr-18
Inmate FF Trainee Anthony Colacino
Sierra Conservation Center
California
25-Apr-18
Firefighter Philip “Phil” H. Neubich
Spooner Fire District Department
Wisconsin
29-Apr-18
First Captain Michael Godzak
Rostraver Township Volunteer Fire Department Pennsylvania
30-Apr-18
Firefighter Jeffrey Holt
Lawrence Fire Department
Indiana
1-May-18
Captain Thelonious “Theo” Adams
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
Nevada
9-May-18
Firefighter Mark A. Graziano
City of Hudson Department of Fire Department
New York
12-May-18 Firefighter William F. Brinza III
Cowskin Rural Fire District
Oklahoma
14-May-18 Firefighter Thomas A. Cannon
Attleboro Fire Department
Massachusetts
28-May-18 FF/EMT Juan J. Bucio
Chicago Fire Department
Illinois
3-Jun-18
Chief Tony S. Spencer III
Engelhard Fire and Rescue
North Carolina
6-Jun-18
Fire Police Officer Grant L. Froman
Dover Township Volunteer Fire Department
Pennsylvania
10-Jun-18
Firefighter Douglas C. Ambrozewycz
Perth Amboy Fire Department
New Jersey
10-Jun-18
Firefighter Richard “Andy” Loller, Jr.
Weatherford Fire Department
Texas
10-Jun-18
Firefighter Dakota R. Snavely
East Side Fire Department
North Carolina
14-Jun-18
Firefighter William H. Moore IV
Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department
Virginia
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Department
State
24-Jun-18
FF/EMT Joseph M. Patterson
Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District
Ohio
25-Jun-18
Fire Captain David R. Rosa
Long Beach Fire Department
California
26-Jun-18
Fire Cadet Devon D. Coney
Austin Fire Department
Texas
27-Jun-18
Fire Lieutenant Benny Hutchins
Philadelphia Fire Department
Pennsylvania
4-Jul-18
Lieutenant Michael F. Cherubini
Hague Volunteer Fire Department
New York
4-Jul-18
Firefighter Michael G. Goodnight
West Liberty Fire Department
North Carolina
10-Jul-18
Captain Cory Barr
Sun Prairie Volunteer Fire Department
Wisconsin
14-Jul-18
Firefighter Zachary J. Fazekas
New Hyde Park Fire Department
New York
14-Jul-18
FF/Equipment Operator Braden Varney
CAL FIRE
California
23-Jul-18
Firefighter Nathan E. Flynn
Howard Co. Dept. of Fire and Rescue Services
Maryland
26-Jul-18
Fire Inspector Jeremy Stoke
Redding Fire Department
California
27-Jul-18
FF/Bulldozer Operator Don R. Smith
CAL FIRE
California
29-Jul-18
Captain Brian Hughes
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
California
2-Aug-18
Chief Engineer/FF Pasquale “Pepper” DiBenedetto
Englishtown Fire Department
New Jersey
8-Aug-18
Firefighter Barry Everett
DeKalb County Fire Rescue
Georgia
9-Aug-18
Heavy Equipment Mechanic Andrew J. Brake
CAL FIRE
California
10-Aug-18 Asst. Chief Madison “Maddy” L. Clinton, Jr.
Friendship Volunteer Fire Department
Oklahoma
13-Aug-18 Battalion Chief Matthew D. Burchett
Draper City Fire Department
Utah
13-Aug-18 Assistant Chief Jeff “Stan” N. Holden
Orange Rural Fire Department
North Carolina
23-Aug-18 Fire Chief Michael Reese
Willow Street Fire Company
Pennsylvania
1-Sep-18
Assistant Fire Chief Daniel “Danny” Lister
Queen Anne-Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Company Maryland
4-Sep-18
Firefighter II Eric C. Aarseth
Miller Timber Services
Oregon
7-Sep-18
Assistant Fire Chief David Fischer
Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department
South Dakota
23-Sep-18
Firefighter Robert J. Phillips II
Memphis Fire Department
Michigan
4-Oct-18
Firefighter Russell M. Hayes
El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Missouri
16-Oct-18
Fire Chief Glenn Harman
Rocky Point Fire & EMS
Oregon
17-Oct-18
Probationary Firefighter Joshua Eugin
Saint David Fire District
Arizona
20-Oct-18
Fire Chief Tom Henrich
Earling Fire and Resuce Department
Iowa
24-Oct-18
Assistant Chief Ken Hood
CA Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
California
3-Nov-18
Firefighter Dustin W. Grubbs
Magee Volunteer Fire Department
Mississippi
12-Nov-18 Firefighter Michael Lubig
Detroit Fire Department
Michigan
15-Nov-18 Firefighter Daniel J. Lucius
Carroll Township Fire and EMS
Ohio
22-Nov-18 Firefighter Michael “Jerry” G. Galay
Green Knoll Fire Rescue
New Jersey
9-Dec-18
Firefighter Christopher J. Roy
Worcester Fire Department
Massachusetts
16-Dec-18
Captain John A. Ostergard
East Olympia Fire District 6
Washington
20-Dec-18
Captain Scott W. Dannheimer
Coal Township Fire Department
Pennsylvania
25-Dec-18
Firefighter Natalie N. Dempsey
Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company
New Jersey
31-Dec-18
Captain Christopher P. Truman
Lake Mills Fire Department
Wisconsin
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PFIA REMEMBERS OUR FALLEN HEROES
WE PAY OUR RESPECTS TO OUR
FALLEN HEROES Kelvin Ansari Savannah Police Department (GA) 10-year veteran Sergeant Kelvin Ansari was shot and killed as he attempted to apprehend a robbery suspect. He and other officers had responded to a robbery that occurred at a barbershop. The suspect was believed to have left the area but was inside a nearby vehicle. As
Sergeant Ansari checked the area, the man exited and opened fire on him and another officer, striking them both. The subject fled into a nearby residential area, where he was found a short time later hiding in a shed. As responding officers ordered him to surrender, he exited the shed and opened fire again. He was fatally wounded by return gunfire.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
THOSE WHO PERFORM
Above and Beyond The baby isn’t breathing North Haven, Connecticut, — On March 2, 2018, Detective Michael Harton, who was working a detail at the theatre, immediately stepped into action when a woman rushed out of the theatre with a newborn baby that was not breathing. He took the baby and began performing life-saving measures, reviving the infant.
and DART were on scene to help the displaced residents. No injuries were reported in the fire.
Hearing an explosion
Des Moines, Iowa — On November 29, 2018, Captain Colin Dewar was just returning home Catch the children after a night on duty when Des Moines, Iowa — On he heard what sounded March 19, 2019, police officers, like an explosion. He including Craig Vasquez, Cole ran outside and saw Johnson, Casey Sanders, and flames coming from a Tyler Kelly, helped save several vehicle next door, so he children from an apartment fire PFIA Representative Michael Rizzello presenting grabbed a couple of fire Meritorious Award to Captain Colin Dewar. on Des Moines’ north side after extinguishers from his they were tossed from the third garage and ran over. He damage to the other floors of the floor to escape the flames. quickly extinguished the fire and building there might be at this The Des Moines Fire Department realized that someone was trapped time. was called to an apartment inside. He ran back to his garage The cause of the fire is not known building. When they arrived, and returned with a sawsall. yet. officers from the Des Moines Fortunately Engine 9 arrived and Residents who live on the first Police Department had already assisted Captain Dewar in the and second floors have been caught three children that people extrication of the patient. The allowed back inside to grab some had dropped from a third-floor patient was flown by Air Rescue belongings but will not be able to window. to a burn hospital. “Before we had arrived, there were stay there. The Red Cross, Polk County Emergency Management, people in one of the apartments tossing down their kids. The police department caught three of them and then when fire crews arrived, they pulled one or two more out,” said Lt. Thomas. The entire building has been evacuated and damage from the fire seems to be contained to the third floor. Officials did not know what other
Pictured: Senior Police Officers Cole Johnson, Craig Vasquez, Casey Sanders, and Tyler Kelley. Summer 2019 • The PFIA Protector
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U.S. fire departments turning to detox saunas to fight off the cancer threat
Firefighters are suffering from an inordinate number of cancer deaths and some departments are hoping Chemical Detox Infrared Saunas can, at least partly, provide some relief, reports GovTech.com. However, scientists disagree on the effectiveness of these saunas.
A study by researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Cancer Institute, and the University of California at Davis Department of Public Health Sciences, completed a five-year study in 2015 of nearly 30,000 firefighters from Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco and concluded that firefighters in the study had a greater number of cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths than the general population. The firefighters studied had at least one day of active duty between 1950 and 2009. The researchers found that when compared to the number of cancer cases in the general U.S. population, the firefighters had an increase of 9% in diagnoses and a 14% increase in death.
The International Association of Fire Fighters says cancer continues to be the leading cause of death among firefighters. However, Scientific studies do not form any conclusive evidence that sweating in a sauna actually detoxifies you. While few would say saunas are actually bad for you, some would go as far as to claim the whole idea is a hoax invented by the alternative health industry - or worse. Saunas gained the attention as potential detoxifiers after 9/11, when firefighters found to have high levels
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of toxins in their bodies turned to a controversial saunabased program. In 2003, actor Tom Cruise co-founded (and funded) the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, which is a “detoxification” program invented by L. Ron Hubbard as part of Scientology’s Bridge to Total Freedom. This rundown has been criticized by many doctors as pseudoscientific and medically dangerous, although it has produced positive testimonials from some recipients. It was reported in October 2007 that 838 people had completed the program. Neither the police nor the fire department officially supported the project. The Uniformed Firefighters Association initially supported it, but withdrew when the connection to the Church of Scientology was revealed. Firefighter Union President Patrick Bahnken said his members’ lives had benefited from the program, and that it had involved no religious rhetoric. Deputy Fire Commissioner Frank Gribbon of the FDNY told The New York Times, “while we are aware some members of the department have availed themselves of the program, we in no way endorse it.” Officials at the department raised concerns that firefighters were giving up existing medications in order to take part. The department’s deputy chief medical officer Dr. David Prezant said, “It’s not our job to say you can’t go. All we can do is say there’s no proven evidence it works.” However; priced at $6,000 for one of these saunas,
But are they effective? many fire stations seem to think the price is worth the peace of mind. The chemicals and the smoke from things in fire are breathed by the firefighters and come into contact with skin. “We go to a fire and the smoke, the chemicals, whatever, may rub against your skin and is absorbed into the body,” said Captain Eran Denzler with the East Montgomery County Fire Department in Texas. The county recently purchased one SaunaRay Chemical Detox Infrared Sauna and plans to purchase one for each of the four departments. Denzler said that immediately after a fire or fire drill,
profession. The main problem firefighters encounter may be the smoke, and more specifically, the smoke that emanates from the synthetic stuff that burns in houses — plastics, foams and coatings that experts say create hundreds of times more smoke than organic materials, according to an article in The Atlantic Daily. Denzler said the sauna is just part of a renewed focus on firefighter health. Annual doctor visits that include blood work, CT scans, and cardiac assessments are required, as is a physical assessment and mandatory washing of gear. The gear includes thick pants, a coat, boots, gloves, a hood, and mask. The hoods are permeable, and the soot and smoke make their way to the skin and stick to it. The absorption is aided by heat. Skin absorption rates increase by as much as 400 percent, according to The Atlantic Daily.
firefighters will rinse off in a shower, get into some loose-fitting workout clothes, and hop into the sauna onto a stationary bicycle.
“The sauna puts the firefighter into a fever state and purges the toxins that he has absorbed while fighting fires,” Denzler said. He said the participants are encouraged to reach a sweat, so they bike for about 10 minutes. “The infrared light and the heat take over, and at that point you sweat out the toxins.” The Indianapolis Fire Department has also deployed the sauna, having seen a demonstration of one at the Fire Department Instructors conference in 2015. At about $6,000 per unit, the sauna is worth the investment to try to curb the health concerns of the
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MA As of 2019, there are 33 states where people can lawfully consume marijuana for medical purposes and 10 states that allow the use of recreationally. That number has continued to grow since 1996, when California became the first state for legalization. In this regard, as more states legalize marijuana use,
whether for medical or recreational purposes, more and more police departments are looking for better ways to test impaired drivers not just for alcohol but for drivers under the influence of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, which is believed to be responsible for most of the psychoactive effects of marijuana. The medical use of marijuana is no exception. Although marijuana treats a wide range of medical issues, from anorexia to cancer, it binds to cannabinoid receptors and interferes with important endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter systems alters in motor behavior, perception, cognition, memory, learning, endocrine function, food intake, and regulation of body temperature. Marijuana effects can start immediately and reach their peak in 10-30 minutes and last approximately 2 hours. Many will
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ARIJUANA IMPAIRMENT By: Rebekah Brownson
revert back to their normal state within 3-5 hours after use. Those who frequently use, even after periods of non-use, have THC built up in their bloodstreams, selective responsiveness, and their speed of information processing has been shown to be impaired. For law enforcement, there is a problematic issue with testing for someone who is legally allowed to use, due to metabolites remaining in the body for some time after treatments or use. A person may think even though they are legally allowed to consume marijuana, testing would not apply to them. Or, they might think if they meticulously follow the medical marijuana rules, it’s Ok to operate a vehicle while using marijuana. Though it’s now lawful, the use of recreational and medical marijuana increases the possibility of impaired cognitive performance while driving, which increases the risk of traffic violations. Unlike alcohol, marijuana stays in your system longer as it is absorbed into the body’s fat and released slowly in the blood for days or weeks, depending on a person’s amount of fat. Other variables consist of the levels of THC in the dose and especially if they have ingested other drugs and or alcohol, which can make the absorption more intense.
Although we have the traditional sobriety test, which entails the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test, walk-and-turn test, and the one-leg stand test, officers may have a difficult time in determining marijuana impairment. Also, looking for bloodshot or glazed eyes, body and eyelid tremors, dilated pupils, and having a hard time multitasking is substantial in recognizing impairment. But we found a company that is working hard in the development of a marijuana breathalyzer.
marijuana) in one of the samples. Within a few minutes, the results for both alcohol and THC are displayed. If desired, the cartridge can be saved so the second sample can be analyzed in the future according to law enforcement or employee drug testing protocols.
A device called The Hound marijuana breathalyzer, which like an alcohol breathalyzer, can detect impairment, represents a breakthrough in testing. A person breathes into the breathalyzer’s mouthpiece just as they would if were an alcohol breathalyzer. The disposable cartridge in the breathalyzer automatically and simultaneously captures two breath samples. After the breath samples have been collected, the cartridge is removed and placed in a small portable processor that then measures alcohol and THC (the psychoactive component in
becomes more and more widespread due to legalization, The Hound marijuana breathalyzer has had a great deal of interest from law enforcement and employers in the U.S. and across the globe. THC only remains in the breath for a few hours before becoming undetectable, so this new technology can detect whether a person has used marijuana recently, and if still impaired. This is essential to accommodate legal and responsible marijuana use while still deterring and monitoring
The Hound breathalyzer is believed to be the only portable tool that can detect and measure THC in breath to levels as low as 1 trillionth of a gram, or 1 picogram per liter of breath. This is the sensitivity required to measure recent marijuana use throughout the 2-3 hour window of peak impairment identified by researchers.
Hound®® marijuana As for testing an individual breathalyzer for driving under the influence
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MARIJUANA IMPAIRMENT (continued) impaired driving.
They are currently finalizing charter customer agreements with law enforcement agencies and employers and feel confident that it will provide a critical function once deployed to law enforcement.■
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CHARITABLE FUND
PFIA’S
Charitable Fund PFIA is accepting charitable contributions to our Charitable Fund, which are tax deductible for the person or company donating. In April of every year, the Board will distribute PFIA’s contributions and donations from our members to these predetermined charities from the prior year. We will lean heavily towards children and military families. The four funds that we will contribute to will be, Make a Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Everyone gives money to charities of their choice but we think giving our members a place to give, that they know 100% of funds are distributed to charities close to their heart will be a very benevolent endeavor. We think that will be great extension of our fraternal mission and hope it is received well and becomes the place to go to for members to help others.
Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of LISA MARIE VON GUTEN
Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of LEE ANN LAWRENCE
Thank you Don and Dalene Trejbal
Thank you Gerald and Mary Jane Housel
Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of CHARLES THOMPSON Thank you Mark and Debbie Kemp
If you are interested in becoming a contributor or if you would like to donate, please make a check payable to PFIA Charitable Fund and put in the memo “charitable contribution,” or write a note and put it in the envelope and mail to: PFIA ATTN: Peter Episcopo 101 East 116th Street Carmel, IN 46032 Summer 2019 • The PFIA Protector
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THE BODY SHOP
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
What’s wrong with modern wheat
How an ancient food staple became toxic junk food, and what we can do about it (without going gluten-free)
G
rain has been at the heart of humankind’s diet for thousands of years. It is, in fact, the foundation of civilization: it cultivates easily, stores for years in kernel form, releasing its nutritional bounty when the seed is ground and prepared into fresh breads or porridges. This is how grains have been consumed over the millennia: stored in whole kernel form and milled fresh, full of life and nutrients.
It’s a 10,000 year food tradition. But in the last few generations, something’s gone wrong. At farmers’ markets and natural food stores, we’ve talked to hundreds of people about wheat. And it’s very clear to us: modern wheat is making people sick. More and more people are going gluten-free to fix long-standing digestion issues and they feel better. Yet, it is also very clear that there is more to this than gluten. For instance, we get many people telling us how they can’t eat gluten so they eat spelt or kamut. Yet both these ancient grains have gluten.
So what’s changed? In fact, almost everything. The way we grow it, the way we process it and the way we eat. The very wheat itself. Since industrialization, everything has changed, and it has happened in two distinct technology revolutions. The first was in milling, the second in cultivation and farming. Both have had a profound effect, yet most people have no idea.
Revolution # 1: Industrial milling, white flour and the birth of the processed food industry Our rallying cry is “Bake Like it’s 1869.” That’s because, in the 1870s, the invention of the modern steel roller mill revolutionized grain milling. Compared to old stone methods, it was fast and efficient and gave fine control over the various parts of the kernel. Instead of just mashing it all together, one could separate the component parts, allowing the purest and finest of white flour to be easily produced at low cost, so every class of person in rapidly
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growing cities could now afford fancy flour. People rejoiced for modern progress. And, beyond being cheap and wildly popular, this new type of flour shipped and stored better, allowing for a long distribution chain. In fact, it kept almost indefinitely. Pest problems were eliminated because pests didn’t want it. Of course, we now know that the reason it keeps so well is that it has been stripped of vital nutrients. The bugs and rodents knew this way before we did. The steel roller mill became so popular, so fast, that within 10 years nearly all stone mills in the western world had been replaced. And thus was born the first processed food and the beginning of our industrial food system: where vast quantities of shelf-stable food are produced in large factories, many months and many miles from the point of consumption. This excerpt from Wikipedia says it well: “From a human nutrition standpoint, it is ironic that wheat milling methods to produce white flour eliminate those portions of the wheat kernel (bran, germ, shorts, and red dog mill streams) that are richest in proteins, vitamins, lipids and minerals.” While these advances in milling were hailed as an innovation of modern living, nobody thought much about what was happening to the actual food value of wheat. Ironic indeed. Even more ironic perhaps, is that although we’ve understood this problem for many many decades, industrial white flour is still—by far—the most popular way to eat wheat. But there is another, newer problem, caused by a second technology revolution in the 20th century, which is not nearly as widely understood, so-called advancements in farming food production may have wrecked wheat itself.
Revolution # 2: Radical genetic modification and industrial high-input farming
Most of us are too young to remember, and those old enough will likely remember it only as a shining example of the wonders of modern science. But the world’s wheat crop was transformed in the 1950s and ‘60s in a movement called the Green Revolution. The father of the movement, Norman Borlaug, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and credited with saving one billion lives. According to his Wikipedia entry, Borlaug led initiatives that “involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure, modernization of management techniques, distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides to farmers.” He pioneered a new, improved species of semi-dwarf wheat that, together with complementary fertilizers and pesticides, increased yield spectacularly. This amazing new farming technology was propagated around the world by companies like Dupont and Monsanto, while mid-20th-century humanity applauded the end of hunger. Like the industrial milling revolution before it, the Green Revolution applied new technologies to improve efficiency and output, with little or no regard to the effect on human nutrition. This Green Revolution was about solving world hunger, but we’re now discovering some unintended consequences. According to Dr. William Davis, author of the Wheat Belly books, “This thing being sold to us called wheat—it ain’t wheat. It’s this stocky little high-yield plant, a distant relative of the wheat our mothers used to bake muffins, genetically and biochemically lightyears removed from the wheat of just 40 years ago.” And now scientists are starting to connect modern wheat with all manner of chronic digestive and inflammatory illnesses. And based on our personal and customer experiences, we would have to agree. Oooops.
So let’s summarize For 10,000 years, we cultivated wheat, stored it, milled it, and consumed it. The system worked, and it nourished civilization. Then, in the industrial era, we changed things. First we invented mechanical technologies to turn wheat into barren white flour. Then, we invented chemical and genetic technologies to make it resistant to pests, drought and blight and easier to harvest,
dramatically increasing yield per acre. And, while we were tweaking genetics, we also figured out how to increase glutens for better “baking properties” (fluffier results). Put another way: We have mutant seeds, grown in synthetic soil, bathed in chemicals. They’re deconstructed, pulverized to fine dust, bleached, and chemically treated to create a barren industrial filler that no other creature on the planet will eat. And we wonder why it might be making us sick? If all this alarms you, the simple and obvious prescription is not to eat wheat. Hence the glutenfree craze. But, for most of us, there is an alternative solution: don’t eat industrial flour made with modern wheat.
The gluten-free bandwagon: Misinformation and confusion As we mentioned, in our many market conversations, we hear all the time: “I’ve gone gluten-free and feel so much better. Now I only eat spelt or kamut.” (These both have gluten.) What’s going on here? For the very small percentage of the population that is celiac, even minute traces of gluten can cause terrible discomfort. But for the vast majority of people (myself included) with some level of wheat sensitivity, symptoms are much milder and seem to be triggered not necessarily by gluten per se, but by something about modern wheat. There is an increasingly understood distinction between gluten intolerance and modern wheat sensitivity, yet as more and more people go gluten-free, many are unaware of any difference. So we have waves of people (with varying degrees of wheat sensitivity) going gluten-free to be healthier. And the food industry is responding. A dizzying selection of gluten-free products has popped up, seemingly overnight, to cater to this new healthy lifestyle choice. The irony, however, is that most gluten-free versions of traditional wheat-based foods are actually junk food. Check the ingredients and you’ll likely see some combination of rice starch, cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato starch and guar gum, as a substitute for white flour. These are the same kind of highly refined industrial starches that spike blood sugar as much, or even more than, white flour. So don’t fall for gluten-free junk disguised as health food. For the vast majority of gluten-free eaters Summer 2019 • The PFIA Protector
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that are not celiac, we propose a return to honest to goodness old fashioned flour: organic heritage wheats, freshly stone ground.
So how do you get healthy flour? Sadly, it’s not easy. The reality for the healthconscious consumer is that almost all supermarket flour is made from industrial modern wheat, and almost all of it is made with industrial processing. Many people think “I just need to buy the healthy whole wheat flour.” Sadly, nothing could be further from the truth. In Canada, whole wheat is nothing more than white flour with some bran added back in. It’s processed on the same mills, in the same way. And other than that extra bit of fiber, it’s the same barren industrial filler. There’s nothing whole about it. You need to look for stone-ground whole meal flour, where the entire wheat kernel is ground and the germ is crushed into the flour. It’s hard to find because it doesn’t keep well—delicate fatty acids start to degrade immediately. So if you do find the real stuff, it has likely been oxidizing for months in the distribution chain, turning stale and rancid. Of course you can taste this. It’s that bitter unpleasantness that we so often associate with whole grains. Which is yet another irony, because that flavour signifies that nutrients have been lost. No wonder so many people think they don’t like whole grains!
Pigs want it fresh and so should you Modern people don’t think of flour as needing to be fresh. That’s because the industrial flour of the last few generations doesn’t need to be fresh. But when it comes to real stone-ground flour, we can’t emphasize it enough. Like any whole food, grain tastes best and is most nutritious when it is fresh. Animals know this. A farmer friend of ours told us: “Our pigs are grainfed. We grind it for them fresh everyday. If it’s not fresh, they don’t like it, and they don’t thrive.” So, eating wheat in the traditional nourishing way is turning out to be quite a project. You need to buy freshly stone-ground “whole meal” flour made from an ancient variety like spelt or kamut or a heritage variety like Red Fife. You’re not going to find this in the supermarket. You might find some at your local farmers’ market, or perhaps a really good natural food store. But even still, freshness is an issue.
Solution # 1: Mill your own The best way to get fresh wholesome flour is to buy yourself a countertop grain mill, source organic heritage wheat, and mill it yourself, as you need it. The quality is amazing and you will be thrilled with the results. The idea of home milling may seem outrageously labor-intensive, but there are modern home grain mills that are very fast and easy to use. And your baking will taste amazing.
Solution # 2: Our Heritage Baking Mixes If grinding your own doesn’t appeal, that’s where our fresh-ground organic baking mixes come in. You are limited to quick breads and cookies, but it’s super fast and easy and the next best thing to home grinding.
Let’s get back to wheat as a nourishing staple We are big believers in the Whole Food Philosophy, which simply says: mother nature knows best. After all, we are creatures genetically adapted over the eons to a certain diet. Yet, just in the last century, we have gotten away from traditional food. It seems self-evident that chronic health and obesity problems around the world are a result of this modern, dysfunctional new diet. It also seems clear that the closer we stay to a fresh, natural diet, the better. It’s simply what our bodies expect, and need, to be healthy, vital and strong. Yet modern wheat, converted into industrial white flour, is about as far from this as can be imagined. No wonder our bodies are protesting en mass. So let’s reject the profound genetic changes in modern wheat, in favour of traditional species our bodies recognize. Let’s reject the chemical fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides of modern industrial farming in favour of organic farming and clean seed. Let’s reject industrial white flour, in all it’s phoney incarnations. Let’s go back to simple stone-ground flour, milled fresh with all the nourishment of the living seed intact. The way the pigs and the bugs like it.
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CHILI & DONUTS
HERE’S THE FUN
A Little Humor Healing Cucumber & Garlic Salad Recipe (this is how atherosclerosis starts). Stress, poor diet, and physical inactivity can increase your risk of developing high blood pressure. Reduce sodium intake, minimize meat consumption, devise ways to reduce stress in your life, and get out for a walk at least once a day. Ingredients: – 1 long English cucumber – 2 cloves garlic, crushed Over 70 million adults in the United States alone suffer from high blood pressure.
– 1/4 of a small onion
High blood pressure is when your blood pressure (the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels) is consistently too high. It is also the most important risk factor for stroke and heart disease.
– 1/2 tsp. maple syrup or sweetener of choice
High blood pressure increases the workload of the heart and blood vessels, making them work harder and less efficiently. The friction of the high blood pressure damages the delicate tissues inside the arteries, and this allows LDL (bad) cholesterol to form plaques along the tiny tears of the artery walls
– 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar – optional: a little bit of dill Method: 1. Thinly slice the cucumber and put into a bowl. 2. Add the crushed garlic, and then add some thinly sliced onion. 3. Add in apple cider vinegar, sweetener and a little bit of dill if you please. Enjoy! https://livelovefruit.com/lower-cholesterol-regulate-high-bloodpressure-healing-cucumber-garlic-salad/
School Resource Officer Robert DePalma helped the North Haven Middle School celebrate National Pi Day. As a fundraiser to help a young North Haven student who is suffering from a medical condition, students were allowed to smash a pie in the face of school staff. A big thanks to SRO DePalma. Summer 2019 • The PFIA Protector
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SWAP SHOP
CLASSIFIEDS
For Sale or For Swap is for firefighters or law enforcement officers who have items to swap or sell, or are looking for items to add to a collection. There is no charge for this service, but we ask that you follow one rule: items advertised must relate to your profession as firefighters and/or law enforcement officers. PFIA solely makes it possible for you to contact one another. PFIA does not accept any responsibility for transactions. To participate, e-mail your name, contact information, & ad information to
rbrownson@pfia.net.
You may use any address and/or telephone number you wish.
PATCHES Starting a police and fire patch/ pin collection for my grandson. Will trade one for one. Just add self-addressed envelope with your patch. I am a 35-year veteran. Contact: Sal Franscino, 63 Lauren Lane, Brick, NJ 08723, or 908907-0844. (0115) • Pueblo, CO, police officer and EOD tech looking to trade police, fire, bomb, and military patches. Will trade one for one, with many extras. Contact R. Jones at k-rjones@comcast.net; or mail items to R. Jones, 24400 Gale Road, Pueblo, CO 81006-1995. (1014) • Looking to grow police/fire patch collection. If you have patches you would like to part with, please send to Shannon McCarty at 20 Nicole Court, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701.
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Kansas Fire Engineer wanting to trade Fire and EMS patches. Have extra patches from other depts. E-mail and we can find out if there are others you would want to trade. Contact Tim Dokken, at tim.dokken81@gmail.com or send patch to Tim Dokken 1028 W. Ash St., Junction City, KS 66441. (0816)
OTHER Retired Cleveland Police Officer Bob Guttu’s book, “Community Policing (It Really Works).” Contact: Bob Guttu at rguttu@ clevelandpolicefoundation.org. (0217) • Fire bike painting commemorating 9/11 by artist Motor Marc Lacourciere. A framed giclee collector’s piece, #2 of 250, $1,000. Contact: William Irby at 386-316-8275 or skipirby@aol. com. (0314)
Custom-designed blankets with PD/FD logos. Choice of colors to match department and company patches. Contact NHRF&R FF Stefan S. Vassallo at 973-7681049 or Sv145@aol.com. 50x60, 80 cotton 20 poly, $65 Free shipping in the Continental U.S. • Wanted: Fire grenades, leather fire helmets, and solid stream leather handled nozzles with shut-off valves. Contact Mark Carter at 352-494-7619 or markhaynescarter@gmail.com. (0215) • Retired Police Officer Michael Price, mike22price@yahoo. com. Shadow Boxes by Officer Friendly. Specializing in paying tribute to Police, Fire, Corrections, EMS, and Military with customized shadow boxes. Go to www.facebook.com/ shadowboxesbyofficerfriendly for samples of my work. (1115)
Herculaneum, MO, Fire Department patches to trade. One for one. New patches only. Have other patches to trade as well. Bill Haggard, 441 Jefferson, Herculaneum, MO 63048. 636475-5476 or billh6300@hotmail. com. (0216) • Wanted: I’m looking to trade police/fire patches or pins. I’m building a shadow box. Will trade one for one. Contact: A. Ferguson at fergusonadrianne@yahoo. com or mail items to 1234 Texas Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101. (1116) • I would like to swap challenge coins with other officers or agencies. One for One. I also sell them for $10 each plus $5 for shipping. Sandra Torres at 903221-6344 •
Wanted: I collect antique fire memorabilia and any items from Wilmington, DE Fire Department. Contact E. Tickner at bat6wfd@ verizon.net or call 302-598-6038 and leave a message. (0518) • Two Tarrant County badges for free, just pay postage. Contact Dolores Stewart at 817-239-6653. • I have two Sig Sauer P220R holsters that are brand new for sale. Both Safariland, right handed level II retention, still in the factory bags. One of the holsters is a tactical holster. I have pictures available for anyone interested. Duty holster $165 and tactical holster $195 retail. I’m willing to sell both for $250. Contact Det. Brian Jeffers at 720-810-0856.
MOVING? Maintaining contact with our members at Police & Firemen’s Insurance is very important to us. In order for us to do that, we are providing a change of address form to assist our members in helping us maintain their most current information. Go to our website at www.pfia1913.org In the top right-hand corner select Address Change and fill out your updated information. Please download form ChangeAddress.pdf and Email to: memberservices@pfia.net (Form must be downloaded first, then saved to your desktop to retain your information)
For Sale: Crosstech Fire Boots with Powertoe, Size 9.5E, gently used in great condition, Made in the USA, $100. Call Kristy at 616-644-6820
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From hostage in Iran to terrorism expert:
DENVER DETECTIVE HONORED By Elise Schmelzer
For more than 14 years, Denver police Det. Billy Gallegos worked with the FBI to investigate the world’s most dangerous terrorists. He was wellequipped for the job — he was once a captive of a terrorist group for more than a year. For 444 days, Gallegos was a hostage to the Iranian militants who in 1979 took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, where Gallegos served as a guard with the U.S. Marine Corps. When he returned home to Colorado, he joined the Denver Police Department and was later chosen to serve on an FBI terrorism task force, where he worked until his retirement in November. The Denver Police Foundation honored Gallegos for his 24 years of work with the agency during its annual awards ceremony. Eighteen other officers also received awards and commendations. Gallegos, 21 years old at the time he was captured, was the only hostage the Iranians allowed to speak to U.S. news media. They told him what to say and his face was broadcast across the world. His captors beat him and kept him in inhumane conditions. He returned home to Pueblo in 1981 and was greeted with parades and fanfare. Two years later, he moved to Denver to pursue a degree at Metropolitan State University. He worked in other industries until he joined the Denver Police Department in 1994. Gallegos had always wanted to be a police officer, he said. He took judo and karate classes as a child and met many officers who were his instructors. He looked up to them. While serving as a detective, the administration asked him in 2005 to work as an officer for an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Even before he was taken hostage, Gallegos had been interested in terrorism and fascinated by people like Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan who terrorized Europe in the mid-1970s. “I always wanted to be in a position to catch them,” he said.
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His time as a hostage gave him insight into how terrorists work, he said. He knew how they talked. He knew how they strategized. His Iranian captors were often candid with him. “They didn’t think we were going to live,” he said. His work with the task force varied greatly, he said. He traveled the world and worked on international terrorism investigations. “There’s a lot of this that I can’t talk about,” he said. A proclamation signed Thursday by Mayor Micheal Hancock states that Gallegos developed cases that led to the arrest of “some of the most dangerous people committed to harming this county.” Gallegos retired from the department in November. It was time, and some of his injuries from his time in Tehran have started to catch up with him, he said. He plans to spend his retirement catching up with friends he hasn’t seen, traveling and fly-fishing. “It’s been an incredible career,” he said after accepting his award. “I have no complaints.” Eighteen other Denver police officers received awards at the Denver Police Foundation luncheon including: •
The Above and Beyond Award: Sgt. Bobby Waidler
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Officer of the Year: Det. James Anderson
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Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart: Officer Travis Lloyd
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Medal of Valor: Officer Sean Egan Drew, Sgt. Jess Leuthauser, Lt. Edward Leger, Officer Brent Cairns and Cpl. Greg Vacca
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Distinguished Service Cross: Sgt. Perry Speelman, Det. Randall Krouse and officers Raul Barron, Juan Gamboa, Martin Tritschler
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Preservation of Life: Det. Randall Krouse and officers Martin Tritschler, Vincent Robert Talty, Michael Pineda, John Ashcraft, Nichole Batiste and Andrew Stadler.
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/18/billy-gallegos-denverpolice-tehran-retirement/
ODDS N ENDS
MISCELLANEOUS
Various Kinds of Things
Southeast Regional Manager Myles Christie presenting PFIA watch to Atlanta, Georgia Agent George Howell for his hard work.
Birmingham, Alabama Agent Paul Erwin with Alabama head football coach Nick Saban.
New Jersey Agent Jason Cusack playing the bass drum for New Haven County Firefighters Pipes and Drums.
Buffalo's singing cops Moe Badger and Michael Norwood appear on The Ellen Show.
Southeast Regional Manager Myles Christie’s son Caleb with golf legend Gary Player at 2019 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
Members of Niskayuna Fire District receiving their polices from Schenectady, New York Agent Mark Karl Pictured: FF John Baker, FF Nick Persons, and Captain Ted Congdon.
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Directory of Advisory Board Members & Account Representatives (H) Home Phone Alabama Birmingham PD PAUL A. IRWIN JR. 205-365-7092 (C) 205-591-0911 (B)
California San Jose FD RICHARD FLOYD 800-832-7333 (W)
Colorado Arvada FD TODD HOBLER 720-540-4940 (H) 303-919-7759 (C) todd.hobler@arvadafire.com Denver FD JAMES H. SNYDER 303-888-0810 (C) 303-425-6042 (F) jsnyder6181@msn.com Denver PD JASON CARRIGAN 303-994-7575 (C) pfiacarrigan@gmail.com Denver PD & Sheriff MIKE CARRIGAN 303-619-6112 (C) pfia.mikecarrigan@gmail.com Denver Sheriff MICHAEL P. BENNETT 720-273-9292 (H) Denver West Metro Fire Rescue DUANE G. PELL 303-238-2328 (H) 303-810-2480 (C) pelldp@q.com Mountain View FD MIKE STRATTON 970-587-8923 (H) 970-412-6730 (C) mikestratton@gmail.com mstratton@mvfpd.org
Connecticut Bridgeport FD DAVID DOBBS 203-913-3049 (C) 203-331-0056 (H) ffdave17@hotmail.com Bridgeport FD MIKE KAMSZIK 203-767-3331 (C) mikekamszik@gmail.com Bridgeport FD LUIS A. RIVERA 203-526-1976 (C) hogfire@optonline.net
(C) Cell Phone Bridgeport FD MATTHEW DEYSENROTH 203-948-3548 (C) mattd196@aol.com CT State Corrections - Garner SCOTT STRIELKAUSKAS 203-206-2027 (C) 203-757-0036 (H) scottstriel@icloud.com Hartford FD EDWARD MACHIAL 860-985-9350 (C) latinofire73@yahoo.com New Britain FD TIM CYR 860-841-7242 (C) ctpfia@outlook.com New Britain PD PAUL BAK 860-560-3973 (C) pbak66@comcast.net New Haven Corrections ERNEST AWUSAH 347-270-6141 (C) ernestawusah@gmail.com New Haven Corrections JAMES ELLIOTT 203-500-5373 (H) kingjamesxxiii@aol.com New Haven FD and Branford FD & PD JASON T. CUSACK 203-996-G0597 (C) qball0056@gmail.com New Haven FD and Branford FD & PD WILLIAM CUSACK 203-494-6762 (C) Norwalk FD & PD JUSTIN BISCEGLIE 203-803-8050 (C) Norwalk FD & PD GARY MECOZZI 203-965-5345 (W) Norwalk FD & PD RONALD SPAGNUOLO 203-854-3014 (W) 203-515-1365 (C) lukespags12@gmail.com
(B) Business Phone Stamford PD FRANKIE FORBES 203-469-5320 (H) 203-627-0259 (C) dblf11484@sbcglobal.net Waterbury FD JOHN PERUGINI 203-233-3394 (C) johnperugini1987@gmail.com Waterbury PD JASON COCCHIOLA 860-637-0239 (C) jasoncocchiola0@gmail.com Waterbury PD MICHAEL STOKES 860-637-0815 (C) mikestokes628@gmail.com
Delaware Wilmington FD & PD ANTHONY HARRIS 302-250-5276 (C) aharris275@msn.com
Florida Cape Coral FD EDWARD AGOCS 239-214-1467 (H) edagocs@yahoo.com Gainesville FD EUGENE DUGAN 386-344-3427 (C) ejd0907@gmail.com Gainesville PD MARTIN HONEYCUTT 352-871-5360 (C) martinh5360@gmail.com Jacksonville FD ANTHONY E. RAGANS 904-768-3546 (H) 904-699-7181 (C) tbone247@att.net Orlando FD T.J. LOWREY 407-970-0893 (C) pfia.tj@gmail.com Orlando PD JASON BATURA 321-228-7821 (C) pfiaorlandorep@aol.com
Robinson State Corrections ROSENDO DELEON JR. 860982-9692 (C) rodeleonjr0311@gmail.com
Port St. Lucie FD & Sheriff MICHAEL RIZZELLO 772-370-4803 (C) firerizz@aol.com
Southington FD & PD MICHAEL KAHN 860-982-5567 (C) kahn358@hotmail.com
St. Petersburg FD TOMMY DORSEY 727-647-8807 (C) tdd1121@aol.com
Stamford FD PATRICK J. TRIPODI 203-394-7048 (C) ptripodi@charter.net
St. Petersburg FD WINTHROP M. NEWTON 727-323-1213 (H) iwilldo@earthlink.net
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(P) Pager Number
St. Petersburg PD SCOTT LAANINEN 813-482-3972 (C) scott.laaninen@gmail.com
Decator FD LYLE MEADOR 217-972-2568 (C) lylemeador@gmail.com
St. Petersburg PD RICHARD THOMAS 727-798-7165 (C) rthomas1@knology.net
Peoria PD TERRY L. PYATT 309-697-9325 (H)
Tampa PD CHRIS LaFRAMBOISE 813-892-5313 (C) clafram.pfia@gmail.com
Georgia Atlanta FD GEORGE W. HOWELL III 404-772-8358 (C) george.howell.pfia@gmail.com Atlanta FD MARK V. McDONNELL 678-797-9728 (H) 770-301-3394 (C) mcdnl2410@yahoo.com Augusta FD & PD ERIC V. SMITH 706-339-5979 (C) smith23ev@hotmail.com
Rock Island FD NICK THOMPSON 309-314-6276 (C) nick3146276@yahoo.com
Indiana
Anderson FD & PD MATTHEW COLE 765-208-5179 (C) fftmc773@yahoo.com Columbus FD AARON EICHEL 812-603-8641 (C) aaroneichel246@gmail.com Evansville FD & PD GREG LEHMAN 812-455-3443 (C) 812-624-0023 (H) glehman64@gmail.com
DeKalb Co. PD & FD TAD LANDAU 404-557-4205 (H) tadlandau@yahoo.com
Fort Wayne FD CHARLES ‘DJ’ REID 260-615-9513 (C) charles.reid@cityofftwayne.org
Macon Bibb FD ZEDRIC GREENE 478-221-0496 (C) policefire2018@gmail.com
Fort Wayne PD JON A. BONAR 260-438-5815 (C) jon.bonar@cityoffortwayne.org
Macon Bibb Co. FD & PD STEPHEN M. STAFFORD 478-978-5316 (H) ss20041@cox.net Savannah FD & PD JASON ROEHM 989-239-1450 (H) roehmjason@yahoo.com Whitfield Co. FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections BRETT MILLER 706-280-2160 (C) bmiller0828@gmail.com
Illinois Chicago FD MICHAEL J. SHANAHAN 312-307-8795 (C) mspfia@msn.com
Hammond FD JEFF HARTLERODE 219-671-2167 (C) pfia707@gmail.com Indianapolis FD ERIC HOFMEISTER 317-946-8551 (C) pfia332@gmail.com Indianapolis PD STEVE D. MURPHY 317-786-8198 (H) 317-696-7562 (C) pfsmurphy@gmail.com Indianapolis PD DAVID V. ROTH 317-490-9008 (C) rothventure@gmail.com
Chicago FD MICHAEL WALSH 773-852-2927 (C) pfia3210@att.net
Mishawaka/South Bend FD & PD NICK KAUFMAN 574-226-9681 (C) nikkik204@comcast.net
Chicago, Southern Suburbs FD & PD, University Park FD JEFFERY A. DUHOSKI 708-927-0960 paidnproud@aol.com
Terre Haute FD DIANA LUTHER 812-243-0250 (C) lutherpfia@gmail.com
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Iowa Burlington FD KENNETH MORRIS 319-753-6285 (H) Cedar Rapids FD LYLE THEISEN 319-462-3912 (H) lylepatthe@msn.com Des Moines FD/PD RAYMOND A. GALLARDO 515-205-2414 (C) ray.gallardo13@gmail.com West Des Moines FD DOUG REX 515-222-3423 (W) 515-991-3684 (C) dougrex1@gmail.com
Kansas Junction City FD, PD & Sheriff J. R. REYNOLDS 785-238-7835 (H) 785-375-1340 (C) j.r.jcfd@gmail.com Kansas City FD LOARN JEANNERET 913-371-5704 (H) loarnjeanneret@hotmail.com
Louisiana Baton Rouge FD PAUL H. OWENS 225-772-4190 (C) paulowens1948@gmail.com Caddo Parish FD JOEL A. MCVAY 318-560-1223 (H) jamcvay@live.com Jefferson Parish Sheriff KIM LENTZ 985-774-4414 (C) 985-639-1723 (H) lentz1848@bellsouth.net Lake Charles FD & PD MACK KENNEDY 337-855-3714 (H) Livingston Parish FD FRANK DELLUCKY 225-266-0835 (C) fd1437@bellsouth.net Mandeville FD ROBBY MARQUETTE 985-789-2814 (C) healthavengers@gmail.com New Orleans & Slidell FD ALAN MELANCON 504-905-3185 (C) 985-690-1441 (H) wizmelancon@charter.net New Orleans & Kenner FD PAUL J. MELANCON 504-524-3878 (H) 504-430-1962 (C) New Orleans PD DAVID G. LENTZ 985-649-5741 (H) nameck2@aol.com Shreveport FD & PD, Caddo Parish Sheriff GARY L. RALPH 318-426-4034 (C) garyralph@bellsouth.net
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Shreveport PD JERRY SILVA 318-655-5627 (C) j.silva360@yahoo.com Slidell PD DAVID L. LENTZ 985-639-1723 (H) dlentz78@gmail.com
Maryland Montgomery County PD CARLO CORVOISIER 301-580-2595 (C) corvoisier73@gmail.com Western PD, Sheriff, & Corrections ALLISON ARANA 301-730-0443 (C) allisonarana89@gmail.com
Massachusetts Hampden County Sheriff ADAM APPLE 413-237-3233 (H) New Bedford PD & FD
Nebraska Lincoln FD KARLA HOUFEK 402-499-1773 karlajhoufek@gmail.com Omaha FD JAMES E. CLINES 402-553-2634 (W) 402-968-1053 (C) jclines@cox.net Omaha FD RANDY WOLODKEWITSCH 402-216-9664 (C) 402-571-2694 (H) pfia.rjw656@gmail.com Omaha & La Vista PD JEFF WARNOCK 402-312-3211 junebug1568@gmail.com
New Jersey Ashbury Park FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com
New Bedford FD & PD JAMES ESTRELLA III 774-473-0451 (C) james.estrella@newbedfordpd.com
Atlantic City FD GENNARO BASSO 609-214-3002 (H) gennarobasso81@gmail.com
Wayland FD DANIEL BUENTELLO 508-922-2247 (C) danfd50@yahoo.com
Bay Shore, Monmouth Co. PD, FD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com
Worcester PD TIMOTHY REYNOLDS 774-253-6432 (H) tcr316@live.com
Michigan Ann Arbor FD & PD CHRIS MCGLOTHIN 517-915-8316 (C) 810-237-6888 ext. 4479 (W) Flint PD MICHAEL P. SULLIVAN 810-814-3381 (C) 810-237-6888 ext. 4479 (W) Grand Traverse City FD & PD KARYL L. MOORE 231-947-1758 (H) dfivestar@chartermi.net Oakland County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections SARAH GOOCH 586-531-2129 depsmallfry@gmail.com Wayne Co. FD & Sheriff BRIAN CHASE 734-752-0787 (H) bchase42@gmail.com
Missouri Kansas City Metro Area DONNIE SHOOK 816-315-9943 (C) pfiashook@gmail.com St. Louis FD BRYAN A. RADLEY 314-724-3005 (C) bryan.radley@yahoo.com
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Hackensack FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com
Passaic FD & PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay134@gmail.com
Hoboken FD & PD DOMINICK DePINTO 201-401-4351 (C) dominick226@comcast.net
Passaic County Sheriff THOMAS M. PANZARINO 973-296-8006 (C) bkckgangarino@gmail.com
Irvington FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com
Paterson FD & PD FRANK DAUNNO 973-330-2968 (C) jrdaun@aol.com
Jersey City FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com
Sussex County FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com
Jersey City PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com Linden FD STEPHEN SMIGELSKY 732-634-8582 (H) 732-236-3036 (C) srs214@msn.com Long Branch FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com
Trenton FD & PD GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com Union City PD DOMINICK De PINTO 201-401-4351 (C) dominick226@comcast.net Ventnor FD WILLIAM NAGLE 609-705-8450 (C) bubby129056@yahoo.com Wallington FD & PD EDWARD J. TANDERIS 973-472-8999 (H) wset1@aol.com
Manasquan PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com
New Mexico
Bayonne FD & PD DOMINICK DePINTO 201-401-4351 (C) dominick226@comcast.net
Mercer County GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com
Colfax Co. FD & Sheriff PAUL MAY 832-724-5818 (C) pm3149@sbcglobal.net
Belleville FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com
Middlesex County PD THOMAS RATAJCZAK 732-501-5604 (H) tjay103@yahoo.com
Bergen Co. PD, FD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com
Middletown Twp. FD & PD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com
Brick Township PD DANIEL WALESKI 848-207-6471 (C) 732-262-1170 (W) dwaleski@brickpd.com
Monmouth Co. PD, FD, & Sheriff MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com
Camden County PD & FD Cherry Hill FD ED MICUA 609-315-0609 (C) 856-428-3252 (H) edmicuapfia@verizon.net
Morris County FD & PD CHAD DiGIORGIO 201-206-5183 (C) chadckfd@verizon.net
Clifton FD,& PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay134@gmail.com
Newark FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com
East Orange FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com
Newark PD & Essex County Sheriff ALEX MARTINEZ 973-390-1918 (C) alnpd@mac.com
Elizabeth FD & PD ANTHONY “FOGE” FAZIO 908-377-2052 (C) foge69@aol.com
North Hudson FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com
Gloucester County FD & PD EDWARD VINCENT 856-316-2547 (C) edvincent.pfia@gmail.com
Nutley FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com
New York Albany FD EDWARD VERHOFF 518-378-1488 (C) everhoff@hotmail.com Albany PD KYLE PARKER 518-944-6206 (C) kjparker@albany-ny.org Albion Corrections THOMAS SUTTON 716- 471-9326 (C) co11to7@aol.com Binghamton FD JOHN M. SULLIVAN 607-771-6318 (H) Buffalo FD WENDY MAJTYKA-HARTMAN 716-479-2976 (C) ffwendi@gmail.com Buffalo PD JOHN A. PETRICCA 716-380-2057 (C) 716-649-3441 (H) jpd441@verizon.net Cattaraugus County Sheriff NATHAN A. ROOT 716-938-2239 (W) 716-498-3252 (C) naroot@cattco.org Monroe County Sheriff ALFRED N. DeROSA 585-208-3902 (C) aderosa58@gmail.com
Niagara County Sheriff KEITH HETRICK III 716-622-6461 (C) keith.hetrick@gmail.com
Greensboro FD MATTHEW PATTERSON 336-382-4600 (C) mattsfiregfd@yahoo.com
Marion FD & PD MICHAEL M. RADCLIFF 740-386-2582 (W) mandjradcliff@roadrunner.com
Niagara Falls PD BRYAN DALPORTO 716-628-3221 (C) bdalporto@msn.com
Winston-Salem FD DAVID POLLARD 336-403-7771 (C) wslocal682@gmail.com
Youngstown FD SHAWN MURRAY 330-518-2966 (C) mur511.sm@gmail.com
Niagara Falls FD JOSEPH TORRE 716-940-8225 (C) j.torre@nypfia.org Niagara Falls FD RISKY SANABRIA 716-550-0625 (C) riskybizz06@hotmail.com Niagara Falls PD RICK FLECK III 716-807-6876 (C) preekil7@aol.com Rochester FD & PD JONATHAN YOUNG 585-310-2259 (C) pfia@mac.com Schenectady FD MARK KARL 518-852-4953 (H) omm21@yahoo.com Schenectady FD RON BAIER 518-527-5107 (C) 518-864-7482 (H) ltreb4@aol.com Syracuse PD BRENT POTTS 315-266-7168 (C) bpotts@syracuse.org Syracuse FD JAMES ENNIS 315-430-0340 (C) 315-468-8630 (H) jennis@twcny.rr.com
Raleigh FD CURTIS SHERIAN 919-630-0960 (C) clsherian@yahoo.com
Ohio Akron PD DON G. TREJBAL 330-352-4502 (C) apd506@aol.com Akron FD GREG GEARHART 330-351-2673 (C) gearhartpfia@gmail.com Canton FD, Greentown FD, Massillon FD & PD & Stark Co. FD MARC R. JACKSON 330-904-9095 (C) cfd110@aol.com Cincinnati PD GREG TOYEAS 513-738-4141 (H) 513-484-2459 (C) gregtoyeas@yahoo.com Cincinnati/Hamilton Co. FD MARK REUSS 513-574-3340 (H) 513-706-1287 (C) jamreuss@fuse.net Cleveland FD VINCE VIANCOURT 440-835-5647 (W) 216-534-6927 (C) benefits.consulting@yahoo.com
Troy FD RAYMOND J. DAVIS 518-423-8918 (C) sdavistroy@hotmail.com
Cleveland PD DAN VIANCOURT 216-990-2882 (C) dsv.pfia@gmail.com
Troy PD CHRISTOPHER J. PARKER 518-378-2283 (C) parkerc24@yahoo.com
Columbus FD EDDIE MADISON 614-327-6707 (C) eddiepfia@gmail.com
Utica FD PETER A. CARUSO 315-725-5712 (C) pfiapete@yahoo.com Utica PD PETER A. CARUSO III 315-269-4886 (C) paac3@yahoo.com Wende State Corrections ANGEL L. MENDEZ 716-818-3797 (C) lou811@netzero.net
North Carolina Charlotte FD JEFFREY LONG 704-576-9194 (C) jlongpfia@gmail.com Greensboro FD CHRISTOPHER HOLMES 704-245-4308 cholmes@riskversity.com
Columbus PD WILLIAM CAPRETTA 740-983-6347 (H) 614-563-9636 (C) Coshocton County FD & PD CORY WILSON 740-502-9240 (C) cwilsoniaff216@roadrunner.com Dayton Region MATT MATLOCK 937-409-1508 (C) mmatlock94@yahoo.com Licking County FD & PD JOHN CAPRETTA 614-554-6688 (C) jcapretta@aol.com Loveland/Symmes FD OTTO HUBER 513-583-3001 (W) Marietta FD JOE A. MATTHEWS 740-373-3053 (H) mayorjoe@suddenlink.net
Youngstown PD CHARLES GUZZY 330-707-2171 (H) 330-743-9380 (W) Zanesville FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections RANDAL WINEGARDNER 740-475-8014 (C)
Pennsylvania Allegheny Co., PD STEVEN NAVE 412-704-7508 (H) (412)913-4613 (C) stevematt3@aol.com Delaware Co., FD & PD MARTIN KELLY 610-299-3656 (C) marty1297@aol.com Erie FD MARIE PASTEWKA 814-873-5551 (C) mpastewka@aol.com Johnstown FD ROBERT J. OPETT 814-659-9313 (C) opett24@ymail.comre McKeesport FD & PD JEFFREY D. TOMOVCSIK 412-523-3903 (C) 412-675-5050 Ext.640 (W) jtomo170@comcast.net Penn. Law Enforcement JONATHON RUSH 412-952-5615 (C) jrushpfia@hotmail.com Philadelphia FD FRANK DAUBER, JR. 215-904-7143 (C) 215-904-7143 (H) francis5923@aol.com Philadelphia FD TIMOTHY G. McSHEA 267-331-0606 (C) tbonemick17@gmail.com Philadelphia FD JASON MILES 267-718-5093 (C) jasonmilespfd@gmail.com Pittsburgh FD DONALD DORSEY 412-680-9351 (P) Pittsburgh FD RONALD BLASKO 412-607-1798 (C) ronblasko@gmail.com Pittsburgh FD THOMAS HERAK 412-761-6281 (H) Pittsburgh FD BOBBY JUNKER 412-551-9041 (C) robert.junker@pittsburghpa.gov Pittsburgh PD CARL R. MOROSETTI, JR. 412-600-2806 (C) crm3393@gmail.com
Scranton FD & PD & Waymart Corrections ANDY POLANSKY 570-961-9024 (H) 570-878-1248 (C) andy.polansky@verizon.net Western PA Corrections STEVEN MATTHEWS 814-931-1593 (C) smattco2@live.com
Rhode Island Johnston PD SETH D. CROSBY 401-641-1575 (C) scros788@gmail.com Pawtucket FD & East Providence FD RAYMOND J. MASSE 401-639-0164 (H) pfia1261@gmail.com Providence FD ANTHONY LANCELLOTTI 401-569-3551 (C) 401-946-6939 (H) iggylance29@cox.net Providence PD SCOTT ZAMBARANO 401-265-1657 (C) zambarano1075@yahoo.com
South Carolina Columbia FD & PD BRANDON COOK 803-920-2737 (H) brandon.cook13@gmail.com North Charleston PD MICHAEL FIGUEROA 973-477-0749 (C) mfigpfia@gmail.com North Myrtle Beach FD & PD RICHARD BUDDELMEYER 843-249-5334 (C) pfia1913@sc.rr.com
Texas Amarillo FD, PD, & Corrections JOE C. PONDER 806-584-0953 (C) joeponder2012@yahoo.com Beaumont PD JARROD MIRELES 409-284-5220 (C) neilmireles@gmail.com Bee County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections RICHARD L. WEBB 361-319-3758 (C) urout_78102@yahoo.com Brazos Co,. Sheriff JERRY BARRATT 979-492-1008 (C) barrattjn@gmail.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections PATRICK WARE 936-581-3309 (H) txpware@outlook.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections VICKE MOSSBARGER 979-864-0286 (C) pfia.texas@gmail.com
Coryell Co. FD & PD MIKE CLOUDS 936-293-0486 (C) mikeclouds@yahoo.com Denton County Sheriff LES WOODS 817-675-6151 (C) lwpfia@yahoo.com Fannin Co. FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections JARED D. MARANGA 214-682-8413 (C) ekiorengo@gmail.com Galveston FD & PD TOMMY GATTIS 832-652-1315 (C) tommygpfia@gmail.com Garland FD JEFF TOKAR 972-781-7111 (W) Gatesville Corrections CAROLYN L. IRISH 254-248-5400 (H) Grimes Co., FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections SHERRIE BARRATT 979-574-6475 (C) barrattsl@gmail.com Gurney Unit Corrections CINDY ARNOLD 903-724-9007 (C) cindyarnold18@yahoo.com Harris County PD, Sheriff & Corrections MARTY KUEHN 281-935-4610 (C) mk0160@yahoo.com Harrison County Police & Fire FLOYD DUNCAN 903-930-9721 (C) 903-777-3694 (H) fduncan440@gmail.com Jasper FD & PD STANLEY D. CHRISTOPHER 409-381-0350 (H) chiefjpd@hotmail.com Jasper County Sheriff/Corr. TERRY LEE 409-420-0662 (H) 409-383-7580 (C) tel87@yahoo.com Jefferson County Sheriff ROBERT ADAMS 409-722-1033 (W) bobbyadams288@hotmail.com McAllen PD ROLANDO CASTILLO 956-655-8476 (H) r.c.21@hotmail.com McLennan County Sheriff SHEILA THUN 254-405-3797 (C) sdthun@ctwa.com Montgomery County PD, Sheriff & Corrections THOMAS M. PIERCE 936-355-0490 (C) toetee@aol.com
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Parker County Fire, Police & Sheriff RICHARD KRIEGER 817-994-6975 (C) kriegerrich@yahoo.com
Page County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections MICHAEL WAGONER 540-860-2382 (C) kc8jpk03@gmail.com
Pasadena FD, PD, & Corrections J.C. ROCK 832-457-1685 (H) rockfish007@gmail.com
Prince William Co., FD ADAM MOWRY 703-303-3883 amowry739@gmail.com
Pinehurst FD & PD KIESHA LUNA 409-330-0013 (C) kieshaluna@yahoo.com
Prince William Co. FD WESLEY BANNER 540-604-4518 (C) wbdcfdt16@outlook.com
Port Arthur FD & PD BRIAN K. SIMMONS 409-460-0039 (C) firebksman@yahoo.com
Washington, D.C.
San Antonio FD JOE VALADEZ 210-656-9046 (H) 210-693-4344 (F) valadezjp@aol.com San Antonio FD RUBEN CEVALLOS 210-861-4578 (C) ruben.cevallos@gmail.com Smith County Sheriff WANDA HUNTER 903-710-2769 (H) 903-511-6819 (C) Tarrant County Sheriff & surrounding Metropolis area TANYA YOUNG 817-988-9704 (C) 817-292-5388 (F) tanyayoung7800@sbcglobal.net Tyler County PD ELBERT SHEFFIELD 409-377-1315 (H) 409-283-5262 (C) bubbasheffield1968@gmail.com
Washington, D.C. FD PETER J. BAGDOVITZ 301-980-0843 (C) pjbagdovitz@juno.com
Washington, D.C. PD MIGUEL MIRANDA 202-439-2292 (C) miguel.miranda@verizon.net
West Virginia Huntington FD & PD RANDY D. ELLIS 740-886-5388 (H) 304-633-4975 (
Wisconsin Milwaukee PD VIDAL A. COLON 414-334-0735 (C) vcpfia@gmail.com
Wyoming Laramie City FD, PD & Sheriff B. JOHN FITZGERALD 307-775-9610 (H) jcatfitz@msn.com
Walker County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections TARA M. BURNETT 936-668-9193 (C) burnett.t2013@yahoo.com Webb County Sheriff JOEY MEDELLIN 956-652-8640 (C) joeymedellin4130@gmail.com jmedellin@webbcountytx.gov
Virginia Fairfax County PD ANIELLO DESANTIS 540-273-2729 (C) 302710aad@gmail.com Fredericksburg FD, PD, & Sheriff HANSON D. JOHNSON 540-847-1091 (C) 540-548-0022 (H) hdj2@verizon.net Loudoun County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections MICHAEL COX 703-297-1527 (C) mcox.pfia@outlook.com
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MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN
HELP US FIND THESE
Missing Children
Our members are in a unique position to spot missing children. PFIA urges you to make a special effort to try to locate these missing children. If seen, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children immediately at 1-800-843-5678 or report a sighting online at www.missingkids.com. You may also call or visit the website for free abduction prevention tips.
MISSING • HELP BRING ME HOME
JAELYNN THACKER
Sex: Female Height: 5'2” Race: White Weight: 140 Birth: 8/1/2001 Eyes: Blue Age Now: 17 Hair: Blonde
Missing: April 15, 2018 Ceredo, WV
JASMINE WALTER
Sex: Female Race: White Birth: 1/11/2003 Age Now: 16
Height: 5’6” Weight: 145 Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown
Missing: June 13, 2018 Rio Ranch, NM.
NAYKWANDA CAPERS
Sex: Female Height: 5’3” Race: Black Weight: 149 Birth: 11/4/2002 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 16 Hair: Black
Missing: June 2, 2018 Patterson, NJ
GREGORY PARKS
Sex: Male Race: White Birth: 11/3/2003 Age Now: 15
Height: 5’7” Weight: 160 Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde
Missing: January 5, 2019 Indianapolis, IN
DON’T HESITATE CALL
FATIMA DELCID
Sex: Female Height: 5'3” Race: Hispanic Weight: 165 Birth: 12/5/2004 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 14 Hair: Black
Missing: March 5, 2019 Godwin, NC
JANESHJA STAPLETON
Sex: Female Race: Black Birth: 7/1/2001 Age Now: 17
Height: 5’6” Weight: 180 Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Missing: May 11, 2017 Omaha, NE
911 OR 1-800-843-5678
SPECIAL NOTE: Height and weight are listed from the date an individual went missing and may not currently be accurate.
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Police & Firemens Ins. Association 101 E. 116th St. Carmel, In 46032-4567
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NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WEEK 2019 The Texas Peace Officer’s Memorial Ceremony is held on the southern steps of the Capitol Building from May 5-11, complete with Color Guard Teams, Mounted Officers, Pipe and Drum Corps, and many more. The countless lives dedicated to serving our state are honored. Many of our personnel attend to show our support and from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, we thank all of you, past, present, and future, that sacrifice for us every day.