Hello again everyone. I hope you are enjoying this very wet spring and
summer. I know that your minds are on backyard barbecues, summer vacations and
spending time with your families. So I won't take a lot of your time with a long
letter. I just wanted to thank Chuck Vaughn on a great job he did for us down in
Springfield. Chuck worked very hard on our behalf, and accomplished a great
deal. Please read Chuck’s article to get the full scope of the bills that were
passed to help us do our jobs. Thanks Chuck.
I know a large number of you have finished the Trustee's Training Program
offered by the Illinois Association of Fire Protection District and The Northern
Alliance. I am sure you found them very helpful in your positions as trustees
and will be able to use the information for years to come. For those of you that
still need to complete your training remember that we will be offering 2 of them
again in the fall, Part 3 (Personnel and Human Resources) will be offered on
Saturday, September 12, at the Deerfield Fire Protection District. And Part 1
(Organization and Administration of Fire Protection District) will be offered on
Saturday, October 17, at the Frankfort Fire Protection District. Please contact
Kathy if you still need to register.
Just a brief note to let you know that our Legislative Day back on April 22 in
Springfield went great and was very well attended on both sides, Fire personnel
and also by legislators. Thanks to all that work so hard on it. With your
participation next year it will even be better.
As always, if you should have any questions about the NIAFPD or if maybe you
would like to write an article for the Fire Guard or if you just need to find
out more about the Fire Service please don't hesitate to call Kathy Haage or
myself and we will try our best to help you. Also don't forget to check out our
web site www.niafpd.org. Have a great Summer and I will talk to you again in the
fall.