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FUTURE PLANS - CFFCA ACTIVITIES
FEBRUARY 2021 UPDATE
The February 11th, 2021 CFFCA
Business Meeting at the Hilton has been CANCELLED. The Board will be discussing
a more realistic restart date of March 11th, 2021. Please MARK
and SAVE the date of March 11th, 2021 for on-site meeting at the Hilton, dependent
on the pandemic situation and vaccination progress.
DECEMBER 2020 UPDATE
Greetings and hope this finds all our members,
their families and organizations safe and well...
The annual December Christmas social luncheon has been cancelled with
great disappointment, but it is best to just ride out 2020 and start fresh
in 2021...
To say the year 2020 has been a very challenging and stressful time for
us all would be an understatement, but we stayed the course in a gallant
effort to provide those mission critical services to each of our communities
here in Central Florida in an exemplary manner. Although we have not been
able to meet for our monthly meetings since this past February due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, we did successfully hold four [4] ZOOM meeting presentations
for our membership and we hope that those virtual gatherings served an informative
purpose to all who were able to join and participate.
In light of the above, the Board will be considering the restart of our
monthly business meetings on site at the Altamonte Springs Hilton on Thursday,
January 14th, 2021 at 11:30am so please MARK and SAVE on your calendars
for your attendance – pending final Board approval. The CFFCA and the Hilton
will provide a safe meeting environment following all CDC guidelines for
social distancing, face coverings, food prep, banquet services, and sanitation
practices.
Until our “Mask-to-Mask” January meeting, CFFCA President John Miller
and the Board extends a warm and safe Christmas/New Year holiday season
to all... Stay well and safe, and God Bless!
NOVEMBER 2020 UPDATE
Our intent to restart our on-site business
meetings at the Hilton did not pan out due to mass gatherings and
social distancing guidelines were still in place. The Board of Directors
will revisit this subject matter under the State’s COVID-19 Phase 3 Re-Opening
Plan to determine when to consider a safe restart of our monthly meetings
on-site at the Hilton. This has caused us to cancel the Annual 3rd Alarm
Partner Showcase and potentially our December Christmas Social and Corp Partner
Appreciation. The Year 2020 has certainily been challenging time for us all
and continues to be a moving target at this point.
Once determined by the Board, please rest assured that on-site meetings
will be conducted in strict accordance with the most current CDC or local
authority guidelines concerning group gatherings and social distancing.
The Hilton is and remains well-prepared to offer a venue that is safe with
the utmost social distancing compliance measures in place.
[RECENT ACTIVITES RECAP]
The CFFCA held a ZOOM Tele-Conference "State of Florida and Regional
COVID-19 Update" on June 11th. It was well attended with 61 conference call
attendees. State, Regional, and Local officials provided an update as to
the COVID-19 impact on operations, current status, and future plans.
On July 16th hosted a virtual tele-conference ZOOM meeting which focused
on COVID-19 lessons learned and best practices within our 4-county area
of Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake. Each District Director reported
out on their respective county districts concerning COVID-19 operations,
including special “best practices” presentations from Orange County Fire
Rescue, Orlando Fire Department, Lake County Fire Rescue, and Groveland
Fire Department.
On September 10th, The CFFCA hosted another ZOOM virtual presentation
on “Coping with Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19” with the presenter being
Kendra Davies from Stellar Life Coaching.
STATE OF THE STATE AND REGION
COVID-19 UPDATE TELE-CONFERENCE
JUNE 11TH, 2020 [11AM - 12:30PM]
On June 11th, 2020 the CFFCA, in comjunction
with the Florida Fire Chiefs' Association and Valencia College School
of Public Safety, is hosting a 90-minute Tele-Conference on the State
of the State and Region COVID-19. This virtual meeting via a ZOOM LINK
will provide for a safe social distancing environment for the CFFCA / FFCA
participating members. The
tele-conference informational flyer with LINK will be emailed to the
CFFCA membership and the FFCA East Central Region members on or about
Friday, May 29th, 2020. This virtual meeting will serve as the FFCA EC
Regional Update that was cancelled this past March due to COVID-19.
As we move forward with ramping back up our monthly business
meetings, we will do so in a safe and responsible manner in cooperation
with the Hilton.
For planning purposes, the membership should anticipate another
virtual meeting during July with hopes that our on-site business meetings
at the Hilton starting back up in August, but only if safe to do so
and in accordance with any CDC or local authority guidelines.
CFFCA PRESIDENT SUSPENDS ALL CFFCA
MONTHLY MEETINGS AND RELATED GATHERINGS INDEFINITELY
Effective March 12th, 2020
The CFFCA hopes and prays that our agencies,
their personnel, and family members remain safe and vigilant during
this unprecedented time in our history. God Bless all of you for your
front-line valor and tireless service to your communities. The illustrative
graphic above speaks for itself without any further editorial needed.
We also appreciate our corporate partners for the continued assistance
with special needs and keeping the supply chain moving wherever possible.
In response to the COVID-19 national pandemic, CFFCA monthly
meetings and other related group gatherings, including the COLS-II
symposium that was scheduled during the month of May, have all been
indefinitely suspended.
The BOARD will continue to meet monthly via Go To Meeting
conference call method to insure that CFFCA business matters are carried
out. The Board will determine a very measured approach following all subsequent
CDC guidelines on how the CFFCA may conduct business safely in the future
once this pandemic is behind us.
Should any of our firefighters or members contract COVID-19,
please know that they will remain in our daily thoughts and healing
prayers for a full and healthy recovery. Our CFFCA Chaplain stands ready
to assist if and when called upon or the need arises.
God Bless America!
Sincerely,
John Miller
CFFCA President
CFFCA/FFCA JOINT EAST CENTRAL REGIONAL MEETING 03/12/2020
CANCELLED
In
response to the dynamic and changing COVID-19 pandemic and
in an abundance of precautiom for our members and guests, this meeting
has been CANCELLED until further notice. Further information will be
forthcoming through membership email concerning future meetings and
events.
2020 CFFCA Retiree
Group Photo
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on photo to enlarge]
Photo collectively represents over 447 years of career
service. Thank you for your selfless service to our Central Florida
Communities.
CFFCA MEETING / PROGRAM
February 13th, 2020
The monthly meeting of February 13th served
as our annual CFFCA Retiree Round Up [photo above], Election of
New Officers, and a very informative program by CORE on Clean Public
Safety Building.
Newly Elected Officers in accordance with bylaws are:
Vice President - Chief Craig Radzak [re-elected]
District 2 [Seminole] - Chief Frank Cornier [re-elected]
District 4 [Lake] - Chief Mike Swanson [re-elected]
District 5 [Retirees] - Retired Chief Charlie Chapman
The above officers will be duly sworn-in and installed
at the CFFCA March 12th, 2020 General Meeting.
The program "Clean PSB" presented by CORE focused
on the industrey collaborative that is addressing the design and
construction needs of fire stations to safeguard fire rescue personnel
from the exposures of bio-hazard waste and carcinogens.
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CFFCA MEETING / PROGRAM
AGENCY ROUND TABLE BRIEFINGS
January 9th, 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
The CFFCA's first business meeting / program of
the new year, January 9th, 2020, was held at the Hilton Orlando/Altamonte
Springs. This meeting served as an Agency Round Table Briefing
for the membership. Each Agency Chief or their Represenative
orally presented an update briefing on each of their organizations.
Eighteen [18] agencies provided a very informative
update on their respective agencies to the 48 members in attendance.
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Thank you to the following agencies that participated:
Sanford FD
Kissimmee FD
Lake Mary FR
St. Cloud FR
Orlando FD
Clermont FD
Seminole County FD
Apopka FD
Ocoee FD
Winter Garden FR
Orange County FR
Forrestry Services
Maitland FR
Lake County FR
Eustis FD
Mount Dora FD
FFCA SERP
FSFMO FF Safety Section
Remaining meeting / program photos can
be found on the GALLERY page.
CFFCA MEETING / PROGRAM
Corporate Partner Appreciation
December 19th, 2019
The CFFCA held its Annual Christmas Luncheon
and Corporate Partner Appreciation on December 19th, 2019
at the Hilton Altamonte Springs with 53 in attendance.
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Each Corporate Partner was recognized by
CFFCA President John Miller and presented with a custom CFFCA
logo ceramic tile for their gracious support throughout the year.
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CFFCA LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
"Maintaining Leadership Credibility"
October 22nd, 2019
Dr. Larry Ritcey - Presenter
The CFFCA held a 1-Day Leadership Seminar
at the Hilton on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 with 47
officers in attendance and 21 agencies represented.
Thank you to our Seminar Co-Sponsors:
Tony Apfelbeck
Fisher Safety
CORE Construction Services
North American Fire Equipment
Company
Please visit our Gallery for all seminar
photos...
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CFFCA 9-11
Memorial at the Hilton
Updated with the addition of
the
Florida FF LODD art piece
entitled:
"The Final
Alarm"
Go to GALLERY PAGE to view all photos
Florida
Fallen FF Memorial Unveiling
State Capitol Building - Tallahassee
April 1st. 2019
FFCA/CFFCA President John Miller
attended the Fallen FF Memorial Ceremony at
the State Capitol where the newly dedicated Fallen
FF Memorial was unveiled in the presence of hundreds of
fire officials, dignataries, and surviving family members
of the fallen.
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[Photo L to R: Ray Colburn
- FFCA CEO, Chief John Miller - FFCA/CFFCA
President, Chief Julie
Downey - FFCA Fire Chief of the Year, and Chief
Otto Drozd - 2nd Vice President IAFC.]
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Please visit our Gallery to see
additional photos....
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for LINK to VC-SPS]
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