
SATURDAY APRIL 28TH 11am to 5pm
FOP LODGE
5505 HANSEL AVE
ORLANDO, FL 32809
Monthly Regular Union Meeting April
April 16th @ 9 am at the Orlando Professional Firefighters Union Hall
4005 N. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32805
Concept and Design Win National Award
We
would like to congratulate one of our own for their commitment to the Orlando
Fire Department. Personnel dedicating
their life and career to this Fire Department should be recognized for their
accomplishments when they are of the magnitude and significance that gain
national recognition.
Assistant
Chief Dawn Sumter was hired back on October 1995 directly from the Public
Education positions she held with the Orlando Fire Department. As a woman, she had to work harder to prove
herself to her peers and she has gained the respect of those who have worked
under her during her career.
She
has risen to the rank of Assistant Chief, by her commitment and dedication to
the Orlando Fire Department. See has always been an advocate, for all those
around her and has personally involved herself so that she has a vested
interest in the outcome.
During
her career, she has attained the "Executive Fire Officer Certificate" from the
National Fire Academy. This process is
much like a Master Degree.
The National Fire Academy's (NFA) Executive
Fire Officer (EFO) Program provides senior fire officers with a broad
perspective on various facets of fire and emergency services administration.
The courses and accompanying research examine how to exercise leadership when
dealing with difficult or unique problems within communities.
This is a certificate that only the best can
attain, and in the Orlando Fire Department only Alan McAllister, Robert Sorenson
(Ret), Greg Hoggatt (Ret), JR Saez
(Current Assistant Chief) were able to attain while working at the Orlando Fire
Department.
At Chief Sumter's graduation at the National
Fire Academy she chose to be different and stand out from others and represent
the Orlando Fire Department as a leader.
She made a request of the current Fire Chief to redesign the current
Class A uniform for females and was
allowed to take on a project that was well overdue for the department.
Chief Sumter directly approached the current
uniform vendor and worked with their representative to design a completely new
Class A Uniform tailored to women in the Fire Service. Currently there is no design or fit tailored
to women in the Fire Service.
Chief Sumter was focused and determined to
create a Class A Uniform that would encompass her drive to showcase the Orlando
Fire Department. Both the Vendor's
designer and Chief Sumter agreed on a design that would present women in a
professional manner in a male dominant field.
Her
leadership and determination took that design to a level in which the Vendor
entered the final product at the North American Association of Uniform
Manufacturers conference in May 2017. The NAUMD was founded in 1933. This association
is a community for the uniform and image apparel industry. It is composed
of manufacturers, distributors and associated companies that have a common
bond in the future our industry.
Chief Sumter's design was
awarded 1st place for "Public Safety Best Dressed Uniform
Award" First Responder Agency - Large and
was recognized at their annual conference in Nashville.
This is just another example of a leader of the
Orlando Fire Department taking an idea and turning that into nationally
recognized award winning final product.
IAFF Article
Station Goods Available for Sale
We have been working with a number of Stations that have produces their logos and have produced wears for members to purchase and have created a page where all these items have been placed for sale. Examples of some of the items.
These items and more are available for purchase. Link to T-Shirt Store

Locating Your Representatives in Tallahassee
Follow Link
Find your House of Representative that represents your District by clicking on the House of Representatives Seal to the left.
Locate the "tab" on the left upper side of the page "Find Your Legislator" and provide the address info requested and it will identify your legislator. This will take you to their home pages that will provide you information and e-mail links on how to contact your representative.

Find your State Senator that represents your District by clicking the State Senate Seal to the left.
After you reach these pages all you will have to do is provide your zip code and it will take you to your representative's home page. This page will list the names and contacts for their administrative staff & assistants as well as their e-mails.
Also remember some of these representative have "facebook" pages for all those who participate in "facebook" search them out and follow them there you can probably leave the same type of letters on that page as well for the rest of his constituents to see.
Make it a point to communicate with your representatives and provide them how you feel about some of the legislation they have introduced or support. Remember he should be representing you and others in his district, not his personal agenda.