Election Day Tuesday April 23rd

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The Pa Primary is next Tuesday, April 23rd. Our candidates list is small this time around, two to be exact. We met with a few candidates for State Attorney General and Treasure. The two we are endorsing, we have long standing relationships with at the Capitol.
Our State Treasure candidate is the current House Majority Leader Ryan Bizzarro. Ryan has stood with us on everything from Paycheck Protection to current legislation like PTSI Workman s Comp and PFAS. Time and time again he has proven to be a man of his word, always standing with Fire Fighters.
Jared Solomon is our candidate for State Attorney General. Jared is the current Chair of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee where the majority of Fire Fighter bills pass through. Jared and his team have been instrumental in getting PTSI and PFAS to the finish line this session. Both of those bills have been stuck in limbo for over six years. With Jared’s dedication to our health and safety and his team’s legislative expertise, we are almost there.
Both candidates have been there and continue to be there for us, it s our turn to be there for them. We know they will always advocate for Fire Fighters no matter where their path takes them.
With all that said, we need your help next Tuesday manning the polling stations. Morning 0700 to 1130ish Afternoon 1530 to when the polls slow. We will get together for lunch at noon. Polling station locations will be handed out when the schedule and roster are complete.
For further information contact Joe Hottenstein
(570)236-4952.
In Solidarity,
Executive Board

Another Great St. Patrick’s Parade

Thank you to all the guys and their families who came out (Henry Cochran, Will Schaffer, The Richetta Family, and the Henry Family), to supported local 302 by marching in the parade with our brothers and sisters in the local trade unions. Its always great to have the families get to know each other while supporting an Allentown tradition. In 2025, we hope to have more members and their families join us and have a good time which will strength our union and build more relationships. Thank you.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Any members that wish to participate in marching in the St. Patrick’s day parade March 17th, 2024, please meet in the area of the Ritz parking lot and farmers market entrance for 1145am. Families are encouraged to attend. We will be providing food and drinks for all ages. If you are able to attend, please contact Joe Hottenstein at (570) 236 – 4952. Thank you!

January Meeting Notice

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Attention Local 302 Members

Due to New Year’s Day, the regularly scheduled
monthly meetings of I.A.F.F. Local 302 will be held on

Monday, January 8, 2024, and
Monday, January 15, 2024

at The Columbian House
1519 Greenleaf St. Allentown

The meeting time will be the same, 7:30 PM

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact
the secretary, Jason Tatum at any of the following numbers:

Cell: 484-866-1606

Last Alarm For Retired FF William C Wise

 

We regret to inform you of the passing of retired FF William C Wise. Bill joined the AFD on 9/23/1967 and retired on 1/4/1992 as the driver of E6 on the 4th platoon. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Bill’s family.

There will only be a graveside service at Grandview Cemetery on Walbert Ave on Sat, Dec 23rd at 11 am. Honor Guard will be involved. I will be working out details with Bill’s daughter in the next couple of days. We will provide Probably a flag fold and maybe carrying the urn to the gravesite.

Other AFD personnel are encouraged to attend to show support for Bill’s family. I will update as I receive more info

– Lt Trumbore

Local 302 Candidates

Local 302 endorsed candidates. Mostly Lehigh County and Allentown. candidates. But the Supreme Court and Superior Court candidates are Statewide.

 

Help at The Election Polls

 We are in need of help at the election polls on Tuesday, Nov 7th
 Come out and help the Local support candidates who support us. This is a great opportunity for new guys to get out and learn about the community you serve.
 We can use everyone’s help! As always we’ll be manning the polls in the morning from 0700ish to 11ish and afternoon from 1500ish til close. We’ll meet up for a Union lunch at noon.
For availability contact Perreault
(484)892-1787
Thank you

Meeting Reminder

Meeting reminder for Monday, October 6th. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1519 W Greenleaf St Allentown, PA 18102.

There will be Elections before the meeting from 1400 – 1930.

Also, there will be a Watch Ceremony for the Brothers

Taylor

Gauntner

Gostonyi

Alpha