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Norman, Oklahoma - Thank you for your interest in the IAFF and the Local IAFF 2067. Our goal is to maintain the highest level of safety for our members in an effort to serve the Norman community during an emergency. We continue to strive daily in helping our citizens obtain the highest level of emergency service possible. We also make every assurance each and every member of the International Association of Firefighters Local 2067 are equally compensated as professional firefighters & emergency responders. We are proud to serve Norman. We are proud to fight for and defend the rights of Firefighters and the rights of our community when pledging to be the finest, safest, and progressively motivated Fire Department possible. Thank you for visiting.

- UPDATE -
**January, 2012 Union Meeting
The meeting minutes for the January 17 & 18, 2012 Union Meeting have been posted. (Meeting Minutes...)
**FY 2013 Negotiations**
 FY13 Negotiations begin with 'Letter of Intent' by the IAFF
**FY 2012 Negotiations**
Latest Update: Agreement Reached - Vote proved acceptable to membership.
**FY 2011 Negotiations**
UPDATE on Merit Step Grievance connected to the FY11 Negotiations

Top News

Firefighters’ Obesity Rate Outpaces National Average
by Mary Rose Roberts - Fire Chief

January 24, 2012 - The rate of firefighter obesity outpaces the national average with about 73% to 88% cases in the fire service, so found a National Volunteer Fire Council and U.S. Fire Administration–funded obesity report. HOPE Health Research Institute conducted the report on behalf of the NFVC and USFA to document the causes of obesity in the fire service and provide action steps to reverse the potentially life-threatening trend.

The report, “Addressing the Epidemic of Obesity in the United States Fire Service,” examined the impact of obesity in the fire service and why it has become an epidemic. Researchers also provided nutritional and fitness recommendations, so firefighters can combat obesity and increase fitness, said Kenn Fontenot, NVFC’s health and safety committee chair.

“The report was to validate and confirm the health issues we have in the fire service, both volunteer and career,” Fontenot said.

Obesity can lead to heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, sleep apnea and cancer. It also can have a negative impact on a firefighter’s job performance as they find themselves failing to meet the minimal standards of physical fitness. (Read more...)

Oklahoma Legislative Action Plan Meetings

January 20, 2012 - At the 2011, OSFA Annual Convention, a resolution was passed to collectively support the Executive Board as we approach the 2012 session of the Oklahoma Legislature in developing a ”plan of action” that would have:

  1. a positive effect on the unfunded liability of the pension system with;
  2. the least impact on the members of the pension system and to;
  3. garner consensus from the members on the action plan.

Legislative Action Plan highlights:

  • It includes the shared sacrifice of active members, employers, the current members who have opted to leave their balances in the system, and the State.
  • It has the unanimous support of the PFFO, OFCA, ORFA and OSFA Executive Boards.
  • It has received support from both Houses: Particularly support from Representative McDaniels and Senator Mazzei.

Here are the site venues as of this date for our legislative presentations:

  • Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at Durant Library (located at 1515 West Main Street)
  • Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in Bethany, OK at Council Road Baptist Church. The meeting will take place in, "The Cube" on campus (located at 2900 N. Council Road)..
  • Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at Durant Library (located at 1515 West Main Street).
  • Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Bethany's The Cube at Council Road Baptist Church (located at 2900 N. Council Road).
  • Monday, January 30, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Woodward Vo-Tech (located at 34th and Hanks Trail).
  • Friday, February 3, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at Muskogee Central Fire Station (505 Columbus Street).
  • Tuesday, February 7, 2012 7 p.m. at Broken Bow Fire Station (11 N. Main Street in Broken Bow).

FY 2012 Contract Ratification Vote Meets Approval of Membership

January 18, 2011 - The Ballot Box Vote on the Tentative Agreement for the 2012 Contract resulted in a vote of 114 accept votes to 9 reject votes. The Negotiation Team will be signing the new CBA for FY2012 on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Conference Room. Thank you to all for your support and participation. See Agreement changes to be included in the FY2012 Contract.

IAFF Sends City Annual 'Letter of Intent' to Negotiate FY13 Contract

January 5, 2012 - The Local 2067 I.A.F.F., Bargaining Agent for the Norman Fire Department, made notice today as provided under O.S.A. 11 (1994) s51-101, et seq., of the intention to negotiate for items requiring the appropriations of monies and other contract terms. (Read Letter of Intent to Negotiate...) (FY 2013 Negotiations...)

OSFA Legislative Action Plan for the 2012 Session

January 3, 2012 - At the 2011 OSFA Annual Convention, a resolution was passed to collectively support the Executive Board as we approach the 2012 session of the Oklahoma Legislature in developing a ”plan of action” that would have:

  1. a positive effect on the unfunded liability of the pension system with;
  2. the least impact on the members of the pension system and to;
  3. garner consensus from the members on the action plan.

Members are encouraged to continue reading in our State news section or by visiting the OSFA website for further details, upcoming dates, venues and downloadable information to keep yourselves updated on this sessions pension related issues now being discussed at our State Capitol.

IAFF Scores Huge Congressional Victory
(International Association of Fire Fighters)

December 17, 2011 - In one of its final actions in 2011, Congress has passed an Omnibus Appropriations Bill that makes more than $742 million in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants available to struggling communities and extends the “SAFER waivers” for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. The waivers ensure that fire departments can use SAFER grants to rehire and retain fire fighters, in addition to hiring additional personnel.

“This is a significant victory for IAFF affiliates across the nation, because it will provide substantial funding to hire, rehire and retain fire fighters and paramedics," says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. "This funding will improve public safety and translate into thousands of jobs.”

Public safety in communities across the United States has been put at risk, as fire fighter and paramedic positions have been lost, targeted for elimination or left unfilled after a vacancy due to funding shortages as the prolonged economic downturn has decimated local tax revenue. But passage of the 2012 Omnibus Appropriations Bill enables communities to reverse that dangerous trend, with grants providing funding for as many as 7,000 fire fighter and paramedic positions.

“Our affiliates in towns and cities that are facing budget problems need to push their public officials and elected leaders to apply for this money when the grant period opens, and the IAFF stands ready to help prepare grant applications,” Schaitberger says. (Read more...)

IAFF Local 2067 Responds to Difficulty in Haz-Mat Physical Exam Testing

November 14, 2011 - The IAFF Local 2067 Executive Board recently held a meeting in which the topic of recent events surrounding this year's physical exam for Haz-Mat certification ended in difficulty for both the membership, the Norman Fire Department and the City of Norman.

Members affected by these recent events are encouraged to read a drafted letter to you from the Executive Board about this situation. (Read letter to IAFF 2067 members...) (Associated Executive Board meeting...)