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Welcome to Local 3963
The fire fighters of San Marcos, Texas Fire and Rescue, Local 3963 would like to welcome you to our website. We hope you enjoy your visit and look forward to you stopping by again in the near future. We have added several updates such as SMPFFA-PAC tab under the Main Menu section and the President's Corner for our members.The San Marcos Fire Department is 100% Union. We strive to continually update the site, so stop back by and check it out. If you have questions, suggestions, or just general comments, then please feel free to let us know in the "Contact Us" section on the left. Also while you are here, please fill out our guest book and thanks again for stopping by. SMPFFA
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Project Graduation
The San Marcos Professional Fire Fighters E Board presented retired Lt Jack Mutschlechner with a check for $250.00 to help with Project Graduation 2009. Left to Right Howie Minor, Paul Muth, Jack Mutschlechner, Jim Matano and Craig Miller.

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MDA - Fill the Boot
We would like to thank all our supporters that helped Fill our Boot's for MDA on April 16, 2009. We will be going out again to collect since two of our days were rained out. To learn more about MDA please visit www.mda.org
Thanks for your support!
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House Passes Collective Bargaining Bill
Updated
On: Aug 13, 2007 (19:33:00)
The IAFF's top legislative priority, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 -- which guarantees collective bargaining rights for every fire fighter in the nation -- has overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill, HR 980, won the support of a majority of the Repiblicans and Democrats in Congress, passing by a margin of 314-97.
For more than 50 years, the IAFF has battled to guarantee every professional fire fighter the right to collectively bargain, says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. This is just the first step, but it's truly an historic moment for our union.
HR 980 assures four basic rights: the right to organize and form a union and be recognized as the exclusive representative for employees within a specific fire department; the right to bargain with respective public employers over wages and other terms and conditions of employment; the right to have a neutral third party assist in mediating any disputed issues; and the right to reduce negotiated agreements into binding, legally enforceable contracts.
Thanks to the IAFFs aggressive grassroots efforts, HR 980 garnered 280 cosponsors, including 70 Republicans. Only 12 of the more than 2,900 bills introduced in this Congress have attained a congressional majority 218 members as cosponsors. Clearly, our grassroots operation -- the calls from our members in the field -- succeeded in elevating this issue and generating support across all parties in the House, Schaitberger notes.
The IAFF will now focus its efforts in the Senate and, ultimately, on lobbying the president to sign the bill into law when it reaches his desk.
For more information on HR 980, click here.
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Charleston, SC Update
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On: Sep 30, 2007 (13:57:00)
Below is a link to a document prepared by an independent Fire Review Task Force that makes recommendations on what the department should implement, that will hopefully prevent another tragedy like the one occurring on June 18, 2007 that killed nine Charleston fire fighters. Pay attention to the recommendations for staffing and for response to a working fire. (AP Photo: Alice Keeney)
Download:
CharlestonRecommendations.pdf
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Charleston Tragedy
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On: Aug 18, 2007 (11:34:00)
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by the horrible tragedy in Charleston, SC. Information can be found at: http://www.iaff.org/07News/061907Charleston.htm
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The IAFF has established the IAFF CHARLESTON FIRE FIGHTERS JUNE 18 FUND to provide financial assistance to the families of the nine fire fighters who lost their lives in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 18, 2007.
Contributions to this fund, which are not tax deductible as charitable contributions, may be mailed to the following address:
THE IAFF CHARLESTON FIRE FIGHTERS JUNE 18 FUND c/o IAFF General Secretary-Treasurer's Office 1750 New York Avenue, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006
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