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BIW ratifies contract with firefighter union
IAFF 5257 represents BIW’s Fire Department charged with providing emergency services to BIW.
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IAFF Local 5257, with just 20 members, accepted their first contract with BIW on Saturday. The contract includes wage and benefit improvements over the life of the contract, according to a statement from the company.
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BATH The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 5257 union signed its first contract with Bath Iron Works Saturday.
This is the union’s first contract since its 20 members separated from the Independent Guards Association, which represents the shipyard’s security officers, to form their own bargaining unit in October.
Florida firefighter charged in Capitol attack pleads not guilty
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SANFORD, Fla. - A Sanford firefighter charged in connection to the Capitol riots in Washington pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday.
Andrew Williams, a 32-year-old firefighter and paramedic, is facing one count of unlawful entry of a restricted building and one count of disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
In court documents, the FBI asserts that it has obtained two videos and one still picture of Williams inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. According to the filing, in one of the videos, Williams allegedly turns the camera on himself and then a voice can be heard saying, We are storming the Capitol. Yeah baby!
RANCHO SANTA FE
Fire officials on Thursday night said a captain who worked 30 years for the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District died from complications of COVID-19.
A statement from the district said Capt. W. Chris Mertz, who died Wednesday, will receive full line-of-duty-death honors.
The 54-year-old was most recently assigned to Station 5 in Harmony Grove Village, according to the district’s statement. He is survived by his wife, Canli, his son, Garrett, who is a firefighter with Cal Fire San Diego, and his two daughters, Natalie and Roxanne, who both serve in the Air Force.
We regret to inform you of the Line of Duty Death of Captain W. Chris Mertz. pic.twitter.com/cOtWti5USz Rancho Santa Fe Fire (@RSF Fire) January 22, 2021