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2004 Convention in Los Angeles

2002 Convention in Buffalo

 
3-29-08 at the Executive Fire Officer Symposium Dinner.  Their names are  left to right.  Andrew D. Snead, Deputy Chief, Support Services Division, Fairfax, VA Edward Pearson, Battalion Fire Chief, District of Columbia Fire & EMS Department Drusilla Martin, Executive Administrator, Nashville Fire 
Department Manuel Fonseca, District Chief, Nashville Fire Department 
Ronald E. Gill, Jr.  Deputy Fire Chief, Fleet Management Director, District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department



2006 to 2008 Executive Board Officers

NCR Fall Conference in Omaha: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (Mississippi's 2nd District) and Immediate Past Director DeWayne Smoots administer the oath of  office to the North Central Regional Director Kenyatta Smith.
“Crystal Golden-Jefferson Furniture Safety and Fire Prevention Act.” 
California Assembly Bill 706 (AB 706) Introduced by Assembly Member Leno "Still helping save lives" A photograph of fallen Los Angeles County Firefighter and member of the Los Angeles County 
Stentorians, Crystal Golden-Jefferson, with her family and Assemblyman Mark Leno posing around it.


New Brunswick, New Jersey Fire Director Robert Rawls swear-in Ceremony


IABPFF Day on the Hill  - April 6, 2006

 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Home Security and Fire Safety Task Force attendees at the 2006 NFPA World Safety Conference & Exposition.

 

Warren E. McDaniels, of New Orleans, was elected to serve as chairman for NFPA Board of Directors was elected during the general session of the 2006 NFPA World Safety Conference & Exposition.

 




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Bravery in Arms
The name of the statue is "Bravery in Arms" and the artist name is Joe Cipri. This is the first statue dedicated to Black Firefighters in the nation.
 
This statue is located on the grounds of the Fire Station where the president of the Denver Black Fire Fighters Association's Chapter President, Captain Kevin Duncan, is on duty.
2006 South West Region Executive Board Meeting attendees
Colorado Black Professional Firefighters reception in Denver for the 2006 South West Region Executive Board Meeting attendees
Taken in the UK during a visit by members of Black Chief Officers Committee
Taken in the UK during a visit by members of Black Chief Officers Committee		 Photograph taken in South Africa
Photograph taken in South Africa

Photograph provided by Battalion Chief Kwame Cooper, Los Angles City Fire Department, a member of the Stentorians of Los Angeles City, and IABPFF Public Education Officer

 

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Battalion Chief Linda Turner first woman battalion chief for the Chicago Fire Department.
Battalion Chief Linda Turner first woman battalion chief for the Chicago Fire Department.		 DENNIS RAGINS - Former: UBFFA (Akron, OH) Chapter President and North Central Regional Director
Dennis Ragins - Former: UBFFA (Akron, OH) Chapter President and North Central Regional Director
Employee of the Month
Outstanding Employee Recognition Program
Atlantic City Station 2 dedicated in Honor of deceased member Chief Marvin Beatty
Atlantic City Station 2 dedicated in Honor of deceased member Chief Marvin Beatty		 Atlantic City Station 2 dedicated in Honor of deceased member Chief Marvin Beatty
Gathering at Station dedication
2006 BCOC Las Vegas Symposium/Annual Meeting
2006 BCOC Las Vegas Symposium/Annual Meeting
 2006 BCOC Las Vegas Symposium/Annual Meeting
2006 BCOC Las Vegas Symposium/Annual Meeting
2006 IAFC Human Relation Committee
2006 IAFC Human Relation Committee		 2005, 10th Annual National Association of Hispanic Firefighters Convention & Training Conference in Bethesda, Maryland
2005,  10th Annual National Association of Hispanic Firefighters Convention & Training Conference in Bethesda, Maryland

 

 


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First Black Firefighters

Group Shot

Firefighter Tribute

President Oshiyemi Adelabu, Director Richard Logan (SWR), Director Edward Turner (NCR)

President Salvador Morales National Association of Hispanic Firefighters (NAHF) and President Oshiyemi Adelabu (IABPFF)

Black Women in the Fire Service

North Central Region Conference 2003
President Johnny Brewington, President Vanguards of Cleveland Brian Arnold (seated), Bashir Rahman.
Parade

Carl Holmes Executive Development Institute Group Photo


NCR 2003 Spring Conference Group Picture

Black Women in the Fire Service Conference 2003


Regional Directors: South Central Region standing L-R Brother J Randolph and S Aubrey seated L-R Brother J Hughes and B Anderson Past South Central Region Directors
Members of IABPFF and NOBLE mentoring students at MLK, Jr. SCHOOL


Halifax Regional Fire Service, Nova Scotia's Black Firefighters L-R Corey Beals, Cyril Fraser, Kevin Reade, Steve Simmoms, Jeff Paris, Blair Cromwell (Information Technology Webmaster)



John Alston, Information Technology Chair, Jersey City Fire Department




South Central Regional Conference 2003

South Central Regional Conference 2003


South Central Regional Conference 2003

South Central Regional Conference 2003



IABPFF Executive Board Meeting held at the National Fire Academy May 1-4, 2003




2002 BCOC Group picture taken in Oakland, California: Fifth Row - 2002 NCR Dayton Conference Meeting Group Picture Sixth Row - first picture (left side) Convention Memorial March; second picture (right side) taken at the 2003 Women In Fire Service Conference Tenth Row - first picture (left side) South Central Region Board 2003-2005; second picture (right side) Dallas Chapter Eleventh Row - first picture (left side) Houston Chapter; second picture (right side) Kansas City Chapter


EDI Ladies Group Photo 2003




Vulcan Blazers Inc. of Baltimore 50th Anniversary



IABPFF Second President, Charles Hendricks


Director Charles Anderson, President Romeo Spaulding, Treasurer Arnold Hyacinthe (fourth person)         Members of B-Force (East Cleveland, Ohio)


Lloyd Noles, President David Floyd, Treasurer Samuel Aubrey (Hat), Meeting Planner Wanda Butler (leaning against wall)    President Romeo Spaulding & President Clarence Williams (both are standing)


                                       Eugene Campbell, Assistant Fire Chief;David L. Washington, Fire Chief; Bertral Washington, Fire Captain - Las Vegas Fire and Rescue.





South Central Region   




The mural depicting the history of black firefighters in San Diego

San Diego's BLACK Fire Station #19. Brothers United now occupies the building after the new Stn. 19 was built a block west




crew of station 34 fairfax, virginia


Taken at the Diversity Meeting at the IAFC Building on July 16, 2004 Fairfax, VA ,Garry Briese Executive Director IAFC, Ed Davis President National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, Nathan Queen Corresponding Secretary International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, Chief Doug Jones President National Native American Fire Chiefs Association, Lt. Raul Castillo Public Relations Officer/Legislative Director National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, Terese Floren Executive Director Women in the Fire Service, Johnny Brewington President International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, Chief Julian Taliaferro Treasurer IAFC Board of Directors IAFC Human Relations Committee, Chief Ernest Mitchell President IAFC Board of Directors   


East Cleveland, Ohio Fire Department Members   




East Point Fire Department Chief Rosemary Cloud   

East Point Fire Department Chief Rosemary Cloud                East Point Fire Department Deputy Chief of Administration Toni Tolbert   




Christopher Y. Holmes, Firefighter Washington,DC, Theodore O. Holmes III, Special Agent,US State Department, Washington,DC., Theodore O. Holmes Jr. Past President IABPFF




Two members from the UK and one member from California




Memorial march down Crenshaw Blvd. during the Los Angeles Convention




From left to right: Floyd Cormier Jr. Retired Fire Chief Richmond, California Fire Dept., Floyd Cormier Sr. Retired Firefighter Oakland, California Fire Dept., Keith Cormier, Southwest Region Director Fire Captain Contra Costa County Fire District, Northern California




Pictured from L-R: Captain Brent Burton (President, Stentorians of Los Angeles County), Lawrence Quinn (IABPFF Historian), The Congresswoman, Captain Armando Hogan (President, Stentorians of Los Angeles City), Battalion Chief Johnny Brewington (President IABPFF), Captain John Vickers (Chaplain LA City Fire Dept), Ms. Teresa Everett (IABPFF Executive Director), Joseph Muhammad (Executive Vice President IABPFF), Elder David McNeil (Presiding minister of the memorial program)





Training being provided to Jamaica by The International Fire Training Force, Patrick McDermott (President/CEO) -- a member of our Chicago Chapter.





JB, FAYE DAVIS, CHAIR (POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE), CONGRESSMAN KENDRICK B. MEEK (17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF FLORIDA), TERESA EVERETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LINDSEY PLUMMER, DIRECTOR (SOUTH EAST REGION)





Director Harris (NCR), JB, Chicago Fire Commissioner Trotter and Cincinnati Fire Chief Wright at 2004 NCR Fall Conference




T. Harris Chair Election Committee, R. Thomas, Flint President, J. George and L. Brown




Photo of Congressman George Miller with Byron Berhel, President, Solutions for At-Risk Youth and other members of the group





Debra Pryor may become America''''s second African American woman Fire Chief . Berkeley Fire Department.




Friends and District Office Staff Members for Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones Ohio's 11th Congressional District




One of New York's Finest tearfully and proudly saluting fallen comrades, Sept. 2001




2004 Convention - Pre-Memorial March




Members attending the 2004 convention in Los Angles from the North East Region.




Attendees 2/11/2005 IAFC Human Relationship Committee Meeting




Shoe of Diversity




Instructor John Boyd (Vanguards of Cleveland) and students from the Martin Luther King Law & Municipal Career School Fire Cadet Program.




Iabpff Founder David Floyd on the job


Iabpff Founder David Floyd Graduating Class 1970


Iabpff Founder David Floyd




These Photos have been provided by Brother Patrick McDermott president/CEO of International Fire Training Force to the Barbados Fire Service


These Photos have been provided by Brother Patrick McDermott president/CEO of International Fire Training Force to the Barbados Fire Service


These Photos have been provided by Brother Patrick McDermott president/CEO of International Fire Training Force to the Barbados Fire Service


Bus Wrap Puts Fire Safety on the Road concept placed on the bus that primarily serve the city's high-risk area for fires in Greensboro, NC.