Do you know where there is a good place to get funeral hats and jackets?

Hi! How are u? Be careful and safe.

You know there are other ways to get money from you state assembly men,and or senator.. It is called a members item.. Our dept recieved $10,000 from a members item. This is not a grant but only takes going to your state men.. In our case we went to Aubertine at that tme was our assembly man.. He did all the work.. We did write up why we needed what we did.. New pagersand some new turnout gear...

Thanks for the request! I think firefighters do a wonderful thing. You guys are awesome:)

Has anybody out there applied for a grant to get vehicle accquisition for your fire department? We are looking to apply for a grant to get a new traffic unit for our department and need a sample copy of somebody that got a grant approved for a vehicle.

thanks for the invite. can never have to many friends. take care and stay safe

thanks for the add!

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Maine Firefighter Sues Nonprofit over Loss of Her Job

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Portland Press Herald (Maine)



In the early morning of Feb. 2, 2007, Katherine ''Kait'' Billings, a volunteer firefighter and first responder in Clinton, donned her emergency gear and joined crews from five towns fighting a house fire off Route 100.

As a result, she didn't report for work that morning at the Community Care agency offices in Skowhegan. For that, according to a lawsuit she filed in Kennebec County Superior Court this week, she was fired.

The lawsuit could be the first test of a Maine law passed in 2005 to protect volunteer firefighters when they are late or absent from their regular jobs because of fire emergencies.

Community Care provides social and mental health services to foster children and foster parents. The agency has nine offices throughout Maine.

Brent Singer, a Bangor attorney who is the clerk and registered agent for Community Care, said Friday that the nonprofit agency had not been served notice of the legal action, ''so it's hard to respond.''

He deferred questions to Executive Director Kate Davis, who said the agency can't respond to the claim because it hasn't received documents on the case.

''We terminate an employee only when it's something we have to do,'' she said.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, seeks back pay, compensatory damages and attorneys' fees. It says Billings' firing violated the law protecting volunteer firefighters from disciplinary action if they are absent or late for work because of an emergency response.

James A. Billings of Augusta, a lawyer who represents Katherine Billings but is not related to her, said the fire to which his client responded was big enough to keep crews busy into the early morning.

''The call went out at 1 a.m.,'' he said. ''They were there all night fighting the fire.''

Billings notified Community Care that she would not be able to report to work because she had responded to the fire, the lawsuit says.

''I used a sick day,'' Billings said Thursday. ''We were released from the fire station at 9 a.m. and I called them at 7:30. My first visit (for work) would have started around 10.''

Katherine Billings said that in the year she worked for Community Care, she was absent only three times, including last Feb. 2.

James Billings said the 2005 Maine law is clear in such cases. He said his client seeks reinstatement of lost benefits, costs and any other remedies that would return his client to her position.

Katherine Billings was earning $11.50 per hour working 40 hours a week for Community Care.

She said she has been a firefighter since 1990, the last six years with the Clinton Fire Department. She now works as an emergency medical technician in Portland and works per diem for Delta Ambulance and Sebasticook Valley Ambulance Service.

Hello kenny.
Well Its Time We As Volunteers Write Our Goverment Officials & Explain To Them Its Time To Promote Volunteerism In Both EMS & Firefighting.Because Of The Tax Dollars It Would Save The Community..At Least Write Our County Representives....Steve..........

Thanks for the add - stop by and say Hi :)

just wanted to come by and say hey!!! have a safe and happy week!!!!

Thank you for the Friend Request! Feel free to check out my page and pics. If you have any questions...Just Ask! I am an open book.

Take Care and Please Be Safe!
Crystal
~Protect Thy Brothers~

Thanks for the invite! I'll do more updates asap! Take care and be safe!
KC

HI Ken, thanks for the invite..how's you night going

Mike,

Yes it was. I finally got some sleep at 11:00 am today and slept for a couple of hours before going to work for 2nd shift.

I am off work this weekend and will be here alot this weekend. I can send you a message and let you know when i get here. I know Paul Castline and when I ran with the Florin Fire Company many years ago he was one of our junior firefighters. I also work with Walter Roth.

Thanks for the add....So when can I make my way up to your station....I cant say I have ever got to look at the apparatus....Well let me know sometime I'll stop up and check it out....

hello kenny from steve.hope ya have a happy new year .need to get together.sometime

Happy New Year !!