Florence Professional Firefighters

Florence Professional Firefighters Local 3303 is please to announce that we will be hosting the 2009 Kentucky Professional Firefighters (KPFF) Convention this year!

We are planning for a great time with several social activities to take place in addition to a great convention!

Visit our 2009 KPFF Convention Information page to learn more information and stay up to date with schedule changes and activities.

The Florence Professional Firefighters are pleased to announce our 7th annual Golf Outing! This event has been a huge success and has sold out each year, raising money for charities and fellow firefighters that are in need.

Here is the tentative information about the 2009 IAFF 3303 Golf Outing:

When: Friday, July 31, 2009

Where: Boone Links Golf Course in Boone County, Kentucky

This year we will be raising funds for the Shriner’s Burn Hospital in support of their efforts to treat burned children. Please check back often as we will be updating more information about this event as it approaches.

7th Annual IAFF Local 3303 Signup Form

7th Annual IAFF Local 3303 Golf Outing Hole Sponsorship Form

Today we held out 6th annual golf outing for our brother Jerry Sipe to benefit his family and unit while in Afghanistan. This event was very popular with numerous gold teams showing up from places even outside of the Fire/EMS community.

We began around 9 a.m. with a shotgun start for all of the teams involved and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. WCPO Channel 9 covered the event with interviews and scenes from the golf outing, and a thank you to them for their assistance!

It seemed everyone had fun, enjoyed themselves on such a beautiful day with great weather today for this golf outing.

The money raised will go to support Jerry’s family if they need anything while he is deployed serving his country, and secondarily, support our sending him and his unit care packages of essential items while he is deployed in Afghanistan.

If you would like to support Jerry, his family and his unit serving our country, please send a donation to:

Florence Professional Firefighters
IAFF Local 3303
1152 Weaver Road
Florence, KY 41042

ATTN: Jerry Sipe Fund

Thank you to everyone that participated in the golf outing this year, and for the support of the many sponsors that have continued to make this a special event we hold each year.

You can read more about Jerry and his unit from an article in the Community Press that was published in early June.

The Florence Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local 3303 is pleased to announce our 6th Annual Golf Outing.

This years golf outing will be a fund raiser to support one of our members, Jerry Sipe, who is serving our country in the military and his unit. The theme of this years golf outing is “Tee it up for the Troops”.

Here is a rundown of the information:

• Date: July 11, 2008
• Place: Boone Links Golf Course
• Time: 9 a.m. with a shotgun start
• Lunch, Dinner and beverages provided

For more information about this golf outing, you can download the .pdf flyer and sponsor sheet.

2008 Tee it up for the Troops Flyer

2008 Tee it up for the Troops Sponsor Information

You can read more about the news media coverage of this event here.

The Florence Professional Firefighters are pleased to announce the results of three years of hard work by its members.  A recent decision by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) has determined that the City of Florence will improve its ISO rating from a Class 3 to a Class 2 rating.  This will put the City into the top 1% of the fire department ratings across the country.

The Florence Fire Protection District will improve its ISO rating from a Class 9 to a Class 3.

These ratings will go into effect on July 1, 2008 and will substantially lower the insurance costs of the property owners in the City of Florence and the Florence Fire Protection District.

The last ISO rating the City of Florence Fire/EMS Department received was completed in 1995, so this rating review was long overdue.  It was completed by the hard work of the members of the Florence Professional Firefighters completing hydrant testing, preplan surveys and various other requirements in order to improve this rating.

You can read more about the ISO ratings change for the City of Florence and Florence Fire Protection District on the Kentucky Post website .