PFFA Pod

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Marty Getch

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo

David Campbell Memorial Update - Brick Edition

A conversation with retired Portland Fire Fighter and historian Don Porth, inspired by the recent Campbell Memorial fund raising campaign. Don is a wealth of information,

VOYA discussion with Greyson and Matt - Part 2

A follow up conversation with our VOYA representative Greyson Stefani and Matt Fullerton. We try to pick up where our last discussion left off. It's always to good to rev

A Health Care Trust, with Rocky Haines

In my opinion, the most important PFFA Pod to date. TVFR's long time President, Rocky Haines, joins Kyle, Hutch, and Travis to talk about Health Care Trusts. If you ever

Suicide in our Fire Service

This is a hard one to describe. It was a round table discussion of sorts, with Tara Stein, Matt Coffey, John Harrell, Bozeb Beckwith and Kyle MacLowry. All with unique ex

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Steve Sparks

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo

Fire Fighter Bladder Cancer Study

Anna Rozzi tells us about the bladder cancer research she is doing at OHSU. We need more fire fighters to take the survey. Click here https://ohsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/f

Open Mic with Isaac

A free style hour with President McLennan on the current events at Local 43. We sat down without an agenda to see what was top of mind for our Local president. It is alwa

The Value of Sick Leave

What is the value of our SL benefit? We all know it accrues slower than VL and that the retirement payout is a variable percentage of final salary. However, there is more

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast - Recruit Training with Eli Armstrong and Sean Fogarty

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Tim Donovan

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo

Make the Most of Your Money - What VOYA offers PFFA members

Inspired by Matt Fullerton, Kyle and Matt sit down with VOYA experts Greyson Stefani and Dan Gregory. There is a ton of information to convey regarding VOYA and how we ca

PFFA Senior Firefighter Podcast featuring Greg Rose

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo

Meet Chief Johnson

A sit down with Chief Johnson and President McLennan. We wanted to learn a little about where Chief Johnson came from, some of the high points of her career in Dallas and

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Tony Baldwin

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast - Managing the Job

For this PFFA Senior Fire Fighter podcast, host Josef Kuehnast organized a panel discussion with Matt Coffey, Eli Goldman-Armstrong, and Ryan Lougeay to offer some insigh

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Travis Chipman

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo

Campbell Memorial Update

Portland Fire retiree and historian Don Porth talks with VP Jay Fink about the state of our David Campell Memorial Park.

What the Hell with our Healthcare: Part 2

Get the details of the changes to our healthcare benefits with Isaac and Rob. City benefits webpage below. https://www.portland.gov/bhr/benefit-offerings/events

PFFA Senior Fire Fighter Podcast featuring Aspen Breuer

The Senior Fire Fighter Podcast from PFFA, hosted by Josef Kuehnast. These long form interviews discuss the life and career of some of Portland Fire & Rescue's high perfo