The Nashville Predators are excited to announce our 2nd Annual Guns-N'-Hoses Night at Bridgestone Areana on Monday, March 25th at 7pm. In appreciation to your hard work, and your dedication to your local community, we are pleased to host this event in your honor.

This unique opportunity allows fire fighters, police officers and their families to enjoy a hockey game at a discounted rate. Below is a flyer promoting this event. Form more information to go to

www.nashvillepredators.com/gnh

SPECIAL OFFER CODE "gnh"

Guns and Hoses Flyer

Please share this flyer and link with staff in your locals and stations.  If you would like an electronic form sent directly to you, please contact

Brian Goodheart
Account Executive
615-770-2384 office | 615-983-0875 mobile
bgoodheart@nashvillepredators.com

501 Broadway | Nashville, TN | 37203

The Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association held its Annual Legislative Conference February 11-13, 2013 at the Hilton Downtown Nashville.  All reports indicate that the legislative efforts that week were a big success.  The Legislative Conference was attended by about 60 fire fighters representing 15 Locals covering almost every region of the state.  Attendees were briefed on legislation the TPFFA is supporting and also legislation that fire fighters oppose.  They were addressed by House Local Government Committee Chairman Representative Matthew Hill and International Association of Fire Fighters District Vice President Danny Todd.  Our fighters attended two IAFF Training Seminars taught by IAFF District Field Service Representatives Thomas Malone and Pete Reagan. The subject of the first seminar was about the affects of the Affordable Health Care Act on fire fighters and the second on how to respond to "Service/Performance Level Threats."

On Tuesday evening February 12^th we held our 1st Annual Legislative Fish Fry which everyone seemed to agree was a huge success.  It was attended by approximately 200 people with the crowd consisting of fire fighters, Legislators, and Speaker of the House Beth Harwell.  The legislators that attended represented a great mix from both political parties.  We estimate we had about 100 staff members and legislative liaisons also in attendance.  The evening was an opportunity for Tennessee Fire Fighters to get together with their legislators in a social setting for an evening of food and fun.  Everyone agreed that this will be an annual event.

Lobby Day on Capitol Hill was on Wednesday February 13^th and was also a great success.  From reports received afterwards the most of the meetings with the legislators were successful.  Numbers were not available at the time this article was posted but, we do know the TPFFA picked up several co-sponsors for TPFFA legislation and also acquired several commitments to help stop passage of some very damaging legislation that continues to be introduced by extremists in the Tennessee legislature.  Representatives from the TPPFA Locals once again worked very hard on behalf of their members and the result from their work becomes more apparent each year after the conclusion of these annual legislative conferences.  The TPFFA will continue to be on the front lines at the state legislature fighting each day to insure that fire fighters, emergency medical personnel, and their families are treated fairly and are protected while performing their duties in what most of the time are very dangerous situations.

Help The Good Guys ( www.helpthegoodguys.com ) and Nashville Local 140 will be promoting a concert and Legends Race Car event August 11, 2012 at the Nashville Speedway.

Brothers and Sisters, Most of you are aware of Help The Good Guys and what the mission is. Lets all be a part of this great event and raise money for our firefighters that are injured in the line of duty. Bucky has already helped some of our brothers that have suffered in line of duty injuries. This event will be a huge boost to get the word out to the public and businesses about Help the Good Guys. They have been contacted by CNN and People Magazine to cover the show and I am sure more will want to cover as well. Pick a sponsor level and show your support for this great cause. I realize most will not be able to attend the show, but the real benefit is when one of our on needs help.

Help the Good Guys Flyer

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On Monday, May 14, 2012 Tennessee Governor Bill Haslem signed a statewide presumption law which covers HIV.  The new law specifies that the contraction of HIV by any firefighter, paramedic, or EMT is presumed job related.  The TPFFA introduced the bill four years ago.  In 2011 it passed the Tennessee Senate with a unanimous vote of 33-0.  Near the end of the 2012 legislative session after numerous delays, the TPFFA was successful in getting the bill to the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives where it passed with an astounding vote of 90-0.  “I believe that we were able to accomplish this great victory because of the TPFFA’s policy of bipartisan support of candidates”, Commented TPFFA President Eddie Mitchell.  President Mitchell went on to say that, “We worked extremely hard to gain the support of the leadership in the Senate and House and with their help it made the unanimous vote possible”.  Firefighters and emergency medical responders are currently required to document known exposures to infectious diseases including HIV, but they respond daily to emergencies where they have no knowledge of the medical history of a patient.  In the past, if an emergency responder contracted HIV on the job and didn’t know the exact time of exposure it was impossible to prove that it was job related.  The new law will change that by transferring the burden of proof from the employee to the employer when a firefighter, paramedic, or EMT contracts HIV and the claim is that it is job related. With the Governor’s signature the law will officially go into effect on July 1, 2012.

Columbia firefighter and former state Representative Tyler "Ty" Cobb announced on Thursday he is seeking the new state senate seat encompassing Maury, Lawrence, Lewis, Giles, Wayne and Perry counties.  Read full press release.