Memory Lane: Pivotal Fires of the 20th Century
A History of the SeaTac Fire Department & The Role of Fire Chief Jim Adsley
SeaTac Fire: A History
Kindness — Boost Your Health
Nurturing Resilience: Advice for a Firefighter's Surviving Spouse.
A few words of advice if you are a surviving spouse.
Interesting Statistics Involving Firefighting in the United States
Here are some interesting statistics about firefighting and firefighters.
AI Robots In The Fire Service? The Time Has Come!
AI has come to the fire service. Take a look at this article from the Washington Post about the use of a firefighting robot during the fire at Notre Dame.
Everybody Loves a Good Laugh!
Some of my favorite Gary Larson Cartoons!
Look at The Impact You Have Had as RFFOW Members!
Curious about how far the reach is of the website RFFOW members support. It is amazing how far our message reaches!
What You Don’t Know About Your LEOFF 1 Pension Fund.
Curious about the results of the RFFOW’s efforts to protect the LEOFF 1 Pension Fund over many years? Curious about how other LEOFF 1 retirees are faring?
What Happened On The Effective Date of the LEOFF Retirement System?
What was reported in the Seattle Times newspaper on March 1, 1970, the effective date of the LEOFF Retirement System?
Some Challenges Retired Firefighters Face
Are you a retired firefighter experiencing hard times, addiction, or traumatic memories? Read on.
Are You Receiving All of The LEOFF 1 Medical Services You Are Entitled to Receive?
There is a minimum list of at least 22 medical services that, if needed, must be approved by your local LEOFF 1 Disability Board.
Point of Personal Privilege
This post is one of personal privilege because it is about me and my favorite firefighter — Brian Danskin.
Locked Out?
I promise you, you won’t regret doing this!
This Causes More Damage Than Fire.
There is one thing you should know that will prevent you from experiencing major damage to your home — from a very common occurrence. What do you suppose that is?
We Want Your Images
Help us bring your images from your jurisdiction to our dedicated photo gallery for your fire department of the awesome moments you or your fellow firefighters experienced, or are experiencing, during your careers.
“Act as if what you do, makes a difference. It does”
— William James
Meet the author of our Blog below. Introducing, Michael Duchemin - RFFOW President.
Me & My Wife Wendy
Hello all! My name is Michael Duchemin and I am the President of the RFFOW.
I am a retired City of Bellevue firefighter (Firefighter, Paramedic, Lieutenant, Medical Services Officer, Captain and Acting Battalion Chief), and if that was not enough punishment I became an attorney half way through my firefighter career and represented a lot of IAFF Locals, including Local 27 (Seattle) and Local 1604 (Bellevue) and many others. I retired after almost 30 years in Bellevue in 2006 and from my law practice in 2018. I was also a Local 1604 Union representative and Union Secretary for many years.
My lovely wife Wendy and me are depicted to the left. I would love to meet you in person at a General Membership Meeting (on Zoom) someday soon. We have two children and seven grandchildren (our grandchildren keep us REALLY busy) and we live in Poulsbo, WA.
Please feel free to email me any time at mike@rffow.org and if you would like to talk to me I would be happy to call you back if you will provide me with your phone number in your private email.