PFFA Pod

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 wondered what it would be like for Portland Fire to get our own Trust, listen to him talk about how it has worked for our neighbors.

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 expertise and interest in fire service behavioral health, and how we can help one another. We start close to home talking about Bob Stere and then zoom out in an attempt to generalize some of the challenges faced by some fire fighte...

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 performing, dedicated members.

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/form/SV_aW5VrH58N60Of1I or on the QR code to help out.

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 always fun to spend a little time with Isaac, hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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 to it than that and members have a variety of thoughts about using vs saving this leave. It is an interesting topic to kick around the table, we hope you find something of value in the discussion.

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 performing, dedicated members.

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 performing, dedicated 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 can utilize their services. Whether it is for deferred comp, either of our pension programs, investing goals and planing, or anything thing money related, VOYA is a great resource. This may the first of a two or three part series, b...

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 performing, dedicated members.

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 where she is headed as the Chief of PF&R.

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 performing, dedicated members.

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 insight to the different phases of ones career.

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 performing, dedicated members.

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

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

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 performing, dedicated members.

This is an attempt to provide useful information to Local 43 members for accessing Paid Leave Oregon. I speak with Austin Kelly, Ryan Schenk, Tara Stein, and Jared Laws who each have a different knowledge base regarding the use of PLO. At the very least, several good resources are discussed for anyone who may need or want to apply for this state benefit that we all fund.

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 performing, dedicated members.

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 performing, dedicated members.

Lt. Laurent Picard speaks with PFFA Pod host Kyle MacLowry about his experiences as an Oregon Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator. In 2020 Oregon voters passed Measure 109 legalizing and regulating psyilocybin use for therapeutic purposes. Enjoy.

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 performing, dedicated members.

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 performing, dedicated members.

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 performing, dedicated members.

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 performing, dedicated members.