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Cincinnati Fire Fighters Earn Top National Rating on 50th Anniversary
Cincinnati Fire Fighters Association Local 476 and the IAFF AFL-CIO, with 918 members led by President Robert Welch and Vice-President Joseph A Patterson, are celebrated after Cincinnati earned a Number One fire protection rating. The award came from the American Insurance Association following an independent survey. Mayor Ruehlmann proclaimed Fire Fighter Week from February 28 through March 5 as the city marks the IAFF milestone. Cincinnati’s civic work includes toy drives, orphanage booths, and the annual Miles-of-Dimes collection, underscoring the department’s community role since the city’s 1853 birth of professional firefighting.
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Cincinnati Fire Fighters Association
International Association of Fire Fighters
Afl-Cio
Robert Welch
Joseph A. Patterson
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Insurance Board
Bert Lugannani
American Insurance Association
AIA
Eugene P. Ruehlmann
U.S
Canada
L.A.F.F
American Federation of Labor
La.f.f
Local 476
Cincinnati Fire Fighters
Afl-Cio Labor Council
Eugene Ruehlmann
1.A.F.F. Local 476
Cincinnati Post & Times-Star