Convention registration is open!
Greetings Fellow Firefighters - I would like to start by saying thank you to everybody that attended the midyear meeting and banquet. It was a great weekend and the attendance was outstanding.
Convention registration is officially open. We hope you take the time to preregister as that would really help us prepare. The committee has been meeting every month and communicating through many emails. I know we still have a few months of planning left but I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to the convention committee. So much work goes into planning the convention and this committee is knocking it out of the park.
In May, 1st vice Kent Brix and myself will be heeded to D.C. to attend the annual NVFC conference. While there we will meet with Iowa representatives to discuss our legislative efforts and hopefully gain their support. Our NVFC representatives, Marv Trimble and Roger Bissen continue to support the IFA on the national level and continue to do a fantastic job.
The IFA Memorial service is coming up on June 8th. I would strongly encourage you to attend if you haven’t. As some of you may have heard, the memorial is in desperate need to expand. We have plans in place to add new walls. With that does come with a hefty cost. To help alleviate some of the cost, the memorial committee has decided to bring forward a new memorial print for purchase. These prints were presented at midyear and I will say the artist has done an amazing job. If you are interested in purchasing a print please go to the IFA website for an order form. Get them ordered soon. As always, the memorial will take donations in support of the wall expansion project. If you would like to donate or are just curious as to what the memorial is, go to https://www.iowa
firememorial.org for more information.
Some events on schedule to look forward to:
May 7-10, 2025: IFA Washington DC Trip - President and 1st Vice attend
June 7th, 2025: IFA Board of Directors Meeting - Solon Fire Station
June 8th, 2025: Iowa Firefighters Memorial Service - Coralville
June 28th, 2025: IFA PAC Golf Tournament - Fox Ridge Golf Course, Dike, IA
Aaron Clemons,
IFA President