Our next Union meetings will take place on Thursday, November 29th and Friday, November 30th at The Cabin on Route 33 in Freehold. Both meetings will start at 1700 sharp and take place on the patio (back room behind the fireplace).

Please make every effort to attend at least on meeting. See you there!

Group Calendars for 2019 are now available under the header of "2019 Group Calendars" in the Member Home section of the website. Calendars must be printed in color to be viewed properly.

Also, click on the article titled "July 8th 2018 Update" in the "President's Corner" for important updates

We will be celebrating Fire Inspector Mike Donahue's 31+ years of Government service with a luncheon on June 24th at the Mainside Fire Station (Station 94-1). The Luncheon will be from 1300 until 1600. All food and drinks will be provided by Local F-147.

All family, friends and co-workers of Mike's are welcome to attend. Anyone who needs assistance accessing the base should call the Fire Station at (732)866-2260. Anyone with questions regarding the event should contact Mike Holmes at (908)461-5078.

Please help us give Mike the proper send-off he deserves! See you there!

Our next Union meetings will take place on Tuesday, May 29th and Wednesday, May 30th at The Cabin on Route 33 in Freehold. Both meetings will start at 1700 sharp and take place on the patio (back room behind the fireplace).

Please make every effort to attaned at least on meeting. See you there!

Local F-147 regrets to announce the passing of Clifford "Jack" Henry. Jack passed on Friday, February 2nd 2018 at his home in Neptune City at the age of 91. Jack was a proud Charter Member of our Local Union and played a pivotal role in organizing Federal Firefighters on Naval Weapons Station Earle in 1969. In addition, Jack was a 25 year member of the Neptune City First Aid Squad and a 70 year life member of the Neptune City Fire Department. Jack will receive a Firefighter's funeral service with military honors.

Wake services will take place on Saturday, February 17th from 12-4 p.m. at the O'Brian Funeral Home, 2028 Highway 35 at New Bedford Road in Wall Township. A Funeral Service will be held 1PM at the funeral home, followed by a masonic service and fireman’s service. Military honors will conclude the visitation at 4 PM. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to autismspeaks.org.

Full obituary can be viewed here: 

http://www.obrienfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/3421487/Henry-Clifford/obituary.php

Our next quarterly membership meetings will take place on Wednesday, February 28th and Thursday, March 1st. Both meetings will take place at The Cabin on Route 33 in Freehold. Both meetings will start at 1700 sharp on the patio (back room behind the fireplace).

Please make every effort to attend at least one meeting. See you there!

Our next quarterly membership meetings will take place on Monday, November 13th and Tuesday, November 14th. Both meetings will take place at The Cabin on Route 33 in Freehold. Both meetings will start at 1700 sharp on the patio (back room behind the fireplace).

Please make every effort to attend at least one meeting. See you there!

We will be celebrating Training Officer William Donahue's 33 years of Government service with a luncheon on June 10th at the Mainside Fire Station (Station 94-1). The Luncheon will be from 1300 until 1600. All food and drinks will be provided by Local F-147.

All family, friends and co-workers of Billy's are welcome to attend. Anyone who needs assistance accessing the base should call the Fire Station at (732)866-2260. Anyone with questions regarding the event should contact Mike Holmes at (908)461-5078.

Please help us give Billy the proper send-off he deserves! See you there!

The results of our election for the 2017-2019 term are in. The following individuals will represent our Union for the next 2 years:

President- Mike Holmes

Vice President- Robert Hutti

Secretary-  Frank McCleaster

Treasurer- Dave Spera*

Steward- William Donahue

Steward- Jeff Fowler*

Steward- Joe Forgione*

Steward- CJ Dickinson*

*Denotes a newly elected Officer. Congratulations to our new and continuing Union Officers!!

Two of our own are moving on. Brian Bass is retiring in January after 22 years as a federal firefighter and 4 years as an active duty Marine and Joe Ciccone is retiring in December after 23 years as a federal firefighter.

Local F-147 will be hosting a retirement luncheon at the waterfront firehouse (station 94-2) on January 14th, 2017. The luncheon will start at 1:00 pm. All food and drinks will be provided by IAFF Local F-147.

All current, former and retired members and friends and family of the honorees are invited to attend. Please help us give Brian and Joe the proper send off they deserve. Contact Mike Holmes- (908)461-5078 with any questions regarding this event. Congratulations guys!!

Active members, log in and read the article titled "September 26th, 2016 Update" in the President's Corner for important updates.

After reading the article click on the "Online Voting" tab in the Member Resources section and vote for both new initiatives. Make sure you vote for each one individually.

Battalion Chief Don Mazza (Ret) and family are making and selling t-shirts in honor of thier son Michael who passed tragically in February while attending Mount Ida college in MA.

The money raised will help offset the student loan debt that the Mazza family must now pay. Please print and mail to the completed form to the Mazza family (address is on the form).

Michael Mazza Memorial Tee Shirt Form.pdf

Group Calendars for 2017 are now available. Click on "2017 Group Calendars" to view and print.

An updated version of the "Request for Retirement Annuity Computation" form is now available in the "Ready to Retire?" section. You must be within 5 years of retirement eligibility to file and may only file 1 request per year.