State F.M.B.A. News
Purpose and Mission of the FMBA
The purpose for which this Corporation is formed is as follows: To educate residents of the State of New Jersey and of each community therein, through local chapters of this State Association, in the prevention, detection and extinguishment of fires; To enhance the safety of all who reside or pass through this State by continuing the training of firefighters and the public in fire safety and by the training of firefighters in the protection of life and property; To promote and encourage the formation of local branches; To aid and assist by the moral support and influence of this State Association all aforementioned qualified members of this State Association, and their widows/widowers and orphan children who may not otherwise be provided for, and to encourage said Locals to educate and assist the public in any manner possible in connection with the area of emergency services, including but not limited to encouraging greater public understanding of fire safety and fire fighting; To instruct the youth of this State in fire safety and prevention and to encourage Locals to sponsor programs and to encourage youth involvement in fire prevention; To provide for the mutual benefit and advancement of the interests and prosperity of all firefighters in the State who are now or hereafter become members of any Local; To protect and defend, as deemed advisable, the rights, benefits and privileges to which any member now or hereafter may become entitled; To collect and compile from time to time the statistics and other information concerning firefighters to better protect the public welfare.
History
The New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association was first organized and established on December 11, 1897, at the first F.M.B.A. Annual convention which was held in Jersey City, NJ. At that seemingly uneventful gathering, whereupon only six original member locals - Jersey City, Paterson, Hoboken, Newark, Trenton and Camden, united to incorporate under the banner of the F.M.B.A., birth was given to a new era in the history of the career fire service in New Jersey. In retrospect, it is, at best difficult, to estimate if our founding fathers possessed full awareness of the time enduring significance and the tremendous positive impact this organization was destined to have upon its members, their families and the general public throughout the decades to follow. Given that particularly industrious point of our society's growth and development, the time was perfect to organize such an association. And organize they did. By 1907, less than a decade from its inception, local membership doubled from six to twelve locals, with total membership increasing to 1,157. Today with 106 Fire and EMS locals on its roster, the New Jersey State Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association proudly maintains an active membership of over 5,000 career personnel.
NJ FMBA Pension and Benefits Information
Discussed at the March meeting:
PFRS BOARD ELECTION INFORMATION
The Board of Trustee election for the position of PFRS fire representative will commence in April of 2008. The vendor, Global PM Support, will mail election packets to Certifying Officers of employing locations on or about 4/1/08.
Nominating petitions for the election of PFRS retired representative will become available on 4/1/08. Interested candidates (retired police officers or firefighters) should submit a letter of interest to: Division of Pensions and Benefits; PFRS Board Secretary; PO Box 295; Trenton, NJ 08625-0295.
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/2008-employer-billing.htm
PROJECTED LOCAL EMPLOYER PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
for State Fiscal Year Ending 2008The links below will take you to the projected local employer pension billing amounts for fiscal year 2008. Projected amounts are shown per location in alphabetical order. For towns having the same name, a county reference has been indicated.
Please note that the amounts provided are estimates for budget purposes and are not the final actual amounts. The actual bills will be sent later this year and those amounts could be slightly different. PROJECTED LOCAL EMPLOYER BILLING
Billing information is provided in Adobe PDF format.
To view the files you must have Acrobat Reader which is available free from Adobe.Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) PDF size 76K
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) PDF size 36K
___________________________________________________________Click here to view PERS Employer Rates and PFRS Employer Rates.
To learn about the Committees of the FMBA, click on the links below. To join a committee, please contact the Chairperson listed next to each category for more information.
ALUMINUM CANS FOR BURNED CHILDREN
J. Michael Roberts, Millburn Local 32LOCAL 500 STEERING
Thomas Tevlin, Local 500ADDRESSING
Bob Hill, Local 500MEMORIAL
Michael Jackson, Linden Local 34ASSISTANCE
James Bauer, Elizabeth Local 9ORGANIZATION
Michael Infante, Bloomfield Local 19APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES
Robert Brower, Union Local 46PICNIC
Anthony J. Galioto, Local 219BULLETIN
John Hund, Nutley Local 44RESOLUTIONS
Charles Salley, East Orange Officers Local 223CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
Brian McGorty, North Hudson F.O. Local 26SCHOLARSHIPS
Larry Lukenda, Linden Local 234CONVENTION
Bruce Pollock, Millburn Local 32TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Scott Wentworth, Belleville Local 29CREDENTIALS
Scott Wentworth, Belleville Local 29VALOR AWARDS
Christopher Lukenda, Linden Local 34DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Brian McGorty, North Hudson F.O. Local 26VETERANS ASSISTANCE
James Bauer, Elizabeth Local 9EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Thomas Lyons, Clifton Local 21WAYS AND MEANS
Michael Infante, Bloomfield Local 19HEALTH AND SAFETY
Paul C. Kearns Jr, Teaneck Local 242WEBSITE
Thomas J. Holder, Union Local 246LEGISLATIVE
Robert Allen, Paterson local 2