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Event Announcement!

Bellevue Hospital , Toledo, Ohio, Bankruptcy Protection

Monday,  June  30,  2025

Bellevue Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to be acquired by Sandusky, Ohio-based Firelands Health.

The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter.
 

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UHC Multi-year agreement with Premier Health (MVH)

Tuesday,  July  1,  2025

UHC & Premier Health have reached a multi-year agreement that ensures UnitedHealthcare’s members enrolled in the following plans have continued, uninterrupted access to Premier’s hospitals and providers in the Dayton region of Southwest Ohio, effective immediately:



Employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans
Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree
Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)

Letters are being mailed to impacted members who were previously notified, informing them of our renewed relationship with Premier, and that its facilities, hospitals and physicians remain in-network.

 

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Retiree Breakfast (1st Monday Monthly)

Monday,  July  7,  2025  -  8:00 am

Bob Evens Restaurant, 1850 E Dorothy Ln, Kettering, OH 45429 (937) 293-3222  

 


Retiree Luncheon (3rd Wednesday)

Wednesday,  July  16,  2025  -  11:00 am

Milton Club 640 Cosler Rd, Dayton OH 45403  

Lunch open to anyone retired, active or associated with Dayton Fire Department and surrounding areas... sort of a AMAR lunch?


Hope to see all of you there
Sincerely,
Jim Dunham
 

Event Contact: Jim Dunham


8th District Summer Social hosted by the MG at Sha

Friday,  July  25,  2025

Bring your families or fly solo. The summer social at Ohio’s beautiful Shawnee State Park will have plenty to see and do, including scenic rides, hiking trails, and hanging out by the lake. We are working to set up an online registration link; in the meantime, RSVP to [email protected] so we can begin to get a headcount.



Lodging option 1: Hotel Group

(4404B OH-125, West Portsmouth, OH 45663)

Call 1-800-282-7275 (Open 7am to 11pm daily)
Request the IAFF rate for available room/cabin
Pay deposit of first night plus taxes
Pay balance upon check-in


Lodging option 2: Shawnee State Park, Turkey Creek Campground

(5648 State Route 125. West Portsmouth, OH 45663)

Online reservation Link: https://reserveohio.com/OhioCampWeb/#!park/376/555
 


Yost Takes Insurer to Court Over First Responders’

Thursday,  July  31,  2025

6/24/2025

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is taking legal action to block an entity from engaging in the business of insurance in Ohio after it failed to obtain a required license and stopped covering medical bills for retired first responders, putting them on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In a motion filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Yost on behalf of the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI), is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Thin Blue Line Benefits Association, LLC (“Thin Blue Line”), a Texas limited liability company that sells health insurance coverage to police officers, firefighters and civilian support workers. Yost also is seeking to have ODI appointed as conservator in order to preserve the company’s assets and take other action to protect the public...
 

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OHIO Health out Anthem Network

Friday,  August  1,  2025

Anthem has been working closely with OhioHealth, but we have not reached an agreement to keep them in our network. This means OhioHealth will leave our Medicare Advantage network on 8/1/2025

This does not effects Medical Supplement Plans.
 


IAFF-MG International Rally in Seaside, Oregon.

Monday,  September  8,  2025

Sept. 8-12

IAFF-MG International Rally in Seaside, Oregon.

Please use this link for more information on this year’s International Rally, as well as to register for the event: https://www.iaff.org/event/iaff-mg-motorcycle-group-rally/

Please register as soon as possible so the host committee can plan accordingly. If you would like to organize a group ride out with other MG members from the 8th District, please email us at [email protected].
 

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Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Ride of Honor in Col

Thursday,  September  18,  2025

Sept. 18-21:

Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Ride of Honor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The reservation link and more information can be found on the IAFF website via this link: https://www.iaff.org/event/iaff-mg-ride-of-honor/.

We currently have a group planning to ride out to Colorado from Cleveland this year. If you would like to link up with our riders from Ohio, please email us at [email protected].
 

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Class News

1/16/2023
HELPS Act $3000 Repeal direct payment.
HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2013 Section 328 on page 902 of 1653 pages. HELPS Act: UP to $3000 per year of qualified money (457/DROP/IRA) can be used for Health Care, acciden . . .  Continued

12/12/2022
Drop Rates for 2022
2022    4    3.83% 2022    3    2.98% 2022    2    2.50% 2022  . . .  Continued

7/17/2022
Passing of FOP past president Rick Oakly
5-months into retirement President Oakly passed away Wednesday 13JUL2022. He was 56 years old. Services will be held at 1:00pm Thursday, July 21, 2022 at The Cornerstone Baptist Temple, . . .  Continued

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 Death  Snively, Mattthew D., 63, passed away Wednesday, M
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 Death  Firefighter David D. Kimbler passed away March 25,
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 Death   ENGLAND, Robert L. "Bob" Age 79, of Miami Townsh
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 Death  Former Fire Director Herbert Redden passed away la
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 Death  Carl (Tom) CORY 1923 - 2015 News Death Notice C
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 Retirement  Stan Martin, 29JUN14
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