- January 31: Northwest Ergomania Indoor Rowing Championship, team registration… 11 SFD participants
- February: Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe Equipped Buildings seminar at JTF with David McGrail… 220+ SFD participants
- April: Firefighting Operations McGrail textbook – 12 promotional copies to BCs, Leadership Group We occasionally purchase a limited set of books for the BC Libraries, where all SFD members will have access to them. We then urge the Fire Chief to purchase a set of these books for all Company Libraries.
- July: Firefighter Combat Challenge at North Bend, team registration… 23-SFD members participating
- September: EMS Scene Safety & Awareness 2-day seminar for EMS & Law Enforcement at SPD Athletic Center with a focus on tactics and skills in the presence of dangerous or threatening patients, 24 SFD members in attendance.
- October 2: Multi-Family Residential Fires seminar at JTF with John Norman… 220+ SFD members in attendance
- October: Delivery of Firefit Combat Fitness Tower* at JTF
- November 13: BLEVE - 5 retirement awards presented to SFDOA members
- December 3: Memorial Service for our fallen brother and past SFDOA President Dave Jacobs at Lake Union Naval Reserve… 400+ SFD members in attendance
*Regarding the purchase of the Combat Fitness Training Tower:
Purchase of the tower and related equipment ($40,000+) was made possible through combined efforts:
- $20,000 contribution from SFD
- $10,000 grant from The Fireman's Fund
- $2,500 contribution from L27
- $10,000 contribution from the SFDOA Board of Trustees. This contribution came directly from the members of the Board who agreed to waive their stipend payments for 2 ½ years. SFDOA general activity funds were not used for this purchase. Access to this equipment for uniformed members will begin next spring with an organized training program. The Association has supported the Combat Fitness Program for its proven leadership in firefighter fitness.
- 2016 UPDATE:: FYI, The Board continues to operate stipend-free. This means that all of the work we do is on a volunteer basis, and 100% of your dues go directly toward SFDOA Mission-directed activities.