Author: SAFPPA Editor

Happy New Year!

The SAFPPA will hold its first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday January 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the office of the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund.

The meeting will feature the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected or re-elected Officers, including Vice President Bart Moczygemba, (New) Recording Secretary Jose Carrillo, Sergeant-at-Arms James Baer. The Corresponding Secretary for Firefighters position needs to be filled in 2023.

Snacks, not meals, will be available at the meeting.

The San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund is located at 11603 W. Coker Loop, Suite 201 | San Antonio, TX 78216. Call 210-534-3262 or write info@safppf.org for directions.

Retired members of the San Antonio Fire Department are eligible for various honors that may be requested by your family should you desire them. These honors include:

• Casket Watch on the day of the funeral or memorial service.
• Pallbearers.
• Antique fire truck in lieu the funeral home hearse (subject to availability)
• Final Alarm Bell Ceremony and Final Salute.
• Presence of a frontline Fire Company and Apparatus (subject to operational requirements)
• Assistance requesting a Bagpiper and/or Bugler, however musicians of this type are extremely limited.

The SAFD and IAFF Local 624 do NOT furnish a casket flag or present a flag to the next of kin, however the Honor Guard may assist with flag folding for members who are also documented military veterans.  Likewise, the member’s badge number will not be retired.

Your family or the funeral home may contact the Honor Guard to have them assist in arranging for these honors. Understand that each one is done on a voluntary basis and dependent on available manpower.

Please be sure your family is aware of these honors so that your service to the San Antonio Fire Department and the City of San Antonio will be recognized.

The information above was provided by the San Antonio Professional Fire Fighters Honor Guard. The Honor Guard may be reached at 210.771.4783. 

The Pension Fund has uploaded a video about the Police Retirement Ceremony, conducted in October. SAFPPA Treasurer Charlie Ricketts invites the new retirees to join SAFPPA. You can watch by clicking the following link: https://fb.watch/h0HcYLwDIf/

At the November 8 SAFPPA election, the membership elected, by Acclamation due to there being no opposing candidates, the following people to the positions indicated:

• Bart Moczygemba — Vice President
• Jose (Joe) Carrillo — Recording Secretary
• James Baer — Sergeant @ Arms
• Corresponding Secretary Fire — No Candidate, Position will be open Beginning January 2023

Many thanks to Earnest Gay — After 16 years of service to the SAFPPA, he did not run for re-election as recording secretary.

It’s voting day on Tuesday November 8!

Yes, the polls are open for state, federal and local elections, but so too will the SAFPPA have elections at its member meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the pension fund. We will vote on the positions of Vice President, Recording Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms and Corresponding Secretary for Firefighters.

The San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund is located at 11603 W. Coker Loop, Suite 201 | San Antonio, TX 78216. Call 210-534-3262 or write info@safppf.org for directions.