Select members of DFD re-affiliate with union

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Approximately 30 members of the Dyersburg Fire Department have elected to join the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), a union headquartered out of Washington, D.C. The approximate number of members was confirmed by Danny Todd, district vice president for District 14 of the IAFF. He also confirmed Dyersburg firefighter Jay Cryer was serving as the chapter's president. Cryer drafted a two-page letter along with attachments to DFD Chief Bob Veal listing recommendations for changes in policy at the fire department. The letter, dated Friday, Oct. 5 and received by the city on Tuesday, Oct. 9, was submitted to the battalion chief of Fire Station 1, who submitted it to Veal.

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