The 2008 I.A.F.F.C. convention is just a few short weeks away. As always held in conjunction with the New Jersey State Firemen's Convention hosted by the great members of the Five Mile Beach Firemen's Association. This years dates are September 11th - 13th. Check out www.njfireconvetion.com for the link to the N.J. convention. As the Chiefs Board of Defectors do every year a secret team of members were sent out in July to check out our parade location for Pinko's and farm animal's but were quickly discovered by the local Police who caught Chief Byrnes in a speed trap on Rt 47 and notified other departments in the area of our arrival. Chief Russel was quickly tracked down on New Jersey Avenue by other Po Po who called us clowns and sent him back over the bridge.  However the Chief was able to mark our favorite street corners with his blood before leaving. Should not be hard to find.  Thats Burke & New Jersey  for the departmentaly challanged. New this year is the Miss I.A.F.F.C. Pagent won by Miss Anita Cheezbuger who will represent the Chiefs at the Big National Fire Chicks Pagent this October in Chicago and will be available for a personal date with one lucky Chief.  Miss Cheezbuger won a 2008 Toyota and a life time supply of shocks and brakes donated by Toyota Kawasaki of Suzuki Japan. Big thanks to our brothers at our Tokyo Battalion for the help on that one! Rooms on the island will be going quick as last years convention tipped the scale with over 35,000 Firefighters and friends. Check out www.wildwoodnj.com for more information on hotels. We will update everyone in September with more convention news. See you at the beach!