Washington State Concerns of Police Survivors

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Mission Statement:
Washington has lost more than 270 officers in the line of duty since it became a state.

Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria.

Furthermore, C.O.P.S. provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors.

Our chapter of C.O.P.S. is entirely volunteer-driven; we have NO paid staff. As survivors of law enforcement line of duty death, our mission is to assist those who come after us, learn to live, laugh and love again.

Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty, and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. C.O.P.S. provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S., for the price paid is already too high.
 
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To participate with the Keystone KOPS in the Seattle St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 13, email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject "Parade".

Seattle Police Precinct Picnic Dates:

East - June 19
North – July 10
Southwest – August 14
South – September 11
West – September 16
 
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03/06/10 UPDATE:

On Saturday, March 6, 2010, the Washington State House passed its version of 1679, the ‘Jason McKissack Act’, a bill that will keep catastrophically injured public-safety personnel like him from going without medical coverage. NEXT STEP - the Governor's signature.

THANK you to all who wrote and/or called in support of this important legislation!


03/04/10 UPDATE:

On Thursday, March 4, 2010, the Washington State Senate passed SHB 1679, the ‘Jason McKissack Act’, a bill that will keep catastrophically injured public-safety personnel like him from going without medical coverage (46 senators voted for it – no one against it – there were 3 abstention/absences).

 

The bill creates a new section in the enumerated benefits given to catastrophically disabled officers and firefighters. It will apply to EVERYONE in the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Plan (LEOFF) 2 pension system (which includes all officers/firefighters hired after October 1977 to present) and the Washington State Patrol (WSP is in a different pension system).

 

In other words, anyone who currently qualifies as catastrophically disabled, no matter when the disability occurred, will now start receiving this benefit. That includes Jason McKissack. Mark Jones, a Seattle Firefighter who was catastrophically disabled in Dec 2003, will also be covered by this legislation.

 

THANK YOU to everyone who wrote or called in support of this important bill!

03/02/10 UPDATE:

EHB 1679  was voted out of committee on March 1.This is the bill to keep catastrophically injured public-safety personnel like SPD Officer Jason McKissack, from losing health coverage because they were injured so severely they cannot return to work. Check it out at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1679-S.pdf.

The Rules Committee must pass the bill this week, in order for it to get to the floor for a full Senate vote. Let the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Lisa Brown, .know that you want to see this bill come up for a vote. She can be reached at http://www.sdc.wa.gov/senators/brown/contact.htm

 

This Friday, 03/05/10, is the deadline for this bill to clear its next hurdle. Write your legislators!

02/22/10 UPDATEhttp://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summa...:

HB 1679 is being heard in Senate Ways and Means at 3:30 TODAY. Show your support for our law enforcement officers and firefighters!

Details:

3:30 PM
Ways and Means, Full Committee
House Hearing Room A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

This bill provides access to catastrophic disability medical insurance under plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. Revised for 1st Substitute: Reimbursing medical expenses for certain totally disabled public safety personnel.
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The House Ways and Means Committee Hearing for HB 1679 will take place on Monday, 01/25/2010, from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. in the John L. O'Brien Building at the Capitol in Olympia.

This bill provides access to catastrophic disability medical insurance under plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system (LEOFF).
 
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Our chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors encourages participation in Project Blue Light, which is the illumination of blue lights in your windows during the holiday season. It is a visible show of support for law enforcement officers, and a demonstration of remembrance for those who have died in the line of duty.

We are selling blue candles to help in the Project Blue Light campaign. These candles are 8 ounce tins, sell for $10 each, or 16 ounce glass jars for $20, unscented or a slight vanilla scent. 100% of the proceeds go to our chapter of C.O.P.S., to be used to help our survivors attend National Police Week and targeted survivor seminars throughout the year.

We also sell other merchandise such as baseball caps, car magnets, t-shirts, etc. Please contact PBJ Textiles at 206-243-3053 for more information about merchandise.

Please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or dial 425-522-2677 (COPS) for more information.
 
Help WAStateC.O.P.S. today with your tax deductible donation!
 

Incorporated in 1996, Washington State Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. As such, all donations are tax deductible.

All funds raised and donated are used to assist the survivors of peace officers killed in the line of duty, as determined by Federal criteria.

We assist survivors as they rebuild their lives, regain their self confidence, and deal with their own specific grief issues.

Through the support of the C.O.P.S. network, survivors learn to live, laugh, and love again.

Your generous donation allows us to provide financial assistance for survivors to:

 

* attend National Police Week
* attend Hands-on-Programs provided by National C.O.P.S.
* receive counseling
* attend training to learn how to assist subsequent survivors of line-of-duty death

We welcome contributions to our efforts; please send your donation to:

Washington State Concerns of Police Survivors
P.O. Box 111772
Tacoma, WA 98411-1772


WAStateC.O.P.S. Tax ID (EIN) is 91-1616445

Our Washington State charitable solicitations registration number is 5797

Our UBI number is 601707771

WAStateC.O.P.S. does NOT utilize telephone solicitors in our fundraising campaigns.

Thank you for your support!