California Professional Firefighters

Feb 10, 2022
SAVE THE DATE: CA Firefighters Memorial - July 30 in Sacramento: After a two-year hiatus, the 20th Anniversary California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 6pm in Sacramento. The Memorial honors California firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty.

Feb 1, 2022
LODD: Stockton Fire Captain Max Fortuna: Stockton Firefighters Local 456 and the Stockton Fire Dept. are saddened to announced the line-of-duty death of Fire Captain Max Fortuna, who died after being shot while operating on a fire. Memorial services honoring Brother Fortuna were held on Feb. 8 in Stockton.

Jan 3, 2022
CPF Fire Wire - Building and Protecting California: CPF President Brian Rice talks with State Building Trades President Robbie Hunter about the importance of working people standing strong and together.

Oct 13, 2017
Firefighters on the Front Lines at North Bay Firestorm: It's the deadliest wildfire incident in California history. Dozens of souls lost, thousands displaced. Roughly 10,000 firefighters are on the front lines, defending lives and property even as some are seeing their own homes destroyed. Firefighter proud ... union strong.

Sep 2, 2016
Arsonist Who Murdered LA FF Again Up For Parole: An arsonist convicted of murder in the 1981 death of a Los Angeles City firefighter is up for parole and, once again, United Firefighters Local 112 is leading the fight to keep him behind bars.

Aug 31, 2016
Local 3605 Wins Fight Over Punitive Pay Give-Back Plan: Central Fire Santa Cruz Firefighters Local 3605 wins two-year contract fight over punitive retroactive "salary pay-back" proposal. The unprecedented pay give-back drew national scorn from union and non-union members alike.

Jan 12, 2018
Firefighter Apprenticeship Gets Big Boost in Gov's Proposed Budget: Thanks to a strong push from CPF, the new state budget allocates millions to bolster apprenticeship program, including firefighter training provided by Cal-JAC

Nov 3, 2017
Advocacy: Tell the Governor to Fund California's Apprenticeship Programs: Massive mutual aid responses in California have become increasingly common, as the risk from wildfire, flooding and other natural disasters grows more ominous. In order to mitigate these threats, our firefighters need to be able to work together effectively without jurisdictional restrictions. Submit a letter of support for standardized, apprenticeship training funding today.

Aug 23, 2017
CPF, CalChiefs Join to Urge State to Invest in Disaster Response: California’s world-class mutual aid response system is being stretched to its limits, and needs help to ensure that our state is ready for climate disasters. That's the message delivered in Sacramento by labor and management in a call for secure investment to address the extreme threats of climate-related disasters.

May 13, 2020
Wildfire Response Will Remain A Priority in State Budget Revision: Governor Gavin Newsom has made it clear that wildfire preparedness and response will remain a critical priority, even as the state faces a budget hole caused by the SARS-Cov2 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Apr 29, 2020
Confronting Wildfire Season - The New "New Normal": Even without the COVID-19 outbreak, California’s firefighters would be bracing for a long, hot summer. The coronavirus has made a bad situation that much worse.

Mar 11, 2020
CPF Fire Wire: COVID-19 Fire and EMS Update: As medical responders, firefighgters are on the front lines in the coronavirus outbreak. CPF President Brian Rice speaks with CPF's Health and Safety Director Mike Feyh about how the outbreak affects personnel on the front lines and precautions they can take to stay safe. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO CPF FIRE WIRE.

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