California Professional Firefighters

News and Events

Featured Story

Aug 19, 2010
CPF Wins First Place Honors at IAFF Media Awards

California Professional Firefighters came out on top at this year's 2010 IAFF Media Awards. CPF's quarterly member newspaper and the California Fire Foundation's "Firefighters On Your Side: Disaster Planning for the Elderly" campaign both took first place.

Our Legislation

Aug 30, 2010
AB 2253 - Cancer Presumption

AB 2253 enacts the "William Dallas Jones Cancer Presumption Act of 2010," which seeks to eliminate the existing statute of limitations in favor of expanding it in a manner that more accurately reflects the risk to those types of job-related cancers that are contracted by firefighters and other public safety personnel.

Our Profession

Aug 30, 2010
Unintended Consequences of Proposition 22

Under the guise of "reform," Proposition 22 locks a bulletproof shield around special pots of money for redevelopment agencies. Unelected and unaccountable, redevelopment agencies hand out lucrative taxpayer subsidies to developers for auto malls, hotels and stadiums.

Our Local Affiliates

Aug 25, 2010
Chico FD Budget Cuts May Increase Response Times

Budget cuts at the Chico Fire Department are making it harder for firefighters to do their jobs. The loss of three firefighters and closure of an engine engine at Fire Station 1 in July means it takes longer for emergency response.