Oct 17, 2023
CPF Pro-Firefighter Bills Signed by Governor
Every one of the seven measures CPF sponsored in the Legislature have been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom
Jul 06, 2023
Stuck On The Wall
Epic ambulance waiting times at hospital emergency rooms are crippling the 9-1-1 medical response system.
Apr 03, 2023
IN MEMORIAM Tim Strack, CPF 1st District Vice President Emeritus
CPF and its 35,000 members join our brothers and sisters in Riverside City Firefighters Association Local 1067 in mourning the sudden loss of their president, and CPF 1st District Vice President Emeritus, Tim Strack.
Jan 03, 2023
Federal Firefighters Win Decades-Long Fight for Cancer Presumption
CA led effort to enact Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, signed by Pres. Biden in December
Oct 04, 2022
CPF-Sponsored Workers Compensation Reform Signed by Governor
SB 1127 cracks down on unreasonable employer delays for presumptive workers' compensation claims.
Jul 20, 2022
Welcome to the New CPF Website
We are proud to welcome you to the new website, a multi-year project utilizing the latest in website design and functionality.
Jul 01, 2022
IARC: Being a Firefighter Causes Cancer
A major international medical research body has declared firefighters' occupational exposure a Group 1 carcinogen.
Dec 22, 2022
CPF Priority Bills Signed by Governor Newsom
At the end of the 2021 Legislative session, CPF is proud to report a clean sweep! Every CPF-sponsored and high-priority measure that made it to Governor Newsom's desk has been signed and will become law on January 1, 2022.
Jun 24, 2021
CPF President Praises Newsom Commitment to Wildfire Response and Prevention
Statement from Brian K. Rice, President of California Professional Firefighters, on Governor Gavin Newsom’s Commitment to Wildfire Prevention, Suppression and Mitigation
Oct 20, 2020
All CPF Priority and Sponsored Bills Signed by Governor
A summary of the new laws either taking effect immediately or on January 1, 2021.
May 14, 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.
May 06, 2020
CPF Praises Governor's Executive Order on COVID-19 Workers Comp Presumption
Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order, providing a workers’ compensation presumption for COVID-19, sets the table for important protections for firefighters and front line workers who are bravely responding to the pandemic.
Apr 30, 2020
Confronting Wildfire Season in 2020 - 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.
Feb 19, 2020
Statement from California Professional Firefighters President on LAO Analysis in CAL FIRE Staffing
We praise Governor Newsom for his proactive plan to add 550 firefighters and invest more resources into combating wildfires across the state.
Jan 13, 2020
CPF President Responds to President's Statements on Wildfire Aid
As with last year’s fires, any suggestion that disaster assistance for fire victims and firefighting efforts could be withheld because of the state’s forest practices is ill-informed, cruel and dangerous.
Oct 02, 2019
Governor signs historic CPF-sponsored bills
As the 2019 legislative session comes to a close, California firefighters gain a historic win as Governor Gavin Newsom signed significant CPF-sponsored bills that reached his desk.
Jun 04, 2019
Retiree Protection Act Secures Pension Promise From Unfair Take-Back
SB 266 closes this cruel loophole. It protects earned retirement benefits that have already been promised and paid-for in cases where a benefit has subsequently been disallowed by CalPERS and the individual has already retired.
Mar 19, 2019
CPF President Praises Gov. Newsom's Wildfire Emergency Announcement
We commend Governor Newsom’s quick action to address the state’s increasing wildfire risks.
Jan 17, 2019
CPF President Praises Emergency Response Commitment in Gov. Newsom's New Budget
We look forward to working with Gov. Newsom in the effort to protect our state and the men and women on the front lines.
Jan 14, 2019
New IAFF Behavioral Health Center Coming to California
At the CAL FIRE Local 2881 Convention in Sacramento, IAFF General President Harold A. Schaitberger announced that a second IAFF Center of Excellence will be built and located in California.
Jan 10, 2019
CPF President Responds to President's Threat to Cut Off Aid to Fire Victims
President Trump’s threat to cut off FEMA assistance to California is a deplorable attempt to play politics with the lives of tens of thousands of wildfire victims.
Jan 04, 2019
Working For You: Key CPF Leaders Appointed to Important State Fire Positions
Gov. Jerry Brown has named two strong firefighter advocates to an important state board directly involved in fire policy.