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California Professional Firefighters

May 31 2017

The latest edition of CPF’s award-winning newspaper, The California Professional Firefighter, is now online and available for viewing at its new digital platform, CPFNewspaper.org.

May 3 2017

CPF's 2017 Daniel A. Terry Legislative Conference brought members from over 50 locals across the state to Sacramento to meet with their legislators about upcoming bills with the potential to impact firefighters statewide.

Apr 21 2017

 Federal firefighters struggle to get disability benefits for job-related illness, forced to hew to an unreasonable burden of proof. A new bill in Congress would give federal firefighters the same presumptive protection enjoyed by state and local firefighters in California and dozens of other states.

Apr 7 2017

 CPF's 2017 legislative puts the safety and health of firefighters and the citizens they protect on center stage in California’s State Capitol. With measures restricting the sale of dangerous butane gas, strengthening privacy around behavioral health treatment and bolstering diversity within the fire service, CPF's takes on the issues that matter most to California's first responders.

Apr 6 2017

The Sacramento County Airport Fire Department and Sacramento Area Firefighters, Local 522 are saddened to announce the loss of one of Fire Captain Timothy A. Anderson.

Mar 15 2017

Tributes from Across California - Two California firefighters were recently honored, one for his part in a daring rescue, the other for having made the ultimate sacrifice.

Mar 2 2017

It is with a heavy heart that CAL FIRE Local 2881 has announced the passing of long-time Local 2881 President and CPF 6th District Vice President Emeritus Bob Wolf. Brother Wolf died suddenly last night in Arizona.

Feb 23 2017

Today, California Professional Firefighters President Lou Paulson and California Fire Chiefs Association President Mike DuRee released a joint statement, outlining a series of proposals the California fire service should take to address the issue of behavioral health.

Feb 22 2017

Dozens of fire and law enforcement agencies come together in Sacramento for joint training exercise to prepare for the unthinkable. The groundbreaking Unified Response to Violent Incidents training was created by the Cal-JAC, the labor-management apprenticeship training program co-sponsored by CPF.

Feb 8 2017

 United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Local 112 and the Los Angeles Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of Fire Captain David Moorman.

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