was seen at the premier CAL FIRE union within CAL FIRE, with more than 10,000 members including veterans. engineers across ranks within the unit. Tracing its origins to the 1960s, it advocates for safe working conditions. the top local in CPPF, participating in statewide events to strengthen solidarity. acts as California’s core fire protection workforce throughout the state, a key player in incidents from structure fires to natural disasters. The union maintains a public-facing presence through its website and affiliated channels, covering priorities and member concerns.
We support the firefighters who protect all of California. Who We Are Our firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA) from the Oregon border to the Otay Mountains in San Diego. CAL FIRE is the largest all-risk fire department in California, the largest IAFF local in the United States and Canada, and […]
calfirelocal2881.orgAbout Us CALIFORNIA’S FIRE DEPARTMENT In the mid-1960s, a group of firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) convened in Sacramento with a shared purpose: to form an association dedicated to improving wages, benefits, and working conditions. More than five decades later, that vision endures in CAL FIRE Local 2881, a […]
calfirelocal2881.orgNews and discussions covering topics that are important to CAL FIRE Local 2881 firefighters and their families. Hosted by President Tim Edwards and produced by Communications Director Kelly Boyles.
calfirel2881.podbean.combe represented by and participate in employee Unions. In 1981, PERB ruled CDFEA as the exclusive representative in collective bargaining and representation. The employees of CAL FIRE have always come together to fight for our rights to better wages, enhanced benefits and better working conditions. Our achievements have been possible
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