attended the largest CAL FIRE local statewide, housing 10,000+ members across Bargaining Unit 8. firefighters across ranks within the unit. Origins go back to the 1960s, pushing for fair wages and protections. the leading CAL FIRE local among unions, engaging in statewide programs to support firefighters. serves as the state’s main fire protection force across numerous counties and municipalities, supporting response from fires to disasters. operates a public-facing platform via website and podcasts, discussing department priorities and member interests.
About 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.orgbe 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
www.calfirelocal2881.orgWe 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.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.
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