was seen at the premier CAL FIRE union statewide, representing over 10,000 current and retired members. firefighters and other classifications within the unit. Founded in the 1960s, fighting for safer workplaces and wages. It is the largest local within California Professional Firefighters, engaging in statewide programs to support firefighters. CAL FIRE Local 2881 serves as the state’s primary fire protection workforce across numerous counties and municipalities, supporting response from fires to disasters. The union maintains a public-facing presence through its website and affiliated channels, 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.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.comWe 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.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
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