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May 20, 2019

Colorado Professional Fire Fighters

The Greeley Fire Department is mourning the loss of a veteran firefighter who passed away from injuries sustained in an off-duty traffic collision. Please keep his family and the Greeley Fire Department family in your thoughts and prayers as they work through this very difficult time.
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PTSD Series with Corey Rose

Corey Rose has been working with 9News on series about PTSD, and the air-times are below. We encourage you all to watch the series and share with anyone else you know that may be interested. Thanks.
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Corey Rose Wins 1st Place: IAFF Media Award for her Cancer in the Fire Service Series "Left in the Smoke"

9 News Ancor Corey Rose dedicated a three-part series, "Left in the Smoke" highlighting the growing issue of cancer in the fire service. As many of you know, Corey sits on the Board of Directors for the CPFF Foundation. Corey's father, Gary, died due to job related cancer shortly after retiring from a 32 year career with LA City Fire.
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Loss of Boulder Fire Captain

It is with heavy heart that Boulder Firefighters, Local 900, announces the passing

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Capt Chris.pdf

Greeley Local 888 Golf Fundraiser

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Golf Fund Raiser Flyer 2018.jpg

Local 2403 Fundraiser

Join Adams County Professional Firefighters Local 2403 along with Bruz Beers on April 21st from 6pm -11pm for the tapping of SUPER STACHE FIREHOUSE IPA. Proceeds from beer sales and events go to assist the family of Firefighter Brett Anderson. A food truck will be on hand, along with Bruz Beers other craft beers. See attached flyer for more information. See you there.

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Fundraiser flyer.pdf

Senate Bill 214 become law!

Governor Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 214 (Firefighter Cancer Benefit Program) into law today. This bill is the culmination of years of effort and testament to the collaborative efforts fostered by the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, the Colorado State Fire Chiefs and the Special Districts Association.

Today SB-214 passed out of the House on a bipartisan vote 65-0. After passing out of the Senate earlier this session, our bill now heads to Governor Hickenlooper with unanimous bipartisan support. This is testament to the continued collaborative efforts and hard work from everyone involved over the last two years.

Cooperation Brings Success

Cooperation Brings Success Firefighters and Fire Chiefs Work Together to Change the Fire Service in Colorado By Susan M. Thornton There was a time in Colorado when fire chiefs and firefighters didn’t work together very well in dealing with the details of operating their fire and emergency medical services organizations.

IAFF Dispatch Episode 2

Check out the latest episode of the IAFF Dispatch! This episode contains 4 Chapters: Election 2016: Our Process Out of the Shadows (PTS) Tracking Disasters, Helping Members Changing the Conversation Check out all the chapters of Episode 2! http://bit.

Decline of Unions

What happened to American labor unions? Last week came news that the share of America’s workforce that’s unionized hit a 97-year low. A mere 11.3% of workers now belong to a union, and a great chunk of those are in the shrinking public sector. In the private sector, unionization fell to an abysmal 6.6%, down from a peak of 35% during the 1950s.