News & Updates

CPF and its 35,000 members join our brothers and sisters in Riverside City Firefighters Association Local 1067 in mourning the sudden loss of their president, and CPF 1st District Vice President Emeritus, Tim Strack.

CA led effort to enact Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, signed by Pres. Biden in December

At the end of the 2021-2022 Legislative session, CPF is proud to share a full report of the sponsored bills and priority items that were signed into law by Governor Newsom throughout the two-year session. We are grateful for the support from the Governor and Legislature, for their support of efforts to protect firefighters and…

SB 1127 cracks down on unreasonable employer delays for presumptive workers’ compensation claims.

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A major international medical research body has declared firefighters’ occupational exposure a Group 1 carcinogen.

At the end of an interrupted legislative session, CPF is proud to report that every bill both sponsored or considered a top priority for the organization has been signed by Governor Newsom and passed into law. Below is a summary of the new laws either taking effect immediately or on January 1, 2021. CPF Sponsored…

Governor Gavin Newsom has made it clear that wildfire preparedness and response will remain a critical priority, even as the state faces a budget hole caused by the SARS-Cov2 (COVID-19) pandemic. In his May Budget Revision, due Thursday, the governor proposed an $85.7 million enhancement for CAL FIRE, which will help with surge capacity ahead…

Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order, providing a workers’ compensation presumption for COVID-19, sets the table for important protections for firefighters and front line workers who are bravely responding to the pandemic. Since the virus’ outbreak, California firefighters have responded to COVID-19 medical emergencies across the state, putting their own health at risk and potentially exposing…

California continues to be in a drought of historic proportions – the worst megadrought in centuries. The state recorded less than half of the normal amount of rainfall and snow for the current time of year. Even without the COVID-19 outbreak, California’s firefighters would be bracing for a long, hot summer. The coronavirus has made a…

The Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) has rejected Governor Newsom’s plan to invest more resources to respond to wildfires.  California Professional Firefighters President Brian K. Rice has issued a statement on the issue.  “We praise Governor Newsom for his proactive plan to add 550 firefighters and invest more resources into combating wildfires across the state. The…

President Trump has issued statements via Twitter that suggest federal disaster assistance could be withheld over forest management practices. California Professional Firefighters President Brian Rice has issued a statement on the issue. “As with last year’s fires, any suggestion that disaster assistance for fire victims and firefighting efforts could be withheld because of the state’s…

As the 2019 legislative session comes to a close, California firefighters gain a historic win as Governor Gavin Newsom signed significant CPF-sponsored bills that reached his desk. CPF-backed behavioral health bills SB 542 and AB 1116 and EMS dispatch bill, SB 438, go into effect January 2020. Firefighters made their voices heard. It is through the…

In 2012, a firefighter employed by the City of Davis retired after serving the public for nearly 30 years. Before retiring, the firefighter twice asked her employer to provide an estimate of her fixed-income benefit – benefits that she and her city had paid into the system to provide funding. Five years after the firefighter…