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April 20, 2020
On Friday, WSCFF President Dennis Lawson called on State Policy Network President Tracie Sharp and the “Freedom” Foundation to stop harrassing fire fighters at their homes.
Learn More WSCFF President Dennis Lawson Calls on “Freedom” Foundation to Stop Harassing Fire Fighters
March 5, 2020
Washington State Senate today overwhelmingly approved a bill that closes several major gaps in the state’s effort to phase out toxic PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam.
Learn More Legislature Takes Strongest Stand Yet to Phase out PFAS in Firefighting Foam
February 3, 2020
Union fire fighters turned out in force on Wednesday, January 29, to march and rally with striking nurses and health care workers in Seattle.
Learn More WSCFF Members Support Striking Swedish Healthcare Workers
January 16, 2020
Remembering retired Spokane fire fighter, union leader, mentor, advocate, friend Ken Strong.
Learn More Remembering Union Leader Ken Strong
November 25, 2019
WSCFF President Dennis Lawson announces the IAFF has approved changes to by-laws enabling the Council to go create a retiree association.
Learn More WSCFF To Form Retiree Association
October 4, 2019
The IAFF, in partnership with Eastside Fire & Rescue and the South King Fire Training Consortium, offered new training designed to help fire fighters safely defend homes and suppress fires in Wildland Urban Interface areas.
Learn More IAFF Trains Washington Fire Fighters to Face Emerging Threat
September 11, 2019
Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (WSCFF) 11th District Representative and retired IAFF Local 27 Seattle fire fighter Theresa Purtell was presented with the Elsie Schrader award for women’s leadership at the 2019 Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) convention in July.
Learn More Washington State Labor Council Recognizes Theresa Purtell for Labor Leadership
September 5, 2019
Okanogan Fire District 3 Assistant Fire Chief Christian Johnson, badly burned battling the Spring Coulee wildfire, received immediate support from fellow fire fighters.
Learn More Injured Okanogan Fire Chief Dies at Harborview
August 28, 2019
When talk in the firehouse kitchen turns to bands — kilts, bagpipes and snare drums are often at the core of the conversation.  In Bellevue, it’s a different story.
Learn More Firehouse Rock
May 10, 2019
Ann Hoag is known for her tasty confectionary creations.  Not many people, she says, “get to save lives and bake cakes.”  But Hoag, from Local 2024, does both.
Learn More Hook and Batter?
May 8, 2019
Jorge Gomez and Kurt Loechle Duarte travelled from Peru to attend the IAFF-WSCFF Educational Seminar to meet with WSCFF members and receive a contribution of gear from the Spokane Fire Department.
Learn More Longstanding Partnership Provides Critical Gear to Peruvian Fire Fighters
April 25, 2019
HB1913 is signed into law—expanding presumptive coverage for cancer related to the occupation and adding protections for other public safety workers.
Learn More Governor Inslee Signs Bill Expanding Presumptive Coverage
April 12, 2019
My shadow talks loudly through his mask — “You got this! I’m right behind you. You’re going to do great. Ready?”
Learn More Fire Ops: From the Other End of the Ladder
April 3, 2019
Welcome to the new WSCFF.org website! For months, the WSCFF has been working behind the scenes to create a better online experience for our members.
Learn More WSCFF.org is BRAND NEW!
March 29, 2019
In March, politicians, policy makers, and journalists donned full turnout gear, ventilated a roof with a chainsaw, put out fires, and had a rocky ride in an ambulance, getting a hands-on experience of a day in the life of a fire fighter.
Learn More Fifteenth FIRE OPS 101
March 12, 2019
Have you ever wondered why kilts and bagpipes became part of fire fighter traditions?
Learn More Pipes, Kilts & Fire Fighters
March 12, 2019
IAFF victories on Capitol Hill are largely attributed to relationships between local leaders and elected officials. The IAFF Legislative Conference gives members a chance to strengthen those ties.
Learn More IAFF Legislative Conference Features Joe Biden Speech
March 12, 2019
More than 2,000 fire fighters raised $2,472,223 on Sunday, March 10, climbing 69 flights of stairs at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle.
Learn More Climb, Conquer, Cure
July 24, 2018
Three hundred and three delegates and alternates representing 8,567 union firefighters gathered in Kennewick in June at the 79th annual Convention of the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (WSCFF). These union representatives, democratically selected by the members of their International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) affiliates, met to review the
Learn More Washington’s Union Firefighters Practice Democracy in Action at Annual Convention
July 11, 2018
For more than 40 years, federal law has provided public employees the freedom to join together in a union to negotiate for fair wages, decent benefits, and safe working conditions.  Today, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned more than four decades of precedent by making fair share fees for
Learn More Firefighters Stand with Labor in Fight for Worker Freedom
October 19, 2017
Firefighters and paramedics on vacation in Las Vegas went to work saving lives when a gunman in the Mandalay Bay hotel opened fire on a crowd of 22,000 attending the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival October 1st.  Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighter Dean McAuley was listening to country star Jason Aldean
Learn More Off duty but on the job, Firefighters save lives in wake of mass shooting in Las Vegas