Sponsors
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California Professional Firefighters (CPF) proudly serves as the labor sponsor of the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee. As the State Council of the International Association of Fire Fighters, CPF’s membership includes 30,000 professional firefighters and 167 activist local unions, representing local, state, and federal fire departments throughout California.
CPF’s mission is to improve the lives and working conditions of career firefighters. Its legislative advocacy has produced groundbreaking cancer and hazardous materials presumption laws. CPF has passed laws protecting retirement security for California firefighters and protecting labor harmony with binding arbitration. CPF has also worked hard to build resources for public safety, co-sponsoring bills to bring critical new equipment to local fire departments and working to defeat measures that privatize public services.
In addition to its legislative advocacy, CPF provides a full slate of professional services including an extensive health and safety program, active participation in the development of EMS regulations and services benefiting the retired firefighter.
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The Office of the California State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is the management sponsor of the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee. The CSFM was organized in 1928 in response to a series of statewide fire problems.
The office operates several different divisions that deal with statewide activities, such as code enforcement in state-owned buildings, setting standards for testing and listing of fire protection materials and equipment, arson and bomb investigation, pipeline safety, compilation of the California Fire Incident Reporting System and California Fire Service Census, and the California Fire Service training and Education System, including the California Fire Academy. The mission of the State Fire Marshal’s Office is to provide for the protection of California’s citizens by utilizing engineering, enforcement, and education of fire protection principles.
The CSFM is fully committed to providing excellent delivery of all services. The California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee is one of the most important elements in assuring that firefighters are given the proper support to perform their jobs safely, effectively, and efficiently.
