Calgary Firefighters Association

The Calgary Firefighters Association is affiliated as Local 255 of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), representing more than 1400 members of the Calgary Fire Department. Local 255 is the second largest IAFF Local in Canada and is comprised of Firefighters, Apparatus Technicians and maintenance staff. Organized in 1917 as Local 19 of the Federal Fire Fighters Union, Calgary Firefighters affiliated with the IAFF on October 4, 1923. The Calgary Firefighters Association has grown and evolved over the years, but our mandate remains the same. The following preamble from our Constitution and Bylaws reflects the core values of our organization. Strength through united action, guided by intelligence is the hallmark of trade union organization. Such unity is believed essential for the mutual protection and advancement of the interests and general welfare of the Members of the Calgary Firefighters Association, the objects of which shall be: to organize all Members of the ...