San Francisco Fire Fighters

San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798

What We Do
Local 798 has been fighting for working class families for more than 70 years. We stand up for our members in the legislative, political, and social landscapes.

Who We Are
Local 798 is the labor organization of the proud men and women that serve as Firefighters and emergency medical responders protecting San Francisco.

Who We Represent
The members of the San Francisco Fire Department rely on Local 798 to focus on the wellbeing and safety of those that protect the lives of others.

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Firefighter Discount at Columbia Sportswear Company

Columbia Sportswear Company would like to extend this invitation to all San Francisco Fire Department employees to access our Employee Store, JUST IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING!

FEMA Relief Info

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FEMA info update 10.13.2017.docx

H-20 Class Specification

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H-20 MQ Notice to L798.pdf

Jalal Aineb

Jalal, a beloved member of the San Francisco Fire Department and Local 798, and his family need your assistance, generosity and positive thoughts. His story is one that is uniquely American with a definite Bay Area flavor. Jalal immigrated to the USA in 1989 and spent his first years teaching martial arts to children while attending San Francisco State University.

Winter Weather is Upon Us, Gear Up with Union Made Tires

Union Tire Buying Guide The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has made it very easy to find union-made tires by requiring that each tire carry a code that shows the company and the location of the plant that manufactured the tire. DOT requires that each tire sold in the United States carry a code that looks something like this: DOT BE XX XXX XXX.

Flood Congress with Calls! It's About Our Jobs!

Brothers & Sisters, On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation wrongly approved a foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian Air International (NAI). The decision sets aside the labor protections that were central to the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement. We know. We were there.

SFFF FLAME Athletics

FLAME, stands for Fire League And Musical Event and was founded over 42 years ago, to provide sports and musical events to the youth of San Francisco. This program, like Toys For Tots belongs to the firefighters past and present of the SFFD.

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PayrollDeductionFormF1001rev04_14.pdf

A Spark That Lit a Huge Fire in the Hearts of Local 798 SF Firefighters

Over 50 years ago, the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program started when a few local firefighters wanted to help some families that lost their homes and all of their possessions when a fire destroyed everything that they owned. These firefighters were inspired to help – so they decided to fix up a few bikes and delivered them on Christmas Eve to the homes of the children. This is when the SF Firefighters Toy Program was born.

IAFF 53rd Convention Concludes With Executive Board Elections

On the final day of the IAFF 53rd Convention, delegates cast ballots in three contested elections. In the race for 1st District Vice President, Uniformed Firefighters Association of New York Local 94 Vice President JamesSlevin defeated incumbent William Romaka by a vote of 13,419 to 1,609.

San Francisco Firehouse 7 Receives Top Unit Citation Award

The crews from San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Firehouse 7 have been awarded the top 2015 Firehouse Magazine Unit Citation. The Unit Citation Awards—ranked for the first time this year—are part of Firehouse’s larger awards program, the Valor & Community Service Awards.

San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation - Firefighter Health

“You have cancer”—three mind-numbing words that now seem to resonate throughout the entire firefighting profession. On Jan. 6, 2001, I was out on a long morning run. With about one mile left, I had to stop and walk. This had never happened to me before. I was exhausted. I got back to the gym, went to the john and pissed blood.

Labor Dispute Threatens Tech Shuttle Firm’s S.F. Permits

Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation, which operates buses for Zynga, Cisco and Electronic Arts, once again finds labor tensions threatening its business — two months ago the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee rejected its bid to transport workers and fans because of the threat of Teamster picketing.

Blood Drive

1st Annual Terry Smerdel Pedro Tournament

Health Benefits Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment is your once a year opportunity to update health benefit elections for yourself and your dependent(s), including your one opportunity to either enroll or re-enroll in a Flex Spending Account ("FSA").

Please note that all FSAs (individual and dependent) end automatically at the end of each calendar year on December 31st and require re-enrollment every year during the Open Enrollment period.

Open Enrollment for the 2018 Plan Year takes place between October 1-31, 2017.

The deadline for Open Enrollment is Tuesday October 31, 2017 at 5:00PM, only one week away.

http://www.myhss.org/events/oe2018/

London Breed for San Francisco Mayor

Blog Updates

Oct 15	Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) - Remarks By Adele White
Oct 15	Al Casciato By Adele White
Oct 15	Your New Union Hall \| Initial Pictures By Adele White
Oct 15	Philz Coffee Wholesale By Adele White
Oct 15	The Art of Fire Gala By Adele White