Imperial County Firefighter’s Association IAFF Local 5208

08/29/2026

THANK YOU. 🚒❤️

Over the past few weeks, our firefighters, families, and community showed what can happen when we stand together.

Because of your support, your voices, your shares, and your presence at the budget hearings, we made real progress. Nearly all of the items we advocated for were addressed in one way or another.

These weren’t luxuries — they were resources needed to safely serve our communities and support the firefighters who answer the call every day.

Our work isn’t finished. The Fire Department still faces a significant deficit, and Station 6 remains closed. We will continue advocating for solutions and working toward further progress.

But today, we want to recognize everyone who helped us get this far.

To our members who showed up and spoke up, to the families who support them behind the scenes, and to the public who stood beside us:

Thank you for standing with your firefighters.

Your voices were heard. Your support made a difference.

We look forward to continuing this progress together.

— Imperial County Firefighters Association

08/27/2026

THANK YOU, IMPERIAL COUNTY ❤️🚒

To everyone who has stood beside our firefighters, shared our posts, asked questions, spoken up, and shown your support — thank you.

Our message has always been about protecting our communities and making sure the firefighters who answer your calls have the staffing, resources, and support they need to do their jobs safely.

Seeing the public stand behind us means more than you may realize.

We serve this community every day, and knowing that our community stands with its firefighters reminds us exactly who we’re fighting for.

From all of us at the Imperial County Firefighters Association — THANK YOU.

We hear you. We appreciate you. And we’ll continue standing up for the level of fire protection Imperial County deserves.

🚒 Support your firefighters. Support your community.

08/24/2026

🚨 UPDATED MEETING TIME — PLEASE SHARE! 🚨

Imperial County Board of Supervisors Meeting
📅 Tuesday, August 25, 2026
⏰ UPDATED TIME: 10:00am
📍 940 W. Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243

🔥 The Fire Department budget is being discussed.

Our community deserves to be heard. Show up, support our firefighters, and make your voice count.

📢 PLEASE SHARE — THE MEETING TIME HAS CHANGED!

08/23/2026

Why is the Imperial County Fire Department continually being singled out?

Every time your firefighters advocate for staffing, equipment, PPE, or the resources necessary to safely serve our communities, we're reminded of the same thing — the deficit.

We acknowledge the deficit. What we're asking is:

Why does it exist? What's driving it? And what's the County's plan to actually fix it?

Firefighters don't choose which communities we're responsible for protecting. We don't control emergency call volume, fuel prices, apparatus repairs, medical supplies, or the cost of complying with Cal/OSHA requirements.

But when you call 911, we respond.

We appreciate the members of the Board of Supervisors who are asking questions and recognizing that there's another side to these numbers.

Now we're asking the public to stand with us.

📍 Imperial County Board Chambers
📅 Tuesday, August 25
⏰ 10:00 AM

Ask your elected representatives where they stand.

Will they stand up and back the Imperial County Fire Department?

Your firefighters will continue showing up for Imperial County.

We're asking Imperial County to show up for its firefighters.

08/22/2026

🚨 SHOUT OUT TO THE E-13 CREW! 🚒🔥

Wait… 🤔 Why is E-13 responding from Imperial Station 6?

That’s right… because no one is there.

Our local firefighters show up for our communities every single day. Now it’s our turn to show up for THEM. 💪🚒❤️

📸 Support your local firefighters!
Take a photo showing your support, post it, and tag us.

Let’s show Imperial County how much we appreciate the firefighters who have our backs! 🚒🔥

08/22/2026

Progress starts with communication.

The Imperial County Firefighters Association would like to thank Supervisors Martha Cardenas-Singh, Jesus Escobar, and Peggy Price.

For taking the time to reach out, ask questions, and better understand the operational needs of the Imperial County Fire Department.

Good decisions start with good information. Meaningful stakeholder engagement and data driven decision making are important steps toward continuous improvement, operational readiness, firefighter safety, and better service to our communities.

We know there is still work ahead, but we appreciate the willingness to listen, learn, and have these conversations.

Stronger Together. Safer Together.

— Imperial County Firefighters Association

08/22/2026

Our firefighters have continued to show up for Imperial County.
Through staffing shortages, excessive overtime, aging equipment, and continued challenges.

And when our Fire Chief stands before the Board of Supervisors and advocates for his firefighters and his department, we stand behind him.

Now we're asking the public to pay attention.

Ask your elected representatives where they stand.

Will they stand up and back the Imperial County Fire Department?

We appreciate the Board members who have already listened, asked the difficult questions, and stood up for our firefighters. Now we need our community to stand with us.

📍 Imperial County Board Chambers
📅 Tuesday, August 25th
⏰ 2:00 PM

The Imperial County Firefighters Association will be there, and we're asking our community to show up and stand with us.

We'll be there. Will you?

🔥 STAND WITH YOUR FIREFIGHTERS.
🔥 STAND WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

08/22/2026

08/19/2026

Imperial County Fire Department continues to operate while facing significant staffing shortages.

We are currently 10 Reserve Firefighters and 4 Fire Engineers short, with one fire station BLACKED OUT.

The Fire Department has been working to fill Reserve Firefighter positions since April and has requested to fill these critical vacancies. However, the County CEO and GSA have placed the filling of these positions on hold.

The vacancies don't make the staffing requirement disappear. Public safety still requires coverage, which means personnel from other shifts are required to work these vacancies on Overtime.

If these positions must be staffed anyway, and the County continues paying overtime to cover them, we have to ask:

Is this really a “DEFICIT” or the cost of providing public safety?

Our communities deserve properly staffed fire stations and the personnel needed to protect them.

When you call, we answer.