Protecting those who protect others.
Welcome to the Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters — IAFF Local 5.
When Colorado Springs firefighters report to the fire station each day, they have one thing on their minds: your safety. We're proud to represent the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our community during its most challenging moments.
After our members' shifts end, our commitment to our community continues. We're your neighbors, coaches, volunteers, and community partners. Our members live here, raise our families here, and share a deep investment in Colorado Springs.
The strength of our organization comes from the dedication of our members and the trust of the community we serve. We're grateful for that trust and are committed to providing excellence for our members and the residents, businesses, and visitors of Colorado Springs.
Thank you for your unwavering support throughout the years. We're proud to represent your firefighters so they can focus on the most important part of their job — protecting our community.
Firefighters serving firefighters — and the city we call home.
The Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 5, proudly represents the firefighters who serve the City of Colorado Springs — responding to fires, medical emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, technical rescues, and wildland fires across the Pikes Peak region.
As an affiliate of the International Association of Fire Fighters, we advocate for the health, safety, wellness, and professional interests of our members — because a strong fire service begins with well-trained, properly equipped, and adequately staffed responders.
Three commitments. One local.
Community
We live here, coach here, volunteer here, and raise our families here. Our commitment to Colorado Springs extends far beyond the emergency scene.
When one of us falls, none of us stand alone.
Founded by Colorado Springs firefighters, the Colorado Springs Firefighters Foundation provides financial assistance to first responders and their families impacted by tragedy — so that a firefighter fighting to return from injury, beat job-related cancer, or recover from heart disease never has to watch their family face financial ruin at the same time.
It's the fire service tradition of taking care of our own — extended to every hero who risks their life for this community.
Fill the Boot for MDA
Local 5 continues one of the fire service's proudest traditions — collecting for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the IAFF's charity of choice since 1954.
Updates from Local 5
Contract news, station updates, public-safety issues, and stories from the members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
I am proud of the men and women who serve this city with courage, professionalism, and compassion — and of the trust we work every day to earn.”
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