Congratulations to Mike Podzaline, President, Local 892, IAFF, on his election as UPFFA Trustee!

Congratulations to James Marks, President, Local 773, IAFF, on his election as UPFFA District 5 Vice President!

The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut is pleased to announce the 2026 Scholarship Recipients

 2026 Michael C. Osiecki Memorial Scholarship
Gabrielle V. Thompson, East Hartford, Local 1548

 2026 George Crowley Memorial Scholarship
Sara E. Caldarone, Stamford, Local 786, IAFF
Willow M. Schulde, Greenwich, Local 1042, IAFF
Briella D. Rich, Manchester, Local 1579, IAFF
Michael J. Mordecai, Hamden, Local 2687, IAFF

Congratulations & Continued Success to the 2026 Recipients

The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut & Rhode Island State Association of Fire Fighters, Jointly Sponsored Health & Safety Seminar, scheduled for December 13^th, 14^th, 15^th, 16^th, 2026, at Fox Towers Resort & Casino.

Health & Safety Registration Fee for this event is $350.00 per attendee; registration Link forthcoming.

Below is the link for Accommodation at our rate of $129.00 per night [Plus Taxes & Fees]. 

https://book.passkey.com/go/RIandCTJointConference

The cutoff date for room reservations is Monday, November 23, 2026.

The UPFFA of Connecticut is pleased to welcome the newest Connecticut IAFF Local 5614, Mystic Career Firefighters Association.

In solidarity,
Peter Brown, President
Louis P. DeMici, Secretary
Steven H. Michalovic, Treasurer

For 108 years, the #IAFF has brought fire fighters and emergency medical workers together to improve safety on the job and raise the standard of the profession.

Here’s to the members who came before us – and those carrying it forward today.

CT Firefighters Seek New Cancer Protection with Access to Workers' Comp

IAFF and Metro Chiefs Advise Members of Adverse Health Risks Linked to Fire Fighter Turnout Gear

REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE
Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut

PLEASE BE SURE TO REGISTER ON THIS SITE TO ACCESS ALL FEATURES!!

The PSLF program offers complete federal student loan forgiveness after making 120 qualifying payments while working in public service. As you may know, since the Department of Education created a temporary PSLF waiver in October 2021, more than 70,000 student loan borrowers qualified for federal student loan forgiveness under the PSLF program, totaling close to $5 billion in relief. Even more public servants have received credit for past periods of repayment that previously did not qualify, putting them closer to reaching the minimum number of payments required for forgiveness. The Department of Education estimated that at least 550,000 public servants will benefit from the temporary waiver. 

The temporary waiver allows monthly payments that previously weren’t eligible to count towards the 120 required monthly payments for PSLF. It will help the many borrowers who have previously been denied forgiveness because they had the wrong type of federal loan, were in the wrong type of repayment plan, encountered a payment technicality or administrative error, etc. However, this waiver expires on October 31, 2022. We want to make sure that all public servants have the opportunity to benefit from this important change.

PSLF PROGRAM – Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

CONNECTICUT STATE FIRE FIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION      

 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

Ct. State Fire Fighters' Associaiton Cover Letter

Ct. State Fire Fighters' Association Pledge Form