IAFF Local 3149 Willoughby Hills Firefighters

07/16/2025

Nine people were killed and 30 others hospitalized after a fire ripped through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts Sunday night. IAFF

05/16/2025

Unfortunately, many times, change is a reaction to a tragedy. And this one hits close to home. Our sympathies are with our neighbors to the southeast who had members injured and to the family of the person who lost their life. Adequate staffing for any and all emergencies should not be an option, it should be a requirement.

In the wake of a deadly house fire Wednesday in Champion Township, the fire chief there is stressing the need for adequate staffing.

03/13/2025

Congratulations goes out to Twinsburg Fire!

Increasing their three shifts from 10 firefighters to 11 immediately, with a plan already established to go up to 12 firefighters per shift by the end of this year!

That is incredible staffing!

Many NE Ohio departments are increasing their full-time staff as the part-time firefighter staffing shortage that started in 2020 is still occurring today.

03/09/2025

Congratulations to Cuyahoga Falls Firefighters adding 6 additional firefighters! More staff = better service delivery! Glad to see the support of your council as well!

02/27/2025

"An EMS system is not something you can underfund, then go back and fix later. Upfront investment is needed to allow for good outcomes later."

02/25/2025

Senate Bill 1 passed in the Ohio Senate, despite overwhelming opposition.
Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-bill-1-overwhelmingly-opposed-110430536.html

02/25/2025

🚨🚨🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE WRITE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: 🚨🚨🚨

Commissioner Wheeler requested 315 EMS positions in the 2025 budget. Mayor Bibb’s administration has given him only 304. We encourage everyone to email the Mayor and City Council members and encourage them to increase the EMS headcount in the 2025 budget by 11 additional positions.

Note that EMS is poised to recover more through EMS billing in 2025 than ever before. By doubling the EMS rates and bringing in a new billing company, the City has already brought in over $4 million since Jan 1st 2025 and is on pace to far exceed their estimated revenue.

CARE believes that EMS revenue should be reinvested back into EMS, rather than going into the general fund to be used for other projects, such as a recent $20 million subsidy for the Gateway stadiums.

Click on the links for email addresses:

https://www.clevelandohio.gov/mayor

https://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/council/council-members

Even if you are not a resident, we still encourage your active participation. You are still impacted if you work here, drive through the City, or if you simply come into the City limits to enjoy the Playhouse, stadiums, museums, and other amenities. 🌃

02/08/2025

This is the completed board of squares! Again, thank you sincerely to everybody who purchased and helped support our local. We wish everybody good luck and go browns 😂

02/08/2025

Numbers for the squares being drawn momentarily! Stay tuned for a completed board. Thank you to everybody who has purchased and supported our local, and good luck to all!

01/31/2025

Still around 40 squares available. Paying out a total of $1000!! Only $20 per chance. Please reach out to the page or a local member if interested!

01/25/2025

🔥One of the benefits of being in a is knowing that someone always has your back.

We call that staying !

When you're part of a union, you can count on support when it comes to:

✔️ Health
✔️ Safety
✔️ Pay
✔️ Benefits

Here’s to staying united and growing stronger together! 💪