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| Thank you to all our members on the fire line, in stations, and dispatch centers working multiple fires throughout the County, including the King and Hawk Fires, while continuing to deliver lifesaving emergency services across Los Angeles County. We are honored to represent our members as they continue to prove they are the finest firefighters in the nation. LA County Strong! |
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$10 Million Win for Firefighter Training & Paramedic Pipeline
Local 1014 is proud to celebrate a big win for our members and the future of the fire service. Assemblymember Jessica Colazo joined us to present a check marking a major budget victory—the passage of AB123, the Higher Education Trailer Bill—which includes a $10 million investment in the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (Cal-JAC).
Local 1014 President Dave Gillotte, along with Assistant Chief John O’Brien, proudly accepted on behalf of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. This funding will directly support our Fire Department–sponsored Paramedic Class, giving people from our communities the opportunity to earn their EMT and Paramedic certifications on their journey to becoming firefighter-paramedics.
Thanks to the hard work and partnership of the California Professional Firefighters (CPF), and the leadership of Speaker Robert Rivas and Budget Chair Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, this funding will expand access to high-quality training and apprenticeship opportunities. It will help ensure we have a strong, diverse, and highly prepared firefighting workforce—something more important than ever as climate change brings longer, more dangerous fire seasons.
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STATE POLITICAL ACTION UPDATE
Political action is our most powerful tool in advocating for our members and their families. Your Local 1014 Executive Board takes the endorsement process at every level of government very seriously and we critically evaluate each candidate.
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In addition to our local county and city races, we also play heavily in state races for State Senate and State Assembly races through the California Professional Firefighters our state union.
This week, we began the cluster interviews process for all state races within our jurisdiction. We are working hard together with our neighboring local affiliates, including Orange County, Kern County, Anaheim, and others, to choose candidates that are strong on state fire issues like state funding for fire and EMS services, wall time issues, pensions, and workers' compensation reform, all of which are greatly affected by our state legislature. This is a long process, but we will have more in those endorsements as we move closer.
Special thanks to our CPF political and legislative staff who have worked tirelessly to ensure we are well-prepared for these interviews and that all candidates are interviewed.
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LACERA ELECTIONS ARE HERE: VOTE LIKE YOUR PENSION DEPENDS ON IT!!!
We must continue to have a firefighter on both the LACERA Board of Retirement and the LACERA Board of Investments. That is why we are asking you to vote for our own Local 1014 Director Jason Green. Jason will continue to be a strong voice in safeguarding our pensions and ensuring that our members receive the retirement benefits they have earned.
Jason Green is our endorsed candidate for both the Board of Retirement and the Board of Investments, so be sure to mark his name in both sections!
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IT ONLY TAKES 2 MINUTES!!
Only Safety Members are eligible to vote in this election who have valid County email addresses.
Your voting pin is in your Fire.lacounty.gov email!
| The online and telephone voting system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week! |
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Check your spam/junk/clutter folders in your Fire Department email.
If you cant access your Department email, a paper ballot was mailed to your house.
Be sure to vote Green for both Boards!
Search for "Vote Now LACERA Safety Member Election" from 8/4/2025.
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To vote online, please follow these steps:
- Go to the voting site by clicking on this link or copying and pasting it into your browser's address field:
https://vote.yeselections.com/LACERA
- Enter your Election Code (Provided in Dept email)
- Enter your Voting PIN: (Provided in Dept email)
- Click on Continue and follow the voting instructions.
To vote by phone, please follow these steps:
- Dial the toll-free number: (877) 245-9347
- Follow the automated instructions.
- When prompted, enter your Election Code: (Provided in Dept email)
- When prompted, enter your Voting PIN: (Provided in Dept email)
- Follow the voting instructions.
For technical assistance with the voting process, please contact YesElections at help+LACERA@YesElections.com or at (844) 413-2929.
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HAVE YOU SIGNED UP? Maven offers Free, 24/7 Virtual Support for Family Building, Pregnancy, Parenting, Menopause, and Midlife
The Local 1014 Health Trust's partnership with Maven Clinic provides the world’s largest virtual clinic for women and families that provides around-the-clock care and support for you and your partner.
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Maven is with you every step of the way with our personalized programs:
- Fertility & Family Building: Navigate fertility treatment options (IUI, IVF, and egg freezing), choose an adoption and surrogacy agency, and find mental health support while trying to conceive
- Maternity & Newborn Care: Create a birth plan, navigate infant sleep, get support with breastfeeding and bottle feeding, and meet with postpartum mental health specialists
- Parenting & Pediatrics: Get pediatric care and mental health support, learn about the right childcare options, and talk through behavior and dynamics with parent coaches
- Menopause & Midlife: Learning about lifestyle changes to manage high blood pressure during midlife, managing menopause symptoms, and eating healthy to stay strong through menopause and midlife
The Local 1014 Health Plan fully covers your Maven membership. That means no co-pays and no surprise bills. Click here to view the guide to your 1014 Maven membership.
Want to learn more? Call Maven’s dedicated line for Local 1014 members at (888) 788-6561. |
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In Solidarity,
President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board |
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