Greater York Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 2377

06/18/2026

A shift
6/17/26

Members of local 2377 and 3503 responded to assist York Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 627 IAFF with a working structure fire.

06/17/2026

We want to thank the community and all of our supporters for the feedback, encouragement, and assistance during our push to make YAUFR safer through adequate staffing.

Last night, we presented the Commission with the petition signatures and comments we have received from residents, business owners, and supporters throughout the community. We were encouraged by some of the positive comments and discussion regarding our position.

We were informed that budget workshops will begin in July, with the first public workshop scheduled for August 13, followed by YAUFR’s presentation of the proposed 2027 budget on August 18.

We are hopeful that these discussions will lead to positive progress. Regardless of what happens in August, this effort is far from over. It will continue to take the voices of firefighters, residents, business owners, and community supporters to advocate for adequate staffing and safer emergency services for everyone.

Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition, shared our posts, attended meetings, and supported this cause. Your voice is making a difference.

🚨 There were some technical difficulties last night with the Zoom meeting link. We understand that several members of the public were in the waiting room and not ammitted in.

If you attempted to join the meeting and wanted to provide public comment, we encourage you to email Fire Chief Hoff at [email protected].

We want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to have their voice heard and share their thoughts regarding this important issue.

International Association of Fire Fighters
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

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06/16/2026

The link for the YAUFR Commission Meeting tonight at 7:00 PM is below.

If you support increased staffing and improved public safety, please take a few minutes to attend and make your voice heard. You can participate from home through Zoom.

Your voice matters.

📅 June 16, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM

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06/15/2026

As we start a new week and head into tomorrow’s meeting, we wanted to remind everyone who supports safe staffing:

• A majority of the York Area United Fire and Rescue Commissioners
• Spring Garden Township elected officials
• Manchester Township elected officials
• The YAUFR Fire Chief
• YAUFR command staff
• YAUFR’s Strategic Plan
• Three previous independent studies (paid by tax dollars)
• Volunteer members of the department
• Our firefighters who has ever been forced to operate alone

And most importantly…

The residents, business owners, and workers of our communities.

The people we’ve been able to reach out to have made it clear: they want safer staffing.

Your voices matter. We are fighting to make your fire department safer and more effective for everyone we serve.

If you support increased staffing and improved public safety, please attend the meeting and make your voice heard. If you can’t attend in person, you can participate through the Zoom link that will be provided tomorrow. Also, please sign the petition linked in the comments.

📍 YAUFR Commission Meeting
50 Commons Drive, York, PA 17402

📅 June 16, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM

International Association of Fire Fighters
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

06/14/2026

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Today, we honor the flag and the ideals it represents.

06/13/2026

🚨 Attention! 🚨

While fire engines continue responding with empty firefighter seats, putting both the public and firefighters at greater risk, YAUFR has been returning money to the municipalities.

Since beginning YAUFR in 2008, more than $5 million has been returned to the townships.

Let that sink in!!

This isn’t about spending money for the sake of spending it. It’s about investing in the people who respond when residents call 911 and ensuring we have the staffing needed to do the job safely and effectively.

This isn’t a guess; we received this information from financial reports. YAUFR may keep 3-5% of the budget in regard to what’s left, then the remaining is returned to the municipalities.

Please sign the petition in the comments and help make your voices heard regarding your fire department. Let’s use this to help hire the proper staffing we need.

International Association of Fire Fighters
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

06/12/2026

A Shift
6/11/26

Local 2377 members and mutual aid companies responded to Spring Garden Township for reports of smoke inside a residence behind Station 892.

Engine 892 arrived and found nothing showing from a duplex. The captain entered the home alone to investigate and discovered a kitchen fire.

The next-arriving unit was a mutual aid company that arrived 5 minutes later. The following unit arrived another 2 minutes after that.

Incidents like this are exactly why staffing matters. Every emergency is different, and when firefighters arrive, they never know what they are walking into or how long they may be operating alone before additional help arrives.

The data supporting increased minimum staffing is clear. More firefighters on the initial response means critical tasks can be completed faster, safer, and more effectively for both the public and firefighters.

Please sign the petition in the comments and help us bring safer staffing to our community.

International Association of Fire Fighters
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

06/12/2026

Please join us in welcoming Probationary Firefighters Dunham, Sigafoose-Nicholson, and Haydt to York Area United Fire and Rescue after successfully completing the HACC Fire Academy, which began in January. These firefighters are filling existing vacancies within the department.

Dunham and Sigafoose-Nicholson will become members of IAFF Local 2377. Haydt will become a member of IAFF Local 3503.

Congratulations to all three on reaching this important milestone, and we wish them safe and successful careers serving our communities.

International Association of Fire Fighters
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

06/11/2026

Ladder 89 responded to a call earlier this week.

York Area United Fire and Rescue coverage area spans 39.04 square miles. Ladder 89 serves as the first-due Truck and Rescue Company for 23.14 square miles of that area and is second due throughout the remainder of the department’s coverage area.

Beyond YAUFR, Ladder 89 also responds on mutual aid assignments across a large portion of York County.

International Association of Fire Fighters
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters

06/10/2026

By refusing to approve additional staffing, the townships may be limiting the community’s ability to achieve an even better ISO rating—something that can impact both fire protection capabilities and insurance costs.

Back in November 2022, the following was stated during a third-party review:

“Mr. Winston commended the staff for going from an ISO rating of 4 to a rating of 3. He also mentioned the recent ISO rating for the City of York, going from a 3 to a 2. He noted staffing is only one component and they recommend if the staffing was improved that would be the greatest opportunity to help lower that rating even further.”

In other words, while many factors contribute to a community’s fire protection rating, it was recognized that improving staffing offered the greatest opportunity for further improvement.

Safe staffing doesn’t just benefit firefighters. It strengthens fire protection for residents, businesses, and the entire community. When emergencies happen, having enough firefighters on the apparatus matters.