The mission of the Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association is to promote legislation and to provide all professional firefighters, emergency medical personnel and other fire service employees in the State of Tennessee the right to affiliate, the right to bargain collectively in good faith, and to promote a favorable relationship between firefighters and their employers.
To assist in the promotion and protection of all other legislation that will positively impact the interests of firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other related services with special consideration of the well being of the general public.
To maintain the leadership role as the voice of public safety employees in all legislative and regulatory matters, including but not limited to, training and safety.
To encourage the establishment of schools of instruction for imparting knowledge of modern and improved methods of fire fighting, fire prevention, and emergency medical response to place a higher degree of skill and efficiency among its members with the well being of our citizens in mind.
To cultivate a closer relationship among the firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other fire service employees of the State of Tennessee.
To engage in political action by endorsing and vigorously supporting our friends, to promote the establishment of PACs among our affiliate locals, and to encourage them to become politically active at all levels of their government.
To encourage the formation of local unions affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters and Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association.
