About
IAFF Local 2956 — the Lake Mohegan Professional Firefighters — represents the career firefighters and EMS personnel who serve the Lake Mohegan Fire District.
Who we are.
Local 2956 is the labor organization representing the career firefighters and EMS personnel of the Lake Mohegan Fire District — an affiliate of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the AFL–CIO, and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
Our members staff the firehouses of the Lake Mohegan Fire District around the clock, responding to structure fires, EMS emergencies, motor vehicle accidents, technical rescue, hazmat, and the full spectrum of calls a modern fire and EMS service is sworn to answer.
Local 2956 advocates for the working conditions, training standards, and well-being of every member — the standards, training, and dedication the public expects from a professional fire service.
Three pillars of our work.
Member advocacy, professional standards, and service to the community we are sworn to protect.
Member Advocacy
Representing every member at the bargaining table, in grievance procedures, on safety committees, and in the contract administration that protects working conditions, compensation, benefits, and the right of every firefighter and EMS provider to return home safely at the end of every shift.
Professional Standards
Supporting the training, certification, equipment, and procedures that allow the career fire and EMS service to meet or exceed standards promulgated by the NFPA, the IAFF, New York State, and the Lake Mohegan Fire District itself.
Service to Community
Engaging with district residents through public education, community fundraisers, the annual Support-A-Walk for Support Connection, parades, and partnership with the Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association on the work we share.
Proudly affiliated with the IAFF.
Local 2956 is part of the International Association of Fire Fighters — over 360,000 professional firefighters organized through 3,500 affiliates across the United States and Canada.
The IAFF is the union of career professional firefighters. Local 2956 is its chapter for the Lake Mohegan Fire District — joined to the IAFF’s work on collective bargaining, member health and presumptive disability laws, cancer awareness and prevention, behavioral health, and the staffing and training standards that protect both the public and the people answering the call.
IAFF Local 2956 is an affiliate of:
- IAFFInternational Association of Fire Fighters — the union of professional firefighters and EMS personnel across the United States and Canada.
- AFL–CIOThe American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
- CLCCanadian Labour Congress — the Canadian federation of labor.
The Lake Mohegan Fire District
The Lake Mohegan Fire District is a career and combination fire district in Westchester County, New York, serving parts of Yorktown, Cortlandt Manor and Lake Peekskill. Career firefighters of Local 2956 staff four firehouses across the district.
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