State and Provincial Professional Fire Fighters Elects Carozza Chair

From Left: PFFM President Bob McCarthy, Vice Chair Lou Paulson, Chair Peter Carozza, Secretary-Treasurer Terry Chesney and IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger

October 6, 2010 – At the organization’s fall meeting in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, the membership of the Federation of State and Provincial Professional Fire Fighters (FSPPFF) elected Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association (UPFFA) of Connecticut President Peter Carozza as its new chair. Carozza replaces the retiring chair, Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts President Bob McCarthy.

“It is a great honor for the leadership of our state and provincial associations to put their faith in me,” says Carozza, who has been UPFFA president for the past 16 years.

California Professional Firefighters President Lou Paulson serves as vice chair and Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union Secretary-Treasurer Terry Chesney is secretary-treasurer.

The FSPPFF provides an avenue for state and provincial leaders to discuss the issues important to the fire service to develop a more precise understanding of the issues and devise the best response plans.