Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada
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The Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada includes 3,300 fire and rescue members statewide that provide emergency response services across Nevada. đźš’đźš‘
The Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada was founded on April 4, 1960 and today includes 1,850 active members and 100 retired members through 19 Locals that include Boulder City, Carson City, Central Lyon County, East Fork, Elko, Elko County, Henderson, Incline Village, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Mt. Charleston, North Lyon County, Pahrump, Reno, Reno Airport, Sparks, Storey County, Tahoe Douglas, and Truckee Meadows. The association's objective was and still is today, to organize all paid professional Fire Fighters within the state of Nevada and encourage a higher plane of skill and efficiency, and to encourage the establishment of schools of instruction for imparting greater knowledge of fire fighting and prevention. The Association also promotes and protects legislation surrounding the welfare of Fire Fighters due to environment hazards encountered throughout the lifetime of a Fire Fighter. The State of Nevada has enacted laws that speaks to these hazards and protects the rights of emergency personnel impacted by these hazards. Current officers of this statewide organization include: president, Angelo Aragon, secretary-treasurer, Scott Gorgon, southern district vice president representing Local 1285, Cory Whitlock, southern district vice president representing Pahrump Valley Local 4068, North Las Vegas Local 1607, and Henderson Local 1883, Brian Wolfgram and northern district vice president representing Carson City Local 2251, Tahoe-Douglas Local 2441, East Fork Local 3726, Storey County Local 4227, Central Lyon County Local 4728, Bryon Hunt. The Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada encourage cultivation of friendship among its members and support of their communities. Current state community support efforts include a sponsorship of scholarships through the Nevada Public Education Foundation. These scholarships are made possible by proceeds from annual sales of the Professional Fire Fighters Nevada State license plates that are available to the membership. The Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada have a Benevolent Association that oversees all charitable donations. The mission of the Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada is to care for those who are here today, those who have gone before us and those who will surely follow.
10/14/2026
Nevada elections update(cont). Nevada firefighters are proud to endorse the following candidates!
10/14/2026
Nevada elections update(cont). Nevada firefighters are proud to endorse the following candidates!
10/10/2026
Nevada elections update, Nevada firefighters are proud to endorse the following candidates!
10/09/2026
As the Nevada elections draw near, Nevada firefighters are proud to endorse the following candidates!
10/08/2026
PFFN District Vice President Tom Dunn participated in the Fire Awareness Community Night sponsored by the Light of the Valleys Lutheran Church. There was great discussion regarding wildland fuels reduction, emergency response and evacuation preparedness.
10/06/2026
Reminder to Nevadans including our firefighter members to vote!
The PFFN was honored to play a role in the 100 year anniversary of the Clear Creaks- Kings Canyon Fire. A Promise Kept
In the early morning hours of September 28, 1926, fire broke out near Clear Creek and raced toward Carson City. Nearly 500 men answered the call—firefighters, railroad workers, ranchers, state employees, prison guards and inmates. They came from different walks of life, but on that terrible day, they stood together for one reason: to save their community.
Among them were Fire Chief John M. Chartz, Warren Engine Company President Frank Meder, and F. N. “Fuiro” Dondero, a former Deputy Nevada State Engineer and volunteer firefighter. They survived that terrible fire and carried its memory forward.
Along Kings Canyon Road, a sudden shift in the wind trapped men battling the flames. George Brown, John Mitchell and Ross E. Morres died there. Fire Patrolman Art Sunday and Prison Guard Bryant Whitmore suffered terrible burns and died in the days that followed. Five men were lost, and Carson City was forever changed.
Brown, Mitchell and Sunday were laid to rest at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Morres rests at Stewart Indian Cemetery. Dondero, who risked his own life pulling men from the fire, rests at Masonic Gardens Cemetery in Reno.
Before Brown and Mitchell were buried, Governor James Scrugham pardoned them so they could be laid to rest as free men.
In the sorrow that followed, a promise was made: Carson City would remember.
One hundred years later, we gather to keep that promise—to speak their names, honor their courage, and remember what they gave for this community.
A century has passed. Their courage remains. And Carson City has not forgotten.
10/03/2026
Thank you Las Vegas Firefighters for stepping up last minute to support Governor Lombardo and his team!
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