Sworn Atlanta firefighter? Add your voice.
Progressive is a labor organization for sworn firefighters in Atlanta.
What membership brings
We show up for each other.
Progressive focuses on education, peer advocacy and community involvement. Here's what that looks like for members.
01 ยท Education
Classes that open doors.
We bring members together with instructors and trade labor partners for hands-on classes, career workshops and study sessions for promotional exams.
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Peer advocacy
Someone in your corner. Members help each other with questions about promotion, discipline and your rights on the job.
03
Mentorship
Newer firefighters are paired with experienced members for guidance on careers, exams and life at the station.
04
Community and family
Events, service projects and a home base at our labor hall (Retired Station 22) that bring members, families and neighborhoods together.
Member Support
Answers when you need them, 24/7.
We're building an anonymous assistant for questions about benefits, leave and where to turn. Tell us what you'd ask, so it's ready with the right answers.
We save your question, not who you are. No login and no name. If you need a person right now, the 24/7 lines further down this page answer day and night.
Ask anytime
Coming November 2026
What's on your mind?
Partner resource
Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation.
The Foundation works to enhance the personal and professional lives of Atlanta firefighters. Its programs fall into five areas.
See the Foundation's programsEducation
Scholarships, mentorship and career advancement.
Housing
Recruit housing, rental assistance and homeownership support.
Quality of life and wellness
Physical, mental, financial and environmental wellbeing.
Technology and equipment
Modern tools and infrastructure for operational readiness.
Community connection
Partnerships and volunteer opportunities with the department.
The cost of the job
The danger doesn't end when the fire is out.
of firefighter line-of-duty deaths are sudden cardiac events, the leading cause.
U.S. Fire Administration
on-duty injuries in one year, about one every 8 minutes. Only 3 in 10 happened at a fire.
NFPA, U.S. firefighter injuries, 2023
higher rate of cancer diagnoses than the U.S. population.
NIOSH firefighter cancer study
Support that comes with the job.
The work is demanding by design. These programs and lines were built by and for first responders, and using them is part of doing the job well, the same as maintaining your gear.
Georgia First Responder PTSD Program
The Ashley Wilson Act, House Bill 451. In effect since January 1, 2025.
Georgia public employers must provide supplemental insurance and a financial safety net for first responders diagnosed with line-of-duty PTSD. It covers deductibles, treatment gaps and lost income.
NAMI Georgia Frontline Wellness
Resources and the Stronger Together workshop for public safety families carrying the cumulative weight of the job.
Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation Healthy Heroes
Builds the physical and mental resilience of Atlanta firefighters and makes reaching out early a normal part of the job.