IAFF Local 83 Topeka Professional Firefighters

11/29/2025

Exciting night of Scarecrows hockey so far! Tied 1-1

Proud to support Topeka Professional Hockey and Hockey Fights Cancer!

11/27/2025

We are wishing a joyful and safe holiday for the citizens of Topeka. Please take a moment, while you're gathering with family, to remember our Local 83 members who are on duty, away from their family, but ready to serve and protect our community at a moments notice. We are ever thankful for their sacrifice.

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served and all who continue to serve. Thank you for protecting our freedom, defending the Constitution, and dedicating yourselves to our country. We appreciate you today and every day.

-Wichita Local 135

11/04/2025

Today is Election Day.

Your Topeka Professional firefighters are proud to serve your community every day. We encourage everyone to make their voices heard. Polls are open, and every vote counts in shaping the future of our city.

It's Election Day! 🗳️

Voters across the U.S. will decide key local and state races, as well as ballot measures that impact public safety and .

Every vote counts. Make sure you GET OUT AND VOTE!

Find your polling location ➡️ www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

10/31/2025

Please be safe, slow down, and look twice while driving through neighborhoods tonight!

🎃👻 Wishing everyone a fun and safe ! 🕸️🕷️

10/30/2025

Come on down and get some hot dogs from Chief Longstaff. Proceeds go to support Local83 Honor Guard

10/21/2025

While on our trip to our IAFF 2nd District leadership symposium, we hand delivered a check for your contributions to our Muscular Dystrophy Association district representative. Thank you again Topeka for your support of this great charity! We're in pretty good shape to be the top collector in the state of Kansas!

Our donation site is still active if you want to keep help us keep our top spot!

https://filltheboot.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=18540

10/21/2025

Thank you Michelle Bradberry for Topeka City Council, District 7 for being our 1000th follower! Now who wants to be follower number 2,000?

10/20/2025

10/20/2025

Multiple presenters on Firefighter's health and wellness issues including the advances in cancer detection and treatment. A touching personal testimony from Kansas firefighter on how the International Association of Fire Fighters resources made a critical impact on his treatment and recovery. Cancer is not an "if" issue with firefighter, it is a "when" issue. There is staggering data on the increased likelihood that Firefighters will contract nearly every type of cancer compared to non-firefighters. Early detection is the key, and Local 83 executive board members have added that initiative the top of their list of topics to fight for!

10/20/2025

Representatives from Local 83 are in Des Moines for a two day leadership symposium expanding our knowledge on how to best represent and advocate for our members.

10/08/2025

2025 Battle of the Badges Kickball Tournament ⚽

Join us this Sunday, October 12 at 1:00 PM for the 2025 Battle of the Badges Kickball Tournament at Hayden High School Gym in Topeka! Support Special Olympics Kansas, enjoy the games, and check out the silent auction with great prizes.

It’s all for a great cause! ❤️💛💙 Join Topeka Police Department, Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, Topeka Fire Department, Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas District Attorney staff as they face off in the 2025 Battle of the Badges Kickball Tournament! Let’s cheer them on and support our local athletes!