HOW TO Become a member

The Administrative Fire Services Section (AFSS) is a recognized section of the California Fire Chiefs Association and is divided into a Northern and Southern Division.  Your membership fee is for one year, July to June. When signing up, look below to ensure that you are joining the appropriate Division based on your county.

NEW PROCESS FOR MEMBERSHIPS: Beginning July 1, 2025, all AFSS memberships will be processed through the California Fire Chiefs Association website linked below. Note that there are three membership types: Active, Associate, and Life. Please read carefully the description of each to ensure that you are signing up for the appropriate membership. 

The Southern Division shall represent that portion of the State of California consisting of Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura counties.

The Northern Division shall consist of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, EI Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba counties.

Updated Membership Due Annual Prices: Effective July 1, 2025  

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: $75.00

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: $75.00

LIFE MEMBERSHIP: $25.00

Have Questions about how to sign up? Please reach out to CalChiefs at 916-923-9455 for more information. 

Membership Types

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: shall include Fire Service administrative professionals affiliated with regularly organized public, military, private, volunteer, or industrial fire agencies that hold Active Memberships (sponsoring agency status) through the California Fire Chiefs Association. Active Members are entitled to all privileges and benefits provided by the Section.

Active Members of the Section in good standing shall be entitled to vote on all matters requiring a vote, unless otherwise restricted by the Bylaws. They may serve on the Executive Board and fully participate in all affairs of the Section.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: shall include Fire Service administrative professionals affiliated with regularly organized public, military, private, volunteer, or industrial fire agencies that do not hold Active Memberships (sponsoring agency status) through the California Fire Chiefs Association. These memberships are intended for individuals joining independently. Associate Members are entitled to all privileges and benefits offered by the Section.

Associate members of the Section in good standing shall be entitled to vote on all matters requiring a vote unless otherwise prohibited by the Bylaws, hold office, serve as members of the Executive Board, and participate fully in the affairs of the Section. Associate Members of the Section in good standing shall be entitled to vote on all matters requiring a vote, unless otherwise restricted by the Bylaws. They may serve on the Executive Board and fully participate in all affairs of the Section.

LIFE MEMBERSHIP: Life Membership may be conferred by the respective Executive Board upon any person who has been a member in good standing of the Section upon separation from the Fire Service.

Life Members shall be entitled to all privileges and benefits provided by the Section, including voting privileges and holding office on the Executive Board in the positions of Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, or Member-at-Large. They shall not be entitled to hold the office of President, First Vice President, or Second Vice President.

Should a Life member return to a position in the fire service, Life membership will be suspended, and an Active or Associate membership will be required to participate in AFSS at Member rates.