Auxiliary 2 Austin Fire

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mamas and Fire Wives!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers and fire wives in our Austin Fire family! 🚒💐 Whether you are navigating the amazing journey of motherhood, holding down the fort as a fire wife, or both, it requires a special kind of strength. You are the ones managing everything during those long 24-hour shifts, adapting to unpredictable schedules, and keeping life running smoothly at home. You are the heartbeat of our community. Today, we celebrate the moms, grandmothers, mother figures, and fire wives who do so much more than just care for their own families. You are the ones organizing meal trains, stepping in for childcare, showing up for home or hospital visits, and building the connected, supportive network that makes our fire family so resilient. We hope you get to relax and feel truly celebrated today. As an exciting reminder, the Auxiliary 2 Austin Fire’s HUGE 70th birthday is right around the corner on May 19th! We will be officially celebrating this amazing milestone together with a party barge on Lake Travis on July 19th, so mark your calendars—more details to come soon! Have a wonderful day! ❤️ #auxiliary2austinfire #FireMom #FireWife #ATXFireFamily #MothersDay

May the 4th be with you AND it’s International Firefighters Day! ❤️🚒❤️

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮—
𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.

The long shifts.
The holidays celebrated on different days.
The empty seat at the table that everyone learns to work around.

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬—
those who walk into the station knowing
they’ll miss moments they can’t get back,
and go anyway.

You show up when it’s hard,
when it’s inconvenient,
when it costs you time with the people you love most.

And still—
you choose to serve.

Not for recognition.
Not for applause.
But because someone, somewhere, will need you.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥.

And to the families who hold it all together at home—
this calling is yours, too.

𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥.

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

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A huge win for one of our Austin Firefighters!

Austin firefighters are excited to share a huge win for Lt. Suzanne LaFollette. Today, a state workers’ comp judge ruled in Suzanne’s favor, affirming that her cancer is occupational.

Thanks to your support and our broad firefighter/community coalition to , this strong decision recognizes the risks firefighters face every single day and underscores the urgent need to strengthen and expand Texas’ presumptive cancer protections. All firefighters, including women with reproductive cancers, must be clearly covered when they develop cancers scientifically linked to their service as professional firefighters.

We’re hopeful the City will not appeal and will work with Austin firefighters toward a future where no firefighter has to fight cancer and workers’ comp at the same time.