YORK - Senator Mike Waugh (R-York), Chairman of the Senate Firefighters and Emergency Services Caucus, will welcome nearly 30 fire chiefs from across the Commonwealth at the Pennsylvania Career Fire Chief's Association quarterly meeting being held in York on Wednesday, July 23rd at 9am.

At the invitation of Chief John Senft of the York City Department of Fire and Rescue Services, Waugh will provide opening remarks for the event being held at Fire Station #9 and will discuss fire service related legislation currently before the General Assembly.

"It is always an honor to join my fellow firefighters, and I look forward to this opportunity to speak with firefighters from across Pennsylvania and share with them the efforts we're putting forth in Harrisburg to improve fire services," said Waugh, a former assistant fire chief with Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company.

The Association is comprised of fire chiefs from stations across the state that employ career, or paid, firefighters, as does York City. Areas of the Commonwealth that will be represented are: Erie, Butler, Oil City, Easton, and Bethlehem, among others.

Media are welcome to attend the opening portion of the meeting, during which Waugh will also participate in a question and answer session with the fire chiefs regarding state legislative efforts. It is estimated this will last until 9:30 or 10am, after which an opportunity will be given for media to speak to the fire chiefs before they continue with the rest of their meeting.