A Brief History of the
Fraternal Order of Police
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) was founded in 1915 by two
Pittsburgh, PA Police Officers. Today the FOP has over 300,000 members in
all 50 states and is considered the largest police organization in the United
States. The membership is made up of law enforcement officers from local,
county, state, federal, and retired officers. The FOP is dedicated to making
the life of all law enforcement officers better by supporting effective legislation
to improve officers lives, working conditions, salaries, and benefits.
The FOP has adopted the motto “Just Fidus Libertatum”, which means....
Law is the Safeguard of Freedom.
Locally, Statewide, and Nationally
Puget
Sound Lodge 15 was chartered in June 2000 and has grown to
Active members (as of 07/22/08). The FOP is fairly new in
Washington State and currently has 19 lodges throughout the state. Lodge
15 serves all law enforcement officers within Snohomish County, WA. We are
actively recruiting members and encourage all officers to check us out to
see what we can do for you and your family. We are not a union.
We are a Brother and Sisterhood of local officers, who strive to bring officers
together by way of the largest Police organization in the USA. It is
our goal to have members from every law enforcement agency within Snohomish
County. We have adopted the state motto of "cops helping cops"
and will work hard in the future to bring officers together locally, statewide,
and nationally. The FOP is very involved in legislation that affects all of
us as police officers, both locally and nationally. We have numerous
gatherings for members and families throughout the year, and provide additional
benefits such as life insurance, Honor Guard, Legal Defense Plan, scholarships
for children, and critical incident support. If you have any questions
concerning membership or any other matter, please contact us at wafop15@comcast.net.
Website is maintained by Vice President Anthony Davis, please e-mail them
at wafop15@comcast.net
with any questions or comments.