CARLSBAD: The Carlsbad firefighters union has endorsed Councilwoman Ann Kulchin for re-election in November.

The Carlsbad Firefighters Association said it has not decided on whom it would back for the second of the two seats that will be on the ballot, but its members like Kulchin.

“Ann has always been behind public safety and supporting our firefighters,” union President Rick Fisher said in a statement.

In 2006 the firefighters union backed a challenger to Mayor Bud Lewis in an emotional contest and supported a ballot initiative that City Council members opposed. –M.B.