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June 2008

IAFF Releases Rudy Video

Cal Fire Fire Fighters Work 30 Days Straight - June 25, 2008 more

Fire Fighter Families Win Scholarships - June 19, 2008 more

Cedar Rapids Members Wade Into Floods - June 13, 2008 more

Take the 'Ask A Working Woman' Survey - June 13, 2008 more

House Committee Restores First Responder Funds - June 11, 2008 more

Fire Fighter Heat Stress Prevention Tips - June 11, 2008 more

Los Angeles Fire Fighter’s Photos of RFK Killer Released for First Time - June 9, 2008 more

SAFER Grant Application Period Open - June 3, 2008 more

IAFF Peer Fitness Trainer Loses Battle With Cancer - June 3, 2008 more

May 2008

Senator Edward Kennedy Will Overcome Latest Health Challenge - May 20, 2008 more

Connecticut Fire Fighters Gain Presumptive Heart Benefits - May 20, 2008 more

Hundreds Mourn CPF Secretary-Treasurer Dallas Jones - May 20, 2008 more

Collective Bargaining Bill Delayed By Partisanship - May 16, 2008 more

Florida Fire Fighters Work Hard to Contain Wildfires - May 14, 2008 more

Supermajority of Senators Vote to Consider Cooperation Act - May 13, 2008 more

Senate to Vote on Collective Bargaining Bill - May 12, 2008 more

New Study Released on Fire Fighters and Cancer Risk - May 12, 2008 more

DHS Opens Application Period for SAFER Grants - May 12, 2008 more

CPF Secretary Treasurer Dallas Jones Succumbs to Cancer - May 11, 2008 more

NIOSH Issues Safety Advisory for Aerial Ladders - May 9, 2008 more

NIOSH Seeks Safety and Occupational Health Specialist - May 8, 2008 more

IAFF-MG Riders Heading to Fayetteville - May 8, 2008 more

Fire Fighters Get More Soothing Alarms - May 7, 2008 more

Run the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC! - May 6, 2008 more

April 2008

Senate Bill Strips House Provision Requiring FAA to Update Airport Standards - April 30, 2008 more

NIOSH Issues User Notice for Certain Air Purifying Respirators - April 25, 2008 more

Fire Site Purchase Approved - April 25, 2008 more

Hometown Heroes Death Benefits Improperly Denied, Reports OIG - April 24, 2008 more

U.S. Fire Administration Releases Report on I-35W Bridge Collapse - April 23, 2008 more

IAFF Urges House Scrutiny of Public Safety Communications Network - April 15, 2008 more

Alaska Presumptive Legislation Heads to Governor - April 14, 2008 more

House Approves IAFF Recommendations to Strengthen U.S. Fire Administration - April 11, 2008 more

IAFF: FEMA Payment to Gulf Coast Communities for Fire Fighter Overtime Long Overdue - April 9, 2008 more

Bill to Promote Fire Fighter Safety Standards Introduced in House - April 9, 2008 more

Two Fire Fighters Die in Ohio House Fire - April 4, 2008 more

IAFF Releases Model Contract Clause Database - April 1, 2008 more

March 2008

Fire Fighter Killed in LA Blast - March 27, 2008 more

FEMA to Pay for Fire Fighter Overtime - March 26, 2008 more

A NIST Initiative for the Fire Service - March 25, 2008 more

FIRE Act Grant Applications Due April 4 - March 24, 2008 more

IAFF Receives Directors' Award From MDA - March 24, 2008 more

Time Runs Out on Paramedic Fire Fighter Quest - March 21, 2008 more

Ladders, Personnel Factors in Fire Fighters' Three-Floor Plunge - March 20, 2008 more

CNN: New CPR Technique - March 17, 2008 more

Boston Vice President Loses Battle With Cancer - March 14, 2008 more

USFA Releases Emergency Incident Rehabilitation Manual - March 14, 2008 more

California Fire Fighter Loses Battle with Meningitis - March 14, 2008 more

Maryland Fire Fighter Wins The Spirit - March 13, 2008 more

Boston Fatality Investigation Report - March 7, 2008 more

Rusty Thomas: 'I Will Not Leave' - March 5, 2008 more

Fire Fighter Dies in Shooting Rampage - March 4, 2008 more

February 2008

Application Period for FY 2008 FIRE Act Grants Begins March 3 - February 29, 2008 more

Tell Us Why You Drive a Chevy Truck or SUV - February 27, 2008 more

How the Oscars Impeded Organ Transplants - February 26, 2008 more

Fighting Fire With the Wrong Sector? - February 22, 2008 more

IAFF Mourns Death of Joe Kilgallon - February 20, 2008 more

Emergency Response ‘Swift,' ‘Well-Executed' - February 16, 2008 more

South Carolina Governor Opposes Fire Sprinkler Bill - February 14, 2008 more

Tony Mejia Elected IAFF Western Trustee - February 7, 2008 more

Relatives of Fallen Fire Fighters, Victims Call for Sprinkler Bill - February 6, 2008 more

President Bush's Proposed Budget Threatens Safety - February 4, 2008 more

Alabama Fire Fighters Lose Longtime Leader - February 4, 2008 more

IAFF Conferences Hit Record Numbers - February 1, 2008 more

January 2008

IAFF Sends Giuliani Packing - January 30, 2008 more

A Month Late, Bush Signs Defense Bill - January 30, 2008 more

Fire Brigade Holds Rally in Jacksonville - January 28, 2008 more

Schaitberger Fights Florida Tax Reform, Governor - January 28, 2008 more

Giuliani Drops to Fourth in Republican Race in Florida - January 28, 2008 more

Giuliani Challenged on Trail - January 28, 2008 more

Two Sides of Giuliani - January 25, 2008 more

IAFF Sends Anti-Giuliani Message to Florida Voters - January 24, 2008 more

IAFF Conferences Break Record Attendance - January 24, 2008 more

Fire Fighters Are Casting A Shadow On Giuliani's Sunshine State Campaign - January 24, 2008 more

Fire Fighters Work To Sink Giuliani Campaign - January 22, 2008 more

16th Canadian Legislative Conference to be Rescheduled - January 22, 2008 more

Fire Fighter Visits Jax to Speak Out Against Giuliani - January 18, 2008 more

Giuliani Ducks 9/11 Radio-Failure Issue - January 18, 2008 more

Giuliani Tries for Hail Mary in Florida - January 17, 2008 more

New Evidence Raises Concerns Regarding Respiratory Protection Against Influenza - January 11, 2008 more

Fire Fighters Thank Dodd for Commitment - January 4, 2008 more

IAFF Western Trustee Bob Greenwood Dies - January 2, 2008 more

Bush Vetoes Defense Bill - January 2, 2008 more

Escape to the Wild Season 2 Premieres Friday, January 4! - January 2, 2008 more

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