Affiliate Leadership Training Summit (ALTS)

ALTS is the IAFF’s foremost educational event, providing affiliate leaders with the skills needed to build their local union. ALTS helps current and prospective affiliate leaders gain important skills and provides opportunities to network with other members from across North America. Visit the 2012 ALTS web site.


Ernest A. "Buddy" Mass Human Relations Conference

The Human Relations Conference provides attendees with new approaches and ideas to expand the diversity within their locals, firehouses and communities. This conference is ideal for affiliate leaders, human relations committee members and other fire service/EMS representatives who are interested in the advancement of human relations initiatives. visit the 2012 Human Relations Conference web site.


Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference

The Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference, held annually in Washington, D.C., highlights the legislative issues important to the fire service. During the conference, attendees meet with their elected representatives to educate them on fire fighter issues and lobby for their support.


Canadian Legislative Conference

Canadian fire fighters meet to discuss key legislative issues at this conference held annually in Ottawa, which draws IAFF members from across Canada to conduct lobby meetings with their members of Parliament (MPs) and senators.


IAFF Political Training Academies

Developed through their respective FIREPACs, the U.S. and Canadian IAFF Political Training Academies educate and assist campaign veterans and political newcomers alike on how to run for elected office and manage a political campaign. IAFF members and their families are eligible to apply.


Crossroads: Health, Safety and EMS Conference

IAFF John P. Redmond Symposium on the Occupational Health & Hazards of the Fire Service in conjunction with the Dominick F. Barbera Emergency Medical Services Conference.

The IAFF and the John P. Redmond Foundation have been on the frontline of every major health and safety initiative in the fire service. The IAFF Redmond Symposium reflects our commitment to explore the cause of every IAFF member’s death, injury or illness and address solutions to further protect our membership.

The Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference explores all aspects of fire based emergency medical services. From the tenets of emergency response system design and operations, to medical direction and privatization and from quality assessment and data collection to billing for transport, this Conference covers the most relevant topics affecting fire service-based EMS systems.

Visit IAFF conferences/upcoming events for more and updated event information.

HazMat/WMD Training Events

MAR 12, 2012
ERT:Ops
New York, NY

APR 2, 2012
FRO
Dallas, TX

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Partnership Education Program (PEP)
Recent/Upcoming Training Events

January 10, 2012
Oregon State Fire Fighters Council
Eugene, OR

February 7-8, 2012
8th District IAFF Service Representatives Annual Training
Indianapolis, IN

February 14, 2012
Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
Columbus, OH

February 27, 2012
Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN

May 9, 2012
Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters
St. Paul, MN

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Peer Fitness Trainer Certification Events

Click here to see a listing of Peer Fitness Trainer (PFT) classes and contact information for registration.

2011 ALTS Post-Conference

The IAFF Affiliate Leadership Training Summit (ALTS) was held January 17-19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The 2011 ALTS was the largest to date and drew 1,113 affiliate leaders learning the skills needed to build their local unions.

Visit the 2011 ALTS Post-Conference web site for materials from the Pre-Conference Events, Workshops and Information Sessions. Click to download the 2011 ALTS Brochure for more information.


2010 Human Relations Post-Conference

The 2010 Ernest A. "Buddy" Mass Human Relations Conference was held on January 24-27 at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Visit the 2010 IAFF Human Relations Post-Conference web site for videos and workshop materials. Click to download the Brochure of 2010 Human Relations Conference for more information.


2011 Crossroads: Health, Safety and EMS Conference

Visit the 2011 Crossroads: Health, Safety and EMS Conference web site for more information.


2009 IAFF John P. Redmond Symposium

Visit the 2009 Redmond Symposium web site for more information.