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The Alliance for Fire and Smoke Containment and Control was established in 1999 by building enforcement, construction, design, and manufacturing professionals in response to the need for a well-coordinated, educational effort to promote the value of a balanced fire protection design in the built environment. The charter members are companies, organizations, and individuals within the construction industry who share the following goals: to promote fire and smoke resistant construction as part of a “balanced design” approach; to promote fire and smoke protection in the built environment; to promote property protection and public welfare as well as life safety; to educate and inform code officials and designers on fire and smoke protection issues; and to promote fire fighter safety and facilitate fire fighting activities.

Anthem is one of the nation's leading health care benefits and insurance companies, providing innovative health benefit plans, dental and vision benefits, pharmacy benefit management services, life insurance and workers' compensation benefit management. Anthem is the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Colorado, Nevada and Maine.

Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches is a fully licensed, accredited treatment center and medical detox. Behavioral Health successfully treats chemical dependency, alcohol problems and mood disorders. Length of stay is variable, up to 90 days, depending on the individual. Behavioral Health utilizes a multi-phase, 12-step, clinically oriented approach. At Behavioral Health, treatment includes considerable one to one counseling, group therapy, lectures, exercise, nutrition, discussion sessions as well as appropriate activities.

Central Florida Firefighters Council

The Firefighter Council of Central Florida is an organization made up of Firefighters Union Locals that provide an opportunity for members of the local fire departments to work together, seek a higher degree of skill and efficiency in the performance of their fire service duties and to protect the rights of their members. To provide education and awareness of the public in its fire protection needs.

Web Address: www.centralfloridafirefighterscouncil.org

The Core Spinal Fitness Systems by MedX, the worldwide leader in spinal strengthening, is a medically proven way to reduce or eliminate back pain. A strong and flexible core provides a sound foundation for all body strength. Whatever the goal of your clients’ exercise regimens – from aesthetics to sport-specific training – The Core is the first step to success. The Core workout is delivered through a series of bio-mechanically precise exercise machines specifically designed to target, isolate, and strengthen spinal muscle groups, or to promote and improve flexibility. Exercise sessions are short and clients begin to feel positive results at once.

For over 20 years, Draeger Safety has provided quality safety products that include detector tubes, portable gas detection instruments, gas detection systems, respiratory protection and diving products to industries worldwide. Industrial hygienists, safety professionals, miners, emergency rescuers, firefighters, and environmentalists have come to rely on Draeger's quality and innovative products to detect, measure and protect against toxic substances in the workplace and environment.

ESRI designs and develops the world's leading geographic information system (GIS) technology. GIS is an important tool—one that helps shape the world around us.

Financial Innovations, Inc. is a national merchandising firm based in Cranston Rhode Island. We specialize in Union Made in the USA products focusing on sales to Labor and Democratic campaign customers. Since 1980, FII has coordinated the merchandising efforts for five Democratic National Conventions and has been a national distributor of campaign paraphernalia for every Democratic presidential campaign. In 1997, Financial Innovations was the exclusive merchandise licensee for the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Committee. Additionally, we have produced merchandise catalogues and direct mail pieces for a number of national labor and corporate clients. Financial Innovations employees are proud members of the Allied Printing Trades Council, Local 103.

Fire Fighters Cancer Support Network

We are all Fire Department Members, Fathers, Mothers, Sons and Daughters. We are all volunteers whom have sat in the chair which you sit in right now. Visit our website and read our stories. We are all here for you and your family.

Web Address: www.firefightercancersupport.org

Since 1887, Globe Firefighter Suits has focused on just one thing - perfecting the most protective, longest lasting turnout gear in the world. And, no matter what challenges tomorrow's firefighters face, Globe will continue to be there to protect them. Globe Firefighter Suits, trusted by more firefighters and fire departments around the world than any other. Globe Firefighter Suits are built with special construction features and attention to detail that delivers proven protection year after year. Our double-needle seams, industry leading 8-10 stitches per inch, and exclusive TRIMTRAX™ thread protection system add up to lower maintenance costs, longer service life, and even better value. This is another reason why there are more Globe Firefighter Suits built in America than any other brand.

More than 50 million people in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are Household customers. Through our business units, we offer a broad set of financial products and services that allow us to better serve the needs of our customers and business partners. Our credit card services unit was ranked as the 8th largest issuer of MasterCard® and Visa™ credit cards in the United States as of December 31, 2001. Principal programs in the U.S. are The GM Card® and the Union Plus® card program. The GM Card enables customers to earn discounts on the purchase or lease of a new General Motors vehicle. The Union Plus program provides benefits and services to members of more than 60 labor unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO.

The National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System is a voluntary, confidential, non-punitive and secure reporting system with the goal of improving fire fighter safety. By collecting and analyzing information on near-miss events, improvements can be made in command, education, operations and training. The reporting system is funded by grants from the U.S. Fire Administration and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company and endorsed by the International Association of Fire Chief, International Association of Fire Fighters. The program is administered by the International Association of Fire Chiefs under the direction of the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System Task Force. The task force members include experts in the fields of fire fighter safety and near-miss reporting systems.

A non-profit educational organization at Oklahoma State University, Fire Protection Publications writes, produces, edits, and markets IFSTA-validated manuals (many with study guides), FPP manuals, curricula, training videos and CD-ROMs, and other materials for the fire service. The mission of Fire Protection Publications is to provide high-quality, technically accurate, and affordable training material and excellent customer service to the fire and emergency services. In support of the Oklahoma State University mission, and in partnership with the International Fire Service Training Association, the mission of Fire Protection Publications is to be an international leader in the fire and emergency services by producing and distributing high quality, technically accurate, and affordable fire and emergency response training materials.

The International Code Council, a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and states that adopt codes choose the International Codes developed by the International Code Council.

Liberty Art Works has over 25 years of sculpting firefighter bronze artwork. Custom and standard monuments designed to honor past, present, and future firefighters, as well as full size bronze axes and Pike poles. Limited edition New York Fire Department September 11, 2001 commemorative ax, high quality walnut and bronze plaques, new IAFF Shield award plaque and limited edition desk top statues. We also have one of a kind bronze and chrome bells that will not be found anywhere else. Liberty Art Works Inc owned and operated by firefighters for firefighters.

Lion Apparel, an ISO 9001-registered firm best known by its fire service brands, is the world’s largest manufacturer of protective clothing for fire fighters and emergency services personnel. Janesville® and Body-Guard® turnouts feature Lion’s exclusive isodri® moisture management systems for technically advanced and reliable protection. Paul Conway™ helmet technology optimizes fit and comfort. Lion FootWear delivers comfort with Haix® and Warhorse™ brands of fire fighter boots. Lion StationWear and Lion RescueWear deliver the best in comfort, safety, and durability. Founded in 1898, Dayton, Ohio-based Lion Apparel employs over 1000 people who serve customers throughout the world from over 20 facilities.

Founded in 1989, Masimo Corporation, the innovator of motion and low perfusion tolerant pulse oximetry, is a privately held medical technology company that develops, licenses and markets advanced medical signal processing technologies and products for the noninvasive monitoring of patient vital signs. Masimo Signal Extraction Technology pulse oximetry, Masimo SET®, represents a fundamental departure from conventional pulse oximetry technologies. Over 60 independent published studies have demonstrated that Masimo SET substantially overcomes the limitations of conventional pulse oximeters in accurately measuring arterial blood oxygen saturation levels and pulse rates in the presence of patient movement and low perfusion. To date, Masimo has licensed its Signal Extraction pulse oximetry technology to over 35 international patient monitoring systems providers, which make up over 60% of the world's pulse oximeter shipments.

Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA)
MSA is the world’s leading manufacturer of personal protective equipment and instruments for the protection of people’s health, safety and the environment. With over 90 years of experience, MSA can assist with solutions for your safety product needs and applications within the fire service industry. MSA’s complete product line of fire service products includes SCBA (Firehawk™ Air Mask SCBA - CBRN Approved), helmets (CairnsHELMETS™), thermal imaging cameras (Evolution® 5200 TIC), gas masks (Millennium CBRN & Ultra Elite CBRN) and permanent & portable gas detection instruments.

Web Address: www.MSAFire.com

The Municipal Health and Safety Association (MHSA) is incorporated as a Designated Safe Workplace Association, operating under and funded through the Prevention Division of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Our offices are located throughout Ontario, and our mandate is to provide services and training programs to Schedule 1 and 2 municipal and allied government agencies employers and their more than 250,000 employees, including First Nations Lands, Conservation Authorities, Housing Authorities, Police, Fire and Paramedics in the province of Ontario.

The NAED is a non-profit standard-setting organization promoting safe and effective emergency dispatch services world-wide. Comprised of three allied academies for medical, fire and police dispatching, the NAED supports first-responder related research, unified protocol application, legislation for emergency call center regulation, and strengthening the emergency dispatch community through education, certification, and accreditation.

The National Fire Protection Association is the worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training and education. NFPA membership totals more than 75,000 individuals from around the world and more than 80 national trade and professional organizations.

National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) / Responder Knowledge Base (RKB)

The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism is a non-profit corporation located in Oklahoma City that is dedicated to preventing terrorism or mitigating its effects. MIPT grew out of the desire of the survivors and families of the Murrah Federal Building bombing of April 19, 1995 to have a "living memorial." We intend to honor that desire by doing what we can to try to prevent other cities from living through what Oklahoma City had to live through. One of MIPT's major projects is the Responder Knowledge Base (RKB). The RKB is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security s Office of Grants and Training, and managed through MIPT. It has been designed to provide emergency responders with a single source for integrated information on current equipment, including organizing lists such as the InterAgency Board s Standardized Equipment List (SEL), and the Authorized Equipment List (AEL) from the Office for Grants and Training. The RKB also adds value through knowledge links, user opinions, and hints authored by subject matter experts. By integrating this information into one location, the RKB has become a go-to site for the responder community to begin answering questions such as: What equipment is out there (including searches using the SELand AEL) Has it been certified To what standard What training is needed to use it How do I pay for it Whom can I talk to that has used it.

Vendors, testing agencies, standards organizations and trainers are supporting the RKB by populating it with current data. There is no charge to them for posting their data, and no charge to the community for accessing it. The RKB is provided as a public service.

NCPERS is the largest national, nonprofit public pension advocate. Since 1941, we have protected the pensions of public employees. We represent pensions on Capitol Hill, provide trustee education, and deliver essential pension information to trustees, administrators and public officials.

NCPERS was founded in 1941 to protect public employees against an action by the federal government that would have wiped out public pension systems, namely, mandatory Social Security coverage of non-covered state and local government employees. Today NCPERS is the nation's largest public pension organization. The membership includes over 500 pension funds representing $2 trillion in assets.

NIOSH

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) , part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. In fiscal year 1998, Congress recognized the need for further efforts to address the continuing national problem of fire fighter line-of-duty deaths and funded NIOSH to conduct independent investigations of fire fighter line-of-duty deaths. The overall goal of Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program is to better define the magnitude and characteristics of line-of-duty deaths and severe injuries among fire fighters, to formulate recommendations for the prevention of these injuries and deaths, and to implement and disseminate prevention efforts. These efforts are centered on the field investigation of fire fighter fatalities resulting from injuries and cardiovascular disease. NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) conducts advance research on respirators and other personal protective technologies for workers. NPPTL’s efforts ensure that the development of new personal protective equipment keeps pace with employer and worker needs as work settings and worker populations change and new technologies emerge. A major focus of NPPTL research is the critical need for effective protective technologies for first responders in terrorist events and other disasters.

Web Address: www.cdc.gov/niosh /fire/

Oregon State Fire Fighters Council

The Oregon State Fire Fighters Council is the statewide lobbying organization for the State of Oregon. Its membership is open to local unions in the State of Oregon that hold a valid International Association of Fire Fighters charter. The objectives of the council are to conduct legislative programs, establish better working conditions through legislation and education, the formation of sick and death benefits, encourage the formation of local unions, and to cultivate friendship and fellowship among its members. Visit our booth, in the exhibit area, for all of the latest IAFF decals and logo items, or visit us on-line. Remember ALL funds from the sale of these items are used to support our legislative efforts. The Oregon State Fire Fighters Council has been your source for IAFF decals and other logo items for nearly 20 years. Now we can also supply all of your Internet services from a 100% union Internet Service Provider. For more information stop by our booth in the exhibit area, at the convention, or visit us online at www.Profirefighter.com.

Web Address: www.oregonfire.com

PBI Performance Products Inc. was created to acquire the PBI Business Unit of Celanese Corporation and operate the firm as a separate entity. As the world’s only producer of high performance PBI fiber and polymer, we work with our clients continually developing fresh and new ideas, to meet their market needs all over the globe. You will find our products in key markets including protective clothing for the fire service and industrial workers, semiconductor and electronics, and various high temperature applications. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina; housing marketing, R&D, and administrative personnel. The PBI Performance Products manufacturing facility is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Other marketing locations include Hong Kong and Germany.

We are a global company with subsidiaries and distributors in over 45 countries. All our offices have the experience and know-how to supply a complete solution to create a clean and healthy work environment. For over 30 years, we have provided the most effective, and in the long run, the most economical solution to any problem with airborne contaminants our customers may have. The mission of the Plymovent Corporation is to protect people all over the world from airborne contaminants, through our unique method of source capture ventilation.

Precor designs innovative fitness equipment that delivers results. Helping to remove the drudgery from exercising - making it enjoyable. We set the standard of excellence by developing rugged treadmills and stationary bikes, as well as the revolutionary Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainers and the StretchTrainer. We will continue to build innovative equipment that maintains our position as an industry leader and meets the needs of users worldwide.

Pro-Calendar

Pro-Calendar celebrates its 10-year anniversary of providing calendar/organizers to IAFF Locals and their members throughout the Country. We are proud to continue our support of the IAFF Burn Foundation by donating a portion of the proceeds from each calendar sold to this worthy cause.

We are offering a one-time discount to our many IAFF customers or to new customers in 2007 as an anniversary special. Our popular custom IAFF logo covers with your unique Local name and number will be available at no cost. We will also be offering special discount pricing for custom covers to our current IAFF customers.

We are excited to offer this anniversary special and look forward to seeing you in Toronto.

Web Address: www.pro-calendar.com

Safety Components Fabric Technologies, Inc. (SCFTI) is equipped with the latest in fabric formation technology. SCFTI is a leading, low-cost supplier of airbag fabric in North America and is also a leading manufacturer of value-added technical fabrics used in a variety of niche industrial and commercial applications. These advancements allow SCFTI the flexibility to produce a diverse array of technical fabrics. All fabrics are produced, tested and inspected to the industry’s highest standards.

Securitex™, a Bacou-Dalloz Company, is recognized as a leading brand of protective apparel for the fire services. From its inception, Securitex realized that it takes more to make quality turnout gear than just good materials. And it takes more than design and manufacturing excellence to meet the complex needs of fire departments. Securitex innovations aren’t just "selling features", they’re proven benefits to firefighters in the line of duty. Beginning with the development of proprietary fabrics made from multifilament Nomex® and Kevlar®, to the introduction of the Securitex SMS® (Stress Management System), which combines optimized layers of specialized, lightweight fabrics that work together for maximum mobility and protection.

Southern Mills, Inc.

Southern Mills, Inc. is the most trusted name in protective fabrics. We are the global leading supplier of flame resistant protective fabrics for the fire service industry. Our technical textile expertise weaves maximum protection, tough durability and ultimate comfort into each of our innovative fabrics. We also operate an in-house state-of-the-art UL and NFPA-approved lab and research facility. Our manufacturing processes include yarn formation, weaving, piece dyeing, knitting, nonwovens, and cut and sew operations.

Web Address: www.southernmills.com

Stedfast, Inc.

Stedfast, Inc. is a premier supplier of innovative multiple textile coating and laminating technologies for specialized end-users, serving the material-to-specification needs of the First Responder/EMS community as well as military, medical, industrial and marine markets. Founded in 1930, the company has plants located in Charlotte NC and Granby QC. Stedfast Inc. offers a highly skilled technical team, has state-of-the-art research and testing capabilities, laminates in a clean room and utilizes environmentally responsible business practices. Our Stedair® moisture barriers, produced in our unionized facility, go above and beyond the specifications set for fire fighting and EMS protective clothing.

Web Address: www.stedfast.com

Summit Technologies, Inc.

Summit Technologies, Inc. has been a Canadian distributor of medical products since 1983. We started with simple spirometry and then soon became one of the most successful distributors of Pulmonary Function and Metabolic diagnostic products. We diversified since then and now also distribute a complete line of critical care ventilators and Neuro diagnostics. More recently we started working with products that would sell into the EMS, Fire Fighter, and Emergency areas. This all started due to the SARS experience and the need for products that protected the workers. The products that we will be showing at this conference will be the Clearmate ( a product designed to washout toxic agents from the lung such as CO), the ISO O2 mask which is an N95 mask that delivers O2 better than the traditional O2 mask while protecting the healthcare provider, the PortoVent CPAP system for point of care CPAP, and the Hi-Ox® O2 mask which can deliver higher FiO2s than any other oxygen masks available due to its innovative design features, it has an aerosol port, as well as an expiratory port which allows for the filtering of expired gases and/or an end tidal CO2 monitor. We hope to see you at the show.

Web Address: www.summittechnologies.ca

Sunbelt Graphics is a 100% Union Shop owned by Marvin Wilson, a member of the IAFF since 1969, from Local 660-Charlotte, North Carolina. We sell a variety of merchandise customized with the IAFF logo. Our specialties are chrome and gold-plated axes mounted in shadow boxes and custom printed letterheads, business cards and occasion cards.

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP)

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) is a non-profit organization and a coalition of the nation’s leading conservation organizations, labor unions and individual hunters and anglers representing the entire spectrum of our nation’s outdoor sporting community all dedicated to "Guaranteeing Us All a Place to Hunt and Fish."

TRCP has partnered with 20 unions of the AFL-CIO, including the IAFF in an effort to organize, activate and engage large segments of America’s outdoor community to take action on our nation’s most critical hunting, fishing and conservation issues. The four million members of the AFL-CIO Labor Unions who hunt, fish and shoot make up the largest block of sportsmen and women in America who are already organized but not formally affiliated with a conservation or outdoor organization.

The TRCP is proud to partner with our nations leading labor unions to offer this affiliation to these hardworking men and women and we look forward to building a program dedicated not only to meeting their outdoor needs and interests but engaging them to take action to protect and preserve our nation’s outdoor heritage.

TRCP fulfills that promise by focusing on the following key areas:

Access – The TRCP will work to ensure America’s

hunting lands and fishable waters remain

open and accessible to the average hunter and angler.

Quality Habitat – Along with our partner

organizations, the TRCP will ensure fish and

wildlife habitat critical to maintaining healthy

game populations is conserved.

Conservation Funding – The TRCP will constantly

seek to secure the money needed to see that our

nation’s fish, wildlife and land management programs

are adequately funded.

Web Address: www.trcp.org

The Toronto Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 3888-Toronto, Ontario, is the host of the 2006 International Association of Fire Fighters’ Biennial Convention. Canada’s largest city and one of North America's major convention cities, Toronto holds all the wonders of the world in one clean, safe, friendly place.

Total Fire is a team of dedicated, experienced, fire service, technical marketing professionals representing the leading products in a variety of emergency service fields. • Morning Pride protective systems (clothing, helmets, hoods & gloves are now split out as separate lines) • Warrington Pro firefighter footwear • Ranger firefighter footwear • Servus firefighter footwear • North Safety products for the fire service • Salisbury & Co. electrical handling systems

Total Fire's formation allows these fine branded lines to share costs in key areas and with the attendant savings offer important new advantages for the customers of any and all Total Fire brands.

The Primary Purpose of Treatment Solutions 411 is to help those seeking treatment for drug or alcohol dependencies as well as dual diagnosis’ to obtain these services as quickly as possible. We are also available to family members or other concerned parties who are involved with someone who is struggling with these issues.

UnionCentrics.com – Union Web Design & Hosting for Union Fire Fighters

UnionCentrics is proud to provide high-quality, customized websites and hosting services for IAFF Affiliates. Our website systems are completely scalable to your needs and can be managed by your staff from any computer with an internet connection. We’re firefighter owned and operated (& Unionized through Communication Workers of America Local 9400) and understand the unique needs of IAFF Locals. Please feel free to ask us about our efforts to support the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors, Hero Thrill Show and the 9-11 Patch Project. We look forward to you stopping by our booth to find out why UnionCentrics is the right choice for your website and hosting services.

Don’t forget to enter our raffle to win a complete UnionCentrics Advanced System with hosting for one year when you stop by our booth.

Web Address: www.UnionCentrics.com

UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare delivers common-sense, market-driven health care solutions that meet the evolving needs of labor unions, Trust Funds, and other public sector employers. The company designs comprehensive, flexible and affordable health care benefit plans and services that provide access to quality physicians and health care professionals; offer greater consumer choice and control over health care services; and support informed decision-making by delivering relevant information to members, organizations, and physicians. Its wellness and clinical programs are proactive, holistic and designed to improve health care outcomes, affordability and satisfaction.

At UnitedHealthcare, we work to make the health care experience better for everyone involved. We combine our strength and stability with nearly three decades experience serving customers of all sizes. Take advantage of comprehensive plan options. Robust Web-based tools that simplify administrative and health programs. Comprehensive networks offering access to high-quality physicians and hospitals. and more.

Today, UnitedHealthcare, along with sister company Uniprise, Inc., serves more than 18 million individual customers. We provide access to high quality care from more than 470,000 physicians and 4,500 hospitals across all 50 states and in four international markets.

Web Address: www.uhc.com

The AFL-CIO created Union Privilege in 1986 to provide AFL-CIO union members and their families with valuable consumer benefits. With Union Plus benefits, your union membership "pays" at work and at home. We are committed to improving the quality of life of working families through our unique products and services. We achieve our mission through strength of unions, quality of our offerings, and support for consumers.

At W. L. Gore & Associates, our products are designed to be the highest quality in their class and revolutionary in their effect. For more than 40 years, Creative Technologies Worldwide has been our hallmark. We've enjoyed an extraordinary technical, cultural, and geographic expansion. Today, our enterprise is comprised of approximately 6,000 associates in 45 locations around the world. Annual revenues top $1.23 billion. Our fluoropolymer products provide innovative solutions throughout industry, in next-generation electronics, for medical implants, and with high-performance fabrics. Our culture is a model for contemporary organizations seeking growth by unleashing creativity and fostering team work. As you learn more about us, you'll understand why we've repeatedly been named among the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America". While we are best known for our GORE-TEX® fabrics, all our products and teams are distinguished in their markets. Our technologies and fluoropolymer expertise are unsurpassed.