{"id":117827,"date":"2021-04-09T11:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/acerca-de-nosotros\/liderazgo\/presidente-general-edward-a-kelly\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:47:51","slug":"presidente-general-edward-a-kelly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/es\/acerca-de-nosotros\/liderazgo\/presidente-general-edward-a-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidente General Edward a. Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n\t class=\"secondary-hero align wp-block-acf-secondary-hero\" id=\"secondary-hero_block_ce01af25ab559c089e9b55608cb478d2\">\n\t\n<header\n\tclass=\"w-full u-bg-full-width px-[22px] md:ps-bleed md:pe-0 py-[60px] bg-smoke-5 text-black u-has-rivets u-rivets-dark\"\n\tdata-theme=\"gray\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col !px-0 !max-w-[1440px] w-full lg:!ps-indent\">\n\t\t<div class=\"border-t-[6px] w-full my-0 flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-x-[62px] gap-y-[22px] border-red\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative grid md:order-last md:w-1\/2 overflow-hidden place-items-center max-h-[500px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GP-Kelly-240x240.png\" class=\"max-w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GP-Kelly-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GP-Kelly-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GP-Kelly.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 md:py-[45px]\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[600px] flex flex-col gap-[22px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"has-[.u-halftone-shadow--dark]:mb-divider has-[.u-halftone-shadow--light]:mb-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-flex text-heading-200 u-halftone-shadow--dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresidente General Edward a. Kelly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-body-300 font-sans\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kelly es el 10.\u00ba Presidente General de la Asociaci\u00f3n Internacional de Bomberos (AIB).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<section\n\t class=\"page-blocks iaff-page-blocks align wp-block-acf-page-blocks\" id=\"page-blocks_block_049a518ac157414bbf7c77d400250f01\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acerca del Presidente General<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edward A. Kelly es bombero de tercera generaci\u00f3n y el 10.\u00ba presidente general de la Asociaci\u00f3n Internacional de Bomberos (IAFF). Se incorpor\u00f3 al Departamento de Bomberos de Boston en 1997 y conoce de primera mano lo que el trabajo exige a quienes lo desempe\u00f1an. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde su elecci\u00f3n en la 55.\u00aa Convenci\u00f3n de la AIB (IAFF) en marzo de 2021, Kelly ha centrado a la AIB (IAFF) en cumplir con los afiliados y sus familias. Bajo su liderazgo, el sindicato ha reforzado la seguridad de la jubilaci\u00f3n de los trabajadores p\u00fablicos, ha garantizado la ampliaci\u00f3n de las prestaciones federales por fallecimiento en acto de servicio y ha impulsado los esfuerzos para combatir el c\u00e1ncer profesional, la mayor amenaza a la que se enfrentan los bomberos. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nieto, hijo y hermano de bomberos, Kelly est\u00e1 destinado en la Ladder Company 17 de Boston. Ha participado en varias intervenciones de gran envergadura, como el incendio del almac\u00e9n frigor\u00edfico de Worcester, los atentados del 11 de septiembre contra el World Trade Center y el atentado del marat\u00f3n de Boston. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly ascendi\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente en las filas del movimiento sindical y sirvi\u00f3 como presidente del Local 718 de Boston, MA, antes de convertirse en presidente de los Bomberos Profesionales de Massachusetts en 2011. Ocup\u00f3 ese cargo hasta su elecci\u00f3n como Secretario-Tesorero General de la AIB (IAFF) en 2016. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como Secretario-Tesorero General, Kelly reforz\u00f3 la base financiera del sindicato, implementando cambios que ahorraron a la AIB (IAFF) aproximadamente 2 millones de d\u00f3lares, al tiempo que mejor\u00f3 la transparencia y la rendici\u00f3n de cuentas. Tambi\u00e9n moderniz\u00f3 las operaciones de la oficina del Secretario-Tesorero General y puso su registro hist\u00f3rico completo a disposici\u00f3n de los afiliados. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como presidente general, Kelly ha liderado la lucha de la AIB (IAFF) por beneficios y protecciones clave para los bomberos y sus familias, incluyendo:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La aprobaci\u00f3n de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/es\/news\/el-senado-aprueba-la-ley-de-honor-que-reconoce-el-cancer-de-los-bomberos-como-fallecimiento-en-acto-de-servicio\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/news\/senate-passes-honor-act-recognizing-fire-fighter-cancer-as-line-of-duty-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ley en Honor a Nuestros H\u00e9roes Ca\u00eddos<\/a>, que ampl\u00eda las prestaciones federales por fallecimiento para cubrir los c\u00e1nceres relacionados con el trabajo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La aprobaci\u00f3n de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/news\/social-security-fairness-act-becomes-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ley de Equidad de la Seguridad Social<\/a>, que restituye miles de millones en beneficios de jubilaci\u00f3n a los bomberos y otros trabajadores p\u00fablicos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La promulgaci\u00f3n de sentencias m\u00e1s severas en Canad\u00e1 por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/es\/news\/canada-refuerza-las-penas-por-agresiones-a-bomberos-y-paramedicos-en-una-importante-victoria-legislativa-de-la-aib-iaff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agresiones a bomberos y param\u00e9dicos<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La reducci\u00f3n de la exposici\u00f3n de los bomberos a carcin\u00f3genos t\u00f3xicos mediante el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-08-PurchasingPPE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impulso de cambios en las normas de la NFPA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/es\/news\/kelly-como-la-aib-esta-remodelando-la-salud-y-la-seguridad-de-los-bomberos\/\">salud y seguridad<\/a> hasta la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/es\/news\/kelly-enviadme-a-todo-el-mundo\/\">dotaci\u00f3n de personal<\/a> y la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/es\/news\/esforzandose-por-la-excelencia-48-horas-en-las-vegas\/\">formaci\u00f3n<\/a>, ha priorizado el apoyo y los programas que los miembros de base necesitan para que un trabajo peligroso sea m\u00e1s seguro. Los bomberos y los trabajadores de emergencias m\u00e9dicas est\u00e1n tomando nota. La afiliaci\u00f3n a la AIB (IAFF) ha crecido en m\u00e1s de 40.000 personas desde que Kelly asumi\u00f3 la presidencia general.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orgulloso veterano militar, Kelly sirvi\u00f3 como bombero en la Fuerza A\u00e9rea de los Estados Unidos antes de unirse al Departamento de Bomberos de Boston.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly es cofundador y miembro de la Junta Directiva de Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes, y fideicomisario de la Boston Fire Department Charitable Association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section\n\t class=\"page-blocks iaff-page-blocks align wp-block-acf-page-blocks\" id=\"page-blocks_block_049a518ac157414bbf7c77d400250f01\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Siga al Presidente General en las redes sociales<\/h3>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<ul 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