IAFF 2025 Media Award Winners Announced 

The IAFF has announced the 2025 Media Award winners. 

The 34 winners were selected from over 100 nominations and reflect work that captures the realities of the job, raises awareness of important labor issues, and highlights the role IAFF members play in protecting their communities. Eligible entries were published between Sept. 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025. 

Submissions for the 2026 Media Awards will open in September 2026. 

1st: “The Kitchen Table”; Long Beach Firefighters Association Local 372

2nd: “Fully Involved – Official Newsletter of the Baltimore Fire Officers”; Harry T. Conway; Baltimore Fire Officers Local 964

3rd: “The Feederline”; Communications Committee, Professional Fire Fighters of Greensboro Local 947

1st: “Fire Front”; CAL FIRE Local 2881

2nd:  “Mainline Magazine”; San Francisco Firefighters Local 798

3rd: “Fire Watch Magazine”; Toronto Professional Firefighters Association Local 3888

1st: “Out of Contract Videos”; Kevin Taylor, Stockton Firefighters Local 456
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2nd: “MP Peter Julian Introduces Motion to Phase Out Harmful Chemicals in Firefighting Gear”; British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Association

3rd: “Phoenix Fire Crisis”; United Phoenix Fire Fighters of Arizona Local 493

1st: “Fill the Boot for Ryker”; Jimmy DeChant; Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters Local 5

2nd: “MDA Pickleball Tournament”; Mark Tiffany and Open Window Productions; Oakdale Professional Fire Fighters Local 5175

3rd: “Metro West and MDA” Matt Coppin, Professional Firefighters of Eastern Missouri Local 2665

1st: “The Night Before Fire Prevention Week”; Ian Wheeler; Sycamore Firefighters Local 3046

2nd: “27th Annual Fire Safety Newspapers in Education”; Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation

3rd: “Safety Message Following Historic Flash Flooding”; Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820

1st: “Tower 1”; Robert Butcher; Waterford Professional Fire Fighters Union Local 1335

2nd: “Burn Building”; Patrick Matthews; New Britain, CT Local 992

3rd: “Interior Attack of an Aircraft”; Corey Platt; Trenton-Mercer Airport Fire Department Local I-77

1st: Calgary Firefighters Association Local 255

2nd: Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana

3rd: Halifax Professional Fire Fighters Local 268

1st: “Resilience”; Los Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014; Poloma Public Affairs and J&Z Strategies

2nd: “Oswego Fire Department Recruitment Video”; David Martinez; Oswego Firefighters Local 4773

3rd: “Camp Eyabsut: A Family Beyond Fire”; Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Burn Foundation

1st: “The tragedy on Canfield Mountain: Two firefighters shot, killed in North Idaho”; The Spokesman-Review

1st: “Camden Fire Department gets new federal funding to improve fire stations, add new trucks”; Raymond Strickland, Mike Spatocco; CBS Philadelphia

Honorable Mention: “Concerns rise over battery safety after fire at Halifax e-bike store”; Hafsa Arif; CTV News

1st: “Grab a Hose, Take a Stand”; Michele McPhee; LAmag

1st: “Worlds shrink pretty small’: Wisconsin firefighter mental health program runs entirely on donations”; Bill Walsh; CBS 58 News Milwaukee

Honorable Mention: “Fire Captain Breaks Down Los Angeles Wildfire Disaster”; Joshua Chaffin, Scott Calvert, Erik Scott; Wall Street Journal

1st: “Remembering Keller”; Ryan Winner

Honorable Mention: “Pull Him Out”; Glen E. Ellman

1st: “Red Deer Fire Fighters Need More Support”; Byron Hackett; Red Deer Advocate
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1st: Worn Down: The Cancer Threat in Firefighting Gear”; Lisa Fletcher, Andrea Nejman; The National News Desk
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