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Dec 16, 2014

Las Vegas Local 1285 Members Win the 2014 First Responder Challenge

After working hard throughout the month of November to raise dollars to assist patients with prostate cancer and testicular cancer and to raise awareness about men’s health issues, Las Vegas, NV […]

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Dec 11, 2014

New Hampshire Members Awarded Liberty Mutual’s Firemark Award

Durham, NH Local 2253 Secretary David Blatchford is the newest IAFF member to be honored with Liberty Mutual’s Firemark Award for his part in a successful three-year campaign to install […]

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Dec 11, 2014

Connecticut Members Reach Out to Young Cancer Patients

Members of the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association (UPFFA) of Connecticut are always looking for new ways to be involved in the community, particularly when they can assist young cancer […]

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Dec 11, 2014

New York City and 8 Labor Unions Reach Tentative Contract

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an agreement December 9 with a coalition of eight labor unions representing 12,000 high-ranking officers, marking his administration’s first deal with uniformed labor organizations. Read […]

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Dec 10, 2014

Fire Fighters Question Governor’s Failed Leadership During Ferguson Unrest

IAFF members in Ferguson, Missouri, and other communities surrounding North St. Louis County worked frantically in the days following the November 24 release of the grand jury decision. Emergency calls […]

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Nov 25, 2014

Memphis Fire Fighters Donate $12,000 to Local Cancer Charity

After a successful pink T-shirt fundraising campaign in October, Memphis, TN Local 1784 members donated proceeds totaling $12,000 to the Wings Cancer Foundation, a local charity assists families of cancer […]

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Nov 24, 2014

IAFF Brotherhood Helps Member Diagnosed With ALS

The sequence of events that led up to East Peoria, IL Local 1498 member Greg Underhill, recently diagnosed with ALS, receiving a van customized for a wheel chair can all […]

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Nov 24, 2014

Buffalo Local 282

Do Not Self Deploy At the request of Buffalo Local 282 President Dan Cunningham, any local sending manpower or resources to the Buffalo area should call Dan on his cell […]

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Nov 22, 2014

Charlie Hall, Former IAFF DVP, Dies

November 21, 2015 — It is with regret and sadness that the IAFF announces the passing of Charlie Hall, who served as 12th District Vice President from 1968-1980. His service […]

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Nov 22, 2014

New York City Members Push City Council to Fix Disability Pension

Flanked by members of the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) Local 94 and Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) Local 854, as well as New York City Council members outside City Hall, […]

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Las Vegas Local 1285 Members Win the 2014 First Responder Challenge

New Hampshire Members Awarded Liberty Mutual’s Firemark Award

Connecticut Members Reach Out to Young Cancer Patients

New York City and 8 Labor Unions Reach Tentative Contract

Fire Fighters Question Governor’s Failed Leadership During Ferguson Unrest

Memphis Fire Fighters Donate $12,000 to Local Cancer Charity

IAFF Brotherhood Helps Member Diagnosed With ALS

Buffalo Local 282

Charlie Hall, Former IAFF DVP, Dies

New York City Members Push City Council to Fix Disability Pension