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Dec 16, 2025
Sam Seibert, 106, helped preserve fire service history

Veteran San Jose fire fighter and preservationist Sam Seibert has died, but his memory will live on in his life’s work.

Giving Back

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Dec 12, 2025
New Strive for Excellence Summit expands training and certification opportunities for IAFF members

The IAFF is raising the bar on training opportunities. Whether you have been on the job for 30 weeks or 30 years, this event will have something for everyone.

Training

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Dec 12, 2025
Canadian affiliates recognized by Muscular Dystrophy Canada

The charity, which Canadian IAFF affiliates have been supporting since 1954, has also launched a new fire fighters webpage that recognizes support from the firefighting community and includes resources to help with fundraising initiatives.

Canada

Giving Back

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Dec 12, 2025
Trotwood fire fighters stop proposed staffing cuts

Local 4024, with strong support from the IAFF, mobilizes to protect staffing as call volumes continue to rise.

Labor Rights

Occupational Safety

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Dec 10, 2025
Utah legislature repeals anti-bargaining legislation after backlash from workers and communities

A bill to strip collective bargaining rights from fire fighters, police officers, teachers, and other workers has been reversed – ending a long fight between Utah’s workers and lawmakers.

Collective Bargaining

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Dec 10, 2025
New IAFF toolkit helps affiliates make the case for minimum staffing

The comprehensive toolkit gives Locals the data and tools needed to secure safe, effective staffing.

Occupational Safety

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Dec 10, 2025
KELLY: How the IAFF is reshaping fire fighter health and safety

The IAFF is focused squarely on making a dangerous job safer, and nowhere is that work more evident than in our Division of Health, Safety, and Medicine. Here’s how our own experts are working to protect the lives and well-being of current and future fire fighters.

Cancer

Occupational Safety

PFAS

Training

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Dec 8, 2025
The work that saves lives

Inside the IAFF Division taking on cancer, safety, and the science of keeping fire fighters alive and well.

Cancer

Occupational Safety

PFAS

Training

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Dec 5, 2025
Fire truck delays and rising costs strain Canada’s fire service

Ridiculous wait times and soaring prices for new fire engines. It’s not just inconvenient; it’s dangerous.

Canada

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Dec 5, 2025
Donations help Asheville fire fighters train for life-saving flood rescues

After Hurricane Helene, Asheville crews turned donated relief dollars into training during a weeklong trip to the New River in West Virginia. 

Training

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