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As winds and dry, hot conditions continue to fuel wildfires throughout the state of California, the IAFF has been closely monitoring six fires due to their proximity to the homes of IAFF members. Already, at least 12 members have lost their homes in these fires.

Every year on September 11, we pause to remember our fallen brothers and never forget their sacrifice.

Please join us on Saturday, September 19 at 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) for our 2020 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Virtual Remembrance to honor our fallen whose names will forever be etched onto our Wall of Honor.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has announced the refresh of its legendary Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, with Kevin Hart joining as host.

Fire fighters in Colorado who develop breast cancer are now covered under the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Cancer Benefits Trust.

The IAFF Disaster Relief Go-Team and HEART 911 have been on the ground in Louisiana and Texas since Hurricane Laura made landfall on August 27.

With hundreds of fires ravaging the state of California and two tropical storms heading simultaneously for the Gulf Coast, the IAFF is preparing and mobilizing disaster relief operations to provide assistance to members in need as quickly as possible.

Following the successful lobbying efforts by the Rhode Island State Association of Fire Fighters (RISAFF), state legislators have passed a law guaranteeing cancer as an occupational illness and providing accidental disability benefits to fire fighters who can no longer work due to cancer complications.