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The IAFF is welcoming Fairfield Township, OH Local 5276, one if its newest affiliates.

Mayday events have increased 35% during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent civil unrest, according to Don Abbott, former assistant fire chief of the Warren Township (Indiana) Fire Department, who has pioneered the study of thousands of Mayday events, including video, radio traffic and surveys dating back to 2015.

The IAFF is welcoming Irmo, SC Local 5271. Located just north of the state capitol of Columbia, the Irmo Fire Department is a professional department managed by a fire district board.

Alexandria, VA Local 2141 member Young An, a nine-year fire fighter veteran, will be a contestant on a new competition series called Tough as Nails.

On June 30, the IAFF and its members will remember the 19 Prescott, Arizona, fire fighters who died in the line of duty when they were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near Yarnell.

As thousands of new COVID-19 cases continue to be announced nationwide almost every day, the Professional Fire Fighters of Utah (PFFU) has been working hard to protect its members.

The IAFF is welcoming Mexia, TX local 5273.

The fourth of July and Canada Day might look different this year with social distancing and fewer public events, but our message is the same. Fireworks are dangerous.

The IAFF is saddened to report the death of IAFF Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Frank A. Palumbo on June 16. He was 90.

The IAFF is welcoming one of its newest Texas affiliates, League City EMS Local 5275, which represents the paramedics and EMTs in League City, Texas, located just south of Houston.