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More than 2,000 CAL FIRE Local 2881 members and strike teams from locals throughout the region are responding to the Apple fire in San Bernardino County, California.

Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) affiliates will be flying the thin blue line American flag in solidarity with their police counterparts to honor fallen Weymouth, Massachusetts Sergeant Michael Chesna.

Steve Dillman, a retired member of Indianapolis, IN Local 416, has been fighting cancer for nearly 20 years. But it never held him back. In fact, he used his experience to help other fire fighters face their own cancer diagnoses and to provide cancer prevention education.

Nearly 100 fire fighters from Phoenix Local 493, Mesa Local 2260 and Scottsdale Local 5050, along with mutual aid from the surrounding area, were dispatched to the scene of a train derailment on a bridge crossing Tempe Town Lake, a popular recreational area located in the City of Tempe.  

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many affiliates to postpone or cancel traditional Fill the Boot events that help raise funds for critically needed services for families in need.

The next round of Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants will allow departments to use these funds to rehire or retain fire fighters, as well as waive the local cost share.

Legislation to ensure fire fighters who die or are permanently and totally disabled due to COVID-19 receive full federal benefits passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously and has been sent to the president for his signature.

“Our nation lost a civil rights pioneer, a staunch union advocate and a long-time supporter of the IAFF with the death of the Honorable John Lewis, U.S. Representative from Georgia, this weekend.

Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted on and passed HR 1646, the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, a priority piece of legislation for the IAFF.

IAFF members once again answered the call last weekend at an emergency that captured the nation’s attention.