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Filling the boot is a time-honored tradition, for but for Seattle, WA Local 27 fire fighter Jamie Scott, it’s also personal. His daughter, Mari, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy […]

Updated November 1 –Wildfire conditions remain critical throughout California, but especially in southern California as new fires continue to ignite and more residents are forced to evacuate. Collectively, thousands of IAFF members […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party won re-election and the IAFF is looking forward to working with MPs from all parties to advance fire fighter and public safety issues in a minority […]

The IAFF is now accepting applications​ for the 2020 A. Michael Mullane Political Training Academy scheduled for March 22-28, 2020, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Developed through FIREPAC, the Political Training Academy educates and assists campaign veterans and […]

Seattle’s Fire Station 31, nicknamed “Cancer House,” is now closed permanently with plans to build a new fire station. It’s a great victory for Seattle Local 27 leaders who have […]

The IAFF extends a big welcome to Oshtemo, MI Local 5240, one of the IAFF’s newest affiliates whose members are part of a growing fire department. The Charter Township of Oshtemo Fire Department began […]

A new Connecticut law providing workers’ compensation coverage for fire fighters and police officers who witness a traumatic event in the line of duty and are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress […]

The Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, legislation permitting retired public safety workers to buy into Medicare at age 50, has been introduced in the Senate as S 2552 by […]

The IAFF is now accepting applications​ for the 2020 A. Michael Mullane Political Training Academy scheduled for March 22-28, 2020, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Developed through FIREPAC, the Political Training Academy educates and assists campaign veterans and […]

Despite increasing attention to the occupational impact of fire fighting, little is known specific to the health of female fire fighters, including pregnancy While on the job, I fell down a […]