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Sep 10, 2020
Fire Storm: IAFF Disaster Relief Team Ready to Assist
The IAFF Disaster Relief Team continues to monitor the Almeda Drive, South Obenchain, Riverside, Santiam, Chehalem Mountain, Holiday Farm and Echo Mountain fires burning along Oregon’s I-5 corridor.- news
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Sep 9, 2020
2020 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Virtual Remembrance
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.- news
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Sep 9, 2020
New MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon to Air October 24
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has announced the refresh of its legendary Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, with Kevin Hart joining as host.- news
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Sep 2, 2020
Colorado Trust Adds Breast Cancer to Covered Occupational Diseases
Fire fighters in Colorado who develop breast cancer are now covered under the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Cancer Benefits Trust.- news
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Aug 31, 2020
Assisting Members in Aftermath of Hurricane Laura
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.- news
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Aug 24, 2020
IAFF Disaster Relief Operations Assisting in California and in the Gulf Coast
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.- news
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Aug 24, 2020
New Law Protects Rhode Island Members Disabled by Cancer
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.- news
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Aug 22, 2020
IAFF Responds to Massive California Wildfire Outbreak
Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes over a 72-hour period have sparked approximately 370 wildfires across California, with dozens threatening communities.- news
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Aug 18, 2020
Federal Firefighters of Hawaii Win Collective Bargaining Agreement Dispute
A battle over a collective bargaining agreement violation ended in a favorable decision for Federal Firefighters of Hawaii Local F-263 in August.- news