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The U.S. House of Representatives passed numerous public safety proposals long favored by the IAFF as part of a final omnibus package with the U.S. Senate expected to follow suit. […]

Federal fire fighters gained several new benefits as Congress finalized the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. The bill includes a number of important health and safety […]

The City of Atlanta administration has announced a plan to raise fire fighter base pay by 25 percent over the next three years. It’s the result of a three-year effort […]

The Professional Wildland Fire Fighters Local I-96, the largest private fire company whose 50 members respond to wildland fires across the United States including Puerto Rico, is among the IAFF’s […]

This week, the House of Representatives held a hearing to discuss the merits of expanding Medicare to retired public safety officers. The hearing included direct testimony from Representative Tom Malinowski […]

Congress has reached agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the U.S. military to ban toxic firefighting foam that has been linked to cancer. The IAFF has been […]

Congratulations to the winners in the 2019 IAFF Media Awards Contest! A complete list of winners is online and in the Fall 2019 edition of Fire Fighter Quarterly magazine. The […]

Every two seconds, someone in America needs blood. Winter months are some of the most critical times of the year for the nation’s blood supply. Our members – more than […]

When a U.S. sailor opened fire at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii on December 4, several members of the Federal Fire Fighters of Hawaii Local F-263 responded with […]

The IAFF welcomes its newest Texas affiliate, Cy-Fair Professional EMS and Fire Association Local 5248. In May 2019, Harris County Emergency Service District (ESD) No. 9 approved a resolution to […]