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Membership in the IAFF continues to grow in Canada following the affiliation of the union representing professional fire fighters in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. With the Charlottetown Professional Fire Fighters Association on […]

Metro-Dade, FL Local 1403 President Omar Blanco announced August 20 he is running for U.S. House of Representatives in Florida’s 26th congressional district. “Brother Blanco has been an incredible leader for our brothers and sisters […]

The U.S. House of Representatives has taken the first steps to consider the IAFF’s top legislative priority – establishing national collective bargaining rights for all fire fighters. The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation […]

President Trump has signed into law the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act to permanently extend the September 11th […]

Thanks to effective lobbying efforts by South Fulton, GA Local 3920, the South Fulton City Council passed an ordinance enacting Georgia State Statute 25-5, the Fire Fighters Mediation Act, giving […]

Fire fighters from across the country participated in the National Fallen Fire Fighters Softball Tournament in May in Las Vegas, Nevada. Organizers of the annual event donated the $10,000 raised to […]

The IAFF’s long history of supporting MDA has helped make a difference in the lives of people with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) in countless ways. Because of this partnership, MDA has […]

The stigma surrounding behavioral health in the fire service is slowly lifting as affiliates and their fire departments increasingly are recognizing and addressing the need for support and services for […]

Mayors from more than 40 U.S. cities experienced the smoke, adrenaline rush and physical stress and strain that fire fighters and emergency medical personnel face every day in their communities […]