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The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association (OPFFA) is pleased with the passage of legislation that will allow fire fighters who have paramedic certification to use those skills in the field. […]

The IAFF’s Canadian Haz-Mat & CBRNE Training Initiative has taken another leap forward, with the first train-the-trainer course in Kitchener, Ontario. Following a successful First Responder Operations (FRO) class for […]

The Alberta government has added occupational disease coverage for ovarian and cervical cancer for fire fighters in the province while also reducing the number of years required on the job […]

IAFF members finished the 2017 Fill the Boot season on a high note, raising $24 million to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The money IAFF affiliates raise helps MDA […]

Imagine having a professional diary of every response, listing each incident focused on operations, your role and, most importantly, exposures to toxins you have encountered. And, by the way, it’s […]

In its very last act of legislative business for 2017, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pass legislation to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG)  and Staffing for Adequate Fire […]

Montreal, QB Local 125 President Ronald Martin poses with a copy of Pompier Trimestriel, a French-language edition of Fire Fighter Quarterly magazine produced and mailed to all 2,300 members of […]

Portsmouth, VA Local 539 fire fighters were seeing their resources steadily dwindle, making it harder and harder to protect their community and stay safe on the job. That’s when Local […]

Portsmouth, OH Local 512 member Scott Artis has been playing in hard rock bands since high school. His latest band, Facing Fire, after just two years together has already hit […]

The Texas Department of State Health Services EMS and Trauma Systems bestowed the members of Hutto Local 4707 (Hutto Fire Rescue/Williamson County Emergency Medical Services) with the 2017 Texas EMS […]