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  • Feb 25, 2018

    SAFER and AFG Grants Reauthorized

    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 […]
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  • Feb 25, 2018

    Hot Off the Press

    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 […]
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  • Feb 23, 2018

    What a Difference Political Action Makes

    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 […]
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  • Feb 15, 2018

    Ohio Member’s Band Releases New EP

    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 […]
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  • Dec 13, 2017

    When Tragedy Strikes, IAFF Members Respond

    On October 1, as concertgoers fled the mass shooting at the country music festival outside the Mandalay Bay in Clark County, Nevada, at the end of the Las Vegas Strip, […]
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  • Dec 13, 2017

    MPFFU Wins Battle Over Pensions and Retiree Benefits

    After a year-long fight against anti-labor legislation, the Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union (MPFFU) and a coalition of other labor groups successfully lobbied for the passage of positive reform of […]
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  • Dec 8, 2017

    Connecticut Welcomes Two New Locals

    The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association (UPFFA) of Connecticut expanded its membership December 5 when the UPFFA Executive Board presented charters to two new locals – West Haven 911 Dispatchers […]
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