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Jul 27, 2017

IAFF Members Fight the “Darkness” in Discovery Channel’s New Survival Show

Discovery Channel’s new series “Darkness” – which airs its first episode on Wednesday, August 2 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time – is described as “one of the most advanced […]

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Jul 11, 2017

CAL FIRE Local 2881 Members Stretch Resources to Protect Communities

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Jun 14, 2017

San Bernardino Fire Fighters Bicycle Across the Country for Cancer Awareness

Four members of San Bernardino County, CA Local 935 are making an incredible journey – bicycling 3,000 miles over seven days – from California to Maryland, all in the name of occupational […]

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Jun 8, 2017

Bristol Local Successfully Campaigns to Stop Cuts

The jobs of 10 Bristol, VA Local 2499 members are off the chopping block, thanks to the local’s efforts to warn city leaders of the serious threat the staffing cuts would […]

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Jun 7, 2017

TSAFF Wins Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Members With PTSD

Thanks to a focused lobbying effort, the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters (TSAFF) successfully passed legislation to improve workers’ compensation coverage for Texas first responders diagnosed with line-of-duty-related post-traumatic stress […]

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May 24, 2017

Arizona Fire Fighters Win Increased Presumptive Occupational Disease Protections

The Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona (PFFA) had a big legislative win this week when Governor Doug Ducey signed presumptive legislation into law – one bill, HB 2410, covers cardiac disease and another, HB […]

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May 18, 2017

Orlando Chief Wins National Design Award for Women’s Fire Service Uniform

Orlando, FL Local 1365 is proud of one of its own for her commitment to the Orlando Fire Department. Assistant Chief Dawn Sumter was hired in October 1995. As a woman, she […]

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May 16, 2017

Illinois Member’s Master’s Degree Project Helps AFFI Lobby Pension Legislation

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Local 4224 Treasurer Steve Shetsky, a 2015 IAFF Political Training Academy, enrolled in American University’s Public Administration and Policy’s Master Degree program with the goal of taking what he learned and using it […]

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May 4, 2017

Dallas, TX Local 58 Member Wounded by Gunfire Is Stable, but Critical

Eleven-year veteran of the Dallas Fire Department and member of Dallas, TX Local 58 William An is slowly recovering after being shot in the arm and the leg while responding […]

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May 2, 2017

Vermont Passes Behavioral Health Presumptive Legislation

Vermont legislation calling for workers’ compensation coverage for behavioral health conditions resulting from on-the-job stresses – such as post-traumatic stress – awaits Governor Phil Scott’s signature to become law. “Our […]

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