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May 21, 2025
Keasbey, N.J. professional fire fighters are proving their worth

With strong training, support, and community engagement, Keasbey’s career fire fighters are proving that investing in professional public safety transforms and protects growing communities.

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May 19, 2025
‘No such thing as a last round for our fight’: AZ Local puts mental health first

Phoenix Local 493’s medic peer response pilot dispatches trained medic peers to critical incidents to support members and coordinate care with clinicians.

Behavioral Health

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May 16, 2025
‘It was a God thing’: Mission trip turns into mid-air medical rescue

After a man suffered a heart attack on the trip to Amsterdam from Uganda, Tulsa, OK Local 176 President Matt Lay and others stepped up to answer the call.

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May 15, 2025
IAFF calls for federal investigation into soaring apparatus prices

Union and watchdog group urge DOJ, FTC to probe monopoly power in fire truck manufacturing.

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May 14, 2025
IAFF-backed ‘PFAS Alternatives Act’ reintroduced in U.S. House

The bill would fund the research and development of the next generation of PFAS-free fire fighter turnout gear.

Cancer

Legislation – US

PFAS

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May 12, 2025
IAFF hosts 2025 Communications and Political Training Academies

100 members gathered in Linthicum Heights, Maryland to attend the annual Communications and Political Training Academies to sharpen their skills as union leaders.

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Training

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May 9, 2025
New committee launches for female health and safety

Sixteen members of the new committee met at the IAFF Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to discuss ways to improve the health and safety of female fire fighters and EMS professionals.

Behavioral Health

Canada

PFAS

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May 9, 2025
Hendricks County Fire Fighters Local 4406 sues Town of Brownsburg over wage violations

The Indiana Local is heading to federal court after alleging the town refused to pay its members the overtime wages they’ve earned.

Labor Rights

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May 9, 2025
The Canode family celebrates a legacy of fire service for Mother’s Day

Dickinson, ND Local 5150 siblings Jesse and Brooke Canode were inspired by their grandmother’s legacy as a fire fighter.

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May 9, 2025
‘She always supported me in my career’: Mother-son duo reflects on their firefighting careers

Dwight Johnson, a retired member of Corpus Christi, TX Local 936, followed in the footsteps of his mother, Deborah, the first Black female fire fighter/paramedic in the area.

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