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AT&T announced this week that Jim Bugel will become president of its FirstNet unit, a nationwide communications network dedicated to public safety.

IAFF General President Edward Kelly, Chief of Field Services Pat Morrison and former Director of Health and Safety Operational Services Rick Swan served as subject matter experts for the U.S. Fire Administrator’s (USFA) Summit on Fire Prevention and Control at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

IAFF members have been on the frontlines responding to the devastation Hurricane Ian left behind when it made landfall in Florida and continued its way up to the Carolinas. As thousands of members live within the storm’s path, the impact on the membership is expected to be significant.

The IAFF is assisting members and families impacted by Hurricane Ian, as well as working with affiliate leaders whose members are in the storm’s current path.

Former IAFF 6th District Vice President Mike Hurley has won a second term as mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, after running unopposed in advance of this year’s election.

International Burn Camp campers and counselors continued their whirlwind tour of the nation’s capital with a daylong visit to historic Annapolis.

Dozens of teen burn survivors from across the United States and Canada are in the Washington, DC, area this week for the International Burn Camp, hosted by the IAFF Foundation and led by professional fire fighters and paramedics who know the challenges these remarkable children face.

Seattle, WA Local 27 President Kenny Stuart and his members welcomed American Cancer Society (ACS) CEO Karen Knudsen as she visited Fire Station 18. Knudsen was in town with her son, Liam, who was getting ready to begin his academic year at the University of Washington.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) on Sept. 20, which would fully repeal the Windfall Elimination Program (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security program.

Several IAFF members experienced damage to their homes as Fiona advanced through Canada yesterday, including four with roof and structural damage in Sydney and a kitchen fire in Halifax.