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After a five-month battle with the City of Ogden, Utah, Ogden Local 552 member Levi Coleman is back on the job after being unlawfully suspended for possessing a medical cannabis card for his chronic back pain.

A record 230 delegates tuned in to the Jack Jessop Biennial Canadian Policy Conference February 7-8 for two days of business that covered a number of key issues, including occupational cancer, behavioural health resources, vaccine mandates and Canada’s federal political landscape.

Cleveland, TN Local 3748 members are organizing “A Walk for Dustin” in support of state legislation (HB 1356/SB 1023) that would make a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis for fire fighters presumed to be an injury acquired on the job.

Oregon State Fire Fighters Council (OSFFC) Secretary-Treasurer Rocky Hanes is the newest commissioner to join the Clark County Fire District 6 Board in Washington state after defeating Casey Collins, an incumbent with more than 20 years on the board.

IAFF members, family and friends filled the Baltimore Convention Center to honor the lives of Baltimore City Fire Department Lieutenants Paul Butrim and Kelsey Sadler and Fire Fighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo in a moving memorial service.

The IAFF is saddened to report Stockton, CA Local 456 member Vidal “Max” Fortuna, 47, was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a call on January 31.

The most important issue facing our profession took an important step forward January 31 with the introduction of a Private Member’s Bill in Canada’s House of Commons that proposes a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting.

A joint memorial service for Baltimore City Fire Department Lieutenants Paul Butrim and Kelsey Sadler and Fire Fighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo.

Updated January 29, 2022 — IAFF members, family and friends will be remembering the lives of Lieutenants Paul Butrim and Kelsey Sadler and Fire Fighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo during a joint memorial service on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21201.

Actualizado el 29 de enero de 2022: los miembros de la AIB, familiares y amigos recordarán las vidas de los tenientes Paul Butrim y Kelsey Sadler y del bombero/paramédico Kenneth Lacayo durante un servicio conmemorativo conjunto el miércoles 2 de febrero de 2022 en el Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21201.