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On the advice and guidance of our IAFF COVID-19 Advisory Team, the Executive Board has determined that hosting the 2021 John P. Redmond Symposium/Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference and Fallen […]

General President Ed Kelly today welcomed recently elected Illinois State Speaker of the House Chris Welch to IAFF headquarters.

Jacksonville, FL Local 122 has been helping local law enforcement close out mission persons cases at an impressive rate, thanks to an emerging system that can accurately predict likely locations.

Arlington County, VA Local 2800 is formally requesting that Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz allow Local 2800 to be recognized as the exclusive bargaining unit for the county’s fire and EMS personnel.

Houston, TX Local 341 President Marty Lancton is back on the job after an independent arbitrator ruled the city violated his rights had no cause or authority to indefinitely suspend him in January.

The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Biden, included $80 million in funding requested by the IAFF to address suicide, burnout and behavioral health conditions – including substance abuse – among public safety officers and healthcare professionals.

Tucson, Arizona, police continue to investigate a multiple scene shooting incident that wounded two United Emergency Medical Professionals of Arizona Local I-60 members and one Tucson, AZ Local 479 member.

Bathurst Local 5283 is New Brunswick’s newest IAFF affiliate. Bathurst is in northeastern New Brunswick on the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay.

When faced with serious labor-management disputes involving working conditions and emergency medical service delivery, Connecticut State Fire Fighters Local S-15 members turned to the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association (UPFFA) of Connecticut for assistance.

As IAFF members continue to search for the missing in the aftermath of the June 24 Champlain Towers condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, the IAFF remains on the ground addressing health and safety concerns, including fire fighter exposure monitoring and behavioral health.