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The IAFF is urging members to support amending NFPA 1971 (Standards on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting) with Temporary Interim Amendment (TIA) 1594, which will eliminate the UV light degradation test for moisture barriers in turnout gear.

The Houston City Council has approved an 18% wage increase for the city’s fire fighters to be paid over the next three years. While Houston Local 341 members welcome the additional pay, it’s only a temporary solution to one of the outstanding issues between Local 341 and the City of Houston.

The IAFF is continuing to ensure peer support services are available to all members impacted by the condominium collapse including members of Metropolitan Dade County Local 1403, Miami Beach Local 1510 and Miami Local 587.

Thanking General President Ed Kelly and calling the IAFF one of the country’s great organizations, President Joe Biden met with fire fighters Thursday near the Surfside condominium collapse.

On June 30, we remember the 19 Prescott, Arizona, fire fighters who died in the line of duty when they were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near Yarnell. The 2013 loss was the greatest loss of fire fighter life in a single incident since September 11.

General President Edward Kelly, General Secretary-Treasurer Frank Lima, 12th District Vice President Walt Dix and other IAFF staff members are on the site of the Surfside condominium collapse near Miami, Florida.

The IAFF held its first virtual Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference June 28. 

Bernalillo, NM Local 5334 is one of the IAFF’s newest affiliates in the 10th District.

he Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor program is currently accepting nominations for extraordinary acts of heroism and bravery on the part of our nation’s public safety officers.

General President Ed Kelly and General Secretary-Treasurer Frank Líma were on Capitol Hill June 23 with a clear message to lawmakers to repeal the cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions.