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The Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act (HERO) Act of 2021, S 2700, has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), serves as companion legislation to HR 1480 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Hundreds of IAFF members continue to fight a Northern California wildfire, now the second-largest wildfire in state history. Known as the Dixie fire, it has burned more than 482,000 acres and more than 800 structures. Only the August Complex Fire of August 2020, which consumed more than 1 million acres, was bigger.

Mecklenburg County, NC Local 5326 is one of the newest IAFF affiliates to organize in the southeastern United States. Mecklenburg County is in the southwestern part of the state and is the second-most populated county in the state.

Fire fighters in Burnaby, British Columbia, are welcoming news that the Canadian government will contribute $30 million to support operational costs for a new fire station in the fast-growing city.

The IAFF is saddened to learn United Emergency Medical Professionals of Arizona Local I-60 member Jacob Dindinger, 20, has died. Dindinger was one of three IAFF members who sustained gunshot wounds during a multiple-scene shooting incident in Tuscon, Arizona.

Below is important information regarding the cancellation of the 2021 John P. Redmond Symposium/Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference and Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial due to the spike in COVID cases from the Delta variant and its ability to break through the vaccinated population.

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.