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Two days after joining Durham, NC Local 668, 18-year veteran fire fighter Jeff Whitfield suffered a severe injury while responding to an early morning apartment fire.

State affiliates are making strong gains toward enacting legislation providing presumptive protections and other benefits for fire fighters and paramedics confronting occupational post-traumatic stress and other behavioral health issues.

Significant funding and benefits for fire fighters and emergency medical personnel are included in the American Recovery and Rescue Act, HR 1319, which passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 50-49 on March 6.

As provided in the election rules, all ballots were to be at the office of our election vendor, Survey & Ballot System (SBS) by 6:00 p.m. (ET) today, Thursday March 4, 2021.

A bipartisan group of 31 legislators led by Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the IAFF’s Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, HR 1480, in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lee Career, MA Local 5318 organized earlier this year to become one of the IAFF’s newest affiliates.

A quick and cooperative approach between St. John’s, NL Local 1075 and the employer prevented a serious shortfall of public safety resources in the city after a frontline fire fighter tested positive recently for the highly-contagious UK-variant of COVID-19 on February 17 following an off-duty exposure, immediately forcing 31 fire fighters with whom he’d been on shift at two of the city’s fire stations or were identified through contact tracing to be sent home in isolation.

During the National Hockey League’s Outdoor Games at Lake Tahoe, the league paid special tribute to first responders and healthcare workers during the opening ceremony for their heroic efforts during the pandemic.

Andrew Buchanan, a fire fighter/paramedic with Strathcona County, AB Local 2461, is one of 40 brave people who laced up and endured frigid temperatures in February to participate in a fun and record-setting initiative while raising money for a great cause.

Too many fire fighters have been injured or killed responding to row house fires in communities throughout the United States and Canada.