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Please join us on Saturday, September 19 at 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) for our 2020 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Virtual Remembrance to honor our fallen whose names will forever be etched onto our Wall of Honor.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has announced the refresh of its legendary Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, with Kevin Hart joining as host.

Fire fighters in Colorado who develop breast cancer are now covered under the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Cancer Benefits Trust.

The IAFF Disaster Relief Go-Team and HEART 911 have been on the ground in Louisiana and Texas since Hurricane Laura made landfall on August 27.

With hundreds of fires ravaging the state of California and two tropical storms heading simultaneously for the Gulf Coast, the IAFF is preparing and mobilizing disaster relief operations to provide assistance to members in need as quickly as possible.

Following the successful lobbying efforts by the Rhode Island State Association of Fire Fighters (RISAFF), state legislators have passed a law guaranteeing cancer as an occupational illness and providing accidental disability benefits to fire fighters who can no longer work due to cancer complications.

Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes over a 72-hour period have sparked approximately 370 wildfires across California, with dozens threatening communities.

A battle over a collective bargaining agreement violation ended in a favorable decision for Federal Firefighters of Hawaii Local F-263 in August.

The IAFF has assembled a natural disaster go team to Iowa to assist members in the aftermath of the August 10 derecho. The storm packed heavy rain and sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour, leaving behind a devastating level of damage across the state. Governor Kim Reynolds currently estimates 8,200 homes were destroyed.

Today, legislation to ensure fire fighters who die or are permanently and totally disabled due to COVID-19 receive full federal benefits officially became law.