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Seeing what the IAFF and the Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Association of North Carolina (PFFPNC) have done on behalf of all professional fire fighters every day, Waynesville fire fighters decided it was time to organize and support their union brothers and sisters.

By building coalitions with city council members and decision-makers, Uhrichsville, OH Local 4265 successfully made the case that fire-based EMS is in the best interest of public safety.

Since opening in March 2017, the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery has treated more than 1,100 IAFF members struggling with mental health problems and addiction. Each member’s decision to get help not only starts their individual journey to recovery but can have a lasting impact on the surrounding family, department, community and culture.

A panel of three appellate court judges has unanimously affirmed the decision by the Village of Buffalo Grove’s Fire Fighters’ Pension Board and a Lake County circuit court to award the family of Buffalo Grove, IL Local 3177 John Hauber the full line-of-duty death pension benefit.

The new IAFF Resiliency Training is a one-day, eight-hour, in-person training focused on building individual and organizational resiliency in the fire service.  

Inver Grove Heights, MN Local 5251 is one of the first locals to join the IAFF in 2020.

Food is one of the most powerful factors affecting good health. It’s either helping you meet your goals or hindering your progress.

The FY 2019 Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant application period is February 3-March 13, 2020.

With cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-n-CoV) now reported in the United States, individuals infected with this infectious disease may seek assistance from emergency response personnel as the coronavirus spreads.

Nominations and elections for 16 members (eight categories) of the Elected Human Relations Committee (EHRC) were held January 20-21 during the Affiliate Leadership Training Summit and Human Relations Conference.