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  • Jun 24, 2020

    Fireworks Safety During a Pandemic

    The fourth of July and Canada Day might look different this year with social distancing and fewer public events, but our message is the same. Fireworks are dangerous.
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  • Jun 22, 2020

    League City EMS Local 5275 Joins the IAFF

    The IAFF is welcoming one of its newest Texas affiliates, League City EMS Local 5275, which represents the paramedics and EMTs in League City, Texas, located just south of Houston.
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  • Jun 20, 2020

    IAFF Members Battle Fifth Largest Wildfire in Arizona History

    Hundreds of IAFF members from affiliates all over the state of Arizona are on the frontlines, fighting the Bush Fire in the Tonto National Forest which is just about 30 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Thus far, there have been no reports of IAFF member injuries.
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  • Jun 19, 2020

    IAFF/EHRC Statement on Murder of George Floyd

    The IAFF Elected Human Relations Committee (EHRC) was created by Convention resolution in 1988 to address issues relating to diversity and inclusion in our union and the fire service. Since its inception, the EHRC has worked as the sounding board and voice of our union, providing insight and guidance to affiliates and fire departments on matters such as those going on today across the globe.
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  • Jun 16, 2020

    DVP McGhee Testifies on Role of AFG and SAFER Grants During COVID-19

    Testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology on the role of Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, 11th District Vice President Sandy McGhee said, “We expect fire fighters to be there for us in a time of crisis, and the federal government has an important role to play supporting fire fighters so they can serve their communities.
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