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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.

The IAFF is saddened to report that one of its longest-serving leaders and labor champion, former Pittsburgh Local 1 President Joe King, passed away on February 9, 2021.

The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is hosting an online education series for IAFF members, other first responders, healthcare providers, clinicians and the community at large.

The FY 2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) application period will open on Monday, February 8.

The IAFF and FCSN’s first Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month has ended, but our work is far from over. We encourage those who were not able to commit to safety stand downs in the month of January to schedule one (or more).