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Concerned that excessive overtime, brought on by a persistent staffing shortage, was causing significant safety concerns for its members, New Orleans, LA Local 632 made its concerns known through on-the-job action and legal action. Local 632 leaders will meet with the City of New Orleans administration March 3-6 to discuss real solutions.

Thanks to the staunch support of Florida State Representative Matt Willhite – an active Palm Beach County fire fighter and member of Palm Beach County Local 2928 – and the lobbying efforts by the Florida Professional Firefighters (FPF), the IAFF and its affiliates, a law granting benefits to fire fighters who develop cancer became effective July 1, 2019.

Marshall County Professional EMS Association Local 5252 in West Virginia is one of the newest affiliates to join the IAFF.

Melissa, TX Local 5250 is one of its newest affiliates to join the IAFF.

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.