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The new IAFF Fire Ground Survival Awareness​ course is now live online.

Kern County, CA Local 1301 member Derek Robinson wants fire fighters and other first responders to know help is available for those suffering with post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI).

Rescuing a child from a burning building in time to save her life would be a career-defining achievement for any fire fighter/paramedic. For Jordan Spears, the save felt familiar.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed five new commissioners to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP). Among them is Texas State Association of Fire Fighters (TSAFF) Trustee and Fort Worth Local 440 President Michael Glynn.

Unalaska Career Fire Fighters Local 5315 is the IAFF’s newest Alaskan affiliate. Unalaska is the heaviest populated area of the state’s Aleutian Islands, located about 800 air miles south of Anchorage.

The Federal Firefighters Flexibility and Fairness Act allowing federal fire fighters to swap shifts has been reintroduced by a bicameral and bipartisan group of legislators.

The IAFF welcomes Cypress Creek, TX Local 5322, one of its newest affiliates.

The IAFF is saddened to report the death of IAFF 5th District Vice President Emeritus Charles Buss, 82, who died on March 12 in Indio, California. He is remembered as a dedicated union leader and champion of the labor movement.

It’s an incredible honor, as your next General President, to announce the leadership of my Transition Team. We have hit the ground running on day one to build a new chapter for our great union.

Newly elected principal officers General President-elect Edward Kelly and General Secretary-Treasurer-elect Frank Líma were sworn in March 10, along with IAFF Executive Board members running in contested races.