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Repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions – responsible for reducing Social Security benefits for certain IAFF members – remains a top priority at the International, despite obstacles proponents face in Congress.

The number of asbestos-related deaths, including dozens of fire fighters every year, could be reduced with the implementation of an asbestos ban in the United States. That is why the IAFF is supporting the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (S. 1069 and H.R. 2402), recognizing the critical need for action.

Just weeks after the Government of Canada agreed to provide funding for the IAFF Responding to the Interface (RTI) program, 50 IAFF members received wildland interface response training during two courses held Aug. 1-4 in Kamloops, British Columbia.

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With violence against first responders on the rise in Canada, the IAFF is welcoming legislation that proposes new Criminal Code penalties and harsher sentences for assaults against on-duty fire fighters and paramedics.

St. Albert, Alta. has reversed a decision to contract its fire dispatch to a call centre outside the city following a successful campaign from IAFF Local 2130 that poked holes in the city’s financial arguments while highlighting how having local fire dispatch played a key role in a dramatic rescue.

Union leader and Kent, WA Local 1747 member Terry McCartin, 62, is hanging up his turnout gear after more than 43 years on the job.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to a new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients 4-to-5-years-old.

As the number of lithium-ion battery fires continues to rise, it is crucial to understand the precautions necessary to prevent these fires and safeguard consumers and fire fighters. 

Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr. – Newark, NJ fire fighters who made the ultimate sacrifice during a July 5 shipboard fire at the Port Newark – were honored by thousands of mourners in back-to-back services this week.