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Members of the Newark Firefighters Union voted in a standing-room-only meeting to join the International Association of Fire Fighters on July 12.

The Member of Parliament whose historic fire fighter cancer legislation was recently signed into law was surprised with an honorary IAFF membership June 27 before delegates at the Jack Jessop Biennial Canadian Policy Conference in Burnaby, B.C.

The Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana (PFFUI) has worked tirelessly to enact a new law in Indiana to monitor and help protect fire fighters from exposure to PFAS. 

Services for Newark Fire Fighters Acabou and Brooks

Sixteen years after nine Charleston, South Carolina, fire fighters died responding to the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire, retired litigation lawyer and author Thomas Woodley has published a book detailing the missteps leading up to the tragedy and lessons learned.

Union Plus provides a host of consumer benefits and awards scholarships each year to union members or their families who plan to start or continue their post-secondary education.

Flanked by Professional Fire Fighters Association of New Jersey (PFANJ) members at Hackensack Fire Headquarters, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ) announced the introduction of new federal legislation that will provide funding to give fire fighters access to multi-cancer early detection tests and other preventative tests at no cost.

The New Orleans City Council unanimously voted 7-0 to codify collective bargaining into city law.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new requirement for real-time updates about hazmat shipments that can be accessed by first responders. The proposal, recommended by the IAFF, comes in the aftermath of the February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that released hazardous materials into the community.