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“When we’re out on the fireline, it’s not a safe environment. It’s not a safe job. It’s dangerous,” said Anthony Powers, a former wildland fire fighter – or hotshot – and current Burbank, CA Local 778 member. “If anything, the job has gotten increasingly treacherous.”

IAFF 8th District Field Service Representative and Louisville, KY Local 54 President Brian O’Neill has been appointed chief of the Louisville Fire Department after the current chief, Gregory Frederick, announced his retirement. O’Neill’s first day as chief is Aug. 1. 

The citizens of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, are safer – and the fire fighters that protect them are stronger – thanks to the tireless efforts of Plainsboro Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 4954 to bolster the ranks needed to answer the call.

IAFF members in Halifax, Nova Scotia, are working around the clock in extreme conditions to save residents and homes in the face of devastating wildfires ravaging the city’s suburban areas.

Todd Covington certainly has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. How else can you explain two life-saving events in 13 months? 

A new model for IAFF district conferences – formerly known as District Partnership Education Program (PEP) events – is bringing the resources of the International directly to rank-and-file members.

Three IAFF members were among the nine public safety officers President Joe Biden honored with the Medal of Valor in recognition of extraordinary acts of heroism and bravery.  

Thousands of fire fighters and emergency medical workers in the United States would benefit from the reintroduced bipartisan Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would allow public safety workers to form a union, collectively bargain for fair hours and wages, and provide mechanisms for resolution during negotiation impasses. 

Two IAFF members running for state seats – Harrisburg, PA Local 428 member Michael Stender and Covington, KY Local 38 member Charles “Buddy” Wheatley – won elections on May 16. Stender will join the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, while Wheatley moves on to Kentucky’s general election for Secretary of State. 

The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association is welcoming significant investments from the provincial government, which include funds to enhance fireground safety and to expand access to behavioural health resources using IAFF programs.