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The IAFF is remembering the 19 Prescott, Arizona fire fighters who died in the line of duty on June 30, 2013, as they were fighting a fast-moving wildfire near Yarnell Hill. It was the largest loss of fire fighter life since September 11, 2001.

Fifteen years ago, on June 18, Charleston, South Carolina fire fighters responded to a serious fire at the Charleston Sofa Super Store.

The IAFF/IAFC Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness Fitness Initiative (WFI) is nearing 26 years of collaboration between fire department management and union leaders with an overall goal of improving the health of fire fighters.

Irving, TX Local 2073 peer support members answered the call to assist Uvalde fire fighters in the aftermath of the mass killing at the Robb Elementary School.

The IAFF is welcoming back one of its Utah affiliates, Orem Local 2742, after a 23-year absence. The newly reorganized Local 2742 adds 59 new IAFF members.

Support for legislation prohibiting the manufacture, processing, use and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos, a top priority for the IAFF, is gaining traction on Capitol Hill.

Fire fighters won up and down the ballot this November, thanks in part to FIREPAC – the IAFF’s political action fund. Our agenda – protecting members’ health and safety, guaranteeing the terms and conditions of work, and securing dignified retirements – was on the ticket, and the IAFF showed that “when we fight, we win.”

Shaker Heights, OH Local 516 has gained 10 new members following its largest recruit class graduation ever.

Baytown, TX local 1173 members pulled a man and his service dog to safety after the vehicle they were in veered off the road and into the water near Bayland Marina.