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The IAFF is welcoming Irmo, SC Local 5271. Located just north of the state capitol of Columbia, the Irmo Fire Department is a professional department managed by a fire district board.

Alexandria, VA Local 2141 member Young An, a nine-year fire fighter veteran, will be a contestant on a new competition series called Tough as Nails.

On June 30, the IAFF and its members will remember the 19 Prescott, Arizona, fire fighters who died in the line of duty when they were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near Yarnell.

As thousands of new COVID-19 cases continue to be announced nationwide almost every day, the Professional Fire Fighters of Utah (PFFU) has been working hard to protect its members.

The IAFF is welcoming Mexia, TX local 5273.

The fourth of July and Canada Day might look different this year with social distancing and fewer public events, but our message is the same. Fireworks are dangerous.

The IAFF is saddened to report the death of IAFF Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Frank A. Palumbo on June 16. He was 90.

The IAFF is welcoming one of its newest Texas affiliates, League City EMS Local 5275, which represents the paramedics and EMTs in League City, Texas, located just south of Houston.

Hundreds of IAFF members from affiliates all over the state of Arizona are on the frontlines, fighting the Bush Fire in the Tonto National Forest which is just about 30 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Thus far, there have been no reports of IAFF member injuries.

The IAFF Elected Human Relations Committee (EHRC) was created by Convention resolution in 1988 to address issues relating to diversity and inclusion in our union and the fire service. Since its inception, the EHRC has worked as the sounding board and voice of our union, providing insight and guidance to affiliates and fire departments on matters such as those going on today across the globe.