Freedom to Choose: PFAS-Free PPE
Sep 2026
Learn about the efforts of fire fighters, scientists, and other advocates to create PFAS-free gear.
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Lessons Learned: Santa Maria, CA Local 2020
Sep 2026
On May 13, 2025, IAFF Local 2020 fire fighters responded to a report of smoke near an abandoned warehouse and found heavy smoke but no visible fire. While cutting into the floor to check for fire below, conditions changed instantly and a burst of heat and smoke blew out a door, throwing two of our members backward. Both escaped without serious injury. -
IAFF PPE Code of Conduct
Sep 2026
Guiding principles requiring PPE manufacturers to prioritize fire fighter safety and disclose known hazards. -
IAFF Position Statement On Wildfile/Urban-Interface Fire Program
Aug 2026
Learn about the IAFF’s national strategy for wildfire and wildland-urban interface (WUI) operations, including stronger governance, training, staffing, PPE, respiratory protection, contamination control, and firefighter safety. -
PSOB: Expansion to Cover Occupational Cancer FAQs
Aug 2026
Learn how the PSOB Program now covers occupational cancer deaths, including eligibility requirements for firefighters and EMS providers, covered cancer types, retiree eligibility, application deadlines, and available IAFF support. -
Public Safety Officer Benefits Program (PSOB) FAQs
Aug 2026
Learn about the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program, including eligibility, covered line-of-duty deaths, death and disability benefits, education assistance, application deadlines, and how the IAFF can help families navigate the claims process. -
Glutathione
Aug 2026
Learn why the IAFF advises against glutathione supplementation for fire fighters and explore the latest evidence on occupational cancer prevention, safety, and effective risk reduction strategies. -
Fire Fighters and Shift Work
Aug 2026
This report summarizes research on how shift work affects fire fighter health – including cardiovascular disease, cancer risk, and sleep and fatigue – along with operational tradeoffs and mitigation strategies, while taking no official position on which shift schedule is best. -
Lessons Learned: Green Bay, WI Local 141
Jul 2026
On Aug. 12, 2006, Green Bay Metro Fire Department Lieutenant and Local 141 member Arnie Wolf died in the line of duty when a lightweight wood truss floor collapsed beneath him during a basement fire, dropping him and his partner into the fire below. -
Lessons Learned: Manchester, NH Local 856
Jul 2026
On Nov. 6, 2021, an IAFF Local 856 fire fighter suffered 35% burns after a porch flashover trapped him during rescue efforts at a six-unit apartment fire. Members and colleagues share what happened on the fire ground, his recovery, and how the incident led the department to eliminate synthetic clothing worn under turnout gear and to expand fire ground survival training.