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The Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association is celebrating a significant victory with the announcement that pancreatic and thyroid cancer coverage will be added to the list of those deemed occupational in fire fighters. The change is retroactive to 1960.

Missoula, MT Local 271 Fire Fighter Andrew Drobeck is not afraid of a little competition, especially when it’s for a good cause. 

The Build Back Better Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes a number of IAFF priorities to benefit members and their families. The bill, passed by a vote of 220-213, includes:

IAFF General President Edward Kelly, Chief of Field Services Pat Morrison and former Director of Health and Safety Operational Services Rick Swan served as subject matter experts for the U.S. Fire Administrator’s (USFA) Summit on Fire Prevention and Control at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

President Joe Biden made history March 6 when he addressed hundreds of IAFF members at the 2023 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference. It was the first time in 25 years that a sitting president spoke at an IAFF conference.  

IAFF affiliates can now show the documentary BURNED: Protecting the Protectors to the decision-makers in their communities. It’s an important tool in the fight to rid PFAS in bunker gear and reduce the number of exposures to this known carcinogen.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the First Responders Fair RETIRE Act after the Senate unanimously passed the legislation Nov. 17. The new law will protect federal fire fighter retirement benefits in case of debilitating injury or illness.

Chris Parsons, a former president of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters (MPFF) who tirelessly advocated for fire fighters and working people, has died. He was 48. 

Delegates and alternates unanimously adopted a resolution to provide $500,000 annually to expand and strengthen the IAFF’s ongoing fight against occupational cancer.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed occupational cancer, wildland fire fighting response, and other key issues with IAFF members and their families at a special Town Hall meeting March 16 hosted by the IAFF and the Mississauga Fire Fighters Association.