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Mar 17, 2025
Project Kyono honors the life and legacy of a late San Francisco fire fighter

As he faced Stage 4 lung cancer, retired San Francisco, CA Local 798 member Brian Kyono used his final months to protect future generations from occupational cancer.

Cancer

Giving Back

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Mar 10, 2025
Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as next labor secretary

The former congresswoman and small-town mayor earned bipartisan support from senators, the IAFF, and other labor groups during her nomination.

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Jan 15, 2025
Cancer awareness and advocacy highlighted at ALTS workshops

Experts and speakers focused on cancer prevention and early detection — empowering IAFF members to take charge of their health.

Cancer

Events

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Oct 31, 2024
B.C. fire fighters poised for major advance in cancer legislation with NDP win

IAFF affiliates in British Columbia are on track for a groundbreaking advance in presumptive cancer legislation after the New Democratic Party (NDP) Government secured majority status in the wake of the Oct. 19 provincial election.

Canada

Cancer

Legislation – Canada

Political Action – Canada

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Dec 10, 2025
KELLY: How the IAFF is reshaping fire fighter health and safety

The IAFF is focused squarely on making a dangerous job safer, and nowhere is that work more evident than in our Division of Health, Safety, and Medicine. Here’s how our own experts are working to protect the lives and well-being of current and future fire fighters.

Cancer

Occupational Safety

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Training

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Dec 8, 2025
The work that saves lives

Inside the IAFF Division taking on cancer, safety, and the science of keeping fire fighters alive and well.

Cancer

Occupational Safety

PFAS

Training

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Sep 21, 2022
IAFF Calls on EPA to Protect Against Toxins

The International Association of Fire Fighters added its powerful voice to a rally in Washington, DC demanding that federal agencies do more to regulate toxic chemicals devastating communities and killing fire fighters.

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Oct 30, 2024
IAFF Center of Excellence clinicians put themselves in members’ boots

Thirty-six clinicians and staff from the IAFF Center of Excellence participated in Fire Ops 101, experiencing real-life scenarios to better understand the challenges fire fighters and emergency medical workers face on the job.

Behavioral Health

EMS

Training

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Sep 28, 2018
IAFF Testifies on Toxic Fire Fighting Foam at Senate Subcommittee Hearing

[…] Spending Oversight and Emergency Management on the federal role in the toxic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances ( PFAS) chemical crisis. Chaired by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ranking Member Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), […]

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Dec 10, 2020
Big Wins for Fire Fighters in Congressional Defense Package

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 contains a number of provisions to benefit IAFF members, including provisions to address toxic chemicals in turnout gear and improve the work schedule for a significant number of 16th District members.

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