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  • May 27, 2026

    IAFF urges Canada to strengthen support for fallen responders, emergency preparedness in federal budget

    Ahead of Canada’s next federal budget, the IAFF is calling for updates to line-of-duty benefits, expanded HazMat training, and investments in emergency preparedness.
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  • Jan 30, 2026

    Whitby fire fighters to unveil memorial honoring line-of-duty deaths

    The monument – debuting on the 175th anniversary of Whitby Fire & Emergency Services – reflects an ongoing commitment to fire fighter health and safety.
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  • Dec 22, 2025

    What they’re saying: Lawmakers praise passage of bipartisan Honor Act

    Democrats and Republicans are applauding new federal legislation recognizing occupational cancer as a line-of-duty death for fire fighters.
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    • Legislation – US
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  • Dec 17, 2025

    Trump signs Honor Act, recognizing fire fighter cancer as line-of-duty death

    The IAFF-backed legislation expands federal death and education benefits for survivors.
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  • Oct 17, 2025

    Virginia expands cancer coverage for fire fighters after Loudoun County captain’s death

    A new law clarifies that esophageal and related cancers are covered under Virginia’s presumptive statute – thanks to IAFF advocacy and Local action.
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  • Sep 20, 2025

    IAFF memorial honors 311 fallen fire fighters in Colorado Springs

    Families, fire fighters, and supporters gathered at Memorial Park to remember those lost in the line of duty.
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  • Jul 31, 2025

    IAFF secures victory for family after fire fighter’s fatal heart attack

    After years of legal battles, Memphis, TN Local 1784 Fire Fighter/EMT Jeffrey Scott Arick’s family wins full line-of-duty death benefits with the assistance of the IAFF’s Medical Assistance Program, and ongoing support from Local 1784, 14th District Vice President Danny Todd, and General President Edward Kelly.
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  • Jul 8, 2025

    Affiliates across the 7th District support Idaho fire fighters after ambush  

    IAFF members are providing critical support by staffing stations, offering peer support, and performing honor guard duties.
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  • Jul 1, 2025

    ‘They made the ultimate sacrifice.’ Two Idaho IAFF members killed, one injured in ambush

    Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Local 710 Battalion Chief John Morrison and Kootenai County, Idaho Local 2856 Battalion Chief Frank Harwood were killed during the attack while responding to a brushfire.
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