Occupational Safety

Oct 31, 2025
Austin fire fighters launch petition to protect four-person crews

Facing proposed cuts tied to budget shortfalls, Austin fire fighters are taking their case to voters to preserve the city’s proven four-person staffing model.

Labor Rights

Occupational Safety

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Oct 24, 2025
Single exits, multiple tragedies

Five recent, fatal incidents underscore the risks of single-exit residential buildings for occupants and fire fighters.

Occupational Safety

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Oct 24, 2025
Parliament advances IAFF-backed legislation to deter assaults on fire fighters and paramedics

Bill C-14 follows on the heels of other legislative initiatives that have been tabled in response to the IAFF’s call to address the growing threat of violence against on-duty personnel in Canada.

Canada

Legislation – Canada

Occupational Safety

Political Action – Canada

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Oct 17, 2025
Fire fighters warn single-exit housing designs put residents at greater risk

The IAFF and other fire service groups are pushing back against proposals in the United States and Canada that would allow single-stairwell residential buildings, saying they jeopardize escape routes and complicate fire fighter response.

Occupational Safety

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Oct 17, 2025
Senate passes bipartisan Honor Act recognizing fire fighter cancer as line-of-duty

IAFF-backed bill extending PSOB benefits to families of fire fighters who die from job-related cancer now moves to U.S. House.

Cancer

Legislation – US

Occupational Safety

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Oct 16, 2025
IAFF urges Parliament to protect fire fighters and paramedics from rising violence

Union pushes for Criminal Code amendments as attacks on first responders increase across Canada.

Canada

Legislation – Canada

Occupational Safety

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Oct 10, 2025
Nova Scotia responds to calls for safer, stronger fire services

The tragic loss of a Truro, NS Local 1627 member in a 2019 training accident, and the advocacy of his family and the IAFF, has led to new legislation aimed at improving safety standards and strengthening fire services throughout Nova Scotia. Photo caption: Far left Truro, NS Local 1627 member Errison Blackie (brother of Skyler Blackie) and Halifax, NS Local 268 President Brendan Meagher. Center: Minister Kim Masland. Far right APPFFA VP Mike Sears and APPFFA President Joe Triff.

Canada

Legislation – Canada

Occupational Safety

Training

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Oct 3, 2025
Outdated rigs and years-long delays: How the apparatus crisis is hitting IAFF members on the ground

Departments big and small are unable to secure new fire engines, trucks, and pumpers – and it’s putting their communities in danger.

Occupational Safety

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Sep 18, 2025
NTSB issues safety alert on vessel fires with IAFF input

The alert follows the July 2023 Port Newark ship fire that killed two fire fighters, and includes IAFF-endorsed recommendations to strengthen vessel fire response.

Occupational Safety

Training

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Sep 17, 2025
Montréal fire fighters demand action after auditor finds gear shortages and safety risks

Montréal Local 125 has been sounding the alarm for years over the city’s failure to properly care for, replace, and purchase fire fighter gear. A recently released report confirms what they knew all along. Now, Local 125 wants action.

Canada

Occupational Safety

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