Worcester Fire Fighter Killed in Apartment Building Collapse; Second Injured
December 8, 2011 — One Worcester fire fighter was killed and at least one other fire fighter was injured when a burning apartment building collapsed on them, officials said. Officials confirmed the death of the fire fighter shortly after 7:30 a.m. today
IAFF Has Gifts for Everyone on Your List
December 5, 2011 — This holiday season, give a gift to remind your friends, family, neighbors and elected leaders of the service fire fighters and paramedics provide in communities across North America every day. Proceeds from the purchase of the September 11 Ten-Year Remembrance Collector’s Set and 2012 Charitable Foundation Calendar benefit the IAFF Charitable Foundation and help provide financial assistance and support to IAFF members and their families when they need it most.
Remember the Worcester 6: 12 Years Later
December 2, 2011 – December 3, 1999, is a date no fire fighter will ever forget. That’s the day six Worcester, MA Local 1009 fire fighters were lost in the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire
NIST and USFA Issue Report on SCBA Facepiece Lenses and Thermal Degradation
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with funding from the U.S.
Massive and Sudden Wildfire Spreads Through Reno
November 18, 2011 — Thousands of Reno residents have fled their homes as a massive and sudden wildfire spreads across the Sierra Nevada foothills. The fire, which has ravaged more than 400 acres, continues to burn out of control, destroying more than 20 homes, claiming at least one life and injuring several others
Frederick County Local Wins Pink T-Shirt Design Contest
November 15, 2011 — Pink was the uniform of the month this October for IAFF members throughout the United States and Canada as hundreds of IAFF affiliates conducted breast cancer awareness campaigns, trading blue duty shirts for pink in support of women in the fight against all cancers. The IAFF invited affiliates to enter their pink T-shirt designs in the “Best Pink Campaign T-shirt Design Contest.” More than 75 affiliates submitted entries, and the winning T-shirt design was from Frederick County, MD Local 3666, with 2,216 votes.
Ohioans Vote No on Issue 2, Preserve Collective Bargaining for Fire Fighters
November 8, 2011 — Ohio voters have delivered a resounding message to their governor – one that will likely reverberate across the nation in the coming months – soundly rejecting his effort to destroy collective bargaining for fire fighters and other public employees.
Follow the Ohio Fire Fighters’ Get Out the Vote Bus Tour
November 5, 2011 — For months, IAFF members throughout Ohio have been working hard to repeal SB 5 – Governor John Kasich’s legislation that eliminates collective bargaining rights and jeopardizes public and fire fighter safety.
U.S. Government Issues Expanded Life-Threatening Disease List and Reporting Guidelines
November 2, 2011 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director’s Office has approved updates to the Ryan White Life Threatening Disease List and Reporting Guidelines. A provision to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act (S.1793), passed by Congress in 2009, restored notification requirements for emergency response personnel exposed to infectious diseases while on duty.
IAFF 2012 Charitable Foundation Calendars On Sale Now
November 1, 2011 — Purchase a 2012 IAFF Charitable Foundation wall calendar and help support IAFF members and their families in their time of need.