Two Homes Destroyed in Weekend Fires
Two homes were destroyed in separate weekend fires in St. John’s. One man, the only occupant of a two-storey home […]
Home Destroyed By Fire
Fire has destroyed a house on the Southside Road. A man, the only one home at the time, got out […]
Federal Presumptive Legislation Introduced in House
| December 13, 2013 – Legislation granting disability retirement benefits to federal fire fighters who contract illnesses on the job has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Structure Fire on Mayor Ave.
Firefighters and emergency personnel have left the scene of a house fire at 93 Mayor Avenue in St. John’s. They […]
Local 1075 Members Attend Political Training Academy
Congratulations to the Brothers Sheldon Greene and Gerard Hayes part of the IAFF Canadian Political Training Academy class of 2013! […]
Federation of Labour Convention
From December 2nd to 4th Brothers John Stamp. Doug Cadigan and Rick DeHann attended the first Newfoundland and Labrador Federation […]
Fire Hits Abandoned Home
Officials are investigating the cause of a fire this morning which broke out in an abandoned home on Blackmarsh Road […]
IAFF Opposes Deficit Reductions on Backs of Federal Workers
| December 6, 2013 — The IAFF issued the following statement on reports indicating that the Budget Conference Committee is contemplating requiring federal fire fighters and other federal employees to sacrifice even more in the name of deficit reduction, while the nation’s the wealthiest continue to benefit from special tax preferences: |
Paul Reddy
Retired Member St. John’s Regional Fire Department 1954 – 2013 Passed peacefully away at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital on Saturday, […]
Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Notes Critical Importance of Public Safety and Fire Fighters’ Rights, Safety and Pension Savings
| December 3, 2013 — IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger issued the following statement today following Judge Rhodes’ ruling that allows the City of Detroit to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. |
Remembering the Worcester Six
| December 3, 2013 – The IAFF is remembering the six Worcester, MA Local 1009 members who paid the ultimate sacrifice December 3, 1999, responding to the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire. James Lyons III, Thomas Spencer, Paul Brotherton, Timothy Jackson Sr., Jeremiah Lucey and Joseph McGuirk were killed in the fire. |