Fire Fighter Appointed to International Agency for Research on Cancer
We are proud to announce that Brother Alex Forrest, President of the Winnipeg Professional Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 867 has become the first […]
High Point, NC Local President Dies in Road Accident
| February 4, 2014 – The IAFF is sad to report the passing of High Point, NC Local 673 President Todd Martinez, a dedicated union leader, member, husband and father. Martinez, 49, died on Sunday, February 2, after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle with his wife, Melanie. According to the High Point Fire Department, Martinez, a fire equipment operator, died from his injuries at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. The accident is being investigated as a hit and run and a suspect has been arrested, according to WFMY News 2. |
High Point, North Carolina Local President Dies in an Accident
| February 3, 2014 — A High Point fire fighter has died after he was hit while riding his bicycle. According to the fire department, Fire Equipment Operator Todd Martinez died Sunday at Moses Cone Hospital from injuries. |
Owner of apartment building charged in deaths of 2 Toledo firefighters
The owner of a North Toledo apartment building where two firefighters died Sunday in a fire was charged today with […]
Fallen Toledo Fire Fighters Honored at Last Alarm Memorial
| January 31, 2014 — The Last Alarm Memorial for Toledo Local 92 fire fighters Stephan A. Machcinski and James A. Dickman drew thousands, including local fire fighters, public officials, union representatives and fire fighters from across the United States. Speakers included Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins and IAFF President Harold Schaitberger. “You have answered the final alarm … you have served your city well. Thank you for the gift of your lives,” said Schaitberger. |
NFPA Names New President
| January 30, 2014 –The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to name Jim Pauley of Lexington, Kentucky as the next president of NFPA. Pauley is currently senior vice president of External Affairs and Government Relations for Schneider Electric and will assume his new role in July. |
Ajax loses appeal on 24-hour firefighter shifts
Negotiations with association to start this week Mark Somerville Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland AJAX — Mark Somerville, president of […]
Two Toledo Fire Fighter Killed in Apartment Building Blaze
| January 26, 2013 — Two Toledo, OH Local 92 fire fighters have died after battling a blaze at an apartment building. The fire fighters were transported to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead within five minutes of each other. Lt. Matthew Hertzfeld, a spokesman for the Toledo Fire Department, identified those killed as Stephen A. Machcinski, 42, and James A. Dickman, 31. |
RIP Brothers
Toledo Fire Dispatch: “Attention all stations and personnel stand by for a special announcement. All personnel are asked to observe […]
Man convicted in arson death of firefighter Walter Harris to spend at least 41 years in prison
A judge told a man convicted of murder and arson in connection with the 2008 blaze that killed Detroit firefighter […]
Congress Passes Fiscal Year 2014 Spending Package
| January 17, 2014 – After months of political wrangling that frayed partisan tensions and resulted in a lengthy government shutdown, Congress wrapped up its work this week on legislation funding the federal government for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill, H.R. 3547, passed the Senate by a vote of 72-26. It passed the U.S. House of Representatives 359-67 earlier in the week. |
The Affordable Care Act and the IAFF
| January 10, 2014 — The IAFF has published the first in a series of summary “primers” on how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affects IAFF members. |
Canadian Legislative Conference Set for April 27-30
| January 14, 2014 — IAFF members from across Canada will return to Ottawa April 27-30, 2014, to lobby their MPs on a number of issues important to Canada’s professional fire fighters. The 21st edition of the conference takes place in a new venue, the newly-renovated Delta Ottawa City Centre Hotel, which is across the street from the IAFF Canadian Office and two blocks from Parliament Hill. |
Coming Soon: Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Application Period
| January 9, 2014 –The Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE Act) Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grant application period is expected to open in January. FP&S grants support projects that enhance the safety of the public and fire fighters from fire and related hazards. The primary goal is to reduce injury and prevent death among high-risk populations. In 2005, Congress reauthorized funding for FP&S grants and expanded eligible use of funds to include fire fighter safety research and development. |
Register Online for the 2014 Legislative Conference
| January 2, 2013 – Online registration is now open for the 2014 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference, scheduled for March 16-19, in Washington, DC. |
FEMA Announces SAFER Grant Awards
| December 20, 2013 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded grants totaling $72,839,053 to fire departments through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program for Fiscal Year 2013. |
Budget Deal Mixed Bag for Fire Fighters
| December 19, 2013 – The United States Senate on December 18 voted 64-36 to pass a long-anticipated budget deal setting top-line spending levels for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The vote follows approval of the deal last week in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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. |
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: |
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. |