Fairfax County (VA) Professional Firefighters and Paramedics has endorsed Karen Keys-Gamarra in her candidacy for the special election to the Fairfax County (VA) School Board. The election is Tuesday, August 29th. Vote at your regular polling location. Polls are open from 6 am - 7 pm. Please exercise your constitutional right to vote.    

It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Ron Shulga, IAFF 8th District Local, 742, Evanston, IL. Brother Shulga passed away on May 11, 2017 from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The Wake will take place on Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 3:00-9:00 pm at the Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL. The Visitation Services will be on Friday, May 19, 2017, from...

FAIRFAX, VA - The Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics has a long proud history of working to improve not only the lives of our members and their families but to the citizens and visitors of Fairfax County. Our professional firefighters and paramedics are on duty 24/7 to respond to any type of emergency in and around Fairfax County. This is a profession like no other and a depa...

IAFF NEWS - Congress has finally passed legislation funding the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2017. The bill, which passed both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate this week and averts a government shutdown, includes $345 million each for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Assistance to Firefighters  (FIRE Act) grant programs, equa...

Recently, there have been some concerns raised regarding news coverage of overtime within the Fairfax County government specifically the Fire & Rescue Department. We would like to provide you with some clarification and understanding on how the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue staffing model provides safety for our community and all our fire & rescue personnel. There are several key points t...

Today there are at least three distinctive generations in the workplace which include: Boomers who are team plaers, love social interaction at work and invest time to work their way up; Gen X-ers who are skeptical, determined to do a good job but also go home and have a life; Millenials that have little patience where if they are not happy they leave. This 10 minute IAFF training video is a quick ...

​IAFF members face traditional hazards as well as emerging threats while fighting back against attacks on staffing, fire-based EMS and the resources needed to protect their health and safety. The IAFF remains the leader in every fire fighter safety initiative in the 21st century. The 2017 John P. Redmond Health and Safety Symposium and Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference provides research, new...

The  IAFF  Charitable Foundation Fitness Team invites you to run the Marine Corps Marathon  ( MCM ) on October 22, 2017, to help raise funds to support  IAFF  members and their families when they need it most. As a charity partner for the Marine Corps Marathon, the  IAFF  Foundation has a limited number of race entries available to members who join the   IAF...

IAFF LODD - Randy Tureski, L2036, Whitby, ON - It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Platoon Chief Randy Tureski, IAFF 13th District Local 2036, Whitby, ON. Brother Tureski passed away on April 27, 2017 from cancer. The visitation will take place on May 1, 2017 and May 2, 2017 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Oshawa Funeral Home, 847 King Street West...

IAFF Line of Duty Death - Brett Anderson, L2403, Adams County, CO - It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter/EMT Brett Anderson, IAFF 9th District Local 2403, Adams County, CO. Brother Anderson passed away on April 22, 2017 from bladder cancer. The visitation will take place on April 27, 2017 from 5:00-9:00 pm at the Crown Hill Mortuary, 777 West 29th A...

IAFF Line Of Duty Death - Matthew Trott, L0904, Casper, WY - It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Captain Matthew Trott of IAFF 9th District Local 904, Casper, WY. Brother Trott, 46, passed away on April 22, 2017, from pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Restoration Church, 411 South Walsh Dr., Casper, WY....

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Mark Takano (D-CA) have reintroduced legislation in Congress to provide presumptive disability coverage for federal fighters suffering from cancer, heart and lung diseases. The bill, H.R. 1884, the Federal Firefighter Fairness Act, is a step forward in the IAFF’s long-standing quest to bring presumptive coverage for occupational cancer and h...

IAFF LODD - William Tolley,  L0094, New York, NY - It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Fire Fighter William Tolley of IAFF 1st District Local 94, New York, NY. Brother Tolley, 42, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017, from a fall when operating at a structure fire. The visitation will take place at the Fredrick J. Chapey & Sons Funeral Hom...

IAFF LODD - Robert A.  Mentrasti, L1586, Greenburgh, NY - It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Robert A. Mentrasti of IAFF District 1 Local 1586, Greenburgh, NY. Brother Mentrasti, 54, passed away on April 14, 2017 from colon cancer. Visitation will be held at Ballard-Durand Funeral Home, 72 E. Main Street, Elmsford, NY from&...

James M. "Jim" Scott, born June 11, 1938, passed away yesterday April 13, 2017.  Jim was a well respected figure in Fairfax County politics for his entire career. He was first elected to public office in 1971. He represented the Providence District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1972 to 1986. He left the Board to become Vice P...