April 20, 2007 ? Philadelphia, PA Local 22 member Mary Kohler, who contracted Hepatitis-C and subsequently lobbied for a Pennsylvania state law giving Hepatitis-C infected fire fighters and paramedics the right to apply for worker?s compensation, has been awarded a service-connected disability pension.
April 20, 2007 ? The IAFF, in conjunction with the International Association of Fire Chiefs and other national groups representing the interests of the fire service, have sent a letter to President George Bush requesting that he examine the Public Safety Officers Benefit (PSOB) program to ensure that fallen fire fighters are receiving benefits mandated by the Hometown Heroes Act.
April 20, 2007 -- Thanks to the efforts of grassroots IAFF activists, 133 members of the House of Representatives have signed on as cosponsors of HR 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. The number puts the IAFF well on the way to achieve its goal of having 218 cosponsors ? a majority of the House of Representatives ? and virtually ensures passage of the legislation.
April 19, 2007 -- The Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (WSCFF) is celebrating two important legislative victories for its members. On April 18, the Washington state legislature passed an expanded presumptive cancer bill, which Governor Chris Gregoire is expected to sign. In addition, on April 17, the governor signed legislation banning polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), fireproofing chemicals used in televisions, computers and upholstered furniture, making Washington the first state in the nation to phase out use of PBDE.
Hailed as the first appearance ever by a Democratic presidential candidate in Pahrump, Nevada, the visit by U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) to the Pahrump Fire Station reflected both the growing population of Pahrump and the growing political importance of Nevada.
Hailed as the first appearance ever by a Democratic presidential candidate in Pahrump, Nevada, the visit by U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) to the Pahrump Fire Station reflected both the growing population of Pahrump and the growing political importance of Nevada.
In a unanimous voice vote April 16, about 50 of the Baltimore Fire Department's top brass said they had no confidence in embattled Chief William J. Goodwin Jr.
April 16, 2007 ? ?The thoughts and prayers of our 280,000 members across the United States and Canada go out to the families and friends of those lost in the massacre at Virginia Tech,? says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger.
Three Baltimore fire officers who were suspended after a fatal live-burn training exercise faced new internal sanctions yesterday, which union officials believe could be a prelude to their termination.
Five months after filing a claim to the U.S. Department of Justice, the family of a Riverside City, CA Local 1067 fire fighter who had a fatal heart attack while battling a blaze is still waiting to receive benefits.
