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The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. The IAFF has more than 344,440 members in its more than 3,500 affiliate organizations. Its political action committee, FIREPAC, is one of the most active PACs in the country.
In 1970, he was elected as the first president of the local affiliate of the IAFF in Fairfax County, Virginia. [3] He began his professional career as a firefighter rising to the rank of lieutenant. Schaitberger did not seek re-election as IAFF General President in 2021, and Edward Kelly was elected as his successor.
In 2025, professional fire departments protect 68% of the US population, with a total of 1,216,600 firefighters serving in 27,228 fire departments nationwide and responding to emergencies from 58,150 fire stations. [2] [3] Union firefighters are represented by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).
The IAFF local is 22. [2] The PFD is the largest fire department in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also has the busiest Emergency Medical Services division in the United States with a single ambulance, Medic 2, responding to 8,788 calls in 2013 and Medic 8 responded to 9,011 calls in 2018.
The City of Scranton currently maintains 7 fire stations [4] which house all fire apparatus, firefighters, and offices for the fire department. This amounts to having 5 engine companies, 2 truck companies, a rescue company, and a command/chief car providing protection to the City of Scranton on a daily basis.
The Kansas City firefighters’ contract is a clear example of the problem: The union members as a whole received a pay raise at the cost of limiting the rights of minority members and others ...
Firefighters employed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are represented by IAFF affiliate, CAL FIRE Local 2881, [12] which represents 5,700 members within CAL FIRE Local 2881 and is also associated with the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) [13] and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF). [14]
Over 30 years later in 1903 a group of Pittsburgh firefighters sought to improve working and living conditions of those serving in the department. They formed an association known as the City Fireman's Protective Association. By September 1903, the first International Association of Fire Fighters union was organized, IAFF Local No. 1. [5]