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The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada.
IAFF may refer to: International Association of Fire Fighters , a labor union representing professional firefighters in the United States and Canada International Arts and Film Foundation , an American nonprofit foundation with an emphasis on children interested in performing and visual arts including film production
Edward A. "Edzo" Kelly is an American firefighter and trade union leader. [1] Kelly joined the Boston Fire Department in 1997. [2] He has been General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) since 2021 when he defeated Mahlon Mitchell of Wisconsin.
The International Association of Fire Fighters, which endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, voted narrowly Thursday to not endorse any candidate in 2024. Firefighters union skips 2024 endorsement, won't ...
In 1982, Whitehead was elected as full-time secretary-treasurer of the IAFF, in which role he established a line-item budget, and averted a potential bankruptcy of the union. In 1988, he was instead elected as president of the union, defeating incumbent leader Jack Gannon. [1] [2] He also served as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. In 2000, he ...
Hardy was the first certified as a firefighter and when the returning troops reclaimed the trucks, he continued to assist. Hardy was mustered out as too old for the army in 1943. [ 6 ] In 1953, the first civil service class to include African-Americans was inducted into the fire academy. [ 7 ]
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The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a non-profit [2] network of more than 12,000 fire chiefs and emergency officers in over 30 countries. [3] The Association was established in 1873 with John S. Damrell as president. [1]