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IAFF Delivers $27.8 Million to MDA
September 7, 2010 ? Despite the struggling economy, the public remains generous for a very worthy cause ? the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The Stars Across America MDA Telethon generated $58.9 million in contributions and pledges. And, once again, the IAFF earned the spot of top fundraiser, contributing a total of $27.8 million.

2011 Political Training Academy Application Period Now Open
September 7, 2010 -- The IAFF is now accepting applications for the 2011 Political Training Academy, scheduled for February 27-March 4, 2011, in Baltimore, Maryland. Applications to attend must be submitted online no later than Friday, November 5, 2010.

Liberty Mutual-Hurricane Earl Client Announcement
September 2, 2010 -- Liberty Mutual and the IAFF Financial Corporation (IAFF-FC) are actively preparing for the potential arrival of Hurricane Earl. Your safety is the utmost priority, so please make sure that you, your members and their families stay up to date on the latest hurricane information available, and are following all evacuation announcements issued for your area.

Struggling Cities Shut Firehouses in Budget Crisis
August 27, 2010 -- Fire departments around the nation are cutting jobs, closing firehouses and increasingly resorting to ?rolling brownouts? in which they shut different fire companies on different days as the economic downturn forces many cities and towns to make deep cuts that are slowing their responses to fires and other emergencies.

IAFF Condemns Uniontown Mayor for Plan to Lay Off Fire Fighters
August 26, 2010 -- IAFF delegates meeting in San Diego unanimously passed an emergency resolution condemning Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Mayor Edward Fike for announcing his intent to eliminate the City?s entire career fire department. Fike no doubt picked the wrong time to mess with union fire fighters. As it happened, members of Uniontown Local 955 were convening in San Diego this week with about 3,500 of their IAFF brothers and sisters to vote on critical resolutions and forge stronger union bonds.

MDA Telethon Scheduled for September 5-6
August 26, 2010? The 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon is scheduled for September 5-6, 2010, and will be broadcast live from the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Telethon will air on more than 170 television stations and on the MDA web site.

IAFF 50th Convention Opens in San Diego
IAFF delegates from the United States and Canada gathered August 23 at the San Diego Convention Center for the IAFF 50th Convention, launching the week?s important business. The emotional ceremony reminded all in attendance of the accomplishments and sacrifices members have made and laid out plans to overcome the challenges ahead.

IAFF Announces 2010 Media Awards Contest Winners
August 18, 2010 -- Two hundred and forty-five entries in the 2010 Media Awards Contest attest to the fact that for today?s fire fighter, truth is stranger than fiction. People and animals, buildings and systems fail and endanger others in unique and largely unpredictable ways. A seemingly infinite series of natural and manmade catastrophes cause fire fighters everywhere to give their all, all day and all night. The Media Awards Contest honors communications, reporting and photography that best portray the professional and dangerous work of fire fighters and emergency medical personnel in the United States and Canada.

2010 SAFER Application Period Begins August 16
August 16, 2010 -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin accepting applications for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants beginning August 16, 2010. The application period will close September 17, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Applications for $420 million in SAFER funding will be available through the Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE Act) web site, along with program guidance.

California Wildfire Study: Staffing Affects Efficiency
August 13, 2010 -- A study conducted by San Diego State University on wildfire fire fighting and staffing shows that lower levels of staffing result in higher physical stress and significantly lower efficiencies for initial attack effectiveness. The most dramatic gains in efficiency - by as much as 50 percent - occurred when the number of personnel on a hose lay was increased from two to three fire fighters. Additional increases were observed when comparing three- to four-person crews.

 

 

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