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Union American firefighters are represented and united in the International Association of Fire Fighters with headquarters in Washington, D.C. [dubious – discuss] However, many municipalities still rely on volunteer, paid on call, or part-time firefighters.
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.
Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.
The union represents more than 349,000 full-time professional firefighters and emergency medical workers in the United States and Canada, according to the organization. Traditionally, Vance’s ...
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 condemned a letter circulated this week — one that claimed to be from "retired and active LAFD chief officers" but contained no names or ...
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City president Freddy Escobar spoke to CNN amidst the burnt remains of a once beautiful Los Angeles neighborhood.
A category for entries on topics related to firefighting in the United States, including national and regional agencies and organizations, as well as organizational procedures, communication processes, technical concepts, and technological resources and tools.
The rank of an officer in an American fire department is most commonly denoted by a number of speaking trumpets, a reference to a megaphone-like device used in the early days of the fire service, although typically called "bugle" in today's parlance. Ranks proceed from one (lieutenant) to five (fire chief) bugles.