The Communications Training Academy will be held in Maryland on May 5 - 9, 2025. The event provides members an opportunity to learn how to become effective communicators and advocates for their profession. You will receive training on the latest tools and techniques for social media, public relations, and political action to advance the cause of fire fighters. More details will be provided when they become available.

The A. Michael Mullane Political Academy was created to educate and train IAFF members to enhance their local’s political operation. Campaigns and elections are about choices, and the PTA is about learning how to make the best choices possible to win political campaigns. The purpose of running and winning campaigns is to improve your memberships’ pay, benefits, safety, and retirement.  Local elections are more about organizing and implementing a successful campaign than raising the most money.  It is about building…

IAFF 7th District Fire Ops 101 will take place in Boise, Idaho from May 8 through May 9, 2025. Fire Ops 101 provides local IAFF affiliates an opportunity to invite elected officials and members of the media to experience the time critical, highly technical, labor intensive work of fire fighters and paramedics. Attendance is limited to one elected official or media person per local, and a local member must accompany (shadow) each attendee. To register for the event, please contact…