IAFF

• Inside the IAFF’s 2026 Advanced Communications Training Academy
  IAFF leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., for hands-on communications training focused on real-world impact.
• Study targets PPE gap for women in the fire service
  Dr. Meredith McQuerry is leading a multi-year FEMA-funded study at Florida State University, in collaboration with North Carolina State University and the NFPA’s Fire Protection Research Foundation, to improve PPE fit, mobility, and safety for women in the fire service.
• Spanberger breaks campaign pledge, vetoes collective bargaining bill
  The Virginia Governor blocked legislation that would have guaranteed bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of workers despite repeated campaign promises to support labor.