All, The IAFF has issued a safety advisory about Glutathione that applies to all Firefighters stating there are no published scientific studies providing evidence that it reduces PFAS levels or oxidative stress associated with fire fighters’ occupational exposures. HERE IS THE WARNING: https://www.iaff.org/resources/iaff-safety-advisory-glutathione/ https://www.iaff.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/082026-Safety-Advisory-Glutathione.pdf GLUTATHIONE IS NOT AN FDA-APPROVED DRUG FOR POST-EXPOSURE FIRE FIGHTER DETOXIFICATION IN THE UNITED...Read More
All, Terrible news out of Montana as at least 8 victims, including children, died at a Billings home that burned down after arriving Firefighters were met with gunfire Sunday. They are reported as a Firefighter’s family-and he was at work at the time of the murders. The incident began as a family disturbance and during...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that a Firefighter, who was an incident support crew member assigned to the Frijoles Fire, died in the Line of Duty. The medical incident occurred on Sunday, August 23, 2026. Emergency personnel responded immediately, the patient was transported to a local hospital and despite the efforts of emergency medical...Read More
All, Please take time to check this out and pass it on to teachers and parents of young people. It features many, including FDNY Commissioner & Chief of Department Sal Cassano (Ret) – and it is excellent. And….it is NO COST thanks to the NFFF & the noted sponsors of this important project. You can DOWNLOAD...Read More
All, Four Firefighters were hospitalized after operating at a fire in a vacant two-flat in Chicago this morning (Thursday). Around 11:30 hours Chicago crews turned our to a fire on the 5400 block of South Justine in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. CFD said four of its Firefighters were transported to local hospitals...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that Polk County (FL) Fire Rescue Chaplain Hector Cruz died Wednesday after a crash in the Eagle Lake area. Cruz was traveling between Polk County Fire Rescue stations to check on crews when the crash occurred, according to PCFR. The agency described his death as a line-of-duty death. Cruz...Read More
