Our Mission: IAFF

To organize all fire fighters and emergency medical or rescue workers;
To secure just compensation for their services and equitable settlement of their grievances;
To promote as safe and healthy a working environment for fire fighters as is possible through modern technology;
To promote the establishment of just and reasonable working conditions;
To place the members of the Association on a higher plane of skill and efficiency;
To promote harmonious relations between fire fighters and their employers;
To encourage the formation of local unions, state and provincial associations and joint councils;
To encourage the formation of sick and death benefit funds;
To promote the research and treatment of burns and other related health problems common to fire fighters;
To encourage the establishment of schools of instruction for imparting knowledge of modern and improved methods of fire fighting and prevention; and
To cultivate friendship and fellowship among its members.