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- Fire fighters warn single-exit housing designs put residents at greater risk The IAFF and other fire service groups are pushing back against proposals in the United States and Canada that would allow single-stairwell residential buildings, saying they jeopardize escape routes and complicate fire fighter response.
- Virginia expands cancer coverage for fire fighters after Loudoun County captain’s deathA new law clarifies that esophageal and related cancers are covered under Virginia’s presumptive statute – thanks to IAFF advocacy and Local action.
- Senate passes bipartisan Honor Act recognizing fire fighter cancer as line-of-dutyIAFF-backed bill extending PSOB benefits to families of fire fighters who die from job-related cancer now moves to U.S. House.