IAFF District 13 represents full-time professional fire fighters across Ontario and Manitoba. This page is administered by District V/P Fred LeBlanc.
The International Association of Fire Fighters, headquartered in Washington, DC, represents more than 300,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics who protect 85 percent of the nation’s population. More than 3,100 affiliates and their members protect communities in every state in the United States and in every province in Canada. The IAFF is one of the most active lobbying organizations in Washington; its Political Action Committee, FIREPAC, is among the top one percent of the more than 4,000 PACs in the country.
In addition to city and county fire fighters and emergency medical personnel, IAFF members include state employees, federal workers and fire and emergency medical personnel employed at certain industrial facilities.
The IAFF is the driving force behind nearly every advance in the fire and emergency services in the 20th century—from the introduction of shift schedules early in the last century to the enactment of SAFER in 2003. With extremely active political and legislative programs, and with recognized experts in the fields of occupational health and safety, fire-based emergency medical services and hazardous materials training, the IAFF has established professional standards for the North American fire service.
Today, the IAFF is the primary advocate for providing fire fighters and paramedics with the tools they need to perform their jobs. The IAFF provides a strong voice in the development and implementation of new training and equipment, and has worked hard to ensure the proper staffing of fire and EMS departments. The IAFF is a member driven organization—for fire fighters, by fire fighters.
The Mission of the 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.
The product of the IAFF is our servicing to our members and Local affiliates which comes in many forms from direct assistance to representation at many levels.
