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The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing professional fire fighters in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. Currently, the IAFF has 280,000 members in 3,100 locals. The nation's paid, professional fire fighters and paramedics protect 85 percent of the U.S. population. Republicans who attended were Sen. Sam Brownback (KS), Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE), former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA) and Sen. John McCain (AZ).

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  • The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing professional fire fighters in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. Currently, the IAFF has 280,000 members in 3,100 locals. The nation's paid, professional fire fighters and paramedics protect 85 percent of the U.S. population. Republicans who attended were Sen. Sam Brownback (KS), Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE), former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA) and Sen. John McCain (AZ).
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  • The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing professional fire fighters in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. Currently, the IAFF has 280,000 members in 3,100 locals. Recently the IAFF began talks with the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) of the United Kingdom, the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA), and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) that could eventually result in a global alliance of fire fighting unions to further the cause of their members around the world. [1] The nation's paid, professional fire fighters and paramedics protect 85 percent of the U.S. population. The IAFF is one of the most active lobbying organizations in Washington. Its Political Action Committee, FIREPAC, is among the top 25 federal PACs among the more than 4,000 in the country. On March 14, 2007, the IAFF held a bipartisan presidential forum in Washington, D.C., that included all major Republican and Democratic candidates for president except former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani was invited March 5, accepted the invitation and subsequently declined to appear before the IAFF. Democrats who attended were Sen. Joe Biden (DE), Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. Chris Dodd (CT), former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Barack Obama (IL) and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Republicans who attended were Sen. Sam Brownback (KS), Sen. Chuck Hagel (NE), former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA) and Sen. John McCain (AZ). On Monday, August 27, 2007, the IAFF decided to endorse Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) for president in 2008. On January 3, 2008, the evening of the Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008, Sen. Dodd withdrew from the Presidential contest. On January 4, 2008, the IAFF said that it would wait until March to endorse another candidate.
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