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January 17, 2026

PAC Leadership Gift

January 13, 2026

2026 Honor Guard Dues

January 6, 2026

A Message from AFFI VP Luke Howieson

January 2, 2026

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

December 17, 2025

2026 Fallen Firefighter & Medal of Honor Ceremony

December 12, 2025

Honor Guard Notification for Chris Wesley

November 5, 2025

A Message of Support from President Sullivan

October 29, 2025

AFFI and the We Are One coalition took a significant step forward on continuing to improve our tier 2 members benefits.

October 21, 2025

2026 AFFI Honor Guard Convention Sponsorships

October 1, 2025

Consolidation Study Application

August 24, 2025

Honor Guard Notification for Brother Gavin Schlarmann

July 17, 2025

Honor Guard Notification for Trace Conover

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Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois
16 hours ago

โ€œIโ€™ve talked for the last three years about how weโ€™re on the knifeโ€™s edge of being out of people,โ€ Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said.
Jump companies do not equate to adequate staffing and this incident is an example of that. Hats off to Sycamore Fire Chief Gilmore for vocalizing this concern. #affisupports

Chuck Sullivan-AFFI President Kurt Snow - AFFI Secretary/Treasurer Chris Coats AFFI Vice-President International Association of Fire Fighters Sycamore Firefighters Local 3046 Steve Shetsky - Northern District Legislative Representative Scott Cavenaile, AFFI District Four Vice Presidentโ€œIโ€™ve talked for the last three years about how weโ€™re on the knifeโ€™s edge of being out of people,โ€ Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said. โ€œSaturday morning, we ran out of people. I had nobody come back on department recall; we were utterly reliant on other cities.โ€
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Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois
23 hours ago

If you're stocking up for the big game today, remember to make it a Union-Made in America Super Bowl! #affisupports #unionstrong

Illinois State AFL-CIO AFL-CIO International Association of Fire Fighters Chuck Sullivan-AFFI President Kurt Snow - AFFI Secretary/Treasurer Chris Coats AFFI Vice-President
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Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois
3 days ago

๐Ÿ”ฅ 2026 AFFI PAC Leadership Item Now Available! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
With a one-time contribution of $150, youโ€™ll receive this limited-edition, proudly Made in the USA Bison Coolerโ€”built tough and made to last.
โš ๏ธ Quantities are limited โ€” donโ€™t wait!
๐Ÿ“ Items available for pickup at the Legislative Conference in May
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.affi1935.org/news/pac-leadership-gift/
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Chuck Sullivan-AFFI President Kurt Snow - AFFI Secretary/Treasurer Chris Coats AFFI Vice-President Brant A Maine-AFFI Southern District Legislative Representative Jeff Maher - AFFI Central District Legislative Representative Steve Shetsky - Northern District Legislative Representative Steve Perry AFFI District 3 VP Scott Cavenaile, AFFI District Four Vice President Art Thompson - AFFI District 5 Vice President
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Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois
4 days ago

โ˜˜๏ธ Carpentersville Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4790's 2026 St. Patrickโ€™s Day shirts are here! Local 4790 will be rocking them all March โ€” get yours and support Project Fire Buddies!
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Grab yours now: cville-stpattys-2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
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Chuck Sullivan-AFFI President Kurt Snow - AFFI Secretary/Treasurer Chris Coats AFFI Vice-President Scott Cavenaile, AFFI District Four Vice President Steve Shetsky - Northern District Legislative Representative
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Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois
6 days ago

President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first proclamation declaring February American Heart Month in 1964.
The goals of American Heart Month include:
Supporting people with cardiovascular conditions.
Advancing research.
Increasing access to affordable health care, prescription drugs, and healthy lifestyles.
Find out how you can honor your heart at www.heart.org #affisupports

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President Lyndon B.
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Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois
1 week ago

At the 33rd Annual AFFI Honor Guard Induction Dinner, we welcomed the families and colleagues of five members who made the ultimate sacrifice this past year. #WhateverItTakes #affihg2026

Chuck Sullivan-AFFI President Kurt Snow - AFFI Secretary/Treasurer Chris Coats AFFI Vice-President International Association of Fire Fighters
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