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MS IAFF
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IMPORTANT VOTE FOR PERS RETIREES
03/21/23 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi Please Watch Your Mail Box for Your Ballot - Complete and Return or Use the Instructions to Vote On-Line. We encourage retirees to vote and share the information provided. Make your choice for the person you believe will best serve the interests of current and future retirees. |
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MISSISSIPPI CAREER FIREFIGHTERS CALL TO ACTION!!!!
02/06/23 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
VOTE "NO" TO HOUSE BILL 605
Call your Mississippi House of Representatives NOW! Vote "No" on House Bill 605
If voted into law, this bill would allow the legislature to have veto power over the PERS Board. |
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First Responder Appreciation and Recruitment Act
01/30/23 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
First Responder Appreciation and Recruitment Act - for every 5 years served, the First Responder receives 1 year of retirement credit!!!!
The Mississippi State Legislative session is well underway for 2023. There are two bills pertaining to career firefighters. |
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Mississippi Department of Public Safety Taking Steps to Pay Premium Pay for Firefighters and Law Enforcement
07/22/22 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has developed a link to provide instructions and steps for departments to apply for the premium pay authorized during the 2022 State Legislative Session.
PLEASE make sure you contact your fire department administration for instructions and training.
https://www.dps.ms. |
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Please Vote Tuesday, June 28th!! Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi Supports Mike Ezell for 4th District Congressional Representative
06/15/22 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Please Vote Tuesday, June 28!!!
Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi
Supports Mike Ezell for U.S. |
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Call Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Monday, April 3rd!!!!
04/03/22 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Fire up the phone lines for firefighters! Call Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann MONDAY at 601-359-3770. Tell him to pass HB 451 to save lives with the First Responders Health and Safety Act funding!
This bill provides funding for the 1st Responders Health and Safety Act as well as provides equipment and apparatus funding. Here is a link to the bill:
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms. |
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Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!
04/01/22 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
URGENT! URGENT!! URGENT!!!
HB 451 to fund the First Responders Health & Safety Act has been stopped by Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann! Please call (601)359-3200 or the switchboard at (601) 359-3770 to ask for his support of House Bill 451 immediately!
Please call immediately. |
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Families of Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters will receive LODD Covid-19 Benefits from the State of Mississippi
03/14/22 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Firefighters and Law Enforcement personnel were on hand to join Governor Tate Reeves in celebration as he signed House Bill 779 into law at a ceremony on Friday, March 11. The law will take 5 million dollars from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund for Coronavirus to support the families of those who died of COVID-19 after contracting the virus on the job. |
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First Responder Legislative Caucus Meets At The State Capital
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First Responders met with Senators on Thursday, March 3, to discuss current issues with firefighters, EMS, and law enforcement. Senate Caucus Chairman Brice Wiggins led the meeting. President of the Caucus Bubba Carpenter and House Caucus Chairman Jeff Hale also spoke at the meeting. |
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Urgent Request for Action!!
03/01/22 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi Urgent Request! Urgent Request!! Please call from 8:00 am - 1:30 pm today!! We are asking for all first responders to call the State Capital to RESPECTFULLY request Chairman Briggs Hopson to support HB 819 and bring it out of the Appropriations Committee. SAVE FIRST RESPONDERS' LIVES BY SUPPORTING HB 819! Please call 601-359-3770 this morning. |
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Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi Works with Columbia Southern University as a Learning Partner
06/11/21 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Columbia Southern University is pleased to have Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi as a Learning Partner. As a member, this partnership provides a reduced tuition, plus many additional benefits. And, for your convenience, all programs are offered in an online format. |
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Assistance to Firefighters Grants 20th Anniversary
06/11/21 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
This month marks the 20th anniversary of our Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). |
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Mississippi State Fire Academy Hosts Cancer Symposium July 15, 2021
05/27/21 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
The Regional Cancer Seminar in Jackson, MS is offered by the First Responder Center of Excellence (FRCE) in partnership with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN).
Based upon the 2017 FSOCA Cancer Symposium, this one-day event will provide stakeholders with an update on the current state of fire service occupational cancer and research, prevention training, best practices, information related to benefits and cancer presumptive legislation, and awareness of resources available to both departments and individual firefighters.
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GoFundMe Account Set Up for Jackson Firefighter Solomon Forbes
05/20/21 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Jackson Firefighter Solomon Forbes and his family lost everything in an apartment fire earlier this month.
He is also recovering from burns he received while evacuating residents. Solomon evacuated residents out of the apartment complex and then worked to clear the parking lot of vehicles to prepare for fire ground operations. |
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Mississippi Fallen Firefighter Memorial To Be Held on October 6, 2020
10/01/20 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
The Mississippi State Fire Academy invites all firefighters to attend a Fallen Firefighter Memorial on Tuesday, Ocotber 6, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the Mississippi State Fire Academy.
The address is:
Mississippi State Fire Academy
1 Fire Academy USA
Jackson, Mississippi 39208
Phone: 601.932. |
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Scheduled To Hold Annual 9/11 Services Online
09/07/20 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
On Friday, September 11, St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral will hold its 19th annual community service honoring First Responders. This year, as we participate in the work of mitigating the spread of illness, our service will be online. We invite you to join us at Noon for this special service of prayer for those who work every day on the front lines to keep our community safe and well. |
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10 Things Your Department Should Be Doing For COVID-19 Response
03/30/20 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, and it can be easy for affiliate leaders to become overwhelmed. This document will assist affiliate leaders in identifying the most important issues facing our members and provide the informational resources needed to lobby local, state and provincial officials to ensure best practices are in place. |
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes for Occupational Health and Safety Update Ryan White Act to include COVID-19
03/30/20 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes for Occupational Health and Safety have updated the Ryan White Act to include COVID-19. Hospitals are now mandated to notify emergency response employees of any exposure to positive COVID-19 patient. |
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FREE Operations Focused Webinar: Coping with COVID-19 - Thursday, March 26
03/25/20 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi FREE Operations Focused Webinar: Coping with COVID-19 - Thursday, March 26 Author: First Responder Network Authority and FirstNet, Built with AT&T As Fire, EMS and other first responders work around the clock to assess and mitigate the COVID-19 spread nationwide, we stand with you. And we're here to help. Join us this Thursday (10:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 p.m. |
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COVID-19 Pandemic Information
03/25/20 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Statement from Professional Firefighters Association:
There is COVID-19 information available to first responders. The main concern for all Mississippi personnel is proper PPE, procedures for quarantine after exposure, and leave for personnel under quarantine. |
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PROFAM Questionnaire Results for Governor's, Lt. Governor's, and Attorney General Race
11/01/19 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi sent out a questionnaire to all candidates for the Governor's, Lt. Governor's, and Attorney General's Race.
PROFAM wants you to be informed about firefighter issues in the State of Mississippi. |
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Fallen Firefighter Memorial to be held October 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM
10/02/19 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
The Mississippi Fallen Firefighter Memorial will be held at the Mississippi State Fire Academy on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Please make plans to attend. |
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Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act is headed to the Governor for Signature
03/29/19 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
This morning the House and Senate passed Senate Bill 2835! This bill is headed to the governor for his signature.
On behalf of our brothers and sisters in fire service and law enforcement, we say THANK YOU to the members of the Mississippi Legislature for passing our First Responders Health and Safety Act (SB 2835) into law. |
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Senate Bill 2835 - Mississippi First Responders Health & Safety Act Has Passed The House Floor!
03/14/19 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
Senate Bill 2835 - Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act passed the House Floor today! With a vote of 114 to 1. Thank you to all House members for showing your support for fire and law enforcement. |
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A Miracle Has Happened!!! Senate 2835 Is Headed To The House Floor!
03/05/19 - Professional Firefighters Association of Mississippi 
A miracle has happened! The Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act (Senate Bill 2835) has pass the House Insurance AND Appropriations Committee.
The House will now vote on the bill in the next week when it goes to the floor. Then, House and Senate members will invite conference and work out a final bill. |
