IAFF Makes Recommendations for Responding to Flu Pandemic

The IAFF has developed policy and operational recommendations for local, state and federal legislative and government action that it encourages IAFF affiliates to use to communicate the need to protect their members and the citizens they serve in the event of a flu pandemic.

"With the threat of a human-to-human outbreak of the avian flu escalating, our challenge as all-hazard emergency responders is to prepare now, before the flu reaches pandemic proportions," says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger.

The IAFF recommendations include federal policy proposals for both the United States and Canada, as well as guidelines for state, provincial and local IAFF affiliates involved in policy and planning at those levels. In addition, the IAFF offers operational suggestions for all firefighters and emergency medical personnel in the event of an influenza pandemic outbreak, along with full background information and additional research resources. Click here for a summary of the IAFF policy and operational recommendations.