IAFF Affiliate Leaders:

The National League of Cities and TriData Corporation released a piece of propaganda recently that questions the link between cancer and fire fighting.

We have joined with the IAFC to issue a statement that conclusively condemns the NLC's propaganda.

Make no mistake – the NLC/TriData diatribe isn't worth the paper it's written on. I know that. You know that. And our affiliates know that. But we realize that you need additional assistance in the event the propaganda is used against you in your state or jurisdiction.

This union has successfully passed cancer presumptive legislation in 28 states and seven provinces based on the reams of scientific research that have been conducted that show a clear link between fire fighting and cancer.  

If an unwitting legislator tries to use the fabrications that the League of Cities paid TriData to write, we have also prepared some sample talking points and a fact sheet about fire fighters and cancer that you can use to attack the League of Cities and TriData in the event you need to do that as well.

With this bogus propaganda, the NLC is encouraging municipalities to abandon our members, who selflessly give their lives by crawling down those smoke-filled halls to save lives and property.  We stand ready to assist you in every way possible to prevent them from successfully convincing a jurisdiction to shirk their responsibilities and refuse to provide presumptive benefits for our members.

This is about protecting your benefits, protecting your families and protecting you. If you need additional assistance in preventing the League of Cities from gaining any traction among gullible legislators, contact the IAFF Division of Health, Safety and Medicine at (202) 824-1571.


Fraternally,


Harold Schaitberger
General President