The IAFF urges Congress to not increase government taxes on workers, despite a $1 billion deficit faced by the U.S. Treasury at the end of the fiscal year. Instead, the IAFF supports raising income tax rates for upper income brackets, as well as an increase in corporation and inheritance taxes.
Chicago Tunnel Disaster
April 13, 1931
Four Chicago fire fighters lose their lives in a tunnel disaster. On April 13, 1931, a fire in the Sanitary District tunnel in Chicago caused a gas-filled death trap. Fire fighter and Local 2 member Irving Strohm went down in the tunnel 15 times to rescue men and faced a choking and blinding death. All told, 11 men lost their lives, including four fire fighters, and another 54 were injured. The fire deaths were due to “fire of unknown origin,” and carbon monoxide poisoning was deemed as the direct cause.
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Healthy Habits Ward off Colds
The IAFF publishes methods to prevent head colds through sound eating, healthy habits and avoiding others with bad colds.