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Who can join the IAFC?

Anyone can join the IAFC. There are 4 membership types—see which best fits your qualifications:

Regular Membership status is available to Fire Chiefs, Fire Marshals, chief officers with 2-5 crossed trumpets.  This category INCLUDES Division membership.  Join now!

Departmental Membership is open to departments that serve a population of 10,000 or less. The entire department can join for the price of a regular membership.  This category INCLUDES Division membership.  Get details and apply now!

Associate Membership is available to company officers (Captains, Lieutenants and Sergeants), firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and anyone interested in the fire service.  This cateogry INCLUDES Division membership.  Join now!

Affiliate Membership is available to company officers (Captains, Lieutenants and Sergeants), firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and anyone interested in the fire service.  This is the most basic membership and does not provide division benefits.  Join now!

*When you join the IAFC as a Regular, Departmental, or Associate member, you get TWO memberships for the price of one.  You'll receive basic membership in the IAFC AND membership in a regional Division.  Division membership allows you to network at a more regional level with additional benefits. If you join as an Affiliate member, you receive only basic membership in the IAFC.

What are the benefits?

Only the IAFC can give you so much for so little. View the many member benefits of the IAFC.

As an IAFC member, I stay informed of all of issues facing the fire service. An additional benefit is being a part of a network of my colleagues. —Chief Michael Bell, Ohio Toledo Fire & Rescue Operations Department, Toledo, OH

Why join the IAFC?

You need access to clear concise information to better do your job.

You need someone representing your interests.

You need someone securing the future of your department, your personnel and your community.

You always get a better perspective when you meet people from across the country ... and around the world. You learn from them, and you give the knowledge back. —Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr City of Little Rock Fire Department Little Rock, AR

You need the support of your peers who face the same challenges you face.

You need somewhere to turn when you don’t have the answers.

You need the expertise of the IAFC to help you save time.

You need opportunities for bettering your professional career.

You need information on trends and future challenges.

No other fire service organization provides you the exemplary support and fulfills your needs as a leader in the fire and emergency services better than the IAFC.

Three Easy Ways to Join the IAFC

1. Join online today for Regular, Departmental or Associate Membership!

2. Download one of these applications and fax it to 703-273-9363.

3. Call Member Services at 703-273-0911 or email membership@iafc.org.

When it’s time to buy a new apparatus or make a new policy, you just pick up the phone and talk to someone who already did the research. Why reinvent the wheel? We’re in this together. We’re IAFC. —Chief Tom Kuntz Red Lodge Rural District #7 Red Lodge, MT