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International Association of Fire Fighters to Go "Passionately Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness This October

This breast cancer awareness campaign, which was introduced at the IAFF John P. Redmond Symposium and Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference in New York City this week, is an opportunity for the IAFF and its affiliates to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in a significant way.

"IAFF members are all dedicated to saving lives - and not just when responding to an emergency," says IAFF General President Harold A. Schaitberger. "This program provides our members with another opportunity to make a difference in their communities."

IAFF launched the program after passing a resolution at its 2010 IAFF Convention that encourages fire fighters to support breast cancer awareness and fundraising. The Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure program provides an easy and fun framework to engage friends and colleagues in the breast cancer movement, and is a great way for IAFF members to contribute to the cause.

"The support of the IAFF will undoubtedly have a tremendous effect on millions of breast cancer patients, survivors and their families in the fire fighting community and beyond," says Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen.

Funds raised during the October campaign will be split equally between the IAFF Charitable Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

For more information about Susan G. Komen's Passionately Pink for the Cure program and to learn how your organization can participate, visit passionatelypink.org

For more information about the IAFF Foundation, visit www.iafffoundation.org

About the IAFF and the IAFF Foundation

The International Association of Fire Fighters represents 300,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics and is the leading advocate in North America for the health and safety of first responders. More information is available at www.iaff.org. The IAFF Foundation provides support to IAFF members and their families in times of need, promotes fire and burn prevention, advocates for fire fighter health and safety and provides public education on how to prevent and recover from traumatic events.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure and Komen 3-Day for the Cure, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested more than $1.9 billion to fulfill that promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
Tim Burn, 202-230-7167