If filling out a membership application please use the following information to select the correct category to sign up for:
CHAPTER MEMBER
Chapter members are members that are associated with a chapter in their local area or department.
LIFETIME MEMBER
Lifetime members are members that have been in good standing for at least 51% of their fire service as confirmed by the local association President or in the case of an individual member where no local association exists, confirmed by the Regional Director; retired from active duty (fire service).
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
Individual members are members that are located in an area where no chapter exists.
STUDENT
Student members shall comprise those persons who are cadets, apprentices, or students in a bona fide fire studies program.
HONORARY
Honorary members shall comprise those individuals who have demonstrated their support of the IABPFF but do not fall under any other previously stated membership criteria. Each petition must be recommended by a local association of the IABPFF.
CORPORATE
Corporate members shall comprise those companies or corporations that support and adhere to the mission, purpose, and aims of the IABPFF and, by their financial or in-kind contributions, have demonstrated their support.
ASSOCIATE
Associate members shall comprise those organizations and/or Associations who mirror the mission, purpose and aims of the IABPFF
IABPFF Constitution and Bylaw Excerpt
ARTICLE IV of our constitution and bylaws state the following regarding membership with the IABPFF.
The Membership of the “INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS” shall comprise those who are fire service professionals in a bona fide Black Fire Fighting organization, and that organization (hereinafter referred to as local association) is a member of the “INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS.”
The IABPFF may admit to membership individual fire service professionals wherein no local association exists.
In addition to the above-described membership in sections 1 & 2, the following are the classes of non-voting memberships shall be established:
A) students, B) corporate, C) associate, D) honorary.
Good Standing. Good Standing shall be defined as being current in all dues and/or assessments and not under suspension for any infraction of the Constitution and by-laws of the IABPFF.
All members in good standing shall be permitted to attend all appropriate meetings; only members described above in Sections 1 & 2 can vote and participate in the business matter concerning the IABPFF.
Lifetime Members. A member in good standing for at least 51% of their fire service as confirmed by the local association President or in the case of an individual member where no local association exists, confirmed by the Regional Director; retired from active duty (fire service); pays a one- time membership fee of $250.00 to the IABPF shall be granted lifetime membership status. No other IABPFF dues shall be levied. Persons found to have bypassed the required service commitment to the local association shall be purged from the Life Time Membership file. Any disabled member in good standing shall be exempt from all requirements of service and fees.
Monies collected by the local association shall be forwarded to the appropriate IABPFF Region with the annual membership roster. A separate roster listing LifeTime Members shall also be forwarded. The IABPFF shall keep a separate file of lifetime Members.
A criterion for non-voting membership classification as identified in Section 3 shall be as follows. Student members shall comprise those persons who are cadets, apprentices, or students in a bona fide fire studies program. Corporate members shall comprise those companies or corporations that support and adhere to the mission, purpose, and aims of the IABPFF and, by their financial or in-kind contributions, have demonstrated their support. Associate members shall comprise those organizations and/or Associations who mirror the mission, purpose and aims of the IABPFF. Honorary members shall comprise those individuals who have demonstrated their support of the IABPFF but do not fall under any other previously stated membership criteria. Each petition must be recommended by a local association of the IABPFF.
DISCLAIMER
No rights or privileges of a regular member shall be granted to any Student, Corporate, Associate, or Honorary members, nor shall any regular IABPFF dues be levied upon them. Other stipulations (financial or other) may be required during the application process by the International Executive Board.