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Meet Cameron at Convergence 2025 this October in L

Meet Cameron at Convergence 2025 this October in Las Vegas, NV

Cameron has been a volunteer firefighter with the Amherstburg Fire Department for 3 years. He lives with his partner and their two young children in Ontario, Canada. Cameron serves as the President of the Amherstburg Firefighters Association, where he has been instrumental in peer support and LGBTQ+ member advocacy.

Cameron writes about some of his personal reflections and experiences as an openly gay firefighter, community leader, and one of the dad’s in a two-dad family in a small town on his podcast “otherdaddy”. Visit his website at www.otherdaddy.com

Follow Cameron on Instagram @cameronarksey

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Is your company or department hiring? Contact us

Is your company or department hiring?

Contact us and we will be pleased to share your job announcement with our email subscribers, on our website, and on all of our social media platforms.

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Meet Cory at Convergence 2025 this October in Las

Meet Cory at Convergence 2025 this October in Las Vegas, NV - www.iefpa.og/convergence (link is on our linktree)

A deeply personal yet candid saga of a gay Secret Service Agent in the Obama era; an agent who was struggling with his own identity, marriage, discrimination, and balancing the demands that accompany being assigned to protect the most powerful people in the world.

Cory Allen delivers an amusing view into his adventurous life, with abundant historical and pop-culture references, twists and turns of his relationships, and an inside look into life as a gay Special Agent in the hyper-masculine career field. Through intense self-reflection he recounts the impacts it had on his life and the hardships imposed by a career in the spotlight.

Learn more about Cory and how you can purchase a copy of his book at www.coryallenbooks.com (link is on our Linktree)

Follow Cory here on Instagram at @authorcoryallen

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The purpose of the LGBT Fallen Heroes Fund is to i

The purpose of the LGBT Fallen Heroes Fund is to identify and honor those fallen LGBT Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, EMS, and members of the Military who have dedicated their lives to their communities and give recognition to their survivors. Learn more at www.lgbtfallenheroesfund.org

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Links are on our linktree.

On behalf of our partners at Out To Protect Incorp

On behalf of our partners at Out To Protect Incorporated and TCOPS International, and all of us at the International EMS & Firefighters Pride Alliance, we would like to wish a happy National Telecommunicators Week to all our 911 call center colleagues and friends. Thank you for your dedication and professionalism. #NPSTW2025 #NPSTW

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW! Save The Dat

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!

Save The Date! - CONVERGENCE 2025 - October 8-11, 2025 - Las Vegas, NV- Details are posted on our website at www.iefpa.org/convergence and on our social media. - Sign up for email notifications to make sure you get the latest information about CONVERGENCE 2025

Early bird registration is open now!

Link to Convergence is on our linktree.

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The IEFPA is extremely honored to have sponsorship

The IEFPA is extremely honored to have sponsorship support from the Amherstburg Firefighters Association of Ontario, Canada. The Amherstburg Firefighters Association shattered the glass ceiling by becoming the very first firefighters association and or union to show their unanimous support for the IEFPA. We couldn’t be more proud to have them joining our family of supportive sponsors.

Learn more about the Amherstburg Firefighters Association on their website at www.aburgfireassoc.ca

Follow the Amherstburg Firefighters Association here on Facebook

Become a sponsor of the IEFPA today! Visit www.iefpa.org/sponsorship to learn more. (Links are on our linktree.)

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Christy Warren is a retired fire captain from the

Christy Warren is a retired fire captain from the Berkeley Fire Department in California. She has twenty-five years of service as a professional paramedic and eighteen years as a professional firefighter/paramedic. After being diagnosed with PTSD in 2014, she retired from the fire service; since then, she has become a triathlete, completed the Escape from Alcatraz swim five times, and earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Washington State University. She is a volunteer Peer at the West Coast Post-trauma Retreat and hosts the podcast The Firefighter Deconstructed. She lives in Pleasant Hill with her wife, Lisa, and dog, Harriet.

Christy's first book, Flash Point: A Firefighter's Journey through PTSD, is available now at www.christyewarren.com (link is on our linktree)

Follow Christy here on Instagram at @ffdeconstructed

If you work in public safety and you are thinking

If you work in public safety and you are thinking about coming out, struggling with coming out, or just looking for someone to talk to please reach out to us, we are here to help.

www.iefpa.org/coming-out

The IEFPA is the host of the LGBTQIA+ EMS & FIREFIGHTERS Private Facebook Group. Join the camaraderie of a friendly, supportive, welcoming community in a private group setting.

Link to the Facebook group can be found on the Linktree

We are honored to have the American Ambulance Asso

We are honored to have the American Ambulance Association returning as a 2025 sponsor of the IEFPA and CONVERGENCE 2025!

"The American Ambulance Association provides tools, resources, and advocacy to keep EMS rolling. They take care of the organizations that take care of people first."

Learn more about the American Ambulance Association here on facebook and on their website at www.ambulance.org

Follow the American Ambulance Association here on Instagram @amerambassociation

Both Sides of the Fire Line is Bobbie Scopa’s up

Both Sides of the Fire Line is Bobbie Scopa’s uplifting memoir of bravely facing the heat of fierce challenges, professionally and personally.

Bobbie Scopa is a retired firefighter, author, podcast host, and public speaker. She has forty-five years of firefighting experience and has received numerous professional awards and industry recognition, including Firefighter of the Year (1990) from the Professional Firefighters of Arizona; Governor’s Award, State of Arizona (1990); Certificate of Appreciation from the City of New York for work performed at the World Trade Center in 2001; and the Unit Citation Award for efficacy in the U.S. Forest Service (2014). She was a featured speaker at the U.S. Forest Service’s “Pride Outside” diversity, equity, and inclusion event in June 2021. She is also the host of the podcast BobbieOnFire.com. Scopa divides her time between Puget Sound, Washington, and Scottsdale, Arizona.

Learn more about Bobbie on her website at www.bobbieonfire.com the website link is on our linktree.

Follow Bobbie here on Instagram at @bobbiescopa

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Our next scheduled in person Awareness & Liaison T

Our next scheduled in person Awareness & Liaison Training will be offered at Convergence 2025, October 8-11, 2025, Las Vegas, NV. Learn more on our website at www.iefpa.org

Our thanks to Priority Dispatch Corp. for sponsori

Our thanks to Priority Dispatch Corp. for sponsoring the IEFPA and Convergence 2025! - Priority Dispatch invented emergency medical dispatch and still blaze the trail 40 years later. Learn more about Priority Dispatch and the outstanding services they provide at www.prioritydispatch.net

Follow Priority Dispatch here on Instagram at @prioritydispatch

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Today we fondly remember LGBTQIA+ advocate and law

Today we fondly remember LGBTQIA+ advocate and law enforcement professional, Kevin Burke.

In the early 1980s, Kevin joined the Key West Fire

In the early 1980s, Kevin joined the Key West Fire Department. His dream of being a professional firefighter had come true. He hadn't imagined how being gay would threaten his fellow firefighters. Kevin became the target of fierce and unrelenting homophobic assaults intended to force him out of the department. His story highlights the importance of upholding personal values and having a sense of humor when facing adversity. Against a backdrop of the emerging AIDS epidemic, Kevin relays a narrative of conflict, resilience, and triumph over his several years as America's first openly gay professional firefighter. This honest account invites the reader to contemplate the nature of masculinity and consider what it means to be one of America's Bravest.

Learn more about Kevin, and how you can purchase a copy of his ground breaking book at: www.alarminthefirehouse.com (link is on our linktree)

Follow Kevin here on Instagram at @alarminthefirehouse

Make 2025 the year you celebrate your authentic se

Make 2025 the year you celebrate your authentic self!

Our Mission: To create a greater awareness of the LGBTQ+ professionals working in the emergency medical and fire service fields and to support those coming out or pursuing a career. Learn more about the IEFPA at www.iefpa.org

Link to the IEFPA website is on the linktree located in our bio.

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Please welcome back our amazing website and Conver

Please welcome back our amazing website and Convergence 2025 sponsor, The Gay Insurance Agent - George Beach Insurance Services LLC! Thank you, George!

Learn more about George and all of the great services he provides on his newly updated website at www.gbeachinsurance.com/pride (Link is on our Linktree)

Follow George here on Instagram @georgebeachinsurance

Coming Out From Behind The Badge – 3rd Edition i

Coming Out From Behind The Badge – 3rd Edition is the newest book in a growing collection of books from author, Greg Miraglia. “While we call it a “third edition” it is really a new book with new and updated content, new stories, and a new focus on providing LGBTQ+ awareness for law enforcement and all first responders. This book is both an instructional text and an anthology with coming out stories from real members of law enforcement, the fire service, and EMS profession.”

Greg Miraglia is also the author of “American Heroes: Coming Out From Behind The Badge” and “Coming Out From Behind The Badge” – 2nd Edition.

Visit the Out To Protect website to learn more about Out To Protect, founder and author Greg Miraglia, and how you can purchase these ground breaking books. www.outtoprotect.org

Follow Out To Protect Incorporated here on Instagram @outtoprotect

Coming Out From Behind The Badge – 3rd Edition i

Coming Out From Behind The Badge – 3rd Edition is the newest book in a growing collection of books from author, Greg Miraglia. “While we call it a “third edition” it is really a new book with new and updated content, new stories, and a new focus on providing LGBTQ+ awareness for law enforcement and all first responders. This book is both an instructional text and an anthology with coming out stories from real members of law enforcement, the fire service, and EMS profession.”

Greg Miraglia is also the author of “American Heroes: Coming Out From Behind The Badge” and “Coming Out From Behind The Badge” – 2nd Edition.

Visit the Out To Protect website to learn more about Out To Protect, founder and author Greg Miraglia, and how you can purchase these ground breaking books. www.outtoprotect.org

Follow Out To Protect Incorporated here on Instagram @outtoprotect

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