Find Your Place at IAFC
There is a membership for every stage of your journey. Explore the community and opportunities that fit your role.
Chief Officers
You lead your department. The IAFC community helps you lead forward.
$195+ division dues
For chief officers responsible for leading departments, organizations, people, and communities. Connect with peers who understand the decisions and challenges that come with leadership.
Company Officers
Lead your crew. Grow your career. Connect with your people.
$103+ division dues
For company officers leading crews, shifts and teams every day. Strengthen your leadership skills, expand your professional network and learn from your colleagues.
Emerging Leaders
You don’t need a title or rank to be a leader. Grow your skills. Build your network. Shape what’s next.
$77.50+ division dues
For fire and EMS professionals beginning to build their leadership skills and chart their professional path. Build your network. Find mentors and peers.
Retired Leaders
Your experience still matters. Retirement doesn’t erase a lifetime of leadership. Stay connected, share, and inspire.
$50+ division dues
For retired leaders. Stay connected to the profession and the relationships you’ve built while continuing to share your knowledge with the leaders coming behind you.
Small Community
Small department. Big impact. Stronger together.
$195+ division dues
For departments serving communities under 10,000. Leading fire and EMS services in a smaller community comes with unique challenges, but you don’t have to face them alone.
Strategic Partners
Connect with leaders. Inspire innovation. Make an impact.
$195+ division dues
For professionals in education, sales, and other roles outside the fire service. Build meaningful relationships, share expertise, support innovation, and collaborate on solutions that help departments and communities succeed.
Divisions
The IAFC consists of eight divisions representing distinct geographic areas of the United States and all of Canada. Divisions provide a channel between the IAFC and the local fire/EMS community and support advocacy, education and networking.
Get Involved
Get more involved with the IAFC by joining a special interest section, serving on a committee or council, or connecting with leaders in your geographic division. These opportunities allow members to expand their professional networks, share expertise, develop leadership skills, and help shape initiatives that advance the fire and emergency services. Whether you’re looking to grow professionally or give back to the profession, there are meaningful ways to make an impact.
Sections
IAFC Sections connect members with peers who share similar specialties and interests, providing valuable networking, professional development, and industry-specific resources. Through publications, workshops, conferences, and online discussions, members gain access to expert knowledge and best practices tailored to their area of expertise. IAFC Membership is required to join a section.
Committees
IAFC Committees play a vital role in the association’s governance, policy and program functions. Committee members are subject matter experts, gather critical information, produce reports and recommendations, and provide guidance to the IAFC Board of Directors. A Full IAFC Membership is required to join a committee.
Connect with Other Members
KnowledgetNet is IAFC’s member communication/networking forum is open 24 hours to ask questions, browse resources or find information.
Membership Questions
Email: membership@iafc.org
Call 866-385-9110, Monday – Friday (9 AM – 5 PM Eastern)