Firefighter Cancer

Reduce your exposure to fireground carcinogens by following these steps for decontamination and laundering

Fire Chief Marc Bashoor details his perspective on the topic and outlines what one Florida department is doing to keep its members safe

Chief Goldfeder takes on the issue of "Dirty Helmet Syndrome" and how much firefighters should be concerned with cleaning their gear

FireRescue1 Executive Editor Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Eric Buzard, fire service marketing manager for MSA, about the features in the new MSA Cairns XF1 helmet

FireRescue1 Executive Editor Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Kingman D. Schuldt, CFO, president of the IAFC’s Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs, about the relationship between the divisions and the parent organization in IAFC

This instructional video is designed to familiarize operators with the Decon7 Biological Decontaminant Accelerated Spray Plus, commonly referred to as a “Badass” unit. The focus of this video is to simplify proper use and illustrate capabilities of the Badass unit.

Learn more about Decon7 Systems at their official website.

The Middletown Fire Department was featured in a local artist's song, "Fighter," to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Firefighters had their heads shaved in solidarity with children who have been diagnosed or affected by cancer.

Rylee Sostre lived out one of his life dreams by becoming a firefighter for a day. Read the full story here.

Since 1990, more than 160 Boston firefighters have died from the disease, and every year 20 firefighters are diagnosed with cancer.

Bryan Frieders, a battalion chief in San Gabriel, Calif. and president of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, makes the case that fire officers must provide the leadership that will help prevent cancer among firefighters.