Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
San Francisco’s new chief is a longtime SFFD veteran and constant cheerleader for the city
The fund supports 137,000 people affected by toxic exposure from the attacks at the World Trade Center, as well as the plane crashes in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon
The Kern County Fire Department will use the money to reduce exposure to cancer-causing materials and to support the department’s critical incident stress management program
Gore’s GEN2 particulate hood exceeds NFPA-1971 requirements while offering comfort and reliability without impairing hearing
The $6.75 million station is 4,500 square feet larger than its predecessor and has an exhaust system designed to reduce cancer risk
Firefighter-EMT Tamara Thacher died Tuesday after serving 31 years with the Sacramento Fire Department
Erie Fire Department Assistant Chief Joe Walko will become fire chief in January after being diagnosed with cancer last year
Bosco, a black Lab, has served at the Portage Fire Department for almost 10 years
New technology tracks toxins and carcinogens to determine fireground exposure areas
The Goodyear Fire Department’s new clean cab apparatus allows gear exposed to carcinogens to be sealed away in special compartments
A Massachusetts-based nonprofit is helping save firefighters’ lives with early cancer detection
Officials noted the lack of ventilation, sprinkler systems and adequate space to clean equipment
Matthew McDevitt, 31, was diagnosed with NUT Midline Carcinoma, a disease that rearranges genes in the body
Xenia firefighters are getting national attention for a new method of drying gear quickly without dipping deeply into public funds
Firefighters have expressed concerns about the building they refer to as “cancer house,” because many who have worked there have been diagnosed with cancer
Nearly 500 people attended the performance to support a veteran firefighter who’s battling cancer
The Fire Pension Fund argued that Joe Daly’s cancers were caused by chronic alcohol drinking
Patrick Mataraza, an FDNY lieutenant, president of PBFD and friend of the family, said the word resilient best described Richard “Ricky” Tanagretta
CancerDogs screening detects cancer missed during annual physical and dermatologist visit
Firefighters from the Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham Fire Departments are wearing wristbands that will collect data on what firefighters are exposed to every day
Some of our newest members had not yet been born when the fire service suffered its darkest day
Researchers compared firefighters’ exposure to toxins during different fireground tasks and attack types
Highlighting 16 changes to the standard and how they impact firefighters
The RedZone particulate blocking firefighter hood from LION closes the point of entry for particulates and vapors
Prevention and early detection are critical to helping firefighters manage cardiovascular, cancer and mental health issues
Brian McDaniel retired after being diagnosed with prostate cancer and was previously denied workers compensation twice
Dango Nguyen was a member of the Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services for almost 20 years
Phoenix Fire Department members gathered to see Emery Beck off to her first day of kindergarten
Kevin Leago is due about $60,000 in back pay for workdays he missed because of his illness and can seek treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The goal is to provide each of the 42 Seven Hills firefighters with two sets of hoods and gloves
Tucson Fire Department Capt. Glenn Fleck detailed in a video, taped before his death, his struggles with cancer caused by the use of tobacco
The fire department exhibited their new ‘do’ on a Facebook video to show support to a firefighter’s daughter who is battling cancer
With the help of his community, Joey Geist, 9, set up ‘Joey’s Juices’ as a fundraising effort to beat cancer to honor his firefighter father who died earlier this year
