Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
Boulder’s new Station 3 was designed to separate toxins from living quarters and honor fallen firefighters
Federal regulations enacted last year focused on drinking water, products containing PFAS and firefighting foam
Some chemicals are linked to heart disease and reduced lung function, while inhaling toxic forms of arsenic, chromium, and benzene may cause other health issues
Richard Driscoll, a Vietnam veteran, retired from Engine Co. 91 in East Harlem in 2002 after serving the department for 32 years
Firefighter Kevin Nolan, 58, is the 199th person to pass away from Ground Zero-related sickness
The new gear is designed with “particulate protection technology,” which blocks smoke from going up a firefighter’s body through the arms and legs
FDNY Battalion Chief Robert Miuccio was among the first responders who helped recover the bodies of those who lost their lives following the terrorist attacks
The city’s fire chief says inadequate equipment is partly to blame for the increase in mercury and other harmful chemicals in firefighters’ blood
Luis Alvarez assumed the spotlight to push Congress into action to aid first responders who developed life-threatening diseases from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
Senate Bill 426 provides health benefits to firefighters diagnosed with cancer
Detective Luis Alvarez was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2016, which he traced to the three months spent in the rubble of the World Trade Center’s twin towers after the 2001 terrorist attacks
Detective Luis Alvarez appeared with comedian Jon Stewart earlier this month to plead with Congress to extend the fund
Wes Hubbard, an Ames firefighter who helped to organize Story County Responders Care, said volunteers for the group have dwindled and there aren’t enough funds coming in to help ensure and fuel the vehicle
The ride is raising money for the Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation and a scholarship endowment for the Crafton Hills College Fire Academy
Older bunker gear may expose firefighters to harmful chemicals
Myrtle Beach company officers share their departments simple steps for reducing exposure to carcinogens
State Fire Administrator Jeff Morrissette said there is “no way of knowing” how much of the chemical foam is being used
Chief Trauernicht is looking for “firefighters brave enough to be champions of the cause”
The Rehnke Decon Kit is designed to completely detoxify contaminated gear
The Fayette Volunteer Fire Department and the Concerned Citizens of Burlington organized the community event to show support and raise funds
When the son of a Georgia firefighter was diagnosed with cancer, firefighters around the world began sending videos to lift his spirits
The NFORS Exposure Tracker can log work-related exposures and the data will help determine researchers how firefighter occupational cancer is contracted
Tallmadge Fire Department firefighters helped grant 14-year-old Ian Alaniz’s wish with a ride home on the last day of school
The specialized gear reduces exposure to harmful carcinogens by 98%, blocking access through the wrists, ankles, neck and core
An eye-opening book leads to uneasy reflection about past behavior on the fireground
Brian Beck Jr., a third-generation firefighter, will be memorialized as a line-of-duty death
The washing machine — called a gear extractor — allows both full-time and volunteer firefighters to clean their gear onsite and more frequently
The legislation designates nine different types of cancer as occupational injuries
Barrier hoods are designed to protect firefighters from particulates, but all hoods are not created equal
A small-town volunteer fire department makes changes to reduce exposure to carcinogens after losing one of its founders to cancer
Is the increased awareness about the risk of cancer moving firefighters to take action?
NFPA, NIOSH address limiting firefighter exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in your fire station
A bill that would grant firefighters cancer coverage is being fast-tracked to clear the legislature this year
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