Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
Fire service leaders must focus on data, not emotion, when make their case for funding, staffing and more
Free screenings would begin in a firefighter’s fifth year of employment, but concerns remain over funding, as the legislation lacks state financial support
The longtime volunteer, safety and health advocate underscores the power of showing your members you care
Consider incorporating this diagnostic tool into firefighter physicals to support early diagnosis and intervention that can save lives
Eighteen-year FDNY veteran Keith Young made a culinary name for himself, winning several TV cooking challenges and writing his own cook book
Susan Farren is on a mission to teach responders how to be healthy by coaching through First Responder Resiliency Inc.
Thomas Phelan became a firefighter two years after he helped evacuate hundreds from Manhattan as a ferry captain
The University of Ottawa study suggests that the toxins still enter the body, despite the full turnout gear that firefighters use
“Boston’s Bravest: Facing A Hidden Killer” takes an in-depth look at why so many firefighters are succumbing to occupational cancer
Utica Fire Chief Russell Brooks said he has sought acknowledgement from the city that his chronic lymphocytic leukemia stems from his 9/11 response
Timothy Richardson hopes to wear a “different fire company’s shirt every day he is in the hospital” while he is treated for T-cell leukemia
Potential NFPA revisions propose more frequent cleaning of any firefighter gear worn at an active fire
Are you exposing yourself, your crew and even your family to carcinogens by the way you remove your firefighter gear?
Officials plan to award an additional $2.7 million after receiving hundreds of applications for equipment and improvements to prevent cancer
Officials said 15 percent of the female firefighters between 40 and 50 years old have been diagnosed with breast cancer
South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters will now treat every fire as a hazmat incident by going through extra steps to decontaminate
Retired Captain Jeanette Woldseth was described as a “groundbreaker” who “paved the way for so many women”
One bill could help cut down on firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens while another would help ease the financial burden for retired firefighters with cancer
Twenty-year Mission Fire Department veteran Homer Salinas was denied because a research study claims firefighters are only at risk of three types of cancer
A former assistant chief advocates for new open-grid lockers that promote airflow and better dry and store PPE
The Firefighter Cancer Initiative hopes to figure out exactly what about firefighting leads to a higher rate of cancer through studies and prevention protocols
Ronald Svec, 63, died at the hospital after a more than 9-year battle with lung and spine cancer
Chief Brian Fennessy is working to change the culture of the fire service, encouraging firefighters to take steps to better protect themselves
The Cancer Summit will discuss the science linking cancer and firefighting, as well as current research on the effects of firefighting exposures
In the span of six years, three children whose fathers work for the Honolulu Fire Department have been diagnosed with bone cancer
Shortly after the video was filmed from his hospital room, Marc Wright lost his three-year battle with cancer
Kevin Hauber, a 24-year veteran with the Buffalo Grove Fire Department, lost his four-year-long battle with colon cancer
Christine Jameson fought back tears as she recounted the death of her husband Kyle, which was compounded by massive bills she didn’t know how she could pay
Rep. Strom Peterson is sponsoring a bill to restrict the use of perfluorinated or polyfluorinated compounds, or PFAS, starting July 2020
More than a dozen of Mike Meehan’s colleagues cut their hair to show support, and the department is selling shirts to raise money for his medical bills
Farmington Fire Dept. Lieutenant Shadd Rohwer lost his battle with cancer on the same day as his 19th anniversary of service
Richard “Rosie” Rose, 83, and Matt Rose, 58, have collectively served a total of 112 years in the fire service
“This truck will make it easier for us to bring contaminated equipment back and get it cleaned up,” Chief Justin Edwards said
