Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
Fire Chief Jack McElfish led the Sandy Springs Fire Department when it started in 2006
Multiple mayoral administrations, including Eric Adams’, have withheld the documents, fearing their release could trigger a wave of lawsuits from first responders
The FDNY Fire Officers Association warns the WTC Health Program may stop accepting members by 2028
Further study may be needed, but turnout gear claims ignore common carcinogen exposure sources
Chief Dan Zaccard said the Rockford Fire Department is progressive in tackling firefighter health issues when it comes to mitigating the risk of cancer
Firefighter-paramedic Katie Kline said she was shocked at the 180 community members who signed up to play baseball to raise money for Adrian Karuku
Chief Chris Pepler, 43, was in the fire service for more than 20 years and died after going into cardiac arrest
LION president Stephen Schwartz said the elevated cancer risk “derives from the hazardous substances produced by the fire, not the turnout gear that protects firefighters”
Cincinnati lawyer Robert A. Bilott said he intends to sue the government unless a study be conducted on firefighter turnout coats
Robby Brannon was a firefighter-EMT for 25 years before being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
Mark Rine has made it his mission to save as many firefighters as possible before he dies from terminal stage 4 melanoma
The segment featured an interview with a Boston firefighter who is battling blood cancer as well as Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn
Among the types of cancers covered under the law are lung, prostate, breast, urinary and melanoma if the firefighter meets certain eligibility requirements
Dr. Michael Guttenberg developed pancreatic cancer after helping with clean-up efforts at Ground Zero
Justin Junk, 34, died after suffering from tumors and undergoing numerous operations
The bill would provide medical coverage for volunteer firefighters who develop cancer from the job
The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that provides gap coverage for volunteer firefighters with cancer
Their 500-mile journey is part of an ongoing effort to raise money for firefighters and their family members who have been afflicted with cancer
Researchers measured carcinogen exposure on turnout gear and firefighters’ skin to compare decon methods
Firefighters have a 14 percent higher chance of dying of cancer than the general population
Of the 190 names added this year, 153 died of work-related cancers and 14 from cancers scientifically linked to 9/11
Retired Carl Junction Fire Chief William Dunn was a firefighter for 54 years
Collins’ bill, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, would authorize $2 million in federal funding a year for five years to develop the registry
A Flock of Seagulls will perform, along with guest speakers such as Lou Gossett Jr., Dr. Stephen Johnson and more
Retired FDNY EMT Salvatore Turturici was gifted a motorcycle after wanting to ride one since his cancer diagnosis
Michael Dubron was given one-to-three years to survive after being diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer
Health and wellness program software aims to improve firefighter health and protect their access to cancer presumption legislation
Nick Riordan said he’s taking things day by day after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma
NFPA 1851 is being revised, and early proposals would make it more clear how fire departments should clean contaminated PPE
Robert and Raymond Alexander were both first responders during the World Trade Center attacks
The legislation would provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the funding to analyze data related to cancer within the profession
Michael Duffy retired from the FDNY in 2002 after 20 years with the department
The legislation would increase benefits for volunteers who might not be covered if they contract job-related cancer
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