Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
After securing workers’ compensation for breast, cervical and other cancers linked to hazardous exposures, firefighters fear the Trump administration may roll back protections by removing coverage details
Madison firefighters have been working out of cramped firehouse built in 1923
San Francisco’s new chief is a longtime SFFD veteran and constant cheerleader for the city
In the wake of Gov. Eric Greitens endorsing a bill that would expand firefighter workers’ comp coverage, fire departments look back on their efforts
Assistant Chief of Operations Tom Brandhuber and firefighter-EMT Justin McMurrich talk three times a week to help get each other through their cancer treatments
The Columbus Division of Fire now will dispatch firefighters in two separate units: one to fight a fire and another to do the overhaul
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District Lt. James Carney’s three-and-a-half-year battle with cancer ended Dec. 17
Brooks claimed his request for 9/11-related illness benefits were denied, but the judge said his request was really a proposed compromise for a separate matter
Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said one of the changes includes decontaminating gear and trucks after a fire
Aiden Rawls, 3, worked the fire hose, sat in the fire truck and went up in the ladder truck at Lake Mary Fire Department
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell surprised the terminally ill 40-year fire veteran Bill Duggan with two tickets to the Super Bowl
Shifting cultural expectations in the fire service and firefighter personal stories are contributing to adoption of best practices in cancer prevention and intervention
FDNY EMT Salvatore Turturici was gifted the wheelchair by the Ray Pfeifer Foundation, which specializes in helping sickened first responders
Firefighters from across the nation supported Lacey Anderson, the wife of a fire captain who recently died of cancer, by shaving their heads
Mark Rine’s wife and their five young children will now receive compensation if he loses his battle with stage 4 melanoma
Officials said the Chief Russell Brooks’ claims were denied is because there is no evidence of causation between Brooks’ diagnosis and his 9/11 response
Keione Boone, a 15-year Detroit Fire Department veteran, died after learning he had lung cancer just three months earlier
Firefighters showed up after Assistant Chief Kim Strickland had surgery to give her a ride home in a pink firetruck
Rep. Christina Hagan said while decontamination laws can be made, firefighters must also take steps to do it on their own
Lt. Edward McDonagh, 49, lost his three-year battle against stage 4 colon cancer
The Austin Firefighters Association teamed up with Cancer Dogs, an organization that uses specially trained dogs to sniff out signs of cancer
Blood and urine samples from 200 firefighters were taken to study how harmful smoke exposure really is
Firefighters responded to a routine car accident, but were struck by the Blackburn family’s story. They decided to surprise them with a kind gesture
Colleagues have also shown their support for Nick Hibbs by providing meals for his family and helping with yard cleanup
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
