Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
Free cancer screening in response to recent legislation will help detect cancer in approximately 900 firefighters every two years
The Health and Human Services Department has decided not to terminate Dr. John Howard amid plans to lay off two-thirds of NIOSH staff, preserving leadership of the World Trade Center Health Program
Republicans and Democrats sounded the alarm over Kennedy’s plan to gut NIOSH, warning it could cripple the 9/11 health program that thousands of first responders and survivors rely on
The restriction would remove the presumption if a firefighter failed to use, or improperly used, protective equipment
Ron Bielenberg, a 23-year veteran, was told that his cancer was likely caused by exposure to carcinogens
Governor Nathan Deal called the bill “a great solution to the situation”
Fire departments across the country are looking for ways to head off cancer; research and existing plans are out there to copy and modify
No matter how conditioned we think we are to death, losing a fellow firefighter to cancer never gets easy
Kyle Jameson, 34, died after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in May 2016
Robert “Bert” Mentrasti responded to the World Trade Center attacks as part of a technical rescue team
A benefit will raise money to help cover medical costs not covered by insurance
Lawmakers said “presumptive” was too subjective and broad; one of the lawmakers who opposed the bill is a former firefighter and fire chief
Firefighters are especially vulnerable to cancer-causing contamination around the face and neck; there are several ways firefighters can clean that area on scene
Over the course of a career, firefighters can be exposed to an alarming amount of cancer-causing agents
Firefighters must take it upon themselves to reduce their exposure to cancer-causing agents
Kenneth Donnelly is survived by his wife of 43 years, three children and five grandchildren
Firefighter turnout gear is under constant attack by materials that undermine its integrity and shorten its life; here’s a look at how gear storage can fend off that assault
The department has raised over $45,000 for firefighter Courtland Lambert’s son
Caleb Atnip was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2015
James “Jimmy” Perez, 25, leaves behind his wife and two children
Capt. Craig Aman served the department since 1990 and became a paramedic in 1994
Jimmy Perez, 25, joined the fire service as a volunteer firefighter when he was 18
Some 2,000 firefighters from eight countries participated in the 26th annual event, which has raised more than $2 million this year
Firefighter Cody Carraway’s 15-month-old son has a large tumor in his pelvic area and it’s spreading to surrounding muscle tissue
Firefighters breathe into a surgical-type mask for 10 minutes, which is then sealed and sent to dogs in Canada
Jeff Brunson’s 8-year-old son is currently in remission after battling leukemia
Jalal Aineb joined the fire service 12 years ago after immigrating from Morocco in 1989
Roy Steele died August 2011 from stage four lung cancer
Trucker Dukes was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was 19 months old; he went through numerous rounds of chemotherapy
The Vancouver Fire Department team had already raised about $11,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
FDNY firefighter Jimmy Martinez was diagnosed with cancer after the Sept. 11 attacks and has been in remission for over a year
In Missouri, Kansas and other states, the burden of proof that job exposures caused cancer falls on the firefighters or their survivors
Chief Kevin Brix was seen as a father figure and mentor to many younger firefighters
