Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
We tout our cancer prevention measures but then take turnout gear into schools, place weight rooms in engine bays and puff on cigars outside the station
City attorneys are trying to have a FOIA case dismissed as survivors and victims’ families demand that air quality studies be released
The co-founder of HeartFit for Duty shares the common risk factors for cardiac and cancer challenges – and the simple exercise with the greatest impact
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
Some departments can only afford one set of turnout gear for each firefighter, which may not always be washed after each use
Capt. Brian Cherveny was diagnosed with throat cancer last year and underwent two surgeries
When Derek Geppert was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder, his wife was diagnosed with cancer
The bill would provide coverage for firefighters who are diagnosed with digestive, urinary, prostate neurological or melanoma cancers
Battalion Chief Kevin Wise received a bone marrow transplant after battling leukemia last year
Philip Reeves was described as a dedicated firefighter who always made sure to do his best on every call
Firefighters Delmis Spivey and Wilfred Larson were denied benefits because the city and department stated they could not prove their cancer was work-related
FDNY firefighter Robert Newman is the fourth firefighter to die from a 9/11-related illness this year
A GoFundMe page has raised over $11,000 for Courtland Lambert’s 3-year-old son
Capt. Jeff Atkinson was diagnosed with testicular cancer, but was denied worker’s compensation
The registry would enable researchers to study the relationship between firefighters’ exposure to dangerous fumes and harmful toxins
Lt. Edith Torres was off-duty when the World Trade Center was struck, but she responded regardless
Doctors told firefighter Matt Sellers he had a 30 percent chance to live
When asked if he would still join the fire service knowing he’d get cancer, he said “absolutely”
Sara Thomas, 41, was a 16-year veteran firefighter and well-known throughout the community
Crews are pushing for a revised version of a bill, which limits eligibility to cancer-stricken firefighters living tobacco-free for five years prior to diagnosis
The bill requires that firefighters working for at least a year with a department receive a lump payment if diagnosed with certain cancers
The test detects a protein in the blood that is present in malignant cells
Brandon Thibeau, 22, was named his department’s Firefighter of the Year in 2016; he died from cancer last week
Brandon Thibeau, 22, was remembered as motivated, compassionate and strong-willed
