Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
Highlighting the agency’s work, from the NERIS launch to international engagement
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
Three doctors were unable to definitely determine a “causal relationship” between his cancer and his experiences on the job
Write-in candidate Rhonda Appelgate said the death of a firefighter should not be more special than any other death
Mark Farren, 58, died after a three-year battle with cancer; he served as chief for 32 years
By testing firefighters before and after overhaul activities, researchers hope to quantify their exposure risk to deadly airborne materials
Fabric of the Fire Service winner Tim Moore beat cancer twice with the support of his department
Kathy Crosby-Bell, the mother of fallen firefighter Michael Kennedy, is devoting her life to making firefighting safer
Police, firefighters and EMTs all showed up for a drink after the boy’s stand was stolen and then recovered
Researchers are taking on the monumental task of finding a verifiable, measurable method for removing contaminants for firefighting turnout gear
A physician said racial bias in the workplace could be one reason minority firefighters develop cancer at higher rates
Chief: “We need to change the culture of the way we think, the way we look at it from day one.”
We say we’ll do anything to prevent cancer, but that’s not true; look at how often we don’t wear SCBA and other protective gear
He said training through chemotherapy was a struggle at first, but he was able to push through it
Fire commissioner: Chief failed “to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the public and members of the department”
More than a dozen firefighters and three fire trucks kept his mind on the thing he loves and off of his brain tumor
Capt. John Bassett’s wife was diagnosed with leukemia; fire departments are hosting a motorcycle ride to raise money
Capt. Maria Silva, a 15-year veteran, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer; she has been left with no income and no medical benefits to help her pay for care
It will ban four chemical fire retardants that some fear are responsible for a dramatic rise of cancer in firefighters
The lawsuit alleges that the city knew of the toxic levels of radon gas in its fire stations during the time he was employed
James McGarrigle, 67, landed by helicopter on a roof and saved trapped firefighters from one of the city’s deadliest fires
New testing examines how particles can penetrate firefighter protective gear with some surprising results
Here is a look at why two metro fire departments pulled their turnout gear cleaning and inspection in-house
Officials said the chemicals have been linked to cancer; they’re hoping to find another non-toxic solution
The hockey game helped raise funds for Morgan Nolen, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ganglion Neuroblastoma earlier this year
His wife is seven months pregnant; they had chosen the name Mason James, but she changed it to Mason Rafael
Rafael Garcia’s wife is seven months pregnant with a boy to be named Mason James
Fellow firefighters said they will always be grateful to have fought fires beside the chief
A NIOSH report released about a year ago shows these dirty hoods can lead to cancer down the road
Danielle DiBenedetto had been fighting colon cancer since Dec. 2013
He had been diagnosed with melanoma in a mole on his back in 2000; he was diagnosed with cancer again in 2012
The study evaluated 20,000 firefighters from three major cities over nearly 60 years and the amount of time spent on the fireground
