Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
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
Single-layer PPE will provide Denver firefighters with better comfort and mobility while still offering protection
USC research estimates retardant use has released 850,000 pounds of these chemicals into the environment since 2009
The journey of acceptance, recovery and paying it forward is retold so that others can live cancer-free lives
It has taken years, but fire departments are making concrete changes to protect their crews from cancer risk
He had a goal to raise $10,000 for the boys; he ended up raising more than $17,000
The chief watched his beloved, only child graduate and receive her diploma from his hospital bed in a special ceremony
Gov. Rick Snyder: “This bill recognizes the potential health risks they face … and simplifies the claims process so stricken firefighters can get assistance they need.”
Christopher Martinez aims to raise $10,000, which he will donate entirely to the two boys and their families; he’s almost halfway to that goal
The bill would establish a fund that would cover the cost of treatment and lost wages when firefighters are diagnosed with certain cancers
At only 46, Derrick Lloyd lost his battle with a lengthy illness
Aiden, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 1, always wanted to be a firefighter
Ralph “Mike” Cobb, 60, had a long battler with cancer; he is survived by his wife and son
The cancer-causing chemicals are released and attach to dust over time and pose a greater risk to firefighters
Ron Marx was diagnosed with small cell cancer, which was discovered after blood work during a fire department physical came back with concerns
Fire officials are calling for better protective equipment to ward off firefighters’ risks of developing cancer
During his recovery, every firefighter throughout the department signed a T-shirt wishing him a speedy recovery
Colleagues gave him nonperishable’s to help feed his family of five and also threw a benefit in his honor to raise money
The 29-year-old moved to Oregon for its law allowing the terminally ill to end their own lives
Four months ago, doctors told him he had stage four glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer
The truck was repaired just in time to celebrate National Pink Heals Day
Researchers are hoping to find out whether exposure to toxic chemicals increases the risks of breast cancer in female firefighters
This is the first year the firefighters are wearing pink shirts to spread awareness
The fire department has done a number of activities to bring breast cancer research awareness to the community
A proposed bill would cover specific cancers that are likely caused by the toxins in the fires
He believes he may have gotten sick after responding to a call of a PCP lab explosion last year
Laura Baker, a 20-year firefighter, was shocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer; she started a plan immediately to get healthy again
Thomas Filo IV, 27, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of neuro-endocrine cancer; it has a 15 percent five-year survival rate
The rig left the roadway in an attempt to avoid colliding with another car; no one was injured
Friends, family and firefighters wore bracelets for Jeff that read “No One Fights Alone”
With everything from T-shirts to trucks, there is no sign of support too large or small
The law, which funds treatment for workers sickened by the toxic fumes of Ground Zero, expires in 2016
David McCrady was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013, a condition possibly caused by the exposure to smoke and toxic fumes from responding to fires over the years
