Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
With cancer a leading cause of firefighter deaths, PFAS in gear is under scrutiny as lawsuits, bans and new standards push for safer alternatives
The CAPE toolkit provides videos and training materials to help firefighters implement cancer prevention best practices
Lab finds high PFAS in Quincy’s “PFAS-free” turnout as IAFF urges independent checks
We, as firefighters, have faced everything, but when faced with terminal cancer, moments of connection mean so much
An AFG grant will help Troy firefighters keep their PPE clean and reduce their exposure to cancer-causing carcinogens
When Diane Cotter’s firefighter husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 she uncovered PFAS in PPE
The first in several trials over firefighting foam and groundwater contamination was scheduled to begin Monday
Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said the World Trade Center Health Program “is facing massive cuts in just a few years.”
Mark Knepp was a Hall County firefighter for 29 years and a U.S. Air Force veteran
A.G. Peter Neronha takes on PFAS and companies allegedly violating consumer protection laws
The Virginia Beach Fire Department is testing the blood of firefighters, and some retirees, to check for over 50 types of work-related cancer
Firefighting foam entered the public water distribution system during a fatal fire in an apartment building for seniors
A pilot program will monitor the chemical levels in the blood of thousands of firefighters
Naperville City Council authorized spending to replace their frontline firefighter PPE with PFAS-free outer shells
Firefighter Aaron Zamzow shares a glimpse into his experience
The Greensburg VFD has improved its approach to gross decon and PPE laundering to help minimize firefighters’ cancer risks
Chief Shawn Snider guided Edinburg Fire in its continuing transition from a fully volunteer department to a hybrid of paid and volunteer firefighters
Jason Tucker worked on cancer prevention, a special operations team and decon, Pasco County Fire Rescue said
Joining the National Firefighter Registry is a simple way you can help protect protect current and future firefighters
Capt. Matt “Chevy” Chiaverotti served with the Virginia Beach Fire Department for more than 20 years and was a search team manager
The registry is intended to help scientists better understand the link between cancer and firefighting in order to improve firefighters’ health
Lynn’s city council approved of the funds to help with staffing as some firefighters are being treated for injuries or work-related illnesses
Retired battalion chief Mitch Christian served with the Ashland Fire Department for 25 years
The denials are “insulting to the fire service and the sacrifice that those men and women have put in,” said Jared Willey, president of IAFF Local 772
“NFPA’s process is the gold standard for standards development and involves a proven, consensus-based approach,” said Vice President Lorraine Carli
The proposal has been disputed by insurance firms and municipal interest groups who fear the bill would overburden towns and workers’ compensation insurers
“The very gear designed to protect firefighters, to keep us safe, is killing us,” said General President Edward Kelly, calling the NFPA standard that requires PFAS needless
Is it time to reconsider the levels of risk in light of everything we now know about the exposure risks we face on the fireground?
Firefighters will have access to peer counselors and clinicians, physicals and medical tests
The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation
Erie Firefighter Michael Smith “was a hard-working firefighter always going above and beyond no matter what was asked of him,” IAFF Local 293 posted
UFA President Andrew Ansbro has started talking with Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to ramp up the cleaning of bunker gear after e-bike battery fires
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