Firefighter Cancer
The cancer resource page features news, information, videos, podcasts and feature articles about this massive health issue facing the fire service.
Dr. John Howard has yet to be reinstated as head of the WTC Health Program, as many staff remain without jobs—“a shell game,” says FDNY Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Prezant
IAFF President Ed Kelly says talks with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have heightened attention on saving some firefighter health and safety programs
Gov. Josh Shapiro released a three-part plan to help firefighters that included a $30M grant program for equipment and recruitment
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
The first firefighter-influencer of the modern era shares how his early speaking nerves transformed into a love of making comedy videos
We can honor our past and maintain our traditions without dismissing new, better and safer ways of doing the job
Neil Carlberg was a Bellingham firefighter for 33 years, retired in 2011 and died of esophageal cancer in 2018
Since the Defense Department published performance specifications for PFAS-free foams in January, this may be the year when airports start making the switch
Rancho Cucamonga Engineer Miguel Cervantes worked in the fire service for more than 20 years
The International Association of Arson Investigators intends to use the data to better understand and characterize risks and exposures
“He touched many lives in his short time with the department,” the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York wrote
The union has retained a trio of prominent “toxic tort law” firms to demand changes to PPE and to explore compensation for firefighters and their families
Virginia, Nebraska, Connecticut and Mississippi could change how the benefits are paid or which diagnoses are covered
The big stories, hot takes and moments that moved us from the month
Frank Nunez went home from the hospital with his fiancé and their dog in September
Most of the London crewmembers’ cancers are digestive varieties or leukemia
From initial diagnosis through treatment and, ultimately, the feeling of rain on my scalp
Jeffrey DiDomenico served with the department for nearly 18 years
Glendale Firefighter Mark Fowl “will be deeply missed,” the department said in a Facebook post
Gain insight into the future of firefighting PPE standards with Jeff Stull as he answers FireRescue1 readers’ most pressing inquiries
Fire service leaders address size-up, situational awareness, roadway safety, proper PPE, complacency, go/no-go decision-making and more
“I’m sure it’s going to help save lives,” said Garnell Whitfield, Buffalo’s former fire commissioner
Mark Schmidt served with the Kern County Fire Department for 17 years
Orlando has spent nearly $35,000 so far on legal fees for the case against District Chief Scott Suehle and another firefighter
Arizona researchers will work with firefighters as they build on prior findings and possible prevention opportunities
Recent actions (and cautious optimism) suggest a finely tuned performance ahead from our fire service organizations
A personal plea for all leaders to embrace the clean cab concepts that will protect firefighters from apparatus contaminates
William Hammond continues fighting for the full benefits package including a $25,000 lump sum
The CDC changed the contractors who run the National Provider Network for some 25,000 and the prescription drug benefits for the whole program
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