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WASH. BANS SALE OF FIREFIGHTING FOAMS WITH CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS

WASH. BANS SALE OF FIREFIGHTING FOAMS WITH CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS

 Rick Markley    March 29, 2018    No Comments

By Hanna Scott, My Northwest: Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday that will make Washington state the first in the country to ban the sale of firefighting foams containing chemicals known to be a health hazard. Senate Bill 6413 bans the sale, manufacturing, and … [Read more...]

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 cancer, firefighter safety, firefighting foam, health

STUDY: DIRTY PPE CAUSES ‘ALARMING’ RATE OF CANCER IN UK FIREFIGHTERS

STUDY: DIRTY PPE CAUSES ‘ALARMING’ RATE OF CANCER IN UK FIREFIGHTERS

 Rick Markley    February 25, 2018    No Comments

By David Mercer, Sky News: Firefighters face a greater risk of developing cancer because of an "alarmingly high" level of dangerous chemicals carried on their clothing, researchers have found. In the first study of its kind, experts at the University of Central Lancashire … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Personal Survival
 cancer, firefighter health, ppe, study, united kingdom

SPOKANE FIRE DEPT. SCBA FREE OF TOXINS

SPOKANE FIRE DEPT. SCBA FREE OF TOXINS

 Rick Markley    February 16, 2018    No Comments

Jonathan Glover, The Spokesman-Review: Spokane firefighters may soon breath easy again after a recent round of testing determined there are no contaminants in the department’s air tanks. The test results, announced by the city Thursday morning at a news conference, come … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Safety and Survival
 cancer, firefighter health, scba, spokane

MISSOURI LAWMAKERS WEIGH BILL MAKING FIREFIGHTER CANCER PRESUMPTIVE

MISSOURI LAWMAKERS WEIGH BILL MAKING FIREFIGHTER CANCER PRESUMPTIVE

 Rick Markley    December 20, 2017    No Comments

By Holly Edgell, St. Louis Public Radio When firefighter Marnell Griffin died in January 2017, it was not due to burns, smoke inhalation or any of the other hazards people associate with his line of work. Griffin, a 22-year veteran of the St. Louis Fire Department, died of … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Personal Survival
 cancer, firefighter health, presumptive legislation

OHIO FIRE DEPARTMENT PART OF CANCER STUDY

OHIO FIRE DEPARTMENT PART OF CANCER STUDY

 Rick Markley    December 15, 2017    No Comments

By Allison Reamer, The Blade Toledo firefighters are participating in a study to better understand the relationship between firefighting and cancer while department leaders evaluate their own practices in an effort to better protect their own from long-term negative health … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Personal Survival
 cancer, firefighter health

RESEARCHERS: FIREFIGHTERS AT HIGHER RISK FOR SKIN CANCER

RESEARCHERS: FIREFIGHTERS AT HIGHER RISK FOR SKIN CANCER

 Rick Markley    December 13, 2017    No Comments

By Rachael Rettner, Live Science Firefighters may have a higher risk of skin cancer than the general public, a new study finds. The study analyzed information from about 2,400 firefighters in South Florida. Participants answered questions about whether they had past … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Personal Survival
 cancer, firefighter health

TOXINS FOUND IN N.H. FIRE DEPARTMENTS’ DRINKING WATER

TOXINS FOUND IN N.H. FIRE DEPARTMENTS’ DRINKING WATER

 Rick Markley    December 5, 2017    No Comments

By Annie Ropeik, NHPR At least four New Hampshire fire departments have found an elevated level of toxic chemicals known as PFCs in their drinking water. The state says the Franklin Fire Department, Kingston and Windham Fire Stations, and the former fire station at New … [Read more...]

 News, Personal Survival
 cancer, firefighter health

FIRE DEPARTMENT TURNS TO DOGS TO DETECT CANCER

FIRE DEPARTMENT TURNS TO DOGS TO DETECT CANCER

 Rick Markley    September 1, 2017    No Comments

The Fremont (Calif.) Fire Department will screen all its firefighters and administrative staff for cancer by sending breath samples to cancer-sniffing dogs. The firefighters will breathe normally into a mask for 10 minutes; that mask will collect the scent of their breath and be … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Personal Survival
 cancer, firefighter health

FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR PULLED FROM SERVICE MONTH AFTER ASBESTOS FIRE

FIREFIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR PULLED FROM SERVICE MONTH AFTER ASBESTOS FIRE

 Rick Markley    August 12, 2017    No Comments

The Honolulu (Hawaii) Fire Department removed more than 120 sets of firefighter PPE nearly a month after firefighters were exposed to asbestos at the Marco Polo high-rise fire. Fire union officials are asking why it took so long to remove the potentially contaminated gear from … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Personal Survival, Safety and Survival
 asbestos, cancer, firefighter safety, high-rise fire, ppe

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