The US Senate on Tuesday finally passed a bill guaranteeing financial support to the families of 9/11 first responders and victims — as a chorus of riotous cheers arose from the gallery. Senators approved 97-2 “The Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer and Luis … [Read more...]
By Anthony Rifilato, LI Herald: Hundreds gathered at an emotional service in Rockville Centre on July 7 to say farewell to longtime Long Beach resident and firefighter Michael Ornauer, who died after a battle with 9/11-related cancer at age 60. Ornauer was a captain in the … [Read more...]
By Don Carrigan, News Center Maine: Fighting fires is a dangerous job. But while the immediate risks are very real, other dangers can be a threat years later. Because of dangerous smoke and fumes, firefighters have a higher than average risk of cancer. Rockland Fire Chief … [Read more...]
Firefighters who responded to the Tubbs Fire in 2017 saw increased levels of chemicals in their systems after returning from the front lines, according to a new study. The study released Tuesday was conducted by the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation. The … [Read more...]
A new US cancer database - the Firefighter Cancer Registry which was fully funded by Congress in June - aims to track the careers and health histories of thousands of firefighters in order to better understand the link between emergency work and disease, writes Victoria … [Read more...]
Seattle authorities have moved firefighters out of a Northgate fire station where worries have long been raisedabout unhealthy conditions and links to illnesses such as cancer. Mayor Jenny Durkan and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins made the relocation decision this week, citing … [Read more...]
Of all the frightening places Hyannis Fire Captain Tom Kenney bravely strode into during his storied career as a paramedic and firefighter, nothing compared to the crater at Ground Zero in New York City, where he arrived just hours after the 2001 terrorist attacks. “They should … [Read more...]
WELL KNOWN HYANNIS, MA FIREFIGHTER PASSES AWAY FROM OCCUPATIONAL CANCER
HYANNIS, MA — A veteran of the Hyannis Fire Department has passed away, the department announced Thursday. Capt. Thomas Kenney, who served the department for over 36 years, died Wednesday, June 5. "He was a proud member of the Hyannis Fire Department and Hyannis Firefighters … [Read more...]
By Jess Burns, OPB: When Timothy Ingalsbee thinks back on his days in the 1980s and 90s fighting wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, he remembers the adventure of jumping out of a helicopter into the wilderness. “Ideally we’d have at least one skid touching the steep … [Read more...]
A Fort Worth firefighter died Friday from pancreatic cancer caused by heat and smoke exposure. Capt. Keven Teague was a firefighter in Fort Worth for 24 years, Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said in a Facebook post. Teague, 46, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two … [Read more...]
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