We are regretfully pass on that FDNY Battalion Chief Robert Miuccio, 76, died Thursday of 9/11-related cancer. Chief Miuccio, who served with the department for 39 years, died after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Chief Robert Miuccio is pictured at the World Trade Center … [Read more...]
This is yet another example of understanding that your employer may not have your back...and another warning to look into your own protection at your own department. Warning: do not ever assume or presume you are covered. Understand also that your city or jurisdiction may fight … [Read more...]
Is Station 31 making Seattle firefighters sick? Study hopes to find answers about ‘Cancer House’
For years, firefighters at the Seattle Fire Department’s Station 31 have believed they were contracting cancer at an unusually high rate. A study by the Fred Hutchinson center will determine whether they are being diagnosed at higher rates than other Seattle firefighters. For … [Read more...]
By Larry Provost On Sunday, a day whose weather resembled that of a beautiful September morning in 2001, Retired Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Captain John Vigiano, Sr. joined his two sons who were killed almost seventeen years ago in the radical Islamic … [Read more...]
A state investigation has been launched into safety standards within the Houston Fire Department after the union representing its firefighters accused the department of failing to protect members from exposure to deadly carcinogens. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Texas … [Read more...]
Firefighters remember Sequoyah Volunteer Fire Department chief who lost battle with cancer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Firefighters remember Sequoyah Volunteer Fire Department chief who lost battle with cancer (Photo: SVFD) UPDATE (Monday): On Monday, family, friends and colleagues said their final goodbyes to volunteer Fire Chief Mike … [Read more...]
More than a year after a Houston firefighter died of cancer, her husband is fighting for benefits he says his wife earned. It appeared he even had the fire chief on his side. It's just the latest case of Houston heroes having a tough time fighting the city's workers' … [Read more...]
Buffalo Grove appeals ‘unprecedented’ pension award to family of firefighter who died from cancer
Buffalo Grove appeals 'unprecedented' pension award to family of firefighter who died from cancer Karen Ann Cullotta Buffalo Grove officials announced Wednesday they are challenging a decision to award a full line-of-duty death pension to the widow of a 51-year-old Buffalo … [Read more...]
House Unanimously Approves Firefighter Cancer Registry Act
WASHINGTON (CFSI.org) - Earlier today, the House unanimously approved H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The bipartisan legislation creates a specialized national registry to provide researchers and epidemiologists with the tools and resources needed to improve … [Read more...]
Heartbreaking news this morning from the FDNY where beloved Assistant Chief Ron Spadafora has died in the Line of Duty following a incredibly tough but heroic battle against 9-11 World Trade Center Cancer. Chief Spadafora was a 39-year veteran in the FDNY and is the Chief of … [Read more...]
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