In Christopher Cox’s final days, 40 or 50 people would gather every evening in his driveway on lawn chairs, taking turns visiting him inside, swapping stories, taking refreshments and chatting, as though it were a tailgate. The Gallitzin Fire Company chief died Friday at age … [Read more...]
A new article (and an online firefighter training program) “Hierarchy of Contamination Control in the Fire Service” co-authored by some phenominal fire service scientists Gavin Horn, Kenny Fent, Denise Smith, and Steve Kerber, has been published. This document covers fire service … [Read more...]
A Palm Beach Gardens Firefighter has died after a hard fought battle with cancer. Captain Brian Wolnewitz, 44, lost his battle with stage 4 lung cancer Tuesday morning. Wolnewitz was a Suncoast High School graduate who went on to the University of Florida before attending … [Read more...]
Committing more money to fight occupational cancer, including raising dues to fund research on the fatal disease, was a top priority at the IAFF's convention in Ottawa, Ontario last week. General President Edward Kelly stated "“Take a look at those f—ing walls,” he said, citing … [Read more...]
That’s the aim of a new tool in firefighters’ hands -- their smartphone. “Basically, a cancer exposure tracking system,” said Robert Queen, co-founder of the app Firefighter Connect, and a 33-year volunteer firefighter with the New Bern and Shanghai fire departments. The … [Read more...]
EVERETT, Wash. — Gina Anderson had finally accomplished her dreams when two separate fire departments offered her a job recently. Two weeks later, she found out she had cancer. The Everett Fire Department said it interviewed Anderson and more than 30 others two months ago … [Read more...]
NEW YORK — The FDNY has suffered two 9/11-related deaths in recent days. Retired EMT Steven Thorsen, who served at Station 23, died Sunday from a World Trade Center-related illness, according to the FDNY Family Assistance Unit. Thorsen served the FDNY for 27 years. Fire … [Read more...]