By Suelen Rivera, KTAR: The University of Arizona will soon lead a study to reduce the risk of cancer in firefighters after receiving a $4 million grant, officials said last week. The funding — granted by the Arizona Board of Regents — will allow researchers to enroll 1,500 … [Read more...]
Please see the attached and below for the upcoming 2nd annual "WHAT'S KILLING US" 2023 Firefighter Health & Safety Seminar. Please consider joining us for this very relevant firefighter/fire officer program (held in the Cincinnati / Kings Island area) - you will not be … [Read more...]
By ABC: The fire station at Avalon Airport has been closed after unsafe levels of PFAS were found in the drinking water. The union representing aviation firefighters said the firefighting chemical was also detected in the water supply at the air traffic tower south-west of … [Read more...]
SAVE THE DATE-TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 2022 - 1300 Hours Est FROM US FIRE ADMINISTRATOR Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell. On October 11, USFA, in partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, will host the first U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention … [Read more...]
If your department is supporting Firefighter cancer initiatives, especially this month and November (Movember) then do it-sure, wear the shirts and raise the funds but stop unnecessarily eating smoke. There's no shortage of cancer inviting no-mask wearing firefighters on … [Read more...]
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...]