WHAT DO FIREFIGHTERS WANT? The Perfect Storm... Take the 2023 "What Firefighters Want" state-of-the fire service survey STAFFING? PERSONNEL? The fire service is facing a perfect storm: recruitment and retention challenges, expanding job expectations, strains on behavioral … [Read more...]
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) filed a lawsuit today against the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for its role in imposing a testing standard that effectively requires the use of carcinogens in fire fighter protective gear. The case, … [Read more...]
By 4029TV: Fort Smith Fire Chief Phil Christensen died Saturday after a 9-month struggle with cancer, according to a release from the city of Fort Smith. Christensen's death will be considered a Line of Duty death. He joined the Fort Smith Fire Department in 1992 and was … [Read more...]
Firefighter Jason Burns appreciates the attention that firefighting foam has received recently because long term exposure to it has been linked to cancer. However, he says he’s rarely used firefighting foam in his nearly 20-year career. “I tend to focus on our gear because … [Read more...]
All, Up to a dozen London Fire Brigade Firefighters who operated at the deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower fire have been diagnosed with terminal cancer. According to reports, the cancers are understood to be mainly digestive cancers and leukaemia. Our prayers go out to all affected by … [Read more...]
By Lucy Thornton and Matthew Young, The Mirror: Hero firefighters who saved lives at the Grenfell Tower disaster have since been diagnosed with terminal cancer, we can reveal. A Mirror investigation has found a secret tragedy behind the 2017 fire, which killed 72 … [Read more...]
Please see below for the upcoming 2nd annual "WHAT'S KILLING US?" 2023 Firefighter Health & Safety Seminar, March 20th, 2023. Greater Cincinnati Area A Face Paced, No BS Training Day...Featuring: Dr Lori Moore Merrell-USFA-"What's the future of the fire … [Read more...]