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ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - An Albemarle County firefighter is back on the job after beating stage 3 kidney cancer. Sean Ryan, a 37-year-old firefighter, says he was stunned when a routine scan found a large tumor on his kidney. He went through surgery and fought … [Read more...]
By Jaymie Baxley, The Pilot Days after receiving one of the state’s highest honors, Pinebluff Fire Chief John McKiver has died. McKiver, whose firefighting career spanned more than four decades, made history as the first Black fire department chief in Moore County. … [Read more...]
Volunteer firefighters — who comprise more than 65 percent of the U.S. fire service — have higher levels of “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in their bodies than the general public, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was published in … [Read more...]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Cancer caused 66-percent of career firefighter line of duty deaths nationwide between 2002 and 2019 according to data from the International Association of Fire Fighters. The reason why is the focus of News 13’s Deadlier than Fire series and … [Read more...]
By Jennifer Emert, WLOS Over the years, materials used to build houses and other buildings have changed, with some of those materials containing carcinogens that firefighters and first responders inhale when responding to calls and cleaning up after the fire is out. The … [Read more...]
The Firefighter Cancer Support Network says cancer is the most dangerous threat to firefighter health and safety. Data from the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) says cancer caused 66% of firefighter line-of-duty fatalities from 2002 to 2019. Dr. Kenneth Kunz, a … [Read more...]