We want to make you aware of a website: www.40plusfire.com The site is focused on active male firefighters aged 40 and above... to help you and your family understand one of the most prominent "firefighter" cancers: Prostate cancer. The non-profit, non-commercial site … [Read more...]
My attempt at writing the below linked article was to provide a very basic but very honest “firehouse talk” article about cancer. So yep-I was diagnosed late last summer. Some people are afraid of even the word cancer. I completely understand. That said, this piece has some … [Read more...]
Two Firefighters had to be hospitalized Sunday in a stubborn blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Pearl River, Rockland County shopping center and continued burning for several hours, Pearl River (NY) Fire Chief Jim Morrison said. Firefighters from … [Read more...]
By Stuart Wolpert, UCLA Derek Urwin, a longtime firefighter who expects to complete his Ph.D. in chemistry during the winter quarter, is out to change that, using his knowledge of chemistry to improve firefighter health and safety and, ultimately, bring these cancer rates … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 11/24
11/24/1848 a Toronto, Ontario, Canada firefighter “died from injuries he received while operating a fire in a block of stores on King Street just east of Church Street. The fire had started in Mr. Webb’s shoe store and spread. He was struck in the head and lost a lot of blood. … [Read more...]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Could a fire that Channel 9 covered 15 years ago be responsible for a string of cancer cases among local firefighters? A local attorney and his clients believe so, and they said their claims for compensation have been denied. The families of at least four Orange … [Read more...]
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Phoenix first responders are some of the first in the country to get a brand-new type of cancer screening, and it's as easy as a blood test. The Galleri test is a game changer that screens for 50 different types of cancers at the same time and can … [Read more...]