Click HERE to view full article. Kenneth W.FentaChristineToennisbDeborahSammonsbShirleyRobertsonbStephenBertkeaAntonia M.CalafatcJoachim D.PleildM. ArielGeer WallacedSteveKerbereDenise L.SmithfgGavin P.Hornf Highlights • Biomarker concentrations … [Read more...]
In the 19 years since Sept. 11, 2001, the mantra among surviving World Trade Center Firefighters & other first responders was always the same: Never forget. Now some of those heroes who spent weeks digging through the toxic rubble of the twin towers are at risk of losing their … [Read more...]
Today the NFPA released its annual “U.S. Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” report, (link below) which showed fewer than 50 U.S. Firefighter fatalities while on duty in 2019, reflecting the lowest number of Firefighter deaths reported since NFPA began conducting this … [Read more...]
The NFFF has postponed the annual Fallen Firefighter memorial weekend as per NFFF Chair Troy Markel. This is due to the pandemic situation and related logistics. While disappointing, it is important to know that the nation's fallen Firefighters will not be forgotten. On October … [Read more...]
More than 30,000 gallons of toxic fluorochemical foam has been collected from municipal fire departments and commercial airports in Michigan in an effort that state officials believe is the nation’s largest collection and disposal program of its type. The Michigan Department … [Read more...]
ECENT FIREFIGHTER CANCER DEATHS We do our best to share as many of these as possible. CAPTAIN KENDALL WARD-Sioux Falls FD, S.D. https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/colleague-says-captain-kendall-ward-dedicated-his-life-to-being-a-firefighter/ FIREFIGHTER/APPARATUS … [Read more...]
Details, resources and EVERYTHING you need to have a great drill & training session this week are HERE: https://www.safetystanddown.org/ … [Read more...]
If you are looking for a gift for Father's Day, please consider the new book "Pass It On III-Making Good Progress." -- 100% of the proceeds go to the Deputy Chief Raymond Downey Scholarship Charity Fund, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Firefighter … [Read more...]
Thanks to each of you who own a copy of "Pass It On: What We Know ... We Want You to Know" and "Pass It On: The Second Alarm," as we have raised thousands of dollars for the Deputy Chief Raymond Downey Scholarship Charity Fund, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) … [Read more...]
Phoenix (AZ) Firefighters are mourning the loss of a retired Firefighter on Tuesday - which is being classified by them as a "line of duty death." Firefighter David Mathis died in hospice care. Mathis was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2007. Mathis was granted one of … [Read more...]