Sooty helmets were once a badge of honor. But research shows firefighters absorb carcinogenic particles through their skin ...

Firefighter cancer prevention starts with leadership. In this webinar, Jim Burneka shares 25 actionable steps that department leaders can take to lower cancer risks within their crews—from daily PPE ...

Firefighters work hard saving lives, and in the process put their own lives at heightened risk from skin, kidney and other types of cancers, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study finds. "Although ...

The International Association of Fire Fighters reports nearly 80% of their members' line-of-duty deaths were due to cancer ...

Firefighters work hard saving lives, and in process put their own lives at heightened risk from skin, kidney and other types of cancers, a new American Cancer Society study finds. "Although this isn't ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Meredith Smith didn’t have to look far to find her motivation. Her husband is a firefighter. And as an oncology nurse, Smith knows firsthand the elevated cancer risks that come ...

The Cimarron Hills Fire Department (CHFD) said it is hosting an esophageal precancer screening event for at-risk firefighters ...

PHOENIX — Arizona researchers are working to develop some simple yet surprising ways to reduce the cancer risk for firefighters. Firefighters often come into contact with cancer-causing per- and ...

The reversal of a decades-old U.S. Forest Service policy means that federal wildland firefighters can now mask up if they want to — something Washington’s state wildland firefighters have been able to ...

A major data analysis spanning decades finds firefighters at heightened odds for cancers of the skin, kidneys and other tumor types Better on-the-job sun protection might bring skin cancer risks down ...