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The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4 has been calling attention to these stats and marking January as firefighter cancer awareness month. It's also asking for help from residents ...
In fact, occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service, according to the International Association of Fire ... January is Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month ...
January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month Roger Hooper, York County fire administrator, has been in the fire service since he started as a junior firefighter in 1978. He also scored high for ...
The National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) is a voluntary registry of firefighters in the United States used to evaluate cancer rates and risk factors in the U.S. fire service through collecting relevant occupational, lifestyle, and health information on firefighters. It aims to use these data to reduce cancer in firefighters.
Firefighters have shown higher rates of certain types of cancer (respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems), and of all cancers combined, when compared to the general U.S. population. [9] This is linked to many aspects of the firefighting occupation such as exposure to smoke and other products of combustion that are known carcinogens, as well ...
The IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial is a permanent remembrance of IAFF members and emergency medical services personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty. An annual Fallen Firefighters memorial ceremony is held each year in September in Colorado Springs, Colorado (with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to the Coronavirus (Covid ...
The state Senate last month voted 24-0 for a two-year pilot program to offer voluntary comprehensive early-detection cancer screening for all active and retired permanent firefighters.
National Bourbon Heritage Month; National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month [citation needed] National Guide Dog Month (US) National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States) (US; September 15 to October 15) [8] [40] National Honey Month; National Preparedness Month [41] National Prostate Health Month [42] Pain Awareness Month [43]