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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 ...
Image credits: The 2025 Australian Firefighters Calendar The 2025 calendar editions include over 25 firefighters from urban fire, military, and aviation services. Each month is represented by ...
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 ...
The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 7, 2017, by Robert Menendez. [48] [49] It required the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a registry designed to collect data on cancer rates among U.S. firefighters.
On December 2 1998, firefighters of the Geelong West Fire Brigade responded to a call for assistance by other firefighters fighting a wildfire from Linton, Victoria, Australia. A sudden change of wind direction caused due to a cold front led to the fire truck being engulfed by the fire on the way to refilling the water tank. As a result, five ...
Jazz Appreciation Month; Mathematics Awareness Month [13] [14] National Child Abuse Prevention Month [15] [16] National Pet Month (United Kingdom) National Poetry Month; National Poetry Writing Month; National Volunteer Month; Second Chance Month; Sexual Assault Awareness Month [17] [18] [19] Citizen Science Month (United States) [20] [21]
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.
World Cancer Day was established on 4 February 2000 at the World Cancer Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, which was held in Paris.. The Charter of Paris against cancer, [7] which was created to promote research, prevent cancer, improve patient services, also included an article establishing the anniversary of the document's official signing as World Cancer Day, was signed at the ...