Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In addition to personal factors that may predispose an individual to coronary artery disease or other cardiovascular diseases, occupational exposures can significantly increase a firefighter's risk. Historically, the fire service blamed poor firefighter physical condition for being the primary cause of cardiovascular related deaths.
A firefighter's SCBA usually hold 30 to 45 minutes of air, depending on the size of the tank and the rate of consumption during strenuous activities. While this gear helps to eliminate the risks, firefighters are still exposed to smoke, toxic dust, fumes and radiation that have contributed to firefighters being 14% more likely to develop cancer.
Research from the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety shows that firefighters have a 14 percent higher risk of dying from cancer than the general U.S. population. This isn’t ...
Risk factors presented for law enforcement include “proximity to the event, type of incident, occupational stressors, neuroticism, introversion, and poor coping skills.” [3] Firefighters who display high levels of “hostility, low self-esteem, neuroticism, previous trauma, and a lack of social support” are more at risk for developing ...
Working with lists of high-risk properties provided by insurers, the team from Capstone Fire and Safety Management aims to arrive at houses before a fire does, then make changes to the structure ...
“Many firefighters are classified as temporary or seasonal employees, meaning their compensation is unstable. This leaves them overworked and significantly underpaid, creating numerous ...
A firefighter exits a burning building Firefighter using a water hose on fire truck to extinguish a portion of a forest fire A firefighter moving through a bush fire. Cancer risk in the U.S. fire service is a topic of growing concern. Firefighters regularly encounter carcinogenic materials and hazardous contaminants on the fireground.
Mar. 15—Like most veteran firefighters, Peter Lennon knew that cancer was an occupational risk. Still, Lennon, who is the fire marshal for Manchester Fire Department, wasn't prepared for the ...