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Firefighter cancer awareness and prevention program

Firefighter Cancer Prevention Power Point
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Exposure Form
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Handout: List of Carcinogens
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Instructor Evaluation Form
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Cancer Awareness and Prevention Certificate
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Other Downloadable Resources:
Bulletin Board Flyer
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Take action against cancer in the fire service
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Powerpoint: Firefighter's Cancer Study
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Occupational Cancer in the Fire Service
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CDC - Cancer among U.S. Fire Fighters
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SWLA Firefighter's Association Jeanie Allen Scholarship
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More information on the web:
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - Firefighters and cancer 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Firefighter Resources

​New Jersey - Firefighter Cancer Reduction Guide


Florida - Firefighter Cancer Initiative

New York-Volunteer Firefighter Program

Recommended Actions Related to Reducing the Known Risk of Cancer in FireFighters
1. Increase Fire Service Awareness of Cancer Health & Wellness
  • Health and wellness programs for on and off duty times, importance of use of PPE equipment and importance of proper decontamination of personnel equipment and fire apparatus.
2. Investigate Issues Affecting PPE Effectiveness in Reducing Exposure to Carcinogens
  • Proper donning and use of PPE equipment, with a focus on reducing exposure to known and unknown carcinogens
3. Implement and Maintain an Exposure Reporting/Medical Database
  • There is currently no national database to report or collect possible exposures to carcinogens, this data can be helpful in future interventions and prevention guidelines.
4. Improved Cancer Education
  • Many departments and firefighters throughout the country are ignorant to the fact that they are at and increased risk for many cancers, due to their service.  We owe it to these public servants to get the word out.
5. Reduce Fire Fighter Exposure to Cancer at Fire Service Facilities
  • Education of the fire service of the known carcinogens in their Fire Service Facility (diesel and gasoline exhaust and remnants of carcinogens from non-properly decontaminated equipment) and the importance of proper air ventilation in these facilities.
6. Introduce Post-Fire Cancer Prevention Procedures
  • Recommended procedures involve turnout gear removal, isolation and cleaning of PPE; equipment cleaning and decontamination; medical monitoring; and re-hydration.
7. Create More Coordinated Standards and Criteria Promoting Fire Fighter Cancer Prevention
  • Advocate for the NFPA and government agencies to research and develop proper standards and procedures to assist with Fire Fighter Cancer Prevention.
8. Support Fire Fighter Cancer and Worker Compensation Benefits
  • While certain states have passed legislation mandating Worker’s Compensation Benefits to firefighters more can be done the the National legislature and in many states.
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