The Firefighter Cancer Consultants has teamed up with Brothers Helping Brothers to bring a 2 day symposium of two significant topics regarding Firefighter Health & Safety. We have compiled an amazing lineup of nationally known speakers on FF Cancer and Mental Health. The event takes place on Friday October 19th, & Saturday October 20th in Middletown Ohio. The cost for …
Let’s start with some numbers. 1 out 12 current Columbus Ohio Firefighters have been diagnosed with cancer. 48% of those cancers are skin cancers. Some of you may be aware that firefighters have a high absorption rate of toxins. Our fire gear does a great job of protecting us from fires, but does not protect ourselves from being exposed to …
I was very excited to see that after nearly four years of hard work the IAFF released their Online Firefighter Cancer Training. This training was initiated by a resolution at the 2012 IAFF Convention by the Denver Firefighters Local 858. Local 858 was gracious enough to include the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) as a partner with the IAFF in …
Firefighters are exposed to a multitude of chemicals and carcinogens during a fire. This video describes how these toxins are absorbed into our body. The video also describes how these absorption rates increase when our core body temperature rises.
