Hot topic - Cancer in the Fire Service

"Firefighters risk their lives and health every time they answer the bell. And it's not just smoke and flames they have to worry about, but dangerous fumes and toxins, in some cases known carcinogens..." (*)

What topics come up at the Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Symposium each year? One of this year's hot topics was information about the proposed Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 (H.R 4625).

Find out more about the origins of this proposed legislation, where to find the Firefighter Cancer White Paper, and how to reach the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, North Carolina Chapter at http://www.firehouse.com/news/12209303/national-firefighter-cancer-registry-gaining-support .

National fire fighter registry photo Brian McQueen former chief of Whitesboro Volunteer Fire Dept shared his cancer story

(* quote from Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ)

Posted 11:50 AM

Tags: cancer in the fire service, vfis of north carolina, cloyce anders

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