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Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month: Protect Yourself and Your Crew
January 11, 2022
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The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is joining the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) and International Association of Fire Fighters in recognizing January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. Chances are someone in your department or a firefighter you know has battled cancer. This is a very prevalent and serious issue facing the fire service. The... Read More »
Free for a Limited Time – Surviving the Job: Preventing Firefighter Cancer
January 11, 2022
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Cancer is a serious threat facing today’s fire service, but there are ways you can lower your risks. These include the 11 best practices for firefighter cancer prevention outlined in the Lavender Ribbon Report. This course explains how to incorporate these practices into your daily routines to reduce your exposure risks and protect yourself and... Read More »
Facebook Live: Actions to Reduce Firefighter Cancer Risks
January 11, 2022
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Cancer has become one of the most dangerous threats to firefighters, but there are steps you can take to reduce risks. Join the NVFC and subject matter experts for a Facebook Live discussion on January 18 at 3pm ET. Panelists will discuss the threat cancer poses, how firefighters can reduce their cancer risk, and share... Read More »
January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
December 21, 2021
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Cancer is a leading cause of deaths among firefighters today, and firefighters in the United States and Canada are developing occupational cancers at a rate higher than ever before. As part of efforts to prevent and reduce firefighters' risk of occupational cancer, the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN), International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), and... Read More »
Facebook Live Discussion – Firefighter Cancer: Actions to Reduce Risks
December 16, 2021
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Cancer has become one of the most dangerous threats to firefighters, but there steps you can take to reduce risks. Join the NVFC and subject matter experts for a Facebook Live discussion on January 18 at 3pm ET in conjunction with Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. Panelists will discuss the threat cancer poses, how firefighters can... Read More »
IAFC-VCOS and NVFC Release Lavender Ribbon Report Update to Reduce Occupational Cancer Risks
October 5, 2021
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The International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have released an update to the Lavender Ribbon Report that provides 11 best practices for reducing exposure risks and preventing occupationally caused cancer in firefighters. The new Lavender Ribbon Report Update includes additional information, essays, articles,... Read More »
Take Steps to Reduce Occupational Cancer Risks
April 6, 2021
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April is Cancer Control Month, and now is a great opportunity for you and your department to review the Lavender Ribbon Report and make sure you are implementing the 11 best practices for preventing firefighter cancer. Download the report here. You can also watch this video to learn actions for reducing your exposure risks. Read More »
Webinar: Reducing Occupational Cancer Risks in the Fire Service
March 9, 2021
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Understanding how and where firefighters are exposed to carcinogens is an important step towards mitigating occupational cancer risks. Join us on March 18 at 2pm ET for this free webinar to learn more about exposures to carcinogens, contamination control activities, and risk reduction strategies for the fire station, firefighters, and the apparatus. Register. This webinar... Read More »
January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
January 12, 2021
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The Firefighter Cancer Support Network and International Association of Fire Fighters have designated January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. A web site is available with weekly focus areas, presentations, survivor stories, training briefs, and more to help departments participate. This is also a good opportunity to review the Lavender Ribbon Report with your department to... Read More »
Webinar: Reducing Occupational Cancer Risks in the Fire Service
December 10, 2020
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Understanding how and where firefighters are exposed to carcinogens is an important step towards mitigating occupational cancer risks. Join Dennis Wolf, fire management consultant with the University of Tennessee’s Municipal Technical Advisory Service, to learn more about exposures to carcinogens, the dangers of soot, contamination control activities, and risk reduction strategies for the fire station,... Read More »
