Cancer - IAFF

Sep 24, 2024
Illinois fire fighters combine heritage and cancer awareness with new T-shirt

Carpentersville, IL Local 4790 members new T-shirt design honors Hispanic Heritage Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Sep 4, 2024
ICYMI: Kelly praises new Massachusetts PFAS law; calls for others to follow in Boston Globe op-ed

Massachusetts is now the second U.S. state to ban the sale of fire fighter bunker gear containing cancer-causing PFAS.

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Aug 1, 2024
Mythbusting the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer: 5 facts you should know

In 2018, Congress passed the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, which directed NIOSH to develop a registry to study cancer among fire fighters.

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Jul 25, 2024
Families and union leaders push for expanded benefits on Capitol Hill

Members of the IAFF, the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters, Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters, families, and IAFF Locals throughout Virginia, Minnesota, Ohio, and Florida gathered on Capitol Hill to lobby for the passage of the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act (S.930/H.R.1719)

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Jul 10, 2024
New bill establishes presumptive cancer benefit for NC fire fighters

The new Fire Fighters’ Cancer Insurance Program recognizes the threat occupational cancer poses to the fire service.

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Jul 9, 2024
A legacy of service: How a fallen fire fighter’s life continues inspiring his family

Meghan Paidar, the daughter of fallen St. Paul, MN Local 21 fire fighter, Mike Paidar, receives IAFF W.H. “Howie” McClennan scholarship.

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Jun 24, 2024
Chicago Local 2 protecting members’ lives with early cancer screenings

It is no secret that fire fighters are at extreme risk of developing cancer due to on-the-job exposures. And early detection of those cancers lead to greater survival rates. That’s why IAFF locals are creating early screening opportunities for their members.

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Jun 18, 2024
IAFF joins over 70 organizations to petition for improved auto fire safety standards

Consumer Reports, the IAFF, and the Green Science Policy deliver a petition with more than 32,000 signatures to the NHTSA. (Pictured: IAFF Deputy Director of Health and Medicine Racquel Cesnalis, Local 36 President Dave Hoagland, and Local 36 members.)

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May 16, 2024
Fire fighters in three cities begin to transition to PFAS-free gear

The move follows ongoing field test surveys, conducted by the IAFF, into new non-fluorinated moisture barriers coming to market

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Mar 22, 2024
PFFNH legislative priorities focus on early cancer detection and prevention

New Hampshire fire fighters are focused on passing two pieces of legislation: one that would create a pilot program to provide cancer screenings to career fire fighters and another that would encourage the use of PFAS-free fire fighter gear.

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