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Oct 28, 2024
Vancouver celebrates arrival of PFAS-free turnout gear

A new era of fire fighter safety began in Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday when the first sets of turnout gear without carcinogenic PFAS chemicals arrived at a city firehall.

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Oct 24, 2024
North Carolina fire fighters move to reduce PFAS exposure

A North Carolina local is working hard to reduce the frequency members are exposed to PFAS. New gear free of the carcinogen arrived Oct. 16.

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Sep 26, 2024
Renewed call for U.S. asbestos ban on Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses are some of the deadliest in the world – and they’re nearly entirely preventable.

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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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