Passing on solutions, messages and lessons learned to firefighters is of the same importance as parents passing life their children, this according to Billy Goldfeder, who yesterday kicked off the 24th Annual Congressional Fire Services Institute’s National Fire and Emergency Services Seminars and Dinner....More

Researchers have collected their individual work histories and are in the process of gathering exposure information, including fire runs made and the dates of when personal protective equipment and diesel exhaust controls were put into place at the departments....More

This multi-year study will include more than 18,000 current and retired career firefighters, a larger sample than previous studies....More

Mike Dubron, founder of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, addresses the current climate surrounding cancer claims, including ways U.S. firefighters are vulnerable to cancer, types of perilous building materials and toxic chemicals and how to best reduce incidents....More

Whether inside firefighting a fire or outside watching it, everyone knows the smoke is deadly....More