Spennato found support with a mentor from the Firefighter Cancer Support Network and after remission, has traveled the state touting early detection and screenings for firefighters. He’s not alone.
Here in Tennessee some proposed changes to law may help firefighters who develop cancer as a result of their service. "I came from the business world, I had a lot of really good jobs that I just ...
The Labor Department implemented policy changes that eased the requirements for covering wildland firefighters' cancer-related workers' compensation claims in April 2022 through a Federal ...
BUT BEHIND THEIR BRAVERY LIES A SILENT THREAT. FIREFIGHTERS ARE 9% MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND 14% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF THEIR CANCER, COMPARED WITH NON FIREFIGHTERS. CANCER IS A ...
TESTED FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST HAZARDS OF THE JOB THE LOWELL FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTED AN EVENT TO SCREEN FIREFIGHTERS FOR ESOPHAGEAL CANCER. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS TEST BEFORE. IT’S A SMALL ...
It took nearly three years to win presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for breast, cervical, and other cancers that firefighters who work for federal agencies may develop because of ...
Hendersonville's fire chief is pushing for more firefighter cancer screenings. Ontario's Ford suspends U.S. electric surcharge after Lutnick agrees to trade talks Shrek 5 - Official Cast ...
Two Salinas firefighters climbed 69 floors in full uniform to raise money for cancer research. Firefighters Dom Alaimo and Daniel Higman went to Seattle, Washington, to participate in the annual ...