Since 2005, the nonprofit Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) has provided assistance and one-on-one mentoring to thousands of cancer-stricken firefighters and their families. FCSN also delivers firefighters cancer awareness and prevention training nationwide.
Videos, Training Briefs, and Education Presentations are provided courtesy of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. The daily Training Briefs and Education Presentation Training Modules are good discussion tools for firefighters to help educate themselves on reducing the risk of occupational cancer. We encourage firefighters to take advantage of these training tools.
Firefighter Cancer Support by Between the Lines • A podcast on Anchor (Georgia Public Safety Training Center and Firefighter Cancer Support Network; Published 11/18/2020)
Training Briefs - Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Education Presentations - Firefighter Cancer Support Network
This organization was formed by the National Fallen Fire Fighters Foundation (NFFF) to address physical and psychological health issues, to increase awareness of those issues and how to prevent first responder deaths and injuries. This website has a special section regarding cancer, including many strategies on how to reduce exposure to carcinogens and other harmful materials, such as the “Defunk Your Bunk” series.
Age 40 and Above Who Actively (or Did) Respond to Fires
40 Plus Fire is a Fire Service group effort to help you, your family and departments better understand the PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION, RISKS AND SOLUTIONS. It was started because firefighters are generally uneducated about PROSTATE CANCER.
This organization was jointly created by the group self-insurance funds of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association in 1988. LGRMS Provide a variety of loss prevention and loss control services to help local governments minimize the exposures that have the potential to cause losses.
“Fighting Firefighter Cancer with Firefighter Controls” – LGRMS, Aug 2019
“Clean Gear Can Help Prevent Firefighter Cancer” – LGRMS Safety Theme, Mar 2019
Firefighter Cancer Prevention Checklist
"Findings from a Study of Cancer among U.S. Fire Fighters" - DHHS, CDC, NIOSH, Jul 2016
"Are there too many firefighter PPE choices?" - Jeffrey O. and Grace G. Stull, 2/22/16
"Taking Action Against Cancer in the Fire Service"- FCSN, Aug 2013
FCI Clean Your Gear on Vimeo (Published 3/29/2019)
LGRMS: Firefighter Webinar (Columbia County Fire Department; Published 7/21/2017)
LGRMS: Firefighter Cancer Prevention Clean Gear (Published 8/26/19)