Firefighter Cancer

Harvard University Discovers Fire Station Dust Loaded with PFAS in Published Study

February 11, 2021 // 4 Comments

A new peer-reviewed study published recently in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology highlighting Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) [...]

FAMILY OF FALLEN FIREFIGHTER ANNOUNCES CARNEY STRONG INITIATIVE

April 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

BC Josh Carney’s Family is Working to Mitigate Firefighter Occupational Cancer North Haven, Connecticut – March 31, 2018 – Josh Carney, a Battalion Chief with [...]

Fire Gear Laboratory Test Results

February 18, 2018 // 6 Comments

In January 2018, Dr. Graham Peaslee, the Professor of Experimental Nuclear Physics at the University of Notre Dame, sent unused samples of fire gear to a laboratory for [...]

PFAS/PFOA UPDATE: Conference Call with IAFF

January 29, 2018 // 1 Comment

This article is published on behalf of Diane Cotter of the Facebook Page Your Turnout Gear and PFOA Diane works tirelessly to inform and educate firefighters of the potential [...]

Fire Gear & PFOA – The Data (The Real Cancer in Your Gear-Follow-Up)

September 7, 2017 // 6 Comments

A few months ago we published an article called “The Real Cancer in Your Gear.” It was a lengthy article with a lot of information. As we understand it, the [...]

The REAL Cancer in Your Gear

March 28, 2017 // 39 Comments

My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer 27 months ago. The shock and awe of hearing, “yes, it is cancer” is the most powerful, helpless feeling we’ve ever [...]