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    Firefighter Cancer Support Network Names Chief Michael Wisko as New Chairman

    Firefighter Cancer Support Network
    March 17, 2025
    Longtime Texas firefighter takes the helm at the fire service’s premier cancer fighting organization.
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    Safety & Health

    Trump EPA Official Scraps Plan for Stricter Rules on PFAS

    Jan. 27, 2025
    A senior advisor to the EPA Office of Chemical Safety has said she supports a 'transition away' but not a ban of PFAS firefighting foam.
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    Virginia Beach Captain Matthew ‘Chevy’ Chiaverott
    Safety & Health

    VA Legislators Propose Naming Bridge for Fallen Virginia Beach Fire Captain

    Jan. 24, 2025
    Virginia Beach Capt. Matthew 'Chevy' Chiaverotti, who responded to a fiery F-18 jet crash, died of anaplastic thyroid cancer in 2023.
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    Stations

    Four Questions About Your Fire Station

    Janet A. Wilmoth
    Jan. 21, 2025
    Thinking about renovating your fire station? Janet Wilmoth provides these questions to ponder on whether the time is right.
    Cancer Prevention

    Vector Solutions Expands Efforts for Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month 2025

    Vector Solutions
    Jan. 15, 2025
    Access to free training, a webinar series, and continued support for Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) further highlight Vector Solutions’ ongoing commitment to occupational...
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    A full-face respirator that has P100 filters or SCBA should be used by fire investigators when they enter the fire scene, particularly in areas that have visible soot or debris. This investigator should put on gloves if he is going to touch anything that’s contaminated.
    Safety & Health

    Protecting Fire Investigators from Carcinogens

    Jessica HIll
    Jan. 8, 2025
    Jessica Hill sheds light on numerous facets of fire investigation that likely escape many of the people who work on scene post-fire as far as their risk of exposure to carcinogens...