Cancer Prevention

Virginia Beach Fire Department
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

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

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

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...
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Cancer Prevention

Firehouse Supplement: Cancer Awareness & Prevention

Jan. 7, 2025
Firehouse is proud to partner with the First Responder Center for Excellence, which is a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation affiliate organization, to present the content...