North Carolina is one of a few states that doesn’t offer any extra cancer coverage for firefighters. The only coverage that’s guaranteed is if the firefighter dies from a certain type of cancer.
Psychological trauma is real, especially for first responders. OSHA reports that one of the top causes of firefighter deaths is suicide.
Safety data sheets are now organized so that information is in 16 categories and in an order that make sense.
Anheuser-Busch and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up for the third year to provide critical hydration to volunteer fire departments responding to wildfires through the Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters program.
Funding supports assessment of firefighter exposure through multiple pathways.
The latest violations involve more than 6 tons of air pollutants released.
Direct contact puts emergency responders at risk for lung cancer.
A wildland firefighter burned over 70% of his body in 2015 has reached a $5 million settlement with two utility companies for failing to keep branches away from a power line that caused the fire.
Fluorine foams remain indispensable to industrial firefighting, expert says.
For Timothy Raycob, director of compliance for medical surveillance at Phillips 66, much of the job means closely monitoring personnel for exposure to hazardous materials.
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