“There are 92,000 reasons that volunteer firefighters should have presumptive cancer coverage in New York State.” There is power in this quote from FASNY Past President Robert N. McConville in the press release announcing the 2015 FASNY-sponsored video, “Fighting Fires, Fighting Cancer.” (1) One thing we can all agree on…
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I am a volunteer firefighter of 40 years. I’m an Ex-Chief and Commissioner in the North Merrick Fire Department. For a majority of my life I have been a big guy, six feet and 300 pounds. I played softball up to the age of 50 and raced on the fire…
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The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation recently brought together fire service leaders, firefighters, researchers, and physicians for a Heart to Heart Conference to address the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths – heart disease. The corresponding white paper has now been released, which includes checklists to help firefighters reduce their risk of…
Read moreSoftware Helps Volunteer Firefighters Track Their Exposures to Carcinogens That Lead to Cancer The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has partnered with San Diego-based company VaultRMS in the fight against firefighter cancer. NVFC members will be able to use VaultRMS’s Exposure Tracker Program for the extra low rate of just…
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On Christmas Eve of 2013, the past chief of Whitesboro Fire Department and Deputy Fire Coordinator 271 for Oneida County was told some of the worst news anyone and their family and friends want to hear. This news affected everyone. Brian F. McQueen was diagnosed with cancer, B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma…
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A Minnesota firefighter is working to reduce the number of suicides among colleagues. "I just don't want this to happen to anyone else," said Frazee firefighter Scott Geiselhart in front of a room filled with firefighters from across the northern half of the state. He's a firefighter in Frazee, a…
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