Firefighters. Medical search. Frequent questions

Four firefighters died Friday while battling a 5-alarm blaze in a motel in Houston, KHOU Houston reports . (businessinsider.com)
The blaze broke out in the city's theater district, and one firefighter was killed. (newsweek.com)
Hundreds of firefighters raced to attack the blaze, which initially was fanned by moderate winds and then was fueled by tinder-dry brush in canyons. (foxbusiness.com)
BEIJING - Firefighters have contained a blaze high in the rugged forested mountains of western China that claimed the lives of 30 of their colleagues. (foxnews.com)
The bodies of the dead firefighters were brought to the town of Xichang in Sichuan province, while three helicopters had brought in reinforcements to extinguish the blaze for good. (foxnews.com)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A massive blaze gutted an abandoned hat factory in central Sydney and forced emergency services to evacuate people from nearby apartment buildings before firefighters brought the inferno under control, without any casualties reported. (thestar.com.my)
Firefighters say crews worked in shifts to battle the blaze. (abc15.com)
Around 1,000 firefighters are on the scene to help battle the blaze, with stucture protection now thier primary focus. (foxnews.com)

On Friday the County of Maui said firefighters were battling "fires in Lahaina, Pulehu/Kihei and Upcountry Maui. (newsweek.com)
These chemicals show up in the foams used to put out fires, the smoky environment firefighters work in, and in the protective gear they wear. (nih.gov)
Numerous firefighters have lost their lives in warehouse fires. (europa.eu)
When he's not fighting fires, working as a security guard, or volunteering at a food pantry and a center for people with developmental disabilities, Huyber can be found dishing up vegan meals for his fellow firefighters. (peta.org)
Firefighters extinguished small fires that had spread to other buildings, Fewtrell said. (thestar.com.my)
So why are so many fires started by firefighters? (neatorama.com)
Firefighter arsonists who have been caught say they never considered starting fires before they joined the department. (neatorama.com)
In the US, an estimated 100 firefighters per year are arrested for setting fires, and the evidence suggests that those firefighters are serial arsonists. (listverse.com)
During the Edo period (1603-1867) Japanese firefighters had an unusual technique for fighting fires. (listverse.com)
Occupational exposure as a firefighter is complex and includes a variety of hazards resulting from fires and non-fire events. (who.int)
Firefighters respond to various types of fire (e.g. structure, wildland, and vehicle fires) and other events (e.g. vehicle accidents, medical incidents, hazardous material releases, and building collapses). (who.int)
Firefighters may be exposed to combustion products from fires (e.g. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, particulate matter), building materials (e.g. asbestos), chemicals in firefighting foams (e.g. per- and polyfluorinated substances), flame retardants, diesel exhaust, as well as other hazards (e.g. night shift work and ultraviolet or other radiation). (who.int)
When working to extinguish fires, firefighters' body temperatures can reach a staggering 104 degrees Fahrenheit, placing them at risk for heatstroke and sudden cardiac arrest. (nih.gov)
After putting out fires in a simulated fire drill, firefighters were seen by the research team immediately after the drill. (nih.gov)

We want to know what those exposures are doing to the firefighters to lead to cancer, because again, the worker's compensation wants to have that information to be able to support the claims. (nih.gov)
A retrospective cohort study to evaluate the relationship between occupational exposures of firefighters and cancer risk. (nih.gov)
Changes in types of fire, building materials, and personal protective equipment have resulted in significant changes in firefighter exposures over time. (who.int)

More than 100 firefighters rallied at parliament house today calling for laws to provide compensation to career firefighters who develop cancer. (smh.com.au)
The Auburn Fire Department serves a population 29,000 and is staffed by approximately 70 career firefighters. (house.gov)

Cooler temperatures and higher humidity have helped firefighters gain the upper hand against a dozen blazes, which are now contained. (voanews.com)
Firefighters have described blazes tearing through homes and buildings in London as "absolute hell" - with residents evacuated, people taken to hospital and a major incident declared. (yahoo.com)
Almost 2,000 firefighters were engaged in tackling the blazes in the Odemira wildfire in the south and the Castelo Branco wildfire in the centre of the country. (itv.com)
Firefighters tackling the blazes. (itv.com)

SAFER grants fund fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations directly to help them increase capacity in their communities. (fema.gov)
In South Carolina, 33 volunteer firefighters were arrested for arson in 1993, and it was up to 47 in 1994. (listverse.com)
Similar to the American folklore related to Casey Jones , the advent of steam engines in the early 19th century threatened the use of volunteer firefighters by making the larger crews needed to pull wagons and man pumps obsolete. (listverse.com)
Since early volunteer firefighters were often literal gangsters, they physically attacked steam engines in the streets of major cities like New York and St. Louis. (listverse.com)
Now, volunteer firefighters in Lawrence County are sounding the alarm. (wthr.com)
It's why volunteer firefighters are asking county leaders to budget money and contract for ambulance service on their own. (wthr.com)
The Cherryville F.D. serves a community of 5,800 and is staffed by eight full-time and 30 volunteer firefighters. (house.gov)
Firefighters can have diverse roles, responsibilities, and employment (e.g. full-time, part-time, volunteer) that vary widely across countries and change over their careers. (who.int)

This poster encourages wildland firefighters to join the National Firefighter Registry, a new effort to understand and reduce cancer. (cdc.gov)
After spending four summers as a wildland firefighter, Heidi Holubetz knows firsthand the physical demands of the job. (uidaho.edu)
Now as a graduate student in the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Holubetz hopes to assist the wildland firefighter community through nutrition education. (uidaho.edu)
Holubetz is working with Annie Roe , FCS assistant professor and UI Extension specialist, to research how to best communicate with the wildland firefighter community about nutrition and performance. (uidaho.edu)
Wildland firefighters have to have a plan to fuel their bodies properly throughout to be able to handle the unexpected. (uidaho.edu)
The intimate connection Holubetz has with the wildland firefighter community has given her a unique insight into their needs and fuels her desire to help them succeed. (uidaho.edu)

Neighbors told firefighters they saw a resident attempt to break a window at the back of the house to escape, before he went out of sight. (yahoo.com)
Around 9 a.m., firefighters got a call from neighbors who said they saw smoke coming from the back of them home on Livermore Avenue in Westerleigh . (cbsnews.com)

Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. (fema.gov)
The death toll appeared to be the worst among firefighters since 2015, when an explosion at a chemical warehouse in the port of Tianjin killed 173 people, most of them firefighters and other first responders. (foxnews.com)
Along with Wakarusa firefighters, first responders with Nappanee and Harrison, Baugo, and Foraker townships were called to the scene. (wndu.com)

Mr. Mike McNeill is 9th District Vice President of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) in Denver, Colorado. (house.gov)
The Hero Half Marathon is a fundraising race and community event hosted by The Spark Foundation in partnership with Fayetteville Firefighters' IAFF - Local 2866. (herohalfmarathon.com)

In 2016, the walk was again renamed the Firefighters Memorial Walk, in memory not only of Sara but also other colleagues and friends with a close association to the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service. (wikipedia.org)

In 2022, the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer determined that firefighting was a group one carcinogen - basically, that occupational exposure as a firefighter can lead to cancer. (nih.gov)
This volume of the IARC Monographs provides an evaluation of the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter. (who.int)
Occupational exposure as a firefighter is carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) . (who.int)

These kits provide tools and equipment to wash off contaminants and residue from firefighters' personal protective gear. (houstontx.gov)
Flame-retardant contamination of firefighter personal protective clothing - A potential health risk for firefighters. (nih.gov)

United Firefighters Union WA branch secretary Graeme Geer said the laws would finally recognise that career firefighting is a carcinogenic occupation. (smh.com.au)

Firefighters in Southern California are getting help from cooler weather as they battle stubborn wildfires, which have blackened 200,000 hectares and destroyed at least 1,800 homes. (voanews.com)
A firefighter died Thursday while battling the massive Southern California wildfire that has burned through multiple counties since it erupted last week. (thedailybeast.com)
MOORPARK, Calif. - Firefighters got a break from dangerous winds Monday and launched an aerial attack against a 10,000-acre wildfire that destroyed five homes and threatened hundreds more in the hills outside the Southern California bedroom community of Moorpark. (foxnews.com)

Video footage showed the firefighters stationed in a rural area near the High Atlas Mountains pulling large bits of concrete and a mattress from a mound of bricks and tree branches. (yahoo.com)

March 14, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) - The stereotypical image of the cop and the doughnut is challenged this week with new data from a group of researchers showing that police officers, as well as firefighters, do not have greater burdens of atherosclerosis compared with age-matched controls [1]. (medscape.com)
We have data showing that police officers and firefighters have a higher incidence of cardiac-related events," lead investigator Dr Zubair Jafar (Heart Center, Poughkeepsie, NY) told heart wire , "and we also have data that came out a couple of years showing that these individuals also experience greater emotional and physical stress than the general population. (medscape.com)
The results of the study, an assessment of plaque burden using coronary computed tomography (CT) scoring of police officers and firefighters in New York State, were presented to the media here at the American College of Cardiology 2010 Scientific Sessions . (medscape.com)
Speaking during a press conference, Jafar said that given their proximity to New York City, his health center treats a large number of police officers and firefighters who work in the city. (medscape.com)
Data that have come out over the past several years have shown that police officers and firefighters are at a two- to fourfold higher risk of dying on the job from a cardiac event," said Jafar. (medscape.com)
Two years ago, the group started a free coronary artery calcification (CAC) screening program and retrospectively analyzed CAC scores in 717 male police officers and firefighters and compared these scores with 449 age-matched controls. (medscape.com)
Results showed, however, that the police officers and firefighters did not have increased atherosclerotic burden as assessed by CT. (medscape.com)
It is quite possible that the mechanism for the increased events, such as heart attacks and sudden cardiac death , in firefighters and police officers might be due to the increased emotional and physical stress," said Jafar. (medscape.com)
CHICAGO - A measure that would allow Chicago firefighters to transfer credit from previous service to their current pension was vetoed by Governor Rauner, marking the third time the governor has vetoed legislation designed to protect the pensions of Chicago firefighters and police officers. (illinoissenatedemocrats.com)
Rauner's veto of HB 688 is just the latest in a series of legislation designed to protect the benefits of Chicago police officers and firefighters that the governor has fought. (illinoissenatedemocrats.com)

The laws will allow firefighters and their families to access medical assistance and workers' compensation, similar to that available for other work-related injuries or death. (smh.com.au)
He's devoted his academic career to studying the health risks firefighters face, and how to make their dangerous work safer. (nih.gov)
JB: Firefighters are wonderful to work with. (nih.gov)
But we've learned a lot more over the years about how to effectively work with firefighters and what you would call community- engaged research. (nih.gov)
He would ride along with the firefighters, ask them about their work, the gear they wore - how they do what they do. (nih.gov)
This paper uses ten qualitative interviews and ethnographic fieldwork to discuss how female firefighters navigate their gender at work. (socresonline.org.uk)
We work so closely with the firefighters. (chicagotribune.com)
Firefighter-arsonists often work in teams, egging each other on. (neatorama.com)
We take a look at the fight for medical benefits to treat cancer among firefighters, with the possibility of a bill being approved that would guarantee workman's compensation for firefighters who contract work-related cancer. (azpbs.org)
The firefighters that I work with [are] an amazing group of people. (nih.gov)

Several firefighters were taken to the hospital after sustaining injuries while battling an apartment fire on Detroit's east side. (wxyz.com)
Three firefighters were rushed to the hospital for injuries. (wxyz.com)
We're told two firefighters had injuries to their backs, the other sustained facial burns. (wxyz.com)
One firefighter has minor head injuries. (necn.com)

Working through local, state, and national unions and independent health and advocacy organizations, firefighters have made important contributions to efforts to restrict the use of certain flame retardants. (nih.gov)

It is unclear how significantly this profile differs from, say, the average firefighter who does not commit arson. (neatorama.com)

But with a team of autonomous robots specialised to assist the search and rescue operations, firefighters would be able to manoeuvre more quickly and safely. (europa.eu)
The four technical firefighters, Dom Moore, Brad Rebbeck, Jim Chaston and Jamie Muddle provided support on the ground with the UK International Search and Rescue Team (UKISAR) following Friday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the country, which killed more than 2,900 people. (yahoo.com)

The Firefighters Memorial Walk, formerly known as the Sara Killey Memorial Walk, is organised each year by the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service. (wikipedia.org)
Over thirty firetrucks and 120 firefighters fought the fire in the seven-story building close to Sydney's central railway station on Thursday afternoon, according to New South Wales Fire and Rescue Acting Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell. (thestar.com.my)
Firefighters used a ladder to enter the window - which had already burst from the fire's heat - and rescue the boy. (dallasnews.com)
About 10 seconds after the rescue, flames engulfed the house and prevented firefighters and the teen from escaping the backyard, which was their only route to safety. (dallasnews.com)
This rescue demonstrates the commitment our firefighters have to save lives under the most dangerous conditions," Fire Chief Mark Piland said in the release. (dallasnews.com)
Firefighters from Kent Fire and Rescue Service have told of the "devastation" they have witnessed in Morocco as they helped a dog from the rubble on Wednesday. (yahoo.com)

ABSTRACT Coronary heart disease is a major public health problem worldwide and firefighters may be at particular occupational risk. (who.int)

Additionally, automatic fire alarms lessened the need for lookouts and more fresh crews, which raised the ire of firefighters as well. (listverse.com)

Leukemia is a blood cancer associated with exposure to benzene, a common hazard for firefighters. (nih.gov)

Proceeds go to The Firefighters Charity, which provides assistance to serving and retired fire service staff and their families. (wikipedia.org)

Every time he enters an industrial warehouse engulfed in flames, a firefighter puts his life at risk. (europa.eu)
Witnesses forced from their homes said it seemed the firefighters were having great difficulty controlling the flames. (cbc.ca)
Hampered by 70-mph gusts, firefighters aided by water-dropping helicopters focused more on protecting homes than containing the flames. (foxnews.com)

A gunman shot and killed at least two firefighters responding to a house fire at a Rochester, N.Y., suburb early Monday. (reason.com)
In the video, firefighters are seen responding to a house fire on Horseshoe Bend Road. (yahoo.com)
Firefighters at a major house fire on Beaconsfield Rd in Portobello. (nzherald.co.nz)
Our extensive collection of Sexy Firefighter Pajamas in a wide variety of styles allow you to wear your passion around the house. (cafepress.com)
Phoenix firefighters battled not only a fire, but extreme heat putting out a double house fire near 32nd Street and Thomas Road. (abc15.com)
Two veteran Winnipeg firefighters who died battling a house fire Sunday night were describedMonday as 'the best guys you could ever meet. (cbc.ca)
The owners of the house where two firefighters died were on vacation, but their son and a friend were in the home when the fire started. (cbc.ca)
Two people inside the house were rescued by on-duty firefighters who were driving by the house and raced inside to help. (necn.com)
Under House Bill 688, Chicago firefighters and paramedics who served with a suburban fire department would be allowed transfer their previous service credit to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago. (illinoissenatedemocrats.com)

Firefighters risk their lives saving people from burning buildings or raging wildfires. (nih.gov)
JB: Some people call it a chemical soup that firefighters go into, and we really don't have much information on what that combination of chemicals does to them. (nih.gov)
The classic image of a firefighter is a hero -the most visible occupation in which people put themselves in danger to save lives with no expectation of a reward. (neatorama.com)
It's rare that a firefighter-arsonist will opt for inhabited buildings, or locations where people are likely to be hurt. (neatorama.com)
Firefighters are supposed to be people we can teach our children to trust. (thepetitionsite.com)
Firefighters have battled overnight to control wildfires in Portugal after more than a thousand people were evacuated from their homes. (itv.com)
Around 1,400 people were evacuated from their homes as firefighters, mostly from the vicinity of the Odemira wildfire. (itv.com)

Firefighters, police and dispatchers all took part in rescuing the teen, the city said in a news release. (dallasnews.com)

From 2004 through 2012, an average of 14 "Hometown Hero" qualifying firefighter deaths occurred per year. (cdc.gov)

The findings suggest that while female firefighters do have agency, tokenism locates many of them in a 'never quite there' bind that challenges their ability to progress into leadership roles within the service. (socresonline.org.uk)

The fire high in the mountains of western China's Sichuan province has killed over two dozen firefighters and others, the government said Monday. (foxnews.com)

She completed an internship with the U.S. Forest Service focused on firefighter nutrition and, after earning her degree in 2019, spent a year as part of the firefighter health and safety research group in Missoula, Montana. (uidaho.edu)
In the past decade, exposure to flame retardant chemicals has become a pressing health concern and widely discussed topic of public safety for firefighters in the United States. (nih.gov)
Firefighters are key members in advocacy coalitions dedicated to developing new environmental health regulations and reforming flammability standards to reflect the best available fire science. (nih.gov)
Drawing on observations and interviews with firefighters, fire safety experts, and other involved stakeholders, this article describes why firefighters are increasingly concerned about their exposure to flame retardant chemicals in consumer products, and analyzes their involvement in state and national environmental health coalitions. (nih.gov)

Professional firefighters are exposed frequently and continuously over time during their careers to a toxic combination of chemicals that arise from all sorts of fire, and that exposure is a part of the unavoidable risk associated with what we do - day and night - 365 days a year,' he said. (smh.com.au)
None of the firefighters was categorized as high risk, 15.5% were intermediate and the rest were low risk. (who.int)

The subjects of the study (all males) were divided into firefighters and non-firefighters groups. (who.int)
The sample consisted of 216 firefighters from different grades, males with a mean age of 35 years (desvio padrão = 7,52 years). (bvsalud.org)

Visit the Assistance to Firefighters Grants library to read success stories of grant funding in action. (fema.gov)
Funding secured for a second protective hood to allow firefighters to have a clean hood while contaminated equipment is laundered and cleaned. (houstontx.gov)

Firefighters are exposed to smoke, first and foremost, which you might think of as a vehicle for all kinds of harmful chemicals, like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and benzene, for example. (nih.gov)
Firefighters may be exposed to formaldehyde, asbestos, and other chemicals used in buildings. (nih.gov)

This required the researchers to design and experiment with interfaces that present only the most essential information to guide the firefighter. (europa.eu)
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) has provided technical, logistical and study support for a clinical trial that involved collaboration among some unlikely partners - university researchers, nearly 100 firefighters, and Allegheny County Emergency Services and Fire Academy staff - to find a way to prevent sudden cardiac arrest, the number one killer of firefighters. (nih.gov)

The Pitt CTSI helped design the Fireground Rehab Evaluation trial to assess cooling and rehydration methods to counteract firefighters' increased body temperatures. (nih.gov)

All this legislation sought to do was allow these firefighters to transfer the pension contributions they previously made to a different system. (illinoissenatedemocrats.com)

Janet Reed, whose husband of 22 years died from cancer after 14 years as a career firefighter, attended the rally to show her support for the laws. (smh.com.au)
As the years went by, firefighters started coming to Burgess with research questions - instead of him going to them with something he wanted to explore. (nih.gov)
Many firefighters served for a few years with suburban departments before joining the Chicago Fire Department," Cunningham said. (illinoissenatedemocrats.com)

In a heartwrenching scene, several firefighters gathered around a flag-draped casket in the middle of the burnt-out motel. (businessinsider.com)
Firefighters at the scene. (nzherald.co.nz)
In Wennington, local residents could be seen being comforted, with hundreds of firefighters at the scene. (yahoo.com)

Changing winds Sunday apparently trapped the 27 firefighters and three helpers. (foxnews.com)

Petition · Stand with Your Local Guadalupe Firefighters! (change.org)

A pre-recruit training program was developed in 1977, resulting in the first woman firefighter, Barbara Beers, entering the department in a combat company in January 1978. (seattle.gov)
The first recorded woman to serve in an official capacity as a rank-and-file firefighter was Molly Williams in New York City, who joined in 1815. (listverse.com)

Investigators sat study participants in chairs with arms specially designed to hold bags of cool water to immerse the firefighters' forearms. (nih.gov)

None of the firefighters were injured or needed IV's for the heat. (abc15.com)

Research shows firefighters are more than three times more likely to develop leukaemia, bladder cancer, brain cancer and kidney cancer than the general population. (smh.com.au)
Janet Reed's husband Robert died of cancer after a 14 year career as a firefighter. (smh.com.au)
The United Firefighters Union of Australia is calling on the government to support a private members bill to be introduced into parliament today which would make a special provision in the Workers' Compensation Act for firefighters who contract cancer linked to their employment. (smh.com.au)
I believe firefighters put their lives on the line and they should be protected and able to seek compensation if they contract cancer from working on the job,' she said. (smh.com.au)
Jeff Burgess (JB): If you go to any firefighter meeting, and you ask the firefighters did they know someone who's gotten cancer while a firefighter - not even in retirement - you know you are going to see a ton of hands being raised. (nih.gov)
An avid long-distance runner, he just set a new world record by running 100 miles wearing 30 pounds of firefighter gear in order to raise awareness of the connection between vegan eating and cancer prevention. (peta.org)
Firefighters have 9% higher rate of cancer diagnoses than the general public. (houstontx.gov)

When the state refused to let in firefighters with criminal records, it knocked the rate down about 90 percent. (listverse.com)
Elkhart County Sheriff's Department officials said firefighters were called to S&S Automotive located in the 66400 block of State Route 19. (wndu.com)
State Senator Bill Cunningham, the legislation's sponsor in the Senate, said that he is troubled by the veto because it will continue to allow firefighters to be treated differently than other public employees. (illinoissenatedemocrats.com)

This is a surprise," Carlos Rodriguez said, as firefighters presented his 12-year-old son Eric, in the hospital to get stitches taken out, with some Legos and a Chicago Bears football. (chicagotribune.com)
Every year in America, an average of 70 firefighters die in the line of duty. (listverse.com)
As a first-year firefighter I remember coming into the season unprepared in a lot of ways," she said. (uidaho.edu)
Highland Park firefighter Scott Ziegler pieced together this montage of video taken from his helmet cam over a one year period. (firefighterblog.com)

In Worcester, USA, six firefighters lost their lives when they became lost in a six-storey warehouse. (europa.eu)

Responding to a 1974 affirmative action report, the Seattle Fire Department began recruiting women firefighters in 1975. (seattle.gov)
Stephen 's career at the NIH Fire Department began as a Firefighter in 2012. (nih.gov)
I recently met with Fire Chief Teagarden to discuss everything from the path he took to his recent promotion, his favorite dessert, advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as an openly gay firefighter, the actor who would play him in a biopic, and his long-term goals as the man tasked with leading our NIH Fire Department into the future. (nih.gov)

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