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TOXIC HOT SEAT
Better living through chemistry? The question burns at the center of this fascinating and timely documentary from filmmakers James Redford and Kirby Walker. An intense examination of the decades-old conflict between fire safety and toxic flame retardants, Toxic Hot Seat features insights from scientists, journalists, politicians and San Francisco firefighters […] READ MORE >
Camp Fire Study Finds Cancer-Causing Chemicals in CA Firefighters’ Blood
CBS News | featuring Tony Stefani & Matt Alba, Capt., SFFD The recently released results of the 2018 Camp [...]
Women Firefighters Face High Exposure to Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
By UC Berkeley News In 2012 San Francisco firefighters joined forces with Silent Spring, scientists at University of [...]
‘Nobody Gets Out Without Damage’: What Fighting Fire Does to the Body
By The Guardian The quest to understand the toxic effects of fighting wildfires has taken on a new [...]
New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line
By New York Times (feat. Capt Matt Alba) America's rapid suburban expansion into the wilderness, combined with the [...]
Study Tests Immunotherapy in People with Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases
By NIH Cancer Institute Researchers have launched a clinical trial to test an immunotherapy drug in patients who [...]
Elevated Mercury Found in Blood of Some SF firefighters Who Battled Tubbs Fire
By The San Francisco Chronicle Some San Francisco firefighters who pitched in to battle the deadly Tubbs Fire [...]
Study Finds Firefighters had Increased Chemicals in their Systems After Tubbs Fire
By The San Francisco Examiner Firefighters who responded to the Tubbs Fire in 2017 saw increased levels of [...]
Firefighters Exposed to Mercury During Tubbs Fire, New Study Shows
By KTVU A new study shows that dozens of firefighters who battled a deadly wildfire two years ago [...]
Cancer Awareness & Prevention: Time for a Cultural Change
By Tony Stefani, Firehouse SFFCPF's Tony Stefani explains the importance of firefighters accepting the magnitude of the chemical exposure [...]
San Francisco Firefighters Battling Alarming Cancer Rate
By CBS San Francisco Flames and smoke are the visible threat but cancer is a silent killer that [...]
TOXIC HOT SEAT
Better living through chemistry? The question burns at the center of this fascinating and timely documentary from filmmakers James Redford and [...]
Testimony to US Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
By Tony Stefani