Pre- And Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Substance Awareness Slideshow
By SFFCPF At the San Francisco Firefighters [...]
Women Firefighters Face High Exposure to Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
By UC Berkeley News In 2012, the Women Firefighters [...]
‘It’s Killing Us’: Why Firefighters are Battling to Ban Flame Retardants
By The Guardian Massachusetts [...]
NIOSH Firefighter Cancer Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among U.S. Firefighters
By NIOSH Firefighters face a significantly increased [...]
Exposure to Flame Retardant Chemicals Means Firefighters Face Higher Cancer Risk Than Previously Thought
New research by a Blue Hill scientist shows that during a fire, firefighters are exposed to dangerous levels of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals created when commercial flame retardants burn.