Saturday, August 10, 2013

Cancer in the fire service

 


Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 8:50 PM
Subject: The New Reality: 1 in 3 Firefighters (The Secret List)

Hey,
Whatever you do-please pass on the below document (at least page 15) or just forward this TSL to every Firefighter or Firefighter e-group you know. Please.
 
In most cases. fortunately, most Firefighters do not personally know a Firefighter who has died in the line of duty. Unfortunately, however, in most cases, nearly every Firefighter knows a Firefighter that has-or has had cancer. It's in every firehouse and/or department. 1 in 3 Firefighters will be diagnosed with some form of cancer. It's a big deal.
 
The FCSN white paper "Taking Action Against Cancer in the Fire Service" was released today. You are going to hear a lot about this document-take a moment to download it and read it.. If nothing else, check out PAGE 15 of the document.
 
Here's the document link: 
 
The intention of the paper is to discuss what we currently know regarding firefighting cancer, and it pinpoints the various items that we need to learn more about. Below is a video well worth checking out-notice the video is not a bunch of old Firefighters...it's young and middle aged ones. That in itself is sobering.
 
FD Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_nJDErpPg (Palm Beach County FF's)
FD Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Is5EUZ2FE (Long Island FF's)
 
FIREFIGHTER CANCER SUPPORT LINK: www.FireFighterCancerSupport.com
Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On.
BillyG
The Secret List 8-9-13 / 1810 Hours
 
 
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