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Cancer Awareness & Prevention

This is some great information from Firehouse Magazine to help keep yourself, your department and your families safe.

A new supplement in Firehouse magazine looks at cancer in the fire service and provides tips and information to help firefighters protect themselves and their crew. The NVFC served as a cornerstone sponsor for the project. View supplement. You can also learn the 11 best practices for preventing firefighter cancer in the Lavender Ribbon Report; download here

Firefighters protected in an ILDH

Unique Challenges? Try Extreme Cold.

Every department faces their own unique set of challenges. Whether it be a high-density urban wildland interface or mountainous terrain, we must all overcome these special circumstances within our districts. Here’s an interesting article I came across regarding an Antarctic firefighter.

What special challenges do you face? Comment below!

Antarctic firefighter discusses unique challenges on continent of extremes

Lt. John Piper, who is on his third austral summer season working at McMurdo Station, explains a typical day working as a firefighter in Antarctica.