FIRE CAN CAUSE CANCER

Firefighters face an invisible danger on every call-out: cancer.What are your thoughts?

We must not underestimate the cancer risk from fire. We must protect everyone in the fire service.

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Vera A.

I had never heard about fire increasing cancer risk until I started dealing with MEIKO. We hear very little about it in Tyrol. But now I know how important it is to separate the clean and dirty areas of the SCBA workshop and to properly disinfect the respiratory protective equipment.

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Martin S.

Prevention is better than a cure, precaution is better than hindsight.

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Finn W.

There's a lot still to be done in the equipment rooms. Often, the clean and dirty sides are not separated because there isn't enough space. We try to protect ourselves as well as we can. None of us wants to get cancer down the line.

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Silvio B.

The public know nothing about the cancer risk associated with fire. We have to protect ourselves as well as we can.

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Monique B.

Cross-contamination has been on my mind since joining the fire service. I think a lot of it is influenced by management. If they lead by example in separating clean and dirty areas, nobody questions it.

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Daniel R.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT FIRE-ASSOCIATED CANCER RISK, THAT IS THE INCREASED RISK OF FIREFIGHTERS DEVELOPING CANCER?