One of the first steps in addressing health concerns is measurement. For firefighters, one health concern is that their gear ...

California funds new research into firefighter cancer risks from urban wildfires. Study will track 3,500 firefighters over two years to analyze toxic exposures. Officials pursue upgraded regulations, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Firefighters don’t just have to worry about battling fires, but also what chemicals they are being exposed to while on the front lines and how it effects their health, especially women ...

Scientists will study a group of firefighters battling the Los Angeles wildfires to better understand the cancer risks posed by such enormous conflagrations. In a collaboration between CAL FIRE, the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new Texas law aims to address the growing crisis of first responder suicides by examining mental health support systems for firefighters across the state. House Bill 1593, which took ...

The study comes after the International Agency for Research on Cancer officially classified firefighting as a carcinogenic profession. The initiative is a collaboration with Cal Fire, the National ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Colorado State University research team is studying how wildfire smoke exposure affects male reproductive health, with particular focus on wildland firefighters. Luke Montrose, ...

A new study shows that PTSD and anxiety may negatively impact the reproductive health of women firefighters. The research, published in the Journal of Women’s Health, shows these mental health ...

A state study examining the fire service in New Stanton, Youngwood and Hempfield’s Midway-St. Clair area determined the ...