Early findings from an ongoing study report that a group of 20 firefighters tested after the Palisades and Eaton fires had higher-than-expected levels of mercury and lead in their blood.

Dismantling the World’s Largest Firefighter Cancer Study. On April 1, the Trump administration also began laying off much of the staff working on the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer.

A higher-than-normal level of fire retardant chemicals associated with cancer and other adverse health threats have been found in Maui firefighters who battled the 2023 Lahaina wildfire. According ...

EAST DUBUQUE, Illinois (KCRG) - A national effort to study the cancer rates of firefighters is in jeopardy as layoffs are expected to impact the agency running the registry. “It’s mind ...