Congratulations to Brother Adams -
Lynchburg Fire Captain receives prestigious Governor's Award
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NORFOLK, Va. (WSET) -- A Lynchburg Fire Captain received the Governor's Award for Outstanding Prehospital Provider from the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services on November 9. Fire Captain Chris Adams is a member of the Lynchburg Fire Fighter's Association and A-Shift EMS Supervisor for the...
Understanding of firefighting exposures continues to increase. However, the protections are not keeping pace. ☹️
'Nobody gets out without damage': what fighting fire does to the body
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The quest to understand the toxic effects of fighting wildfires has taken on a new urgency in CaliforniaThis is extremely disturbing to me as the Mom of a firefighter of 18 years! I have read of the hazards a lot since 9/11 but the fact that the government & governing bodies are not doing much of anything to protect our brave men & women from harmful chemicals & other environmental hazards infuriates me! THIS IS MY SON! THAT IS YOUR DAUGHTER! We just lost a 35 year old Fire Chief from cancer, another town lost a fireman from cancer, both after a 2 year battle! I have read story after story, seen funeral after funeral of these young to middle aged men & women going to their graves from similar forms of cancer! When is OSHA & others going to step up with requirements for better breathing equipment apparatus to protect them? Clothing to protect them better from absorbing some of these caustic chemicals through their skin? If you have a husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, father or mother in the firefighting departments, stand up for them & demand that the powers that be do more to protect them!! They already risk their lives to save yours, America, now do something to protect them! They deserve it! A firefighter’s Mom USA ❤️🙏👨🚒👩🚒🇺🇸
amen
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First Responders here in Virginia will always remember the ultimate sacrifice by Lieutenant Bradford Turner Clark of Hanover Fire/EMS, who was struck and killed while responding to a crash. #NationalTrafficIncidentResponseAwarenessWeek #SlowDownMoveOver
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No surprise - carcinogens commonly found on the fireground and in firehouses
Some factors can put you at risk for lung cancer. Learn more about lesser-known #lungcancer causes: http://bit.ly/2N0PA1C
The understanding of firefighting exposures continues to increase. However, the protections are not keeping pace. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/10/firefighter-health-risks-california-wildfires
Hanover Fire credits smoke alarm for saving family's life https://www.wric.com/news/hanover-fire-credits-smoke-alarms-for-saving-familys-life/
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