Did You Know Firefighters Have A:
Immediate Actions YOU can take to Reduce YOUR Cancer Risk
- Wear SCBA through all stages of the fire, including overhaul
- Do gross field decon of PPE to remove as musch spon and particulates as possible
- Use Wet Wipes to remove as much soot as possible from head, neck, jaw, throat, underarms, and hands while still on scene
- Change your clothes and wash them immediately after a fire
- Shower throughly after a fire,
- Clean all of you gear immediatly after a fire.
- Do not take contaminated clothes or PPE home or store in your vehical
- Decon fire apparatus interior after fires
- Keep all gear out of living and sleeping areas
- Stop using tobacco products
- Use sunscreen
Wash Your Hood Sunday
Preventing Cancer can be as Simple as Washing Your Hood
- Wash Once A Month
- Wash with Regular Detergent
- Wash in Warm Water (105 degree or less)
- Air Dry
- #cancersucks
Wash Your Hood Sunday is a national safety initiative championed by MCFRS Captain Rick Triplett. Cancer strikes the fire department at a much higher rate than the average population. Don't be a statistic. Simply washing your hood once a month is one of the best ways to prevent cancer before it strikes.
Don't Let Colon Cancer Strike MCFRS Again-The Screen Program
On February 14, 2003, FF Chris Sarris succumbed to his battle against colon cancer. Colon cancer has struck our organization not once but three times. In order to prevent this from happening again, Chris' dad, Mr. John Aravanis, has started and provided funding for the SCREEN program. A fund within Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service has been established to support this program.
This program in partnership with Shady Grove and Washington Adventist Hospitals, FROMS and IAFF Local 1664, is focused on raising the level of awareness and education regarding colon cancer, Fecal Occult Blood Testing and providing funding assistance to firefighters desiring a colonoscopy not covered by insurance.
If you are interested in contributing to this program, please send your donations to:
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue
100 Edison Park Drive, 2nd Floor
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
ATTN: SCREEN Program
100 Edison Park Drive, 2nd Floor
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
ATTN: SCREEN Program
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Battalion Chief Tony Coleman at 240-777-5083 or by email(Tony.Coleman@montgomerycountymd.gov).
Cancer Prevention Habits
According to the Firefighter Cancer
Support Network, "Cancer has become the most dangerous
threat to the health and safety of America's firefighters." Additionally,
the International Agency
for Research on Cancer recognizes
"soot" as a Group 1 Carcinogen; meaning that it is categorized as one
of the worst carcinogenic offenders.
At the March 2015 Fire
Industry Equipment Research Organization Fire PPE Symposium an immediate action firefighters can take to protect themselves from cancer is the use of body wipes to “remove as much soot as possible from the
head, neck, jaw, throat, underarms and hands while still at the scene of the
fire.”
Listed below
are the steps firefighters and fire investigators can take using body wipes to
help reduce their risk of cancer while on scene.
Learn How to Use Wipes for Self Decon
Self Decon Guidelines- Printable
Learn How to Use Wipes for Self Decon
Self Decon Guidelines- Printable
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