On a fire scene the actual fire, toxic smoke, and the risk of a collapse are far from the only dangers. Today we know that carcinogens from the fire contaminate turnout gear and SCBA’s. As a result, thousands of firefighters are diagnosed with cancer every year. In fact, cancer caused 70% of the line-of-duty deaths for career firefighters in 2016. 

So what can we do to protect those that protect others? The answer is: a lot. Cancer awareness is rising and the more we know, the more we can do. At Interspiro equipment decontamination have been a high priority for over 7 years and our S8 Incurve SCBA is the worlds most cleanable firefighting system. Together we will defeat work-related cancer in the fire service.

In this film from the NFPA we meet Commissioner Joseph Finn and his members from the Boston fire department as they share their personal stories in memories of those who have been lost to occupational related cancer.