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Tag: Firefighter Cancer Support Network

  • LSFD raise $11,600 for Firefighter Cancer Support Network

    LSFD raise $11,600 for Firefighter Cancer Support Network

    Loveland/Symmes firefighter, Deputy Chief Jon Frye was at the Loveland Bike Trail Saturday Morning collecting donations for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network

    Kim Siebenthaler a member of the LSFD was in front of Paxton’s Grill Saturday morning collecting donations as part of the National Fill a Boot Campaign that raised money for Firefighter Cancer Support Network.

    A message of thanks from the Loveland Symmes Fire Department:

    We would like to thank everyone in the City of Loveland and Symmes Township for all of their generous donations. Our Annual Fill the Boot Fundraiser was able to collect $11,600 for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. Chief Bryan Frieders, Deputy Chief of the Pasadena Fire Department and President of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network accepted the donation this past Tuesday evening at the Loveland City Council meeting.

    Chief Bryan Frieders (center), Deputy Chief of the Pasadena Fire Department and President of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network accepted the donation from Bruce Hawk and Jon Frye.

    FIREFIGHTER CANCER
    SUPPORT NETWORK

    We help firefighters and their families cope with cancer

    Since 2005, the nonprofit Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) has provided assistance and one-on-one mentoring to thousands of cancer-stricken firefighters and their families. FCSN also delivers extensive firefighter cancer awareness and prevention training nationwide.

    Cancer is the most dangerous threat to firefighter health and safety today.

    • Cancer caused 61 percent of the career firefighter line-of-duty deaths from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2016, according to data from the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).
    • Cancer caused 70 percent of the line-of-duty deaths for career firefighters in 2016.
    • Firefighters have a 9 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer than the general U.S. population.
    • Firefighters have a 14 percent higher risk of dying from cancer than the general U.S. population.

    There’s little data about cancer among volunteer firefighters, and the U.S. Fire Administration’s firefighter fatality statistics do not include cancer-related deaths, but it’s a stark reality: Firefighting increases cancer risks significantly for every firefighter.

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      Loveland chiropractor Douglas Portmann, DC at Wards Corner Chiropractic & Sports Rehab is one of the best chiropractors in the Loveland area.

  • Fill a firefighter’s boot to prevent their work related cancer

    Fill a firefighter’s boot to prevent their work related cancer

     FIREFIGHTERS CONDUCT FILL-A-BOOT FOR CANCER

    Loveland, Ohio, Members of the Loveland Symmes Fire Department will take to the streets on April 14th from 8:30 AM until noon to raise funds for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.

    Chief Otto Huber said, “I am very proud of our staff as they recognize the growing cancer problem within the fire service and step up to be part of the solution”

    Firefighters across the country are being diagnosed with work related cancers every day. The chemicals that firefighters are exposed to in today’s fire related emergencies far exceed anything that we have seen in the industry in the past 50 years. The State of Ohio has recently passed cancer presumption legislation to assist firefighters with receiving the care they need and deserve.

    Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder, a board member of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation said “We have a long way to go in changing the landscape of protecting our firefighters to the exposure they receive on the fire ground. Our department is up to the challenge and are making great strides every day to better serve and protect our members.”

    During the fill a boot drive the Loveland and Symmes communities will see the firefighters along main roads.

    Please be generous as we work toward keeping our firefighters healthy so that they may be prepared to serve you better. If you would like to donate you may stop at any of our 4 fire stations or call 513-583- 3001.

    If you would like more information about this topic contact Captain Bruce Hawk at 513-707-6110 or email at bhawk@lsfd.org.

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