Everyone knows every time a call goes out at the firehouse, firefighters are putting their lives on the line.
What many might not know is that according to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, cancer is the most dangerous threat to a firefighter's health and safety. To address the risk, the cancer center is teaming up with the Buffalo Fire Department (BFD) to develop ongoing initiatives to keep first responders safe.
Through this new initiative, BFD will:
Enhance annual medical physicals for first responders through thorough exams and cancer screening tests.
Implement new post-exposure safety procedures including decontamination wipes and “shower within an hour” protocol using a specially formulated shampoo/body wash, with wipes and body wash donated by Roswell Park to be distributed to all 19 firehouses within the Department.