IAFC's Blog – April 2009 Archive (2)

IAFC Review Panel Cites Flawed Methodology in Cancer Presumption Report

The IAFC has issued the findings of an expert panel convened by the organization through the IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section. The panel found a recently released report challenging cancer presumption laws for firefighters used flawed research methodology that produce predetermined outcomes.

The National League of Cities’ (NLC) report under review, Assessing State Firefighter Cancer… Continue

Added by IAFC on April 29, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Courage To Be Safe

We recently spoke with Billy D. Hayes, about his upcoming presentation "Courage To Be Safe" at FRI 2009. Here’s what he had to say:

Q. Director Hayes, What are the top three take aways from your presentation?

A. The first and most important is to re-enforce the message of firefighter safety. Everyday, our first responders take risks to protect the public. However, some of the risks can be significantly reduced by merely… Continue

Added by IAFC on April 27, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment