Nashville, TN  - 3M|Scott Safety and The First Responder Center launched a new Cancer Awareness Campaign as part of Scott’s unveiling of its new Air-Pak™ X3 Pro.  Each SCBA will contain an insert aimed at providing tips on reducing carcinogen exposure.   The Firefighter Cancer Support Network provided valuable information for the insert.  There is also a link to the recently launched Firefighter Cancer Tool Kit. 

The Air-Pak X3 Pro combines high-performance material selection with an easy-to-remove harness for cleaning, decontamination and serviceability. With minimal water absorption, the new harness assembly can be machine laundered to minimize contamination and reduce long-term carcinogen exposure. Because the gear can be laundered at the station, firefighters have fast and easy access to their equipment when they respond to the next call. 

“Scott Safety is committed to product development that makes the firefighter’s job safer,” said Jason Cannon, senior manager, NFPA air-supplied products for Scott Safety. “With a cleanable, comfortable and connected product, we are working toward minimizing harmful exposure to carcinogens and providing improved peace of mind.” 

“Manufacturing support is a critical component in the overall reduction of exposure.  We appreciate Scott’s support in educating the fire service as well as its product innovation in reducing exposure,” said Ed Klima, managing director of the FRC. 

For more information on the Firefighter Cancer Tool Kit, please visit www.firstrespondercenter.org/cancer. 

 

About the First Responder Center for Excellence

The First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries and Deaths, Inc., a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation affiliate organization, was created in 2016.  Its mission is to promote quality educational awareness and research to reduce physical and psychological health and wellness issues for first responders.  

 

About 3M | Scott Safety

Scott Safety, now part of 3M, is a premier manufacturer of innovative respiratory and personal protective equipment and safety devices for emergency services and first responders including firefighters, industrial workers, law enforcement, military, civil defense, national security and rescue teams around the world. With five global manufacturing locations, Scott products protect thousands of individuals each day from environmental hazards that are inherent in the industries they serve. The Scott product line includes self-contained breathing apparatus, supplied air and air-purifying respirators, gas detection instruments, thermal imaging cameras and firefighter locators. For information on 3M|Scott Safety’s latest innovations, please visit www.3m.com/scottsafety

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is planning its fourth Training Summit and is seeking feedback to help shape the event. This signature NVFC conference features two days of classroom training on critical fire and emergency service topics.

Please take a few minutes to answer a short survey to help us better serve you. Input is being sought on key details including course topics, location, and timing for the event.

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South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1828 will honor Battalion Chief Greg Westerman and firefighter Kurt McEnroe at a retirement ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m., at Martha Lake Fire Station 21, 16819 13th Ave. W., Lynnwood. The ceremony is open to the public.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2017 3:55:47 AM - SOURCE: Lynnwood Today

The end may be near for Spokane for Honest Government, the political action committee representing the firefighters union and other labor groups. If it dies, whatever rises from the ashes should try, belatedly, to live up to that grandiose name. And the politicians who depend on unions and union PACs – which is to say, every single member of the City Council’s liberal supermajority – should do whatever they can to see that it does.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2017 2:43:57 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Frank Fowlston was known to work as many as 100 hours a week. That may be why his son, Frank Fowlston Jr., remembers his father as one of the "hardest working men" in his life. Fowlston, 60, died Monday morning in a fire at his home on 108 County Route 21 in Plymouth, according to Fowlston Jr. Fowlston was the Chief of the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin