Firefighters, their Turnout Coats and cancer. What is the connection and why will EasyDECON DF200, play such a huge role in helping to protect them.

Summary: Description: Please Note – The First 15 Minutes of the show are with Intelagards president,Dennis Smagac. Right after the first break we begin the discussion on firefighters and cancer. Why do Firefighters have higher rates of cancer? You might be surprised by some of the answers. My guests are – Bill Banks, Business Manager for Fire Tec – website www.firetec.com Cindy Ell, President and Founder of the Firefighter Cancer Foundation - www.ffcancer.org Two studies on firefighters and their increased risk of getting cancer have been released in the last 8 years. The Lemasters study, released in 2006 and the CDC sponsored NIOSH Study. The NIOSH study is the largest most comprehensive study done to date on firefighters and higher cancer rates. The study ran from 1950 thru 2010 and used the Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco fire departments as their primary study base. When the results of the study were released, it showed conclusively that firefighters contract cancer at a far higher rate than the general public. One of the reasons for the higher rates of cancer appears to be not properly cleaning one's Turnout Gear or not cleaning it at all. There are a few reasons for this, most of them are cultural to the life of a firefighter.