NFPA Journal - November/December 2017 - 14

New NFPA
podcast drives
home the need
for home fire
sprinklers

In 2016, more than
2,700 people died
in home fires in the
United States, and
nearly 11,000 were
injured in those fires.
But statistics only
tell a fraction of the
country's complex
home fire problem.
There are ripple
effects for those
involved that the
nightly news rarely
captures.
In October, NFPA
released "The Sur-

reduce fire death and
injury, was well as
the powerful forces
spending millions of
dollars to keep sprinklers out of homes.
Subscribe to the
podcast by visiting
firesprinklerinitiative.
org/podcast.

Exposures in
firefighting linked
to DNA damage,
study finds

A study published
in October in the
journal Mutagenesis
found that exposure
to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

A podcast
looks at a
family's loss
from fire.

vivors," a five-part
podcast series about
a Wyoming family's
struggle to recover
from the loss of two
children in a 2014
home fire. While
focusing on the
harrowing story of
Feike van Dijk and
his wife, Noelle, the
series also weaves
in perspectives from
fire service members,
safety advocates,
burn treatment and
recovery workers,
and others. Listeners
will also learn about
home fire sprinklers,
proven technology
that can significantly

(PAH) during firefighting is associated
with DNA damage
in blood cells. DNA
damage has the
potential to lead to
genetic mutations
that increase one's
risk of cancer.
"We saw positive
correlation between
PAH on skin and PAH
in urine [which was
believed to have
mostly entered the
body through the
skin as well] and
DNA damage in
blood cells," Ulla
Vogel, one of the
study's authors, told
NFPA Journal. "We

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therefore believe that
the DNA damage was
primarily caused by
PAH, or soot, on the
skin."
Fifty-three young
and healthy firefighters-in-training
volunteered for the
study, which involved
them extinguishing fires of either
wood or wood with
electrical cords and
mattresses. The
study also found
that wearing personal protective
equipment (PPE),
including self-contained breathing
apparatus, effectively
protected the test
subjects against particle inhalation.
The study, which
builds on a growing
body of research on
cancer in the fire service, underscores the
need for firefighters
to be mindful of limiting their exposure
to soot through steps
such as always wearing and rigorously
cleaning their PPE.
NFPA is committed
to raising awareness
around the threat
of cancer in the fire
service, and the Fire
Protection Research
Foundation is working on studies related
to contamination.
To read NFPA Journal's May/June 2017
cover story, "Facing
Cancer," on the topic,
visit nfpa.org/cancer.

$200K donation
will help NYC
firefighters
battling cancer,
other illnesses

A retired FDNY firefighter who survived
9/11 and cancer
recently donated
$200,000 to the
department's Fired
Up for a Cure, which
supports New York
City firefighters and
their families as they
battle life-threatening
illnesses like cancer.
"This ceremony here
today is all about one

thing: generosity,"
said FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro,
as he and other FDNY
officials accepted
the check from the
anonymous donor's
attorney, Michael
Barasch, who has
advocated for over
10,000 sickened
9/11 first responders. "Every single
member of the FDNY
has been impacted
by cancer. Either you,
a loved one, or a colleague has fought the
disease in one way or
another."
"This money will
be well spent," said
FDNY Chief Medical
Officer Dr. Kerry
Kelly. "The money
that is going to [Fired
Up for a Cure] will be
used for prevention
and to help our members stay well, to get
the word out to keep
people healthy ... and
that's an important
part of the mission
that we follow."
The money, in
part, will go toward
purchasing a new
van for the department to provide
transportation for
firefighters and their
families to medical
appointments and
counseling, and the
American Cancer
Society's Hope
Lodge, where FDNY
members and their
families can receive
care and support
when recovering
from cancer.
To learn more
about Fired Up for
a Cure, visit fdnyfoundation.org/
fightforacure.

Fire marshals
gather at NFPA
to learn about,
discuss emerging
issues
Dozens of fire marshals from the United
States and abroad
gathered at NFPA's
Massachusetts headquarters in October
for the 2017 State

Fire Marshals Forum.
Presentations and
discussion at the
two-day event centered on timely fire
service concerns
such as firefighter
cancer and energy
storage systems.
This year's forum
saw the return of
Canadian fire marshals, who did not
attend last year's
event, and the inclusion of fire marshals
from Latin America
for the first time
ever. "It was a great
opportunity for all
of the attendees
to work with their
peers and network,"
said Steven Sawyer,
NFPA's fire code
regional director and
executive secretary
of the International
Fire Marshals Association, who organized
the event. "In
advance, we invited
attendees to identify
the topics that matter
most to them-and
that proved to be a
formula for success.
This year's program
addressed persistent
enforcement challenges and offered
insight on some of
the new hazards that
AHJs and others are
dealing with today."
The forum agenda
included presentations by staff at
NFPA and the Fire
Protection Research
Foundation (FPRF)
on firefighter cancer
and contamination,
energy storage
systems, economic
analysis, tall wood
buildings, data
collection, community risk reduction,
and more. Other
topics discussed
included fires in
buildings under
construction and
combustible exterior
wall assemblies.
NFPA offers a
host of resources
on everything that
was discussed at the
forum, which can be
found on nfpa.org.

FRED DURSO, JR.

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