Thanks Colleen. After 23 years fighting fires and 142 fires June this year had severe pneumonia and was in hospital 5 days. Have scarred lung lobe doctor assumes is from fighting fires. Thanks for the heads up and I'll spread the word. Do you see heart and lung problems being added to the registry?

I was a full time municipal firefighter/Paramedic & Engineer ~
What I believe was the biggest threat to people in our dept., was our engines & ambulance did not vent exhaust to the outside so when they were starting the rigs, black diesel exhaust permeated indoors and upstairs into our day room & bunk room!!
Wasn’t until after 1998 that OSHA required contained exhaust, be captured into lines that vented outside.
Two co-workers had cancer already & 1 died, very young.
I have some lung damage probably from Fire contents, fuel exhaust, firefighter foam AFFF,
and they are watching something they saw on a CT.
Also had other med issues that are common among firefighters ~
The BEST way to protect future FF, is to have a chief that understands science & the need to keep your SCBA air tank on during overhaul, b/c after fire gases are deadly! My supervisor used to poke fun at ppl who kept their tanks on after the fire was extinguished !!!