Evaluation of Biomarkers of Exposure in Southern California Firefighters Responding to Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Incidents

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• Personal Author:
  Calkins, M.
• Description:
  WUI firefighters may experience structural firefighting exposures without wearing the PPE routinely used by municipal firefighters during a structural response (e.g. self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), turnout gear) and without the ability to follow recommended decontamination practices for structural fire response. In this presentation, Dr. Calkins will summarize results of the biomarkers of exposure measured in firefighters from southern California enrolled in the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study (FFCCS)-a national collaborative research study with NIOSH and the Universities of Arizona and Miami. Discussion will include comparisons to the general U.S. population, pre- and post-fire response, and characteristics of the fire incidents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomarkers Cohort Studies Firefighters Neoplasms Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer Rates Cohort Studies Decontamination Fire Fighters Personal Protective Equipment PPE
• ISSN:
  1096-6080
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067209
• Citation:
  Toxicologist 2023 Mar; 192(S1):37-38
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Toxicologist. Society of Toxicology 62nd Annual Meeting & ToxExpo, March 19-23, 2023, Nashville, Tennessee
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:67966d365122d378b12bf6dc0d4a455950e6c17ed9bb571f759fadd19dd7f191a3794375e0d94210ce52566950cb46ab9333b1955fdd6bd12616b6709b662dc9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230696/cdc_230696_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB ]