Patient care puts first responders at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. A new NIOSH document provides practical recommendations aimed at protecting first responders, including reporting your exposures through a program like PER.
Assembly Bill 2253, the William Dallas Jones Memorial Cancer Presumption Act of 2010, has made some major strides in the past week. The bill was removed from Assembly fiscal committee’s suspense file and yesterday, was approved by the full Assembly with significant bi-partisan support in a vote of 66-4. This CPF-sponsored legislation would protect firefighters' cancer presumption for up to 10 years after retirement.
CPF Firevision is California Professional Firefighters' online video news service. Firefighters Giving Back: Fill-the-Boot drives aid MDA; firefighters help Haitian earthquake victims.
Lovensky Alexandre and his mother, Roselene Ducelus, are back in Haiti. They returned May 12, 26 days after Lovensky underwent successful heart surgery at Sacramento's Sutter Medical Center, thanks to the help of Sacramento Fire Captain and Local 522 member Barbie Law.
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Lovensky Alexandre and his mother, Roselene Ducelus, are back in Haiti. They returned May 12, 26 days after Lovensky underwent successful heart surgery at Sacramento's Sutter Medical Center, thanks to the help of Sacramento Fire Captain and Local 522 member Barbie Law.