TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – As more women join the fire service, it’s imperative to understand the occupational risks involved for these women. And thanks to a $1.5 million dollar grant from FEMA that will be possible.
The funding will help support research to examine how being a firefighter affects women’s health. “There’s the fires, the smoke that we breathe in, but it’s also the exhaust from the fire trucks, the ambulances that we get exposed to on a daily basis,” said Captain Liliana Pesqueira, the Tucson Fire Department.
The study will be in partnership with the university of Arizona College of Public health, The University of Arizona cancer center, and TFD. The study will include 200 firefighters in total from across the country that will take part in the study, both 100 new recruits and 100 incumbent firefighters. The study will take 3-years to conduct. Read More…