Our Mission
The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation:
Working to extinguish fire fighter cancer.
Fire fighters dedicate their lives to the service of others. The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation was established to provide international outreach, support, and resource assistance programs for fire fighters and family members that are stricken by cancer. The Foundation is creating state of the
art programs for cancer education, awareness, and prevention to ensure the quality of life and retirement of fire fighters around the world.
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Our Goals
The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation will promote knowledge, awareness, and advocacy for the fire fighter diagnosed with cancer. The foundation will continue to support active and retired fire fighters by promoting occupation specific cancer screening and wellness testing. We are seeking volunteers, medical and fire service advisors, benefactors, and partnership with organizations of similar goals.
We are here to: S.P.E.A.R.
- Support – Offer emotional support and social assistance for fire fighters and family members battling cancer.
- Promote – Encourage health and wellbeing by endorsing annual occupation specific cancer screenings and wellness testing.
- Educate – Provide resource information to assist the fire fighter diagnosed with cancer to better understand their disease. Partner with other international cancer organizations to offer education and awareness programs.
- Assist – Establish a national prescription assistance program for fire fighters diagnosed with cancer. Provide our members enduring chemotherapy with a home air purification unit to help them remain healthy during treatment. Effect improved communication among retired fire fighters.
- Research – Identify leaders in medicine and science who can offer treatment options. Educate national and regional elected officials to advance national fire fighter cancer studies.
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Metro-Dade Fire Fighters Local 1403 Member Needs Your Help
Lieutenant Firefighter Eddie Perez
By DowntownMiami.com | Published: April 28 2013
A "Downtowner" with a giving spirit needs our support - Please read and act upon this worthwhile cause
Brickell recently welcomed Massage Envy at Mary Brickell Village. We soon met owner Lourdes Martinez and in an instant we were captured by her "can do" positive spirit and her ability to always find time to support important cause. I have gotten used to receiving many emails from Lourdes regarding fundraising efforts, and then came a posting on her Facebook for one cause that hit her very close to home for her. This one was for her brother Lt. Eddie Perez whose life changed in a typical morning while cooking breakfast for his crew at the station. Please take a moment to read this article, click on the links - join the Facebook and contribute. Let's get together on this and give back to those that give so much to others.
On Sunday April 7th, 2013 Lt Eddie Perez went to work at Station 6. While cooking breakfast for his crew, Eddie dropped and began to have a seizure. His crew quickly responded and transported him directly to Baptist Hospital in Kendall. A CT Scan and MRI confirmed that Eddie had a brain tumor. On April 9th, 2013 Eddie underwent an Awake Craniotomy. Basically, it's brain surgery while you are awake. The surgeon was able to remove over 98% of the tumor and that was good news. The bad news is that the tumor was malignant and Eddie would need treatment. After much research, Eddie decided that the best treatment for him is at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University in North Carolina. Eddie has an appointment on May 1st to begin his evaluation and treatment options. Please keep Eddie and his family in your prayers.
Ways we can help support Lieutenant Firefighter Eddie Perez's journey to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University in North Carolina.
Make a Donation: Dade County Firefighters Charities, Reference: Lieutenant Eddie Perez by clicking here.
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Allies in the Fight Against Cancer
Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation and Friends of Firefighters: Allies in the fight against cancer
The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation (FFCF) and New York City’s, Friends of Firefighters, Inc. (FoF) are common allies in the plight of first responders fighting occupational illnesses. Founded in the aftermath of 9/11, FoF is dedicated to addressing the physical, mental health, and wellness needs of FDNY’s active and retired firefighters and their families. Their ongoing mission is to provide long-term support and services through confidential counseling, wellness services, and other assistance required by firefighters and their families. Services include a women’s support group, yoga, financial guidance, and biofeedback. Most recently, the organization has been heavily involved with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts by coordinating labor crews, setting up a distribution center, and providing resources to families affected.
The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation was established to provide international outreach, support, and resource assistance programs for fire fighters and family members that are stricken by cancer. FFCF founded the “Save our Survivors” program, which raises funds for first responders suffering from respiratory and occupational illness as a result of their efforts in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. As part of this program, they have teamed up with Alen Corp, who produces a line of high quality air purifiers. Their hope is to match firefighters with new air purifying units to ease their breathing and prevent further suffering. An Alen Air Purifier will be on display at Friends of Firefighters headquarters at 199 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn, New York.
For more information on any of these organizations, please visit their web sites: ffcancer.org, www.friendsoffirefighters.org and www.alencorp.com.
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FFCF & TTC Join Forces
The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation (FFCF) and Tempest Technology Corporation Join Forces
The Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation (FFCF) and Tempest Technology Corporation originally discovered they had a very similar mission during a recent FDIC Conference: Eradicating cancer rates among fire fighters. Since 1987, Tempest Technology Corporation has been a leader in the development of innovative ventilation tools for fire fighting and industrial work environments. Tempest started out producing inflator fans for hot air balloonists and now manufactures a wide variety of ventilation tools used by fire fighters around the world, making hazardous environments safer.
The technique of Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) utilizes high output fans to clear burning buildings of heat, smoke and CANCER causing, air-borne toxins and introduce clean fresh air. PPV is commonly used during post-knockdown, when fire fighters tend to remove their SCBA’s to conduct the final overhaul, exposing themselves to a deadly array of air-borne chemicals and toxins still present after the fire is out. Tempest is now the leading manufacturer of the fans/blowers that fire fighters use to implement PPV.
Tempest hopes their partnership with FFCF will raise awareness in the fire service community that their PPV fans drastically reduce exposure to cancer. Tempest President, Johan Gidstedt, said, “Our partnership is about teaming up and Blowing Cancer Away, pun intended.” In addition, Tempest is donating $30,000 to FFCF, so they can continue to provide international outreach, support, and resource assistance programs for fire fighters and family members that are stricken by cancer.
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With a heavy heart, amazing memories, & much gratitude, we share the passing of AACoFD Retired Engineman III David Fowler. On this anniversary of Dave's original occupational cancer diagnosis, we remember his tenacity to fight for / serve others, repeatedly beat the beast/hospice care & leave a friend & firefighting legacy written about in books. Whether you are lucky enough to have served with him, be trained by him, or just laugh with him, you are a better person. RIP my Brother.
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