Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-01-31 17:00 (America/Toronto)
January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
Beginning in 2024, January is known as “Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month” throughout Canada. Health Canada and key stakeholders will raise awareness on this topic through social media campaigns and targeted events.
See OHCOW’s page about new information and legislation surrounding the work of Firefighters.
In June of 2023, the enactment of Bill C-224, A National Framework on Cancers Linked to Firefighting provides for the development of a national framework designed to raise awareness of cancers linked to firefighting with the goal of improving access for firefighters to cancer prevention and treatment. The Canadian Association of Fire chiefs has more information.
In partnership with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN), the International Association of Firefighters IAFF designated January as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month to provide fire fighters the necessary tools and guidance to develop life-saving protocols for cancer prevention and to support those with a cancer diagnosis within their departments.
Stay tuned for more information to come.
