布莱恩·F·麦昆（Brian F. McQueen）
Writing for theNational Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
手头的问题
研究甲型肝炎e shown that firefighters have a higher risk for multiple types of cancer than the general population. On the bright side, there are specific actions firefighters can take to reduce these risks and prevent occupational cancer.
On August 8, 2018, the NVFC and the International Association of Fire Chiefs Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) released the薰衣草丝带报告：预防消防员癌症的最佳实践（PDF）.可以从NVFC和VCOS网站免费下载此报告。但是您的车站报告在哪里？它在办公室的架子上吗？是在杂志架上吗？还是它嵌入了您的日常教学实践中？
The Response
All fire service officers understand the importance of ongoing training for their members, and it is through training that we can impart and reinforce practices that will protect our firefighters from cancer risks and exposures. Over the past five years, the research and knowledge shared on the growing cancer epidemic has been distributed by many national and state fire service organizations in hopes of preventing the pain and suffering a cancer diagnosis can cause. Having received an occupational cancer diagnosis four years ago, I know firsthand how difficult this is. It impacted not only me, but my family and my fire service family.
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我们之前已经听说过：“现在是时候改变消防癌症的癌症的文化了。”当成员将文化变革解释为消除我们的消防传统时，我们遇到了墙。但是，我们应该真正将其视为“文化的重新定位”，而不是全面的文化变化，这就是说，重建了当今消防社会中发现的文化概念。随着我们了解更多信息，我们必须调整并适应当前知识。换句话说，在创造未来的同时建立过去！
虽然《薰衣草丝带报告》提供了11种防止消防员癌症的最佳实践，但在本文中，我希望重点介绍一些这样的做法，以及在每个部门中嵌入癌症预防培训的需求。
第1期：在整个火灾事件中未能穿上个人防护设备（PPE）
过去，居民将有13-15分钟的时间在火灾事件中撤离结构。但是，今天，由承销商实验室进行的研究告诉我们，该研究已减少到三到三分钟。为什么？当今的房屋包含高度易燃的材料，阻燃材料，技术设备和轻巧的开放式概念。如今，建筑建筑中发现的众多化学物质增加了消防旅行。
今天在房屋内和房屋建筑中发现的较新材料也释放出大火期间的其他化学物质和致癌物。随着致癌物通过我们的皮肤和肺进入我们的身体，必须在整个火灾事件（包括大修）中穿着完整的独立呼吸器（SCBA）和我们的PPE。
Building this concept into our recruit and new firefighter training, as well as reinforcing it in our training sessions throughout the year, is crucial to our survival.
Issue #2: Developing a hood policy
我经常想知道发现在脖子上生长的非霍奇金淋巴瘤是否归因于我未能清洁引擎盖。在我在消防服务中的大部分时间里，它被视为勇气的徽章，可以将最脏的引擎盖，齿轮和头盔悬挂在您的储物柜中。您认为新成员进入车站，以为您是部门的主力军。15 - 20年前，我们曾经有过一次问：“我们真的需要为这场火戴引擎盖吗？”
We now know the face and neck are significant areas of dermal exposure, so wearing a hood is a needed layer of protection. We also know that toxins cling to fabric, so putting back on a dirty, contaminated hood presents its own exposure risks. Encourage your team to develop a second hood policy within your department. Having the ability to wash the contaminated one and replace it with a clean one can help you reduce the chance of contracting cancer.
在第二次引擎盖或第二套装备上，我听到了很多反对的“花费村庄或消防区的款项”。我们必须向当地政府官员明确指出，更换消防员，支付赔偿金并支付其推定覆盖范围要花费更多的费用，而不是提供为每个消防员，付费或志愿者提供所需的设备，他们的安全保护是他们的安全保护。应得。
第3期：预防癌症教育培训 - 使用车站的薰衣草丝带报告
The Lavender Ribbon Report details these and many other cancer prevention practices for firefighters. The question remains, where is your copy of the Lavender Ribbon Report? Do you have one? Have you read it? Our main goal should be training fellow firefighters about the significant threat of occupational cancer and what they can do to protect themselves. It’s the right thing to do.
我们必须不断地构建在一个d reinforce the lifesaving best practices outlined in the Lavender Ribbon Report. There are many videos, photos, and stories out there that are readily available to help you incorporate these messages into your training program. Educate your members on the effects that a cancer diagnosis has not only on the individual, but on their family, friends, and the entire department. Develop standard operating guidelines that include the cancer prevention initiatives. With both training and department policy focused on protecting firefighters from cancer, your members will be more supportive about the cultural shift these changes bring.
在12月，NVFC，VCO，Provident Insurance和VFI的代表开始开发基于课程的教学工具，以帮助部门实施薰衣草色带报告。以2019年春季发布的积极目标，该教育工具将在主要会议，大会和培训峰会上作为一项培训计划分享，以使其尽可能多的部门。
In closing, the choice is yours. If you choose to put the healthiest, well-trained firefighters on your floor, it starts with your acknowledgement that cancer is an issue for all of us in the fire service and that we must take action to prevent it.
Brian F. McQueenis past chief of the Whitesboro (NY) Fire Department and past director of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY). He serves as a New York director, executive committee member, and cancer focus area co-chair for the National Volunteer Fire Council. Brian was awarded the Golden Trumpet from FASNY for his work on the Volunteer Firefighters Cancer Law, and he is a board and founding member of the Believe 271 Foundation Inc.
