Week 3: Best Practices to Reduce Cancer Off-Duty/Personal Life

The past few weeks we’ve covered efforts to reduce cancer both at the fire station and on the fire ground. This week, we will capture risk factors while you are off shift. The materials this week will cover a variety of personal modifiable risk factors you can address both on and off the job to reduce your cancer risk. Some of these factors include tobacco and alcohol use, fitness, nutrition, sleep hygiene, and stress.
Turn knowledge into action. Cancer is a big issue facing the fire service, but you can prevent or limit your exposure to carcinogens.
Video Resources:
Example of Cancer Prevention in Action:
- San Antonio Texas made a commitment to reducing the exposures for their fire department. San Antonio FD Reducing Exposures (6:22 runtime)
- Pasco County Florida Decontamination program: Pasco County Decon Program (3:32 runtime)
Chino Valley Fire takes steps to reduce cancer in their agency:
- Chino Valley FD
Educational Presentation #3:
- Modifiable Risk Factors
Note: Make sure you view the presentation in “presenter mode” to capture the instructor notes for the slides.
Factsheets:
- Best Practices to Reduce Cancer off The Job
- Modifiable Risk Factors
Call to Action:
- What Can you Do?
Training Brief:
- Training Brief Modifiable Risk Factors
- AAD Infographic How to Spot Skin Cancer
Survivor Stories:

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