A Multi-city National Research Effort
Established in July 2016, the FEMA-funded Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study (FFCCS) research project provides a national framework to collect and integrate firefighter epidemiologic surveys, biomarkers and exposure data focused on carcinogenic exposures and health effects. The long-term goal is to follow long-term 10,000 firefighters over a 30-year observation period.
FFCCS RESEARCH & LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jefferey L. Burgess
University of Arizona
Project PI & Director
Biomarker Core
Alberto J. Caban-Martinez
University of Miami
Project PI & Director
Data Coordinator
Center
Judith Graber
Rutgers University
Project PI & Director
Data Coordinating
Center
Sara Jahnke
Principal Investigator at National Development & Research Institutes
Miriam Calkins
NIOSH
Exposure Assessment
Director
Exposure Core
Casey Grant
FPRF
Oversight Board Director
Oversight & Planning
Board
Partnership and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Fire Service Partners
Arizona
Chandler Fire Department
Elephant Head Volunteer Fire Department
Helmet Peak Volunteer Fire Department
Tucson Airport Authority Fire Department
Tucson Fire Department
Phoenix Fire Department
California
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Orange County Fire Authority
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
San Francisco Fire Department
Colorado
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
Estes Valley Fire Protection District
Connecticut
Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company
Redding Fire & EMS Company #1
Florida
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Illinois
Savoy Fire Department
Iowa
Des Moines Fire Department
Maine
Chelsea Fire Department
Hallowell Fire Department
Monmouth Fire Department
York County Volunteer Fire Departments
Maryland
Anne Arundel County Fire Department
Baltimore County Fire Department
Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company
Odenton Volunteer Fire Company
Massachusetts
Boston Fire Department
Missouri
Johnson County Fire Protection District
New Jersey
Middletown Fire Department
North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 1
North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 3
Toms River Board of Fire Commissioners, District No. 1
Toms River Fire Department
Totowa Fire Department
Washington
Tukwila Fire Department
Elephant Head Volunteer Fire Department
Eastside Fire Rescue
Wyoming
Laramie County Fire Authority
*We are in the process of requesting permission letters from all of the fire departments our team collaborates with.
Supporting Organizations
Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Oversight and Protection Board
Boston Firefighters Local 718
International Association of Fire Chiefs/National Fire Protection Association/ Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association
International Association of Fire Fighters
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
National Volunteer Fire Council
Tucson Firefighters Association Local 479
Firefighter Cancer Support Network
IAFF Local 2878
The Wildfire Conservancy
Research and Academic Institutions
Colorado State University
University of Miami
University of Arizona
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
NFPA/ FPRF
National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI)
Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI)
