Firefighting news, upcoming training and information regarding our organization.

We are honored to receive the 2011 Tony Pini Diversity & Inclusion Award

Beth Whitman-Putnam, Gloversville, first woman career fire chief in NYS

Larger Than Life Donation

In Memory of Two of Our Own

U.S. Fire Administrator Recognizes Women Firefighters

Breast Cancer Awareness Research

Cornell University Brochure on Women Firefighters' Breast Cancer Risk
The Cornell Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF) makes "sense of the science" and provides information on chemical exposures that may increase the risk of developing breast cancer. BCERF has worked with members of the Fire Service Women of New York State to develop an easy to understand brochure on chemical exposures of concern generated by thermal decomposition in structural and non-structural fires scenarios. The brochure stresses the importance of wearing Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) at all phases of fire fighting, including inspection, overhaul and salvage operations.
You can read the brochure on line in English or Spanish, or download a formatted copy. Individual or bulk print copies of this colorful brochure can be requested by contacting BCERF by phone (607) 254-2893 or email to lcn4@cornell.edu (Lyn Netter, Administrative Assistant). Hard copies of the Alert brochure are provided free to firefighters and emergency responders (police and EMTs) in New York State through a grant from the New York State Department of Health.


BCERF Alert for Women Firefighters Brochure Chemical Exposures in Your Workplace and Breast Cancer Risk