"Recent research commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has indicated that contaminant exposure has directly led to an increased risk, with instances of cancer amongst firefighters aged 35-39 up to 323 per cent higher than the general population in the same age category. On Tuesday the London Assembly Fire Committee heard that current figures, described as alarming by FBU officials, were down to the capital's distinctive factors."
"Karl Smith, the London Region Deputy Health & Safety Co-ordinator for the union, The figures for for any serving firefighter are extremely alarming, he added. The World Health Organization has recognised the occupation of of a firefighter as 1A occupation this is the the highest level of risk for cancer. They've actually stated that it's it's being a firefighter is the same as as equivalent to smoking twenty cigarettes a day."
Research commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union links contaminant exposure to a marked increase in cancer risk for London firefighters, with cancers among 35–39 year-olds up to 323% higher than peers. Firefighters are over three times more likely to receive a cancer diagnosis, and four percent of surveyed firefighters already have cancer. The World Health Organization classifies firefighting as a 1A occupational cancer risk, equating the risk to smoking about twenty cigarettes a day. London-specific factors include a dense built environment, widespread flame retardant use, increased plastics and chemicals, and rising lithium battery (EV) fire incidents. Reform within the London Fire Brigade and ministerial action are needed to reduce exposure and health risk.
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