Evaluating the Relationship Between the Use of Unapproved Fuels in Live-Fire Training and Carcinogen Exposure

This is a continuation of previous research, which revealed the use of fuel has played a significant role in firefighter fatalities that happened during live fire training. With the recent focus on cancer rates in the fire service, the purpose of this study was to examine the reasons behind the continued use of fuels unapproved under NFPA 1403 for live fire training despite the higher rate of carcinogens in those fuels. This was accomplished through purposeful sampling of key informants regarding the use of fuels in live fire training and an online survey of training officers of career fire departments in US cities with populations of 100,000 or more.

Recommended Citation

Spoons, C. (2020, October 1-2). Evaluating the relationship between the use of unapproved fuels in live-fire training and carcinogen exposure [Poster presentation]. Walden University Research Conference 2020 (online). https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/researchconference/2020/posters/38/