SACRAMENTO — The Governor's Office recently made the announcement of a major new research effort led by the University of California, Los Angeles, and University of California, Davis, in collaboration with Cal Fire, that is investigating how occupational exposures may increase cancer risk among California firefighters. The project, a sub-study of the California Firefighter Cancer Research Study , is backed by nearly $9.7 million in funding from Cal Fire and will include 3,500 firefighters from departments across the state over a two-year period.

The research team is guided by a firefighter advisory board to ensure the study remains grounded in real-world needs and priorities.

“This research underscores Cal Fire’s commitment to protecting firefighter health through science, innovat

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