At a glance
The National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee (NFRS) provides advice to NIOSH about establishing and operating the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer.
Purpose
The NFRS is a subcommittee of the NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors. The National Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 required NIOSH to create a voluntary registry of firefighters. The goal is to collect health and occupational information to determine cancer incidence in the U.S. fire service. The Act requires NIOSH to consult with interested parties, such as firefighters, public health professionals, clinicians, and state agencies. The NFRS fulfills this requirement.
For more information, see the full NFRS charge.
Meetings
The NFRS meets once per year, either virtually or in a hybrid virtual/in-person format. Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually. Advance registration is required.
For information about earlier meetings, see NIOSH Docket 232.
August 22, 2024
- Updated Enrollment Questionnaire (March 2024)
- Meeting agenda
- Meeting minutes
- Meeting presentation
- Meeting registration (August 2024)
- National Firefighter Registry Protocol (August 2024)
June 13, 2023
- Meeting agenda
- Meeting minutes
- Meeting presentation
- National Firefighter Registry Protocol (May 2023)
- Federal Register Notice
September 6, 2022
- Meeting agenda
- Meeting minutes
- Meeting presentation
- National Firefighter Registry Protocol (August 2022)
- Federal Register Notice
August 13, 2021
- Meeting agenda
- Meeting minutes
- Presentation: Progress update
- Presentation: Requirements Engineering Review
- Federal Register Notice
Membership
The NFRS has 13 members. The co-chairs are also members of the NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors. Eleven other members bring expertise in firefighting, cancer registries, epidemiology, public health, and healthcare.
There is also a Designated Federal Officer who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the NFRS. Kandyce Reeves, NIOSH Public Health Analyst, currently fills that role.
Co-chairs
- Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health
- Piscataway, NJ
- Term: 08/08/2023-12/31/2026
- Research Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories Fire Safety Research Institute
- Columbia, MD
- Term: 08/08/2023-12/31/2026
Members
- Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky
- Director, Kentucky Cancer Registry
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Term: 02/15/2022-12/31/2026
- President, National Association of Hispanic Firefighters
- Nashville, TN
- Term: 01/01/2023-12/31/2025
- President, Harbour Fire
- Mesa, AZ
- Term: 01/01/2022-12/31/2026
- Chief Executive Officer, National Volunteer Fire Council
- Washington, DC
- Term: 07/25/2022-12/31/2025
- Executive Director, National Institute for Public Safety Health
- Indianapolis, IN
- Term: 01/04/2021-12/31/2025
- Epidemiologist & Idaho SEER Co-Principal Investigator, Cancer Data Registry of Idaho
- Boise, ID
- Term: 01/01/2024-12/31/2026
- Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Administration, Virginia Department of Health
- Richmond, VA
- Term: 01/01/2024-12/31/2026
- Industrial Hygienist, Department of Labor and Industries
- Seattle, WA
- Term: 01/01/2024-12/31/2026
- Chief of Training, Oakland Fire Department
- Oakland, CA
- Term: 01/01/2023-12/31/2025
- Managing Director, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
- Emmitsburg, MD
- Term: 01/01/2022-12/31/2026
- Fire Chief, Harrisonburg Fire Department
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Term: 01/01/2024-12/31/2026