St. Paul Fire Foundation

06/13/2026

06/11/2026

Fire service cancer survivors carry experience that can help someone else through the fight. 🎗

The FCSN Badge-to-Badge Mentor Program connects survivors with firefighters currently facing a cancer diagnosis, offering support from someone who understands the job, the fear, the questions, and the road ahead.

If you are ready to use your experience to support another firefighter, apply to become an FCSN Badge-to-Badge Mentor.

Scan the QR code on the flyer to apply or click this link:

https://www.firefightercancersupport.org/how-you-can-help/volunteer

No firefighter should face cancer alone. 🚒

06/02/2026

Labs underway for the PEBBLE Pilot Study! PEBBLE, short for PFAS Exposure and Bone Biology across the Lifespan and Environment, seeks to understand whether exposure to PFAS (“forever chemicals”), which are commonly encountered in firefighting settings, may be associated with changes in bone metabolism and biological aging processes. The team has been out collecting labs of new study participants. More to come! 🫡

05/31/2026

Grill Fest Day 2!! Stop by and try Schell’s Firebrick. A percentage of sales are dedicated to support Saint Paul Firefighter health and wellness!

05/30/2026

Grill Fest is a go!! Stop by and try Schell’s Firebrick and support the health and wellness of Saint Paul Firefighters!

05/26/2026

Please join us as a sponsor or as a participant, come show your support for your Saint Paul Fire Department firefighters health and wellness! Contact us at www.stpaulfirefoundation.org if you have any questions or would like to know more about the event!

05/21/2026

Occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty death among fire fighters, and firefighting is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Group 1 carcinogen. That designation has helped fuel major national research efforts supported by the IAFF and federal partners, including the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer, a long-term study examining occupational exposure and cancer outcomes among fire fighters.

While cancer risks in the fire service have become better understood over time, researchers say significant gaps remain in understanding how those risks affect women fire fighters.

Fire fighter cancer risks are increasingly well documented, but for women in the fire service, important questions about occupational exposure and

05/12/2026

This amazing father, son and SPFD firefighter would have turned 50 today. Hard to believe it's been 10 years since he passed. Never Forget!

05/11/2026

Thank you for your service Darnell, you will be missed!

05/09/2026

Supporting the Saint Paul Police Department. We appreciate your service and sacrifice.