r/Firefighting • u/Quick_Connection6818 • May 04 '25

News Further cuts at NIOSH including firefighters cancer registry

Among the newly terminated are those employees who worked for the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer. After CBS reported on those firings on Friday night, HHS pushed back, claiming that no CDC employee had been laid off and that the firefighter health and safety programs would remain “top priority” for the agency.

A source who worked for the firefighter registry disputed each of HHS’s claims, confirming that they’d been fired on Friday evening and noting that the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer had already been closed to new applicants. The agency’s website affirmed that the program was taken offline.

https://www.progressreport.news/p/rfk-jr-massacre-paves-way-to-give

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u/GabagoolFarmer Engineer / Paramedic May 04 '25

Saving money is more important than saving lives. Never forget what they truly care about

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u/RevoltYesterday FT Career BC May 04 '25

Are they saving money? I see a lot of cuts happening but my taxes haven't changed. My paychecks haven't changed. That money is going somewhere but from my point of view as a citizen, I pay the same with less services.

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u/Mindless_Air8339 May 04 '25

They are saving money to lower taxes for billionaires and corporations. You will pay the same in taxes and receive less services.