National Firefighter Registry for Cancer

The National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer is a voluntary registry of firefighters in the United States that aims assess cancer rates and risk factors in the U.S. fire service. The NFR collects relevant occupational, lifestyle, and health information from firefighters through an online questionnaire. The goal of the NFR is to use these data to reduce cancer in firefighters.

The NFR was created by the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 in response to growing evidence of carcinogenic exposures (substances that can cause cancer) and increased risk for cancer faced by firefighters. It opened to firefighter for registration in April 2023. The NFR is maintained by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).