National Firefighter Registry for Cancer
| Program overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 7, 2018 |
| Parent agency | U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Website | https://www.cdc.gov/NFR |
The National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) is a voluntary registry of firefighters in the United States used to evaluate cancer rates and risk factors in the U.S. fire service through collecting relevant occupational, lifestyle, and health information on firefighters. It aims 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 and increased risk for cancer faced by firefighters. It opened to registration by firefighters in April 2023. The NFR is maintained by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) but was shut down by the Trump administration in April 2025.