About
1stDefender is a clothing brand inspired by firefighters in support of firefighters, who put their lives on the line every day in service of their community. In service of the firefighter community, 10% of each sale will go towards firefighter benefit programs, such as the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation, and other charitable organizations committed to helping the firefighter community, and its outreach to the community at large.
The goals of the SFCPF are geared towards firefighter-focused cancer prevention and research. Firefighters suffer cancer at rates higher in proportion to the general populace, due to the inherent dangers of the job, such as chemical exposures, toxic inhalations, the manifold stresses of sleep deprivation. On average, retired firefighters live only seven years after retirement, with cancer playing a villainous role.
Ran as a 501c3 organization, the foundation has national and international implications in support of all firefighters.