Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers Opposes Cuts to Federal Firefighter Safety Programs

May 22, 2025 at 16:01 PM EDT

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers opposes the Trump administration’s cuts to federal programs intended to keep firefighters safe.

(PRUnderground) May 22nd, 2025

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers, a California-based personal injury law firm, opposes cuts that President Donald Trump’s administration has made to federal programs responsible for keeping firefighters safe.

“Firefighters keep us all safe, and these cuts could not have come at a worse time, as the rate of catastrophic wildfires is increasing in California and other parts of the nation,” said Jeffrey Nadrich, the firm’s founding attorney, referring to wildfires like the Eaton fire.

The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for:

Pinpointing what went wrong after firefighters die
Identifying how to avoid similar deaths in the future

On April 1, the Trump administration notified seven of the eight members of the program that they were laid off or will be laid off in June. This negatively impacts the first responders in charge of wildfire containment.

“With wildfires like the January 2025 Southern California wildfires becoming more common, these cuts will make it more likely that firefighters will die in the line of duty,” Nadrich said.

Layoff notices reportedly told the employees that their duties were found to be “unnecessary or virtually identical” to those performed elsewhere in HHS.

In addition, the administration has also made moves to halt a study on the causes of cancer cases in firefighters and disrupt a program providing healthcare to first responders who responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

The National Firefighter Registry for Cancer was created in 2018. Its purpose is to study why firefighters end up suffering from some types of cancer at higher rates than average people. April 1 saw the Trump administration begin to lay off much of the staff which was working on the registry.

“Firefighters are becoming increasingly important in society, so we need more efforts to protect them, not less,” Nadrich said.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the HHS Secretary, has publicly indicated that some of the World Trade Center program’s aspects may be spared.

About Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is a California personal injury law firm with 17 offices throughout California. Their legal team represents individuals in cases involving exposure to hazardous substances such as silica dust, asbestos, paraquat and Roundup. The firm has over three decades of experience representing clients and has recovered in excess of $750 million for clients.

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