Eaton Firefighter Cancer Screenings March 2025

It was a beautiful weekend doing what we love… Helping to protect our firefighters! Particularly the ones heavily affected by the Eaton Fire. A small way we can give back.

We provided free skin cancer screenings to 135 firefighters and referred 21 for biopsy.

Cancer is the leading cause of death amongst firefighters. We’re here to change that statistic. 🔥

We’re proud to say our event was featured on ABC7 Los Angeles! They discussed event details and helped shine a spotlight on the brave firefighters who battled the Eaton fire. A highly destructive wildfire in Los Angeles County, Southern California.

The clip below features Caylie Valenta, co-founder and president of AVMF! Caylie discusses the importance of cancer screenings and why our local heroes need to be protected from the risk of occupational melanoma with a well-deserved free cancer screening!

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We have proudly screened 36 fire departments across Southern California!

Past Events

Honoring with Purpose – CA Fire Foundation’s Fire Lines Newsletter

The California Fire Foundation published a full-page story on the Andy Valenta Melanoma Foundation and presented Caylie with a donation to assist in raising awareness of risk of melanoma for firefighters and providing annual skin checks to as many fire departments as possible.

CA Fire Foundation’s Special Edition Newsletter – 20 Year Memorial Anniversary

Caylie Valenta proudly accepted an American Flag on behalf of The Andy Valenta Melanoma Foundation. “To see his name permanently engraved in the Capital of California is incredible, something that our girls can always come back to and see their daddy’s name is in the Capital forever.”

82 Firefighters Honored at California Fire Foundation Memorial for Line of Duty Deaths

The ceremony marked the 20th Anniversary of the California Firefighters Memorial in Sacramento’s Capitol Park. Firefighters, their families, departments and community leaders gathered in Sacramento on Saturday to pay tribute to the 82 California firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty with a memorial ceremony at the