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The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 directed the development of the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer, a voluntary exposure registry managed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This manuscript describes participation during the first three years of NFR enrollment (January 2023\u2013December 2025).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We descriptively calculated frequencies and percentages of participants across demographic and occupational characteristics and stratified by enrollment completion status, work status, and method of recruitment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There were 39,058 firefighters from all 50 states and several territories who participated in the NFR, including 4019 reporting a history of cancer. Participants were predominantly male (91%), White (83%), actively serving full time (75%), and reported various firefighting assignments. Overall, 72% of participants submitted the enrollment questionnaire, 24% did not submit the questionnaire but provided enough information to include in state cancer registry linkages, and 4% had incomplete enrollment. The largest attrition occurred at the work history section of the questionnaire, but completion rates were generally similar by demographic and occupational characteristics. A department roster\u2010based recruitment method resulted in a slightly lower self\u2010reported cancer prevalence through exploratory analyses, suggesting possible reduction of selection bias by cancer status.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings demonstrate national engagement and high completion rates in a large, voluntary occupational registry. 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