$500,000 given to Florida fire departments to help limit exposure to cancer-causing contaminants – FOX 13 Tampa
Bay Area fire agencies receive grants to help battle cancer among firefighters
Catherine Hawley reports
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The most dangerous threat to professional firefighters is not the flames or smoke. In the fire service, cancer is the leading cause of death.
Now, $500,000 in state funding is being given to departments to buy safety equipment that will limit exposure to cancer-causing contaminants on the job.
According to the National Institute for Occ…….