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IN OUR VIEW: Upgrades needed for firefighters
The association says 84.6% of firefighter deaths are caused by cancer and calls for a dedicated provincial fund for decontamination upgrades.
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IN OUR VIEW: Upgrades needed for firefighters
When the general public thinks of the dangers faced by firefighters, we tend to think of fires, explosions, chemical accidents – the sort of things that are dramatized in movies and TV shows. When professional firefighters think of the dangers they face on the job, they often think of cancer. Even with modern breathing apparatus and body-covering turnout gear, firefighters are exposed to smoke, soot, and chemical residue on a regular basis. Most…
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