Laws Intended To Protect Firefighters Who Get Cancer Often Lack Teeth

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A growing number of states have passed laws designed to help firefighters who develop cancer. But firefighters say those protections often fall short.

 

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There's also a pervasive culture of silence in the firefighter community, particularly in the wildland community. It's often the case that reporting long-term or short-term hazards, accidents / injuries result in recrimination from coworkers, as reports can harm crews or dept's.

This sounds like a national emergency that could use funding (supporting our first responders), not funding a wall.

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