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• Increased
training man- • Cancer rates
dates with less time to ac- sponders are higher than
among the general popula-
complish them.
• This will cause more stress tion.
upon responders, affect- • This, coupled with a tradi-
tional resistance to pro-
ing their effectiveness
tecting our employees with
and mental status, both disciplined, post-fire over-
on and off duty.
haul standard operating
Cancer Dangers in First
Responders
procedures (SOP’s), will not
easily stem the tide of the
cancer menace.
(Fire departments across the country are ordering changes to how they operate in the field, after
alarming new research shows that cancer has become the number one killer of firefighters in this
country. Courtesy of NBC News and YouTube.)
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