01/28/2020
Cancer diagnoses in firefighters are only growing. Firefighters end up absorbing things through their skin and "some of it's coming from the gear that's supposed to protect us."
Sad news in the firefighter industry.
"He was a very strong individual, both mentally and physically. Eventually (the cancer) just took its toll,' said the fire union president of Russ Horn, who was a New Bedford firefighter more than 30 years.