Blog posts of '2016' 'February'

By Sarah Buduson

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An exclusive 5 On Your Side Investigation reveals how Ohio fails to protect the people willing to risk their lives to save ours

NewsChannel5 investigators found Ohio is one of just sixteen states without a law recognizing the link between fighting fires and cancer .

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WHEN A FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY WE PAUSE TO PAY OUR RESPECTS. BUT HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS ARE DYING EACH YEAR FROM CANCER.

The following is a link to a report from a strategy meeting on Occupational Cancer in the Fire Service,January 2015. It is published by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.