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Put a moratorium on plastic pipes to protect our firefighters | OPINION
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By Stephen Clapham It may shock people to learn that cancer is the most dangerous threat to firefighter health and safety. In fact, cancer is the leading cause of fire fighter line-of-duty deaths. The risk from cancer can in large part be traced back to the increased use of chemical and plastic materials in much…
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Colorado House committee OKs $5 million for volunteer firefighters
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A House committee advanced legislation Tuesday to invest $5 million in expanding resources for volunteer firefighters in Colorado. If enacted, Senate Bill 2 would add $5 million to the Local Firefighter Safety and Disease Prevention Grant Program and expand it to cover replacement firefighting equipment. The bill would also make volunteer fire departments eligible for…
