Hernando County Fire Rescue bought new hoods for their firefighters to help reduce the risk of cancer. Battalion Chief Robert Miller knows all too well the health risks involved with being a firefighter.
About two years ago, he was diagnosed with colon cancer, and he believes his job was part of the cause.
"Transported to Oak Hill hospital," Miller recalled. "Found out I was bleeding internally. Kept me a couple of nights, gave me two units of blood that night. That day a colonoscopy revealed I had colon cancer.