VIDEO: The occupation of firefighting is labeled a Class I carcinogen by the World Health Organization. Itโs the only occupation to be labeled as such, and the Tucson Fire Department is doing what it can to protect its firefighters. TFD is one of just three departments in the country to have a program that allows its firefighters to get cancer screenings when they need, rather than having to wait.
Itโs called โYour Call,โ a no-cost health program for all city firefighters. Itโs been in place for the past year or so. TFD Capt. Nate Weber helped with its creation about six years ago, and he said itโs because of his 28 years of being a firefighter. โIโve seen a lot of our firefighters have cancer, and Iโve lost some really close friends to that,โ Weber said. โIt became really, or has become really personal to me, and just taking care of our firefighters.โ
