Tucson Fire, University of Arizona continue years-long cancer studies

VIDEO: University of Arizona researchers are getting a new opportunity to help reduce the cancer risk for firefighters as it is collecting samples from crews battling the wildfires in California. The Tucson Fire Department and U of A have been said to be the tip of the spear in terms of this research – and the fires in L.A. are truly a once-in-a-lifetime scenario. โ€œWe call it the high risk. Because when everything burns, youโ€™re exposed to everything,โ€ said TFD Capt. John Gulotta, a research liaison between his department and the university.

KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson

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