A volunteer fire company in Baltimore County is offering free cancer screenings to firefighters this week. “The message is, get it done. It’s so important for yourself and your family,” said Capt. Glenn Resnick, of the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company, which is offering the screenings through Thursday. The screenings are offered as a new American Cancer Society study finds firefighters are at high risk of skin, kidney and other types of cancer. The Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company has lost several members from complications of cancer due to exposure to hazardous materials on the job. “About 13 years ago, we lost three very impactful members to our fire company, one of whom was a vice president at the time, another was a board of director, and another was a very active member,” Resnick said. “Within three months, all three of them succumbed to cancer.” Resnick added that one died of pancreatic cancer, another died of kidney cancer and a third died of lung cancer.
