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Unmasked | Firefighters and cancer

Unmasked brings forward the toll cancer has taken among firefighters. It is killing them in the line of duty at rate higher than any other cause. Some are fighting back and trying to raise awareness while others are still trying to pick up the pieces. These are their stories.

  1. 7

    Heather Rine talks about her life with Mark

    Heather Rine, the wife of firefighter Mark Rine, discusses her life with Mark and their life before her was diagnosed with cancer.

  2. 6

    A Firefighter and widow talk about the issues with benefits

    A Firefighter and widow talk about the issues with benefits

  3. 5

    Kalida Fire Department makes small changes to combat cancer risk

    Dispatch reporter Mike Wagner talks with volunteer firefighters in the Northwestern Ohio city of Kalida about the changes their small department made after learning of the cancer risk associated with fighting fires.

  4. 4

    Cancer at the Cleveland Fire Department

    Dispatch reporter Lucas Sullivan talks with Cleveland Fire Department Battalion Chief Frank Szabo about how cancer has hit his department.

  5. 3

    Nora Jaegly talks about her husband who was a firefighter and died in 2013

    Dispatch reporter Mike Wagner talks with Nora Jaegly whose husband, Peter was a Toledo firefighter for 17 years until his death in 2013. 

  6. 2

    Fire leaders talk about precautions firefighters can take

    Dispatch reporter Lucas Sullivan talks with Boston, Mass. Fire Department Commissioner Joseph Finn and Hallandale Beach, Fla. Fire Rescue Department Captain Peter Berger about precautions firefighters can take to help prevent getting cancer from their jobs.

  7. 1

    Mark Rine gives speech to firefighters

    Columbus Firefighter Mark Rine addresses an audience containing both professional firefighters and firefighter recruits on the campus of Central Ohio Technical College in Newark. Rine has given hundreds of such speeches since he was diagnosed with melanoma five years ago. 

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Unmasked brings forward the toll cancer has taken among firefighters. It is killing them in the line of duty at rate higher than any other cause. Some are fighting back and trying to raise awareness while others are still trying to pick up the pieces. These are their stories.

HOSTED BY

Gannett

Produced by Gannett Media / Consumer Products

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What is Unmasked | Firefighters and cancer about?

Unmasked brings forward the toll cancer has taken among firefighters. It is killing them in the line of duty at rate higher than any other cause. Some are fighting back and trying to raise awareness while others are still trying to pick up the pieces. These are their stories.

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Unmasked | Firefighters and cancer has 7 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Unmasked | Firefighters and cancer is created and hosted by Gannett.
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