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Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced George Utley (56, Oklahoma City) to 30 months in federal prison for
Years after firefighters extinguish a blaze, after the smoke has lifted and ashes have cooled, the people who risked their lives to contain the fire face another danger: cancer and cardiovascular disease resulting from exposure to smoke and heat.
A bipartisan bill addresses the risks of cancer and cardiovascular disease for firefighters from exposure to smoke and heat.
Firefighters are 9% more likely to develop cancer and 14% more likely to die from it, due to their exposure to smoke and toxic chemicals.
Federal firefighters would have a chance to collect workers' comp for cancers and lung disease under a bill that passed the House May 11.