While we (logistically) cannot list all job related cancer line of duty deaths from Firefighting, we do want to take a moment to express our condolences in the very sad passing of Seattle FD’s Battalion Chief Dave Jacobs, who has died from cancer. Dave was a major player in fighting for the rights of Firefighters and their families-related to cancer. Cancer is a presumptive disease for Washington State Firefighters, and more than a third of Seattle fighters hired before 1977 have developed some form of the illness. Take a moment to understand how serious this issue is for all Firefighters and what the Firefighters in Washington State did, with Dave’s help: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412118_jacobs13.html
