In this episode I talked with Chief Ian Bennett of the Harrisonburg Fire Department. Last week was the 2019 Firefighter Safety Stand Down with the theme of Firefighter Cancer. This week we talk with Chief Bennett about how his department has put policies in place to help decrease the exposures to carcinogens and also about how the laws affect benefits for firefighters related to occupational exposure.
Firefighter Safety Stand Down - http://www.safetystanddown.org
Harrisonburg Fire's Safety Stand Down Packet - https://www.safetystanddown.org/2019/06/harrisonburg-fire-department/
National Fallen Firefighter Foundation - http://www.firehero.org
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In the next episode we'll be talking with retiring James Madison University Police Chief Lee Shifflett.
Until next time, have a safe week.
I've worked in Emergency Services for over 30 years and enjoy talking with industry leaders about how to improve it.
In this podcast where I explore emergency services in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. We talk with leaders and responders for Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Public Health.