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Lawmakers, firefighters mark passage of HP 65 to expand cancer protections and screening
Summary
At a Capitol event, state leaders and firefighters celebrated passage of HP 65, which speakers said adds cancers linked to firefighting and establishes a screening and treatment program; legislators described a long collaborative effort and shared personal accounts of wildfire and illness.
At a Capitol event, Utah officials and firefighters gathered to mark what speakers described as the passage of HP 65, legislation they said expands protections for firefighters by adding cancers scientifically linked to firefighting and establishing a screening and treatment program for early detection.
"It's scientific fact that the profession of firefighting causes cancer," Representative Casey Snider said while urging support for the bill and thanking the men and women in uniform. He framed the measure as a way to honor colleagues who have died or fallen ill from cancer related to firefighting exposures.
Speakers at the event, including the…
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