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Mesa Fire highlights cancer‑prevention screenings, credits early detection

Mesa City Council · April 14, 2026
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Mesa Fire leaders reported the department’s cancer‑prevention work since FY2019–20, noting a $210,000 local allocation and more than $2 million in grant funding that supported full‑body MRI screenings, exhaust removal systems, turnout cleaning and other measures that have identified cancer in 13 members.

A department presenter reviewed the Fire and Medical Department’s cancer‑prevention program and thanked city management and council for multi‑year support. Staff said the city budgeted $210,000 from the public‑safety sales tax in fiscal year 2019–20 for cancer‑prevention efforts and that the program has also…

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