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Firefighter Cancer Prevention: Chief J.T. Wallace on Changing Department Culture
What happens when losing a parent to occupational cancer changes the way you lead a fire department?
In Episode 67 of APS Radio, host Jim Burneka sits down with Chief J.T. Wallace of Benton (LA) Fire District No. 4. After following his father into the fire service, Wallace eventually became chief. His father's death from occupational cancer, and the experience of walking just two feet behind his casket, changed the way he thought about protecting the firefighters he leads.
Today, Wallace makes firefighter health, cancer prevention, fitness, and behavioral health central to his department's…
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