TODAY: COMPTROLLER SEAN SCANLON RECOGNIZES FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, HIGHLIGHTS PREVENTION AND DETECTION INITIATIVES
Csejka, Madi
TODAY: COMPTROLLER SEAN SCANLON RECOGNIZES FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, HIGHLIGHTS PREVENTION AND DETECTION INITIATIVES
(HARTFORD, CT)—TODAY at 11:00 a.m., Comptroller Sean Scanlon and Treasurer Erick Russell will be joined by firefighters, advocates, and legislators in West Haven to recognize January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month.
Chemical and smoke exposure unfortunately leads to higher rates of cancer in firefighters, which makes early detection and treatment increasingly important.
Last April, Comptroller Scanlon worked with fire service members and union representatives to offer comprehensive screenings to all firefighters on the state health plan and municipal Partnership Plan, and he worked with the vendor, United Diagnostic Services, to secure a discounted rate for municipalities not participating in the plan.
Comptroller Scanlon will provide an update on the screening program thus far and highlight West Haven’s technology to remove chemical exposure from firefighter uniforms. Treasurer Erick Russell will share progress on the state’s Firefighter Cancer Relief Program overseen by his office.
WHO: Comptroller Sean Scanlon, Treasurer Erick Russell, DESPP Commissioner Ronnell Higgins, West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer, firefighters affected by screenings, additional fire service members, union representatives, legislators
WHAT: Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month Press Conference
WHEN: TODAY, January 15 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: West Haven Allington Fire Department, 318 Fairfax Street, West Haven
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Contact: Madi Csejka
Director of Communications
C: 203-506-0191