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Firefighters want support in the battle against work-related cancer
SUFFOLK, Va. — According to the Center for Disease Control, firefighters see an increased risk of getting cancer because of the carcinogens they’re around at a fire.
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3 adults displaced in attic fire at Suffolk house
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — An attic fire at a Suffolk house has displaced three people. Suffolk Fire and Rescue officials said in a tweet firefighters responded to a house in the 300 block of Carolina Road, finding heavy smoke in the attic area of the home. Dispatchers said there was a call about the fire received just…
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‘That’s my house’: Suffolk dispatcher answers 911 call about fire that took her home, 3 dogs
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — “I’ve been a dispatcher on and off for about 20 years,” said Barbara Hughes. Hughes, a Suffolk resident, says it’s a job she lives for. “You never know what to expect.” Hughes found that out early Thursday morning while at work at the Emergency Communications Center. A fire call came in just before…
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