That risk was paramount for the Harrisburg Fire Department when it built its newest fire station on Rocky River Road.
It has a special room for firefighters to store their gear, complete with a separate ventilation system. That means the rest of the fire station isn't breathing in the chemicals lingering in the gear.
"We're being very aggressive with our training to our firefighters about cancer awareness,” Chief Bryan Dunn, with the Harrisburg Fire Department, said. “We want to be very proactive in what we do to protect our firefighters as well, 'cause they're our greatest asset, our community's greatest asset.”