Wayne Township firefighters are grieving the loss of one of their own. Richard 'Hank' Potter, 52, passed away from cancer last week. Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters, according to the CDC.
The Wayne Township Fire Department is currently grieving the loss of one of its own because of cancer.“Anytime we lose a firefighter in the line of duty it’s something that we can’t necessarily control, and it takes a toll on us,” Wayne Township Ladder 82 Captain Todd Taylor said.“In June of last year Hank started developing some pain we sent him to the hospital later that day and we found out that he had cancer. About a week later we found out it was going to be terminal.
“So, firefighters rinse of their gear on the scene, they have wipes they can clean off their skin and they can come back and shower within the hour and then we have gear washers where firefighters can wash their gear after a fire,” Morgan said. “The reason why our gear will never protect us is, we have what is known as the bellows effect," Morgan said." Where openings in the pant legs as they slide over the boots allow air and some particulates to come up,” Morgan said.
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