Fundraiser aims to outfit Marion firefighters with protective hoods

MARION, Ohio — For too many years, fighting fires and fighting cancer went hand in hand. But first responders didn't know that at the time."The physical dangers are there, they’ve always been there," said Captain Wade Ralph of the Marion City Fire Department. "Now, we realize the stuff that we can’t see are really what’s killing our people."A large national study showed firefighters are more likely to develop cancer than the general population.Capt. Ralph says he has seen