Washington state law assumes that seven forms of cancer are assumed to be job related for fire fighters. This feature profiles Dave Jacobs, who suffers from esophageal cancer.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Written by: Kathy Mulady and Casey McNerthney
Submitted by: Seattle, WA Local 27

SECOND PLACE: “Fashioning 'skin suits'
for burn-ravaged bodies”

A woman who sews “skin suits” – pressure garments for the dermis layers of skin – is profiled in this article in a three-part series on burn victims.

Toronto Star
Written by: Tanya Talaga
Submitted by: Toronto, ON Local 3888



HONORABLE MENTION: “He was never alone”

Fire fighter-paramedic Ryan Hummert, victim of a shooter after responding to what seemed a routine car fire, had the continuous company of his comrades in the ambulance to the hospital, at his autopsy and at a vigil by his body at the funeral home until he was buried.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Written by: Christine Byers
Submitted by: Professional Fire Fighters of Missouri Local 2665