Fire captain battles industry’s higher cancer risk, alongside his disease
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![Jim Brown, a firefighter from Olympia, Washington shows his tattooed hands that remind him to persevere through the countless chemotherapy sessions hes endured since being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He was speaking Tuesday, April 25, 2017 to a gathering of Washington state firefighters at the Davenport Hotel about implementing a program to avoid carcinogens on the job by cleaning gear, using protective equipment and being diligent about cleanliness. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170509163713im_/http://media.spokesman.com/static/sv3/img/spokesman-logo.png)
Jim Brown, an Olympia fire captain who has stage 4 lung cancer, is teaching other firefighters how to avoid what’s happened to him. He was in Spokane April 25 to speak at a state industry conference.