Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board members on Wednesday, Jan. 21, approved a contract that will provide screening for work-related illnesses among department staff and volunteers.
Board members unanimously gave provisional approval to a $61,636 contract with Pennsylvania-based Professional Health Services to provide National Fire Protection Association-compliant physicals and cancer screenings for SHFAD’s firefighters for two years.
The project involves screening firefighters to identify potentially life-threatening conditions such as cancer and other illnesses…