William Boger, communications director of the Virginia Professional Firefighters, describing the toxic mix of chemicals firefighters inhale on the job as Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a $2 million annual grant program into law to fund cancer screenings for firefighters statewide, at up to $350 per screening. A Richmond firefighter who sued gear manufacturers after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2022 called the funding "great." (Virginia Mercury)