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Firefighters Dealing With Denied Workers' Compensation Claims

Some Arizona firefighters are fighting more than fires — they’re also fighting their cities.

In 2017, state lawmakers passed a bill expanding the list of cancers legally presumed to be the result of firefighter workplace conditions. But some firefighters are struggling to have their workers’ compensation claims approved after a diagnosis.

Katie Campbell with the Arizona Capitol Times has written about this and joined The Show to talk about it.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.