Red Deer firefighters show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
City firefighters are joining millions of Canadians across the country in showing their support in the fight against breast cancer.
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) has displayed a large pink ribbon on one of their apparatuses to show their support for the cause.
Fire Chief Ken McMullen says this is the second year RDES has teamed up with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1190 to acknowledge the campaign.
“We do two things, we put the pink ribbon on one of our apparatus and then the second thing is, we ask our front line staff to wear a pink shirt as their undershirt under our uniform for the month of October,” he explains.