-
3:55
Deliberation about changes to Indiana’s high school graduation...
-
1:44
Temperatures rise and fall to end the week, rain Friday
-
3:19
National College Decision Day is pushed back this year
-
5:25
Michigan State Representative Joey Andrews joins ABC57
-
1:29
A new chapter for the Cass District Library Edwardsburg Branch
-
1:59
Few showers this morning, then quiet again today
-
2:23
PGA and Whirlpool prepare for one last KitchenAid Senior Championship...
-
1:49
Two people killed in plane crash near Bristol
-
2:44
The new plan to transform much of Potawatomi Park in South Bend
-
2:49
Parts of Michiana to be pestered soon
-
6:56
The realities of rapidly rising rent
-
1:20
Mild midweek, rain likely Friday
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Friday was the one-year anniversary of the death of a South Bend Firefighter, Mike Brown, who died from esophageal cancer. It was later ruled a line of duty death because it was caused by his exposure to toxins on the job.
PFAS, or Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances, are toxins called "forever chemicals".
PFAS are not naturally occurring, they do not break down in nature, and are considered carcinogens.
Firefighters are among the most exposed to PFAS.
It’s all too common. Too many brave men and women are having their lives cut short by cancer.
ABC57's Annie Kate spoke with firefighters from the South Bend Fire Department and Elkhart Fire Department to find out what measures have been put in place to better protect firefighters.