TX Firefighters Use Saunas to Reduce Cancer Risk

Fire departments in Montgomery County have added saunas in order to reduce cancer risks for firefighters.
March 17, 2018

Fire departments in Montgomery County have added saunas in order to reduce cancer risks for firefighters.

The sauna puts the firefighter into a fever state and it purges the toxins that their bodies have absorbed during a fire fight,” East Montgomery County Fire Chief Howard Rinewalt said. 

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