Why are our Firefighters wearing pink?
October 9th, 2013For the third year in a row, your local Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters will be wearing pink to help bring awareness to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
It is estimated there are over 225,000 new cases each year and over 39,000 women will die from this disease. Approximately 2,050 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 400 of them will die.
Starting on Monday, October 7th for two weeks, firefighters will be seen wearing these pink tee-shirts while on duty in support of this worthy cause of raising awareness about breast cancer in our community.