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Pink pride: Fire, EMS organizations honor #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Check out these social posts from departments with their support on full display

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Photo/Henderson Fire

By Rachel Engel

As October comes to a close, so does Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the last few weeks, fire and EMS agencies have been sporting splashes of pink – pink uniforms, pink apparatus, pink patches – in honor of the cause.

Check out these social posts from departments with their support on full display, and tag us in a picture of your agency supporting #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.

https://twitter.com/WCFRFL/status/1452648436587802631?s=20 https://twitter.com/scfdpio/status/1452582709264465927?s=20 https://twitter.com/dcfireems/status/1451597209233940483?s=20 https://twitter.com/IAFFLocal5219/status/1443968090786631680?s=20 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=227564939406458&set=a.218691846960434&__tn__=%2CO*F https://www.facebook.com/hendersonfiredepartment/posts/179355074380962?__tn__=%2CO*F https://www.facebook.com/lowervalleyfirefighters/posts/388526812873156?__tn__=%2CO*F https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=228948305935165&set=a.222516489911680

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