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Save a  Firefighter is a 
501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization

Mission

Provide free cancer screening tests to all firefighters.

Vision

Reduce firefighter line of duty cancer deaths by early detection.

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Save a firefighter

While firefighters are protecting us, they are exposed to smoke and toxic chemicals, placing them at a a higher risk of developing cancer.

#1

Cancer is the number one cause of firefighter  

line-of-duty deaths

2 out of 3

Two-thirds of firefighters will be diagnosed with cancer

3X

Firefighters have

3-times the cancer incidence of  the general public

72%

The percentage of Firefighter line-of-duty deaths caused due to occupational cancer

There are 1,058,500 active firefighters in the United States, 
all facing a higher risk of cancer.

Testimonials

Videos

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Today Save a Firefighter is providing 2,000 cancer screening tests to

Dallas Fire-Rescue.

HALF THE GOAL

Founding sponsor, Cancer Check Labs will donate 1,000 cancer screening tests

THE REST OF THE GOAL

Save a Firefighter donations will provide another 1,000 cancer screening tests

TOTAL CAMPAIGN GOAL

2,000 
Cancer Check
screening test kits

Tomorrow

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Save a Firefighter intends to provide cancer screening to all firefighters in the United States.

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Firefighter Sign Up

Are you an active firefighter who wants to get tested?  Please complete this form to get on the list to receive a test.

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Board of Directors

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Daniel DeYear

Former Deputy Chief, City of Dallas; former International Fire Marshal, U.S. Department of State

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Sumit Rai

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Cancer Check Labs; President, CureSonia, a 501(c)(3) cancer nonprofit

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Alex Wilcox 

Founder and CEO, JSX Air; former Founder of JetBlue Airways; former Volunteer Firefighter

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Stipe Miocic

UFC Heavyweight Title Contender, former 
6x Heavyweight UFC Champion, full-time firefighter

Advisory Board

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Ryan Ross 

CEO of Total Wine & More, former President of Neiman Marcus;  former President of Williams Sonoma

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Dr. Amir Baluch

Managing Partner, Baluch Capital; Functional Medicine Expert; Board Certified in Anesthesiology

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Dr. Charles Matthews

Medical Director of Hospital Cancer Services for Christus St. Michael, W. Temple
Webber Cancer Center; Board Certified Radiation Oncologist 

Our Founding Sponsors

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Cancer Check Labs LLC

Cancer Check Labs LLC has a break-through blood test, CancerCheck, that screens for over 200 solid tumor cancers as early as Stage 0.

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JSX

JetSuiteX, Inc. is an air carrier in the United States and Mexico that is a hop-on jet service that operates point-to-point flights.

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© 2026 by Adopt a Firefighter d/b/a Save a Firefighter 

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