FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Today, CFO and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis joined local fire service professionals in Fort Lauderdale to announce he will be fighting to increase cancer and PTSD benefits for firefighters. Over the next several weeks, CFO Patronis will tour the state meeting with firefighters and their families to learn first-hand these issues have impacted them.

Earlier this week, State Fire Marshal Patronis met with members of the fire service community in West Palm Beach, Tampa and Sarasota prior to visiting with the firefighter community in Fort Lauderdale.