PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke Thursday morning at the 81st annual Florida Professional Firefighters Convention in Palm Beach Gardens, where he signed HB 929 into law.

The bill, " Firefighter Health and Safety ," directs the Division of the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Financial Services to adopt new rules with the intent of improving the health of firefighters, mental and physical, as well as the safety of their profession.

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“We, of course, ask our firefighters to face danger at a moment’s notice. You’ve got to run into the fire, you have to respond to emergencies and you obviously are exposed to a lot of really significant trauma. That takes a toll, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. This bill ensu

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