A local firefighter with terminal cancer doesn't qualify for worker's comp because he was a volunteer. His family is calling for change

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Ron Cato, 72, was diagnosed earlier this year with a type of cancer linked to firefighting. But because he spent most of his time in the fire service as a volunteer, he does not meet Washington state requirements for an L&I claim.

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