A Michigan firefighter is preparing to walk more than 150 miles from the east side of the state all the way to Grand Rapids, and its all for a good cause.
Joe Warne, of Macomb Township, has been a firefighter now for the last 10 years. Just last year he was named Firefighter of the Year in Macomb Township.
The husband and father of four says so many of his fellow firefighters are being diagnosed with cancer and he wanted to do something about it.
Warne started the non-profit Neighbors United to be able to help his brothers and sisters with medical bills in addition to others in need in his community.
"We help kids with cancer, we help women that survived domestic violence, we help homeless and this year cancer became the number one killer of fire fighters," Warne said.
He plans to take off from Macomb County Wednesday and make it to Grand Rapids in just three days, wearing his full gear.