According to the International Association of Fire Fighters, 348 of the 469 fire fighter deaths in 2022 were caused by cancer. It's because of numbers like those that the Chapter 19 New York Red Knight Riders are doing the best they can to help our local fire fighters with their annual Believe 271 Benefit.
Today marks the eighth year of the Firefighter Awareness Ride. Community members and local bikers were welcomed to come out to the Westmoreland Fire Department to buy raffle tickets, merch, and take part in the main event... the ride.
As is tradition, riders biked around Central New York. This year the bikers went through four counties while showing support for cancer awareness and other serious illnesses in the Fire Service.