Jamestown (JRMC)  — The group consists of mostly men, however, women’s health is one of their top priorities.  Each year, the 32 members of the Jamestown Rural Fire Department work together to show support for women’s health causes. One of the most public is leading the walkers at the annual Running of the Pink event in June.

This year, the department is taking women’s health another step forward by selling t-shirts to benefit cancer care at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. The department announced their fundraiser at JRMC Thursday.

JRFD Captain, Paul Bensch says, “This is important to us because fire departments around the country support women’s health efforts each year.  It’s important to me, personally, because my wife, Janis, has battled cancer since 2008.”

In any given year, 30 percent of women over 40 in Stutsman County are not up to date on their mammograms. That’s more than 1,300 women in Stutsman County alone.

JRMC President, and CEO, Mike Delfs says, “We are so grateful to the fire department. The generosity of this community is unreal.”

T-shirts are $20 available at the R.M. Stoudt’s or Jamestown Rural Fire Department in sizes medium through 4XL. To purchase, call (701) 269-0970, (701) 403-7451 or stop by R.M. Stoudt’s.

For more information on women’s health, call JRMC at (701) 952-5348 or visit jrmcnd.com/women/. To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center, call (701) 952-3954 or visit jrmcnd.com/cancer.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

About the JRMC Cancer Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center, in partnership with Sanford Health, opened the JRMC Cancer Center in 2019. The JRMC Cancer Center serves 100 people from Sanford and other healthcare organizations in the Jamestown area each month, saving more than 160,000 miles of travel each year.