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EL PASO, Texas – Fire Lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez has been battling bone cancer for months.\u00a0As treatment gets more and more expensive his station firefighters are now asking the public for help.<\/a><\/p>\n El Paso Fire lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez is battling metastasized cancer in his lungs and bones, the expensive and painful treatments leaving him unable to work as a firefighter and leaving him incapacitated<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been tough on me because I\u2019d rather be doing this than being on my sofa or laying on my bed. I miss helping my community,\u201d Rodriguez told ABC-7.<\/p>\n Now other firefighters from station 24 are reaching out to the community looking to help Rodriguez with his expensive cancer treatments, setting up a GoFundMe.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s always moving hes always doing something,. You’ll catch him in his office doing reports, but he’s always pulling us out saying let’s go learn, he\u2019s very motivating,\u201d said Sergio Gonzalez, a firefighter at Station 24.<\/p>\n \u201cWe serve the community and it\u2019s nothing to joke with, people lives are at stake and in our hands. He, like I said, everything he\u2019s taught us has to do with that, helping the community,\u201d said Alex Zuniga, another Firefighter.<\/p>\n Rodriguez and his firefighters all say the only thing they want is to have him back on the line.<\/p>\n \u201cHopefully I\u2019ll be in good shape, hopefully I will be cleared,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n \u201cAny penny, any penny counts, like he says when we do the MDA drive, any penny counts. Even a report helps so we can get the word out, help us out,\u201d Gonzalez explained.<\/p>\n \u201cLt. Rafa has been serving for 18 plus years, he\u2019s also served in the military, prior to this, so we need to get him as much help as we can,\u201d said Zuniga.<\/p>\n The firefighters would like to thank anyone who has donated so far, and invite everyone who hasn\u2019t had a chance to go ahead and chip in. 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