PEORIA, Ariz. — Sudden cardiac events kill nearly half of all firefighters who die in the line of duty each year and a Valley chef is trying to change that, one meal at a time.
Belal Rajab, executive chef at Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks, recently traded his resort kitchen for the grocery store aisles of a Peoria supermarket, guiding the crew of Fire Station 194 through a heart-healthy shopping trip and cooking lesson.
The effort is part of a broader push by Peoria Fire-Medical to address one of the profession’s most persistent and least visible killers…