DES MOINES, Iowa —

The family of a central Iowa firefighter who died of cancer is getting some relief this holiday season.

Malcolm Cortner was a Des Moines firefighter and paramedic. He died in March after a battle with glioblastoma.

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has now paid off the mortgage on his Winterset home so his family can stay there.

Cortner and his family played a key role in passing a law that would expand disability benefits for Iowa firefighters.

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