The gear meant to protect firefighters from the dangers of flames and smoke is now being linked to a growing threat: cancer.Across the country, firefighters are being diagnosed with cancer at ...

If you're taking your personal protection gear with you home, place it in a sealed bag or container,” Nolan said. ... Protective gear for firefighters now linked to a growing cancer risk.

Two California lawmakers are working to remove a deadly chemical from firefighter gear. Assembly Bill 1181 comes more than a ...

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For roughly the last two years, the Philadelphia Fire Department has provided each firefighter with two sets of gear, which are each laundered at least twice a year or anytime a member feels it’s ...

The IAFF found in studies that all three layers of firefighter turnout gear, the protective clothing and equipment firefighters wear, contain PFAS. ... He got 6,000 dose bags.

2 states ban PFAS from firefighter gear. Advocates hope more will follow suit Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health ...

2 states ban PFAS from firefighter gear. Advocates hope more will follow suit Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health ...

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed a new law at the State House Thursday that will ban the use of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in firefighter protective gear by 2027.

JAY — The Fire Rescue Department received a $5,000 grant from the state Firefighter Safety Equipment Fund to buy a heavy-duty washing machine that will filter out carcinogens from firefighters ...