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In past years, firefighters typically let their protective suits, or turnout gear, get soiled and potentially toxic, as this 15-year-old photo of firefighter Shane Nantz at a Charlotte training fire shows. More firehouses now have the equipment to clean the gear on site, Nantz says. Clean or not, turnout gear may contain toxic PFAS chemicals.
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COURTESY SHANE NANTZ
Toxic firefighting foam persists in U.S. despite calls for a ban
The evidence continues to mount that a widely used firefighting foam may be linked to high rates of cancer among U.S. firefighters.
Feb 22, 2023
