Firefighter Gear

[Poppy]

@Kad1

2 states become the first to ban PFAS from firefighter gear

The International Association of Firefighters estimates that cancer for turnout gear accounted for 66% of firefighter deaths between 2002 and 2019.

wcti12.com

 

[Kad1]

Unfortunately it’s too late for me but happy they are working on it.
My bone marrow test came back bad so now I have to have a PET scan.

 

[Poppy]

Oh lord. Please keep us posted.

 

[Poppy]

That 66% death rate is ridiculous! Especially with the inherently extremely dangerous job yall do in the first place…. It’s the protective gear that’s killing folks.

 

[Poppy]

Heck any percentage from protective gear is unacceptable.

 

[John]

Hi @Kad1

 

[Kad1]

100%. I wanna say to the politicians, if the chair you sit in in your office everyday caused cancer, how long would it take you to get a new one?

 

[Kad1]

Not just the gear, out station class B uniform is also covered in it

 

[Dirtnasty]

I mean if you ever need to be shown that they don’t care about us at all this is it.

 

[Kad1]

What’s up my dude