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Better cold water and not PFAS/firefighting foam

edit: apparently Canada banned PFAS in firefighting foam.

The US Forest Service also banned firefighting foam in parks or anywhere where endangered species are found. Now that they're defunded I bet we're gonna get a lot more of that stuff everywhere

Don’t forget OSHA. Those chemicals and nomex turnout gear are a source of elevated cancers in firefighters.

...and not the large amounts of smoke they're exposed to?

Different. The nomex tends to wick contaminants to the skin, especially around the neck. Any exposure to the foam is a risk.

There’s a lot of people on fire service in my family. The old guys have bad knees, are dead, and have smoking related issues. The younger (<50) guys are getting neck, throat and lymph node cancers. 70% of line of duty deaths are due to occupational cancer.

What is it about TDS that causes those affected to insert this topic into every unrelated discussion?

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