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You do know that firefighters don't bring their kit home with them, right?

• busterarm 3y ago
  Not true at all. There's literally videos from FDNY chiefs circulating on the NYC news shows complaining about this problem and how it affects them because they're mad about not being exempted. https://nypost.com/2022/06/07/off-duty-firefighter-saves-child-from-burning-home-using-garden-hose/ https://nypost.com/2022/06/07/off-duty-firefighter-saves-chi... https://www.reddit.com/r/Firefighting/comments/w008we/do_you_guys_take_any_equipment_home/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Firefighting/comments/w008we/do_you... Firefighter gear is covered in PFAS and is highly carcinogenic. I don't want them bringing that shit on the subway, no way.
  • pie420 3y ago
    If Firefighter gear is covered in PFAS, and highly carcinogenic, and you don't want them bringing it on the subway, why would you want them to bring it to their homes? The easy, obvious solution is to install safe storage at the fire departments so that the children of firefighters don't have to inhale carcinogens.
    • busterarm 3y ago
      That's completely tangential to the discussion. I don't really want them having to bring it home either but that's what happens. I'm sure they keep it in the trunk of their car or in their garage, etc.