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Better cold water and not PFAS/firefighting foam edit: apparently Canada banned PFAS in firefighting foam.

• culi 2y ago
  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
  • Spooky23 2y ago
    Don’t forget OSHA. Those chemicals and nomex turnout gear are a source of elevated cancers in firefighters.
    • userbinator 2y ago
      ...and not the large amounts of smoke they're exposed to?
      • Spooky23 2y ago
        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.
  • account42 2y ago
    What is it about TDS that causes those affected to insert this topic into every unrelated discussion?