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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.