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A firefighters union and a chiefs association advise firefighters to wear protective gear less often, since it can contain PFAS, chemicals that pose health risks.

Firefighters face rising cancer risks from PFAS in their protective gear. Kansas City officials warn safer gear could be decades away.

“We are hopeful that we will never have to put gear on that contains PFAS and that we will see a reduction in cancer rates in the next generation of firefighters.” ...

The gear meant to protect firefighters from the dangers of flames and smoke is now being linked to a growing threat: cancer. Across the country, firefighters are being diagnosed with cancer at ...

Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out a trash fire have been misdescribed on social media as women’s ...

2 states ban PFAS from firefighter gear. Advocates hope more will follow suit Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health ...

But the firefighters are using professional gear — not "women’s handbags." These posts were flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.

Firefighters are on the front lines of the effort to regulate PFAS because they have been particularly exposed to these chemicals through their jobs and equipment.

The “forever chemicals” known as PFAS are in firefighters gear and can cause cancer and other health problems.

More and more firefighters fear that their personal protective equipment, which contains toxic chemicals, has been the cause of the field’s rise in cancer cases.