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    Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group
    A measure to ban PFAS in firefighters' gear appears to have bipartisan support by California lawmakers.
    June 18, 2025
    Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York have already passed laws to phase out PFAS from firefighting gear by 2027-2028.
    MagneGrip
    MagneGrip’s Complete Clean Air Solutions
    MagneGrip
    March 14, 2025
    With MagneGrip & AirHAWK, fire stations get Complete Clean Air—the most advanced protection against any airborne toxins related to cancer.
    Amanda Taylor/TNS
    Kaleena Lynde is among a generation of women firefighters who developed cancer before streamlined federal coverage for workers’ compensation claims existed.
    March 4, 2025
    Weeks after the Labor Department added coverage for cancers affecting women firefighters, all information is deleted from the website.
    Plymovent
    Plymovent to Host Critical Webinar on the Dangers of Diesel Exhaust in the Fire Service
    Plymovent Corp.
    Feb. 27, 2025
    “Clearing the Air: Understanding the Dangers of Diesel Exhaust in the Fire Service” will take place on April 3, 2025, at 12 p.m. EST.
    Life Scan
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    Feb. 24, 2025
    This award recognizes private sector excellence in dedication and support to the fire service agencies throughout the Commonwealth.
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    Susan Nicol
    Feb. 20, 2025
    Three of the five-person team involved in the Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program were axed as were registry employees.