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IAFF

IAFF and Metro Chiefs Advice Members of Adverse Health Risks Linked to Firefighter Turnout Gear

What You Need to Know About PFAS in the Fire Service - Webinar

The Guardian

Firefighters Three Times More Likely to Die from Certain Types of Cancer - Study

WBUR

Firefighter Union Sues Mass. Group Over Toxic Chemicals in Protective Gear

Channel 5 local news WCVB

Firefighters’ Union Files Lawsuit in Massachusetts, Claims Protective Gear is Deadly

NBC

Lawsuit Filed Claiming Fire Fighter Protective Gear has Cancer-Causing Materials

Men’s Health

The Toxic Job of Being a Hero

The New York Times

Firefighters Battle an Unseen Hazard: Their Gear Could Be Toxic

Boston Globe

Firefighters may be wearing gear that contains toxic chemicals, researchers find

Bloomberg Law

PFAS Lurking in Textiles, Effects on Health Subject of New Study

Firefighters Want Halt on Money From Makers of PFAS-Laden Gear

Firefighters Face New Possible Risk From Toxic PFAS: Their Gear

E&E News

Firefighters face hurdles in quest for PFAS-free gear

Firefighters' Catch-22: Protective gear full of carcinogens 

Firefighters face lies, 'phony' studies on PFAS exposure


Environmental Working Group

Study: Almost All Fluorine Detected in Fire Stations’ Dust Is From Unknown ‘Forever Chemicals'

Timeline: ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Firefighters

Station Pride No.1

The REAL Cancer in Your Gear


Fire Engineering

It’s Time for Firefighters to Demand PFAS-Free PPE

Researcher Responds to Claims About PFAS, Firefighter PPE

Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror

NFD among first in the nation to get PFAS-free firefighting gear

Island firefighter at forefront of fight to ban PFAS from gear


NH NPR

After N.H. Advocacy, Research Finds Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Firefighters' Gear


Channel 7 Boston News

Hank Investigates: PFAS in Firefighters Gear


Science Daily

Volunteer firefighters have higher levels of 'forever chemicals' 


The Columbus Dispatch

Lawyer and manufacturer at odds over potential danger of firefighters’ gear

Chemical & Engineering News

Protective gear could expose firefighters to PFAS


Fire Rescue 1

Congress passes legislation to study impact of PFAS

Study finds high levels of PFAS in turnout gear


Homeland Preparedness News

Bill targets firefighter PFAS chemical exposure


The Daily Mining Gazette

MDHHS launches bio-monitoring project to assess Michigan firefighter PFAS exposure


MLive

Michigan Testing Blood of Firefighters To Analyze PFAS Exposure


US NEWS

Volunteer Firefighters Have High Levels of Potentially Toxic Chemicals


ABC 12 News (Michigan)

State health department launches multi-year firefighter PFAS monitoring project

Cape Cod Times

Researchers: PFAS exposure linked to vaccine efficacy, children's immune systems


Buzzfeed News

The Ways That PFAS Chemicals Might Cause Cancer


Rutgers 

Volunteer Firefighters Have Higher Levels of “Forever Chemicals”

San Francisco Cancer Prevention Foundation

Camp Fire Study Finds Cancer-Causing Chemicals In CA Firefighters Blood


NBC Bay Area

Toxins Found in Air, Firefighter Gear Are Health Hazards: Report


Berkeley News

Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’


San Jose Spotlight

San Jose firefighters allege gear gave them cancer