The program is a chance for students to learn career-ready skills in their fields of choice, like forensic science or ...

He’s been featured in the documentary short “Burned” about the subject ... The fight against PFAS in firefighting gear began with Diane Cotter, wife of retired Worcester firefighter Lt.

The harm wrought by PFAS carcinogens has been documented in a 30-minute film titled BURNED ... to PFAS in the firefighting foam (AFFF) and buried within their turnout gear. The gear in question ...

Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout to a damaging spill by a supplier delivering the acid to a site near Napier last year. People in general ...

IT MAKES SENSE THAT A GARMENT THAT USED TO, RE, YOU KNOW, FLAMES NOT GET THE GUYS BURNT AND HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING IN IT, SPECIFICALLY THE MATERIALS USED IN THIS GEAR. PROTECTING FIREFIGHTERS FROM ...

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 ...

A new study from North Carolina State University is examining alternatives to toxic chemicals in firefighting gear. Researchers ... into PFAS-alternative fabrics burned off, but the fabric itself ...

“Burned: Protecting the Protectors,” a short ... we must get carcinogens out of firefighting gear. And we are pursuing this goal on many fronts. Governor Maura Healey recently signed a bill ...