""The price of this equipment pales in comparison to the human consequences of inaction. Choosing not to properly outfit firefighters in PFAS-free protective gear is shortsighted and indefensible. Our job is already dangerous enough, and firefighters should not be put at further risk by working in gear that exposes us to additional toxic contaminants.""
""My biggest worry used to be that the phone rings in the middle of the night because the guy is trapped in a building or something. Now it's the phone ringing and the guy's telling me he got sick and it’s cancer or something else.""
Quincy city councilors approved $2.65 million to replace firefighters' protective gear after testing revealed harmful PFAS chemicals linked to cancer. The decision followed pressure from firefighters and residents for safer equipment for over 270 firefighters. For six years, firefighters used gear containing PFAS, prompting concerns about health risks. The city plans to purchase two sets of PFAS-free gear for each firefighter. Earlier delays in funding were due to questions about durability and costs, but the urgency for safety prevailed.
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