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PFAS

Washington, DC Local 36’s fight for presumptive cancer and disease coverage

Cancer awareness and advocacy highlighted at ALTS workshops

Iqaluit fire fighters celebrate employer’s agreement on PFAS-free gear

OSHA hears testimony on critical updates to fire fighter safety standards

Vancouver celebrates arrival of PFAS-free turnout gear

Indiana laws take important steps to protect fire fighters from PFAS exposure

Massachusetts moves to ban PFAS in turnout gear

A film about the dangers of PFAS in bunker gear showing in Miami Aug. 2

BC affiliates petition Canadian Government on PFAS ban

At NFPA meeting, IAFF makes the case for protecting fire fighters