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‘Alarming’ federal study shows how firefighter gear releases forever chemicals on the job

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R., Pa.) says the federal study is further proof that Congress must require firefighting equipment to be PFAS-free.

Firefighters have grown increasingly worried in recent years that "forever chemicals" in their protective gear could be linked to cancer cases across their profession.
Firefighters have grown increasingly worried in recent years that "forever chemicals" in their protective gear could be linked to cancer cases across their profession.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer