Fire gear

Harvard University Discovers Fire Station Dust Loaded with PFAS in Published Study

February 11, 2021 // 4 Comments

A new peer-reviewed study published recently in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology highlighting Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) [...]

Unused Fire Gear PFAS Test Results Are “Thousands of Times Higher” than EPA Drinking Water Standards

December 6, 2018 // 14 Comments

Here is what you need to know. The Last Call Foundation in Memory of Fallen Firefighter Michael Kennedy has assembled a committee to “Research Chemical Coatings in Fire [...]

Fire Gear & PFOA – The Data (The Real Cancer in Your Gear-Follow-Up)

September 7, 2017 // 6 Comments

A few months ago we published an article called “The Real Cancer in Your Gear.” It was a lengthy article with a lot of information. As we understand it, the [...]

The REAL Cancer in Your Gear

March 28, 2017 // 39 Comments

My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer 27 months ago. The shock and awe of hearing, “yes, it is cancer” is the most powerful, helpless feeling we’ve ever [...]