B.C. firefighters put their lives on the line every day responding to hazardous calls, and the last thing they should be worried about is their protective gear harming their health.
That’s the premise of a new private member’s bill by Green MLA Adam Olsen, which, if successful, would ban cancer-causing substances in firefighting equipment and foam over the next five years.
“Why not limit the fire suppression foam if there’s a product available and why not drive a market change in the materials they wear when they are responding?” Olsen said in an interview.
“We have a government that is paying attention to these things, and why not put
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