Sounding the alarm on cancer risks faced by firefighters, the Massachusetts Senate on Tuesday voted to set aside $420,000 to help municipalities buy equipment to remove deadly carcinogens from firefighters' gear.Under a budget amendment (1018) offered by Sen. Paul Feeney and adopted unanimously, the money would seed a new trust fund to support the bulk purchase of extractors -- essentially, Feeney said, large washing machines that can remove carcinogens that permeate clothing even [...]
Senate Plan Targets New Danger To Firefighters - Their Own Gear
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE, Winchester Star
Wed, 05/23/2018 - 10:55am
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