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The Danger Doesn’t Stop When The Fire Is Out.

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    On The Scene

    When responding, firefighters are constantly exposed to carcinogens. A wide range of chemicals have been detected in smoke and soot during fire suppression and overhaul. These contaminants completely penetrate personal protective equipment (PPE) and the gear you use on a fire. And they remain there until washed off.

    Back At The House

    Many of the contaminants that firefighters encounter during fire responses can be tracked back to the fire stations. These lingering contaminants can lead to additional exposures if firefighters do not perform preliminary exposure reduction (on-scene and post-fire gross decontamination) – these contaminants can spread to the apparatus’ cab and back to the fire station.

    The List

    From arsenic to sulfuric acid, the list of carcinogens firefighters are exposed to on the job is long and terrible. Through lab testing, our liquid CO2 process has been proven to eliminate all of these substances. This list was compiled by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and The World Health Organization (WHO).
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    Arsenic
    Cancers of the skin, lung, and liver.
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    Asbestos
    Cancers of the lung, larynx, and mesothelioma.
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    Benzene
    Leukemia.
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    Benzo[a]pyrene
    Cancers of the lung, bladder, and skin.
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    1,3 Butadiene
    Blood cancers.
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    Cadmium
    Lung cancer.
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    Formaldehyde
    Nasopharyngeal cancer.
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    Radioactivity
    (gamma activity)
    All cancer sites combined.
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    Radionuclides
    (alpha & beta emitting)
    All cancer sites combined.
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    Silica
    (crystalline)
    Lung cancer.
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    Sulfuric acid
    Laryngeal cancer.
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    TCDD
    (2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin)
    Lung cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, sarcoma; all cancer sites combined.
    Is there any wonder that in 2022 the IARC classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as “carcinogenic to humans”?

    How To Fight Safely

    But there is something you can do to fight the effects of carcinogens on the job. To protect yourself from exposure, the following actions are recommended:

    • Use SCBA from initial attack through overhaul. (Not wearing SCBA in both active and postfire environments is the most dangerous voluntary activity in the fire service today).
    • Perform on-scene gross decontamination on PPE to remove as much soot and particulates as possible. Wet decon is the most effective on-scene.
    • Use wet wipes to remove as much soot as possible from head, neck, jaw, throat, underarms, hands and all exposed areas of skin immediately and while on the scene.
    • Bag contaminated gear on-scene and store them in an outside compartment. Never in the cab.
    • Change your clothes and wash them immediately after a fire. If possible, have a change of clothing in a personal bag.
    • Shower thoroughly after a fire
    • Get your turnout gear thoroughly cleaned using our patented liquid CO2 process.

    Following these steps is the safest way to fight fires.
    Use SCBA from initial attack through overhaul. (Not wearing SCBA in both active and postfire environments is the most dangerous voluntary activity in the fire service today).
    Perform on-scene gross decontamination on PPE to remove as much soot and particulates as possible. Wet decon is the most effective on-scene.
    Use wet wipes to remove as much soot as possible from head, neck, jaw, throat, underarms, hands and all exposed areas of skin immediately and while on the scene.
    Bag contaminated gear on-scene and store them in an outside compartment. Never in the cab.
    Change your clothes and wash them immediately after a fire. If possible, have a change of clothing in a personal bag.
    Shower thoroughly after a fire
    Get your turnout gear thoroughly cleaned using our patented liquid CO2 process.
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      How To Fight Safely

      But there is something you can do to fight the effects of carcinogens on the job. To protect yourself from exposure, the following actions are recommended: Following these steps is the safest way to fight fires.
      Use SCBA from initial attack through overhaul.
      Not wearing SCBA in both active and postfire environments is the most dangerous voluntary activity in the fire service today.
      Perform on-scene gross decontamination on PPE.
      Perform on-scene gross decontamination on PPE to remove as much soot and particulates as possible. Wet decon is the most effective on-scene.
      Use wet wipes to remove as much soot as possible.
      from head, neck, jaw, throat, underarms, hands and all exposed areas of skin immediately and while on the scene.
      Bag contaminated gear on-scene.
      Store them in an outside compartment. Never in the cab.
      Change clothes & wash them immediately after a fire.
      If possible, have a change of clothing in a personal bag.
      Shower thoroughly after a fire.
      Get your turnout gear thoroughly cleaned using our patented liquid CO2 process.
        Following these steps is the safest way to fight fires.
        Request Service