Those carcinogens, including soot, diesel exhaust, benzene and formaldehyde, stick to their coats, helmets and boots.
Â
When firefighters ride back to the station in their turnout gear, those harmful compounds circulate in the air they breathe.
“With the push for cancer prevention in the fire service, we needed something to bring back our contaminated equipment from fire scenes, and not have to put it back in the cabs of our fire trucks,” said Fire Chief Justin Edwards. “After our firemen decontaminate on the scene, and clean themselves up as best they can out there, we don’t want to have to put that dirty equipment back in the trucks.