Thursday Austin city council voted to ban a known cancer-causing chemical found in some firefighter equipment.
Thursday Austin city council voted to ban a known cancer-causing chemical found in some firefighter equipment, joining a slew of other cities and states recently making the same move."We can't help people if we can't first be safe and help ourselves," Austin Fire Department Assistant Chief Jeffrey Kennedy said. "That's basics.
It's also a forever chemical, meaning there's a certain risk to the environment when it gets washed into waterways."As we know, plastics do not break down very well in the environment, and that is also concerning about the foam," Kennedy said. "With the number of people in the department and the manufacturers and how they produce it and how they get it out, that will take a little bit longer for that transition," Kennedy said.
Kelly has spent many years as a volunteer with the Jollyville Fire Department and says it's an issue that matters deeply to her.
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